Urban Risk & Resilience Architect

UN Secretariat; Bogotá ciudad; Presencial; COP 208.514.000 - 347.523.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

UN-Habitat in Bogotá, Colombia, seeks a senior consultant to strengthen urban resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean. You will provide technical assistance in urban planning, disaster risk management, and data-driven risk assessment for local governments and communities.

The role focuses on developing hazard, exposure, and risk maps, conducting analyses, and supporting a digital platform to inform public policies and urban solutions, while building governance and knowledge exchange

Formación

• Advanced degree required in environmental/civil/geological/hydraulic engineering or related field.
• Fluency in English and Spanish.
• Minimum five years of relevant work experience.
• Experience within the United Nations system desirable.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Internet.

Responsabilidades

• Support national and local institutions in data collection, systematization, and validation of hazards, exposure, and vulnerability.
• Develop hazard, exposure, and risk maps at city scale using recognized methodologies.
• Conduct detailed risk analyses to identify critical areas.
• Contribute to design and ownership of a digital risk visualization platform.
• Facilitate technical workshops for knowledge transfer and use of risk analysis tools.
• Propose and validate urban solutions for risk reduction with stakeholders.
• Assist in designing regulatory, legal, and financial instruments for risk reduction actions.
• Assist in pilots and monitor local strategies from a risk management perspective.
• Design and implement capacity-building activities in risk management and urban resilience.

Conocimientos

Data collection

Data validation

Hazard mapping

Exposure mapping

Risk analysis

Digital platform development

Tech workshop facilitation

Urban planning

Disaster risk management

Capacity building

Microsoft Office

English

Spanish

Educación

Master’s degree or equivalent in environmental/civil/geological/hydraulic engineering

Bachelor’s degree with 2 additional years of qualifying experience

Herramientas

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

UN-Habitat in Bogotá, Colombia, seeks a senior consultant to strengthen urban resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean. You will provide technical assistance in urban planning, disaster risk management, and data-driven risk assessment for local governments and communities.

The role focuses on developing hazard, exposure, and risk maps, conducting analyses, and supporting a digital platform to inform public policies and urban solutions, while building governance and knowledge exchange