Urban Resilience Consultant

United Nations; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Barcelona is seeking a consultant to contribute to the City Resilience Global Programme. The role involves delivering high-quality technical support, analytical input, and capacity-building services to partner cities and institutions to advance resilient and climate-informed urban development.

The consultant will strengthen governance, mobilize resources, and help implement strategies aligned with the New Urban Agenda, Sendai Framework,

Qualifications

• Experience providing high-quality technical expertise in urban resilience, climate adaptation, and disaster risk reduction.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and expansion of the City Resilience Global Programme in partner cities and institutions.
• Provide analytical support, capacity-building, and programme development assistance to strengthen public institutions and communities.
• Contribute to multi-level governance strengthening and mobilization of resources for resilience and climate adaptation actions.

Job description

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Category and Level : Affiliate Personnel – Consultants/Individual Contractors , CON

Recruitment Type : Consultant

Job Opening Job Opening ID: 285930 Job Network : - Job Family : Humanitarian Affairs Category and Level : Affiliate Personnel – Consultants/Individual Contractors , CON
Recruitment Type : Consultant Duty Station : BARCELONA
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme Date Posted : Oct 8, 2026
Deadline : Oct 17, 2026

The consultant contributes to the successful implementation and expansion of the City Resilience Global Programme by providing high-quality technical expertise, analytical support, capacity-building services, and programme development assistance to partner cities, territories, and institutions. The consultant supports the achievement of UN-Habitat's objective of fostering inclusive, sustainable, climate-resilient, and risk-informed urban and territorial development by strengthening the capacity of public institutions, communities, and key stakeholders to understand risks, make informed decisions, mobilize resources, and implement integrated resilience and climate adaptation actions. The expected outcome is enhanced resilience capacity among local and regional governments, improved resilience planning and implementation, stronger multi-level governance mechanisms, increased access to financing opportunities, and the development of actionable strategies that contribute to the objectives of the New Urban Agenda, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the Sustainable Development Goals.