Geospatial Full-Stack Developer and Data Engineer Consultant

UN Secretariat; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 74,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

UN Secretariat in Barcelona seeks a senior consultant to advance the City Resilience Profiling Interactive Tool (CRPiT) and to support the NewMed2030 programme. You will apply geospatial analysis, web development, and data-driven methodologies to help partner cities understand risks and plan resilient, climate-aware actions.

The role requires five years in urban planning, resilience, GIS, or related domains, with hands-on experience building interactive web apps and integrating front-end with

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in urban planning, IT, or related field.
• First-level degree with two years of relevant experience acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to enhance the CRPiT platform, improving functionality, usability, performance, and scalability.
• Develop advanced analytical functionalities, including comparative analysis across time periods and pilot AI-assisted capabilities for preliminary interpretation of resilience indicators.
• Adapt and configure CRPiT modules for the NewMed2030 programme and ensure global replicability, including multilingual support.
• Generate, validate, and replicate resilience profiles for participating localities and other urban/regional contexts, adhering to methodological and quality assurance standards.
• Conduct technical testing, troubleshooting, and quality assurance, support deployment, and develop necessary technical and user documentation, ensuring knowledge transfer to the technical team.

Skills

Geospatial data engineering

Full-stack development

Web GIS platform development

Python for geospatial data processing

Front-end/back-end integration

API development

SQL

Web technologies

Geospatial processing tools

Mapping libraries

Version control systems

Data analysis and visualization

Education

Advanced university degree in urban planning, IT, or related field

First-level university degree with two years of relevant experience

Job description

Organizational context: The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the UN agency for sustainable urban development. This consultant role supports the City Resilience Global Programme by providing technical expertise and analytical support to partner cities, aiming to foster inclusive, sustainable, and climate-resilient urban development. The position contributes to strengthening capacities for risk understanding, decision-making, resource mobilization, and integrated resilience actions.

Job purpose: The consultant will provide high-quality technical expertise and analytical support to enhance, deploy, and scale the City Resilience Profiling Interactive Tool (CRPiT). This includes developing advanced analytical functionalities, supporting the NewMed2030 programme, and conducting capacity-building activities. The role aims to strengthen the capacity of cities and territories to anticipate, absorb, adapt, and transform in the face of challenges, contributing to urban and territorial resilience, climate adaptation, and risk-informed development. The consultant will also support the generation, validation, and replication of resilience profiles, ensuring alignment with global frameworks and local needs, and facilitating knowledge transfer.

Responsibilities: Provide technical support to enhance the CRPiT platform, improving its functionality, usability, performance, and scalability, and integrating geospatial data, resilience indicators, and visualizations. Develop advanced analytical functionalities, including comparative analysis across time periods and pilot AI-assisted capabilities for preliminary interpretation of resilience indicators. Adapt and configure CRPiT modules for the NewMed2030 programme and ensure global replicability, including multilingual support. Generate, validate, and replicate resilience profiles for participating localities and other urban/regional contexts, adhering to methodological and quality assurance standards. Conduct technical testing, troubleshooting, and quality assurance, support deployment, and develop necessary technical and user documentation, ensuring knowledge transfer to the technical team.

Education: An advanced university degree or equivalent professional qualification in urban planning, IT, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree with two years of relevant experience is acceptable. Fluency in English is required; knowledge of other UN languages, French, or Arabic is desirable.

Work experience: A minimum of five years of professional experience in urban planning, resilience, GIS, software development, or geospatial data engineering is required. At least two years of specialized experience developing interactive, data-driven web applications or Web GIS platforms is essential. Experience with Python for geospatial data processing, integrating front-end applications with back-end services/APIs, and using web technologies, geospatial tools, mapping libraries, and version control systems is required.

Skills: Geospatial data engineering, Full-stack development, Web GIS platform development, Python for geospatial data processing, Front-end/back-end integration, API development, SQL, Web technologies, Geospatial processing tools, Mapping libraries, Version control systems, Data analysis and visualization.

Required languages:

Desired languages: English, Arabic, French