Drainage and Stormwater Management Consultant

Result of Service
- The Drainage and Stormwater Management Consultant will be responsible for analyzing the Municipal Drainage System regarding the municipal water security policy and its metropolitan insertion, institutional aspects, existing structures, service dynamics, performance, deficits, system failures and aspects for circular economy, mitigation and climate adaptation to support the development of the Municipal Basic Sanitation Plan. The Consultant's initial objective is to support the diagnostic phase by collecting information and data on actions and initiatives linked to drainage and stormwater management in the city of São Paulo, together with UN-Habitat's sanitation team. He/she will also propose solutions for restructuring the municipal policy in line with the issues indicated by the diagnosis, as well as establishing, together with the team, an action plan and targets to achieve the defined objectives. The Drainage and Stormwater Management Consultant will be remunerated upon presentation and approval of the activity report related to the products mentioned below. The Drainage and Stormwater Management Consultant will work closely with the General Coordinator, the operational and technical teams of the UN-Habitat offices in Rio de Janeiro, as well as the local project team, government officials and civil society.
- Work Location
- São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Expected duration
- Nine (9) months upon the signature of the contract.**Responsibilities**:

- Background The main mandate of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is to promote sustainable development of human settlements and policies conducive to adequate housing for all. Within this framework, UN-Habitat supports central and state governments, as well as local authorities and other partners for the implementation of the Habitat Agenda, the 2030 Agenda with the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda. UN-Habitat helps the urban poor by transforming cities into safer, more inclusive, compact, integrated, resilient and connected places with better opportunities where everyone can live with dignity. It works with organizations at every level, including all spheres of government, civil society and the private sector to help build, manage, plan and finance sustainable urban development. UN-Habitat’s Regional Office for Latin American and the Caribbean - ROLAC - is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Agency puts emphasis on developing and managing activities in the host country. Indeed, for the past years, UN-Habitat has expanded its portfolio in Brazil by working with the three tiers of government in order to support the formulation and implementation of more effective, sustainable, participative and socially fairer urban economic, social and environmental policies. As part of a partnership with the Municipality of São Paulo, the project includes the revision of the Municipal Solid Waste Plan and the elaboration of the Municipal Sanitation Plan. To effectively implement this project, a Drainage and Stormwater Management Consultant is needed to ensure that the Municipal Sanitation Plan incorporates an approach to integrating this component to water issues, sewage, extreme events and solid waste. Report to UN-Habitat Manager The Drainage and Stormwater Management Consultant reports to the National Officer for Brazil, who will evaluate him/her. Outputs/Work Assignment Under the overall supervision of the National Officer for Brazil, the Drainage and Stormwater Management Consultant will be responsible for delivering the three (3) following products in the expected delivery date: Product 1: “Work Plan” Description Prepare a document that presents the Work Plan regarding the object, stages and products of the consultancy, whose main objective is to gather information and outline solutions and targets regarding the management of water supply and sewage implemented in the city of São Paulo that will be part of the preparation of the municipal sanitation plan. Expected Completion Date 30 (thirty) days after contract signature. Product 2: “Diagnosis of drainage in the city of São Paulo” Description Developing reports containing the following contents, as a result of the activities of: - Overview of laws, decrees and plans and programs and actions related to drainage and stormwater management that impact the municipality of São Paulo. - General aspects: environmental and socio-economic, demographic and territorial characteristics, zoning and land use and occupation, epidemiological indicators, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. - Characterization of the Municipal Drainage System presenting the municipal policy, governance and institutional aspects of the axis, existing structures, service dynamics, performance and deficits and aspects for circular economy, mitigation and climate adaptation. - An overview of the territory, the situation of water sources, hydrography, green areas, the situation of regiona