Result of Service

Under the guidance and supervision of the Local2030 Coalition Secretariat Team Lead, the consultant will contribute to the following objectives: (i) Strengthening advocacy and stakeholder engagement to support Local2030 Hubs, partners, and other stakeholders in advancing SDG localization; ii) Assisting with the coordination of partnerships across governments, civil society, UN entities, and other partners, and providing operational support to ensure effective collaboration and delivery of Coalition activities; iii) Supporting governance, consultation, and event-related processes, and contributing to the systematization of local solutions to inform policy, guidance, and global SDG localization approaches.

Work Location

Home-Based

Expected duration

12 Months

Duties and Responsibilities

Organizational setting The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities. Based in Nairobi (Kenya), UN-Habitat is the focal point for all urbanization and human settlement matters within the UN system. UN-Habitat works with partners to build inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities and communities – promoting urbanization as a positive, transformative force for people and communities and reducing inequality, discrimination, and poverty. This position is located in the Local2030 Coalition Secretariat, within UN-Habitat’s Global Solutions Division. The Global Solutions Division provides programmatic direction for UN-Habitat and is responsible and accountable for the programmatic delivery of the Strategic Plan. The Division leads the tools and methodology production and the integration of the various substantive competencies towards the effective delivery of the Strategic Plan and the mandate of UN- Habitat. It provides substantive training and supports capacity development of Member States and partners. The Local 2030 Coalition is the United Nations System platform to accelerate the localization of the 2030 Agenda, enhancing coherence, efficiency, and the impact of UN action. 14 UN entities drive the Coalition, co-chaired by UN-Habitat and FAO, ensuring that the UN system is equipped to articulate global goals and national policies with local contexts, needs, and priorities, while securing a single and powerful UN approach to localization. Through its Constituencies – National and Local and Regional Governments, Civil Society and Academia, the Private sector, and Youth – the Local2030 Coalition is also a bridge between the United Nations and local development stakeholders, co-creating solutions for systemic transformation, with a focus on those furthest behind Duties and Responsibilities The consultant’s main responsibility will be to support the Local2030 Coalition Secretariat in driving advocacy and stakeholders engagement activities, assist with the coordination of partnerships across national and local governments, civil society, and other actors, facilitate governance and consultation processes, coordinate the celebration of events and contribute to deliver operational processes, to support the Coalition’s mandate of advancing the localization of the 2030 Agenda through the delivery of high-impact strategic, policy, and knowledge outputs. Specifically, the consultant will manage the following responsibilities: Responsibilities • Develop advocacy strategies that identify and map strategic engagement opportunities to position the Coalition’s narrative, tools, and priorities across major global policy processes, including UN conferences and partner-led activities. • Support the design, implementation, and refinement of stakeholder engagement strategies, such as the “Road Tos”, for the Coalition’s constituencies and Local2030 Hubs. • Support the coordination of partnerships with networks of local and regional governments, civil society platforms, UN entities, Local2030 Hubs, private-sector actors, academia, and other global partners to strengthen SDG Localization. • Provide guidance on conceptualization and planning of global events, including drafting concept notes, programs, and talking points, and coordinating with internal and external partners. • Develop and update Terms of Reference and operational guidance for Local2030 governance mechanisms, ensuring alignment with Coalition priorities and operational needs. • Support the organization of the Local2030 Coalition governance-mechanism meetings—including the UN Directors Group, Steering Committee, and Local2030 Hubs—ensuring coherence with Coalition priorities and effective follow-up. • Organize and facilitate stakeholders’ engagement meetings, including constituency consultations, workshops, and partner dialogues, ensuring alignment with Coalition objectives. • Contribute to drafting strategic documents and knowledge products, including “Road Tos” reports, policy briefs, and recommendations that guide Coalition approaches to SDG localization. • Support the integration of stakeholders’ and Hubs’ contributions into policy briefs, thematic papers, ministerial declarations, and interagency processes using online forms and tools. • Research and identify locally driven policies and solutions and support their systematization and monitoring, ensuring accountability and alignment with global mechanisms and policy platforms. • Support drafting and coordination of legal instruments, including partnership agreements, MoUs, and other cooperation frameworks, to strengthen Coalition operations. • Support administrative processes, including consultant onboarding, procurement, supervision of interns, and internal documentation workflows. • Provide logistical and operational support for meetings, consultations, workshops, and high-level events. • Develop and manage knowledge platforms and web-based information-management systems, including digital repositories, shared workspaces, and collaborative tools used across the Coalition.

Qualifications/special skills

An advanced university degree in public affairs, political science, social sciences, development studies, or other relevant areas is required. • A minimum of 5 years of experience supporting partnership and coalition coordination; advocacy and global multi-stakeholder event organization; SDG localization, including multi-stakeholder collaboration, knowledge sharing, engagement in intergovernmental processes, and the development of SDG localization strategies and knowledge products is required. • Demonstrated experience in supporting administrative, legal, and operational processes, including procurement support, drafting partnership agreements, preparing Terms of Reference, and supporting internal documentation.

Languages

Fluency in English & Spanish is required for this specific consultancy. Knowledge of another UN official language is an asset.

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.