Specialist in Urban Regulations and Territorial Planning

Result of Service

Duties and Responsibilities a.) General activities: • The consultant will be responsible for keeping the HUB Coordinator informed and having to obtain validation of his/her activities in the full project cycle. b.) Specific technical responsibilities: • Provide specialized technical advice to the local government of Tumaco on the applicable urban and territorial regulatory framework for the formulation and implementation of the Habitat Management Plan (PGH) of the three prioritized neighbourhoods, under Decree 1470 of 2024 (Barrios y Veredas de Paz) and CONPES 4180 on Durable Solutions. • Analyze the territorial-planning instruments in force in the District of San Andrés de Tumaco (POT/EOT, partial plans, regulatory decrees), their level of updating and their consistency with the PGH, identifying regulatory gaps, opportunities and the actions allowed by Decree 1470. • Review land tenure, land-use classification and the legal status of the soil in the three neighbourhoods, and propose legal routes for the formalization or regularization required for the Territorial-Supports Study and the Integral Territorial Operation (OTI). • Assess the regulatory and urban-planning feasibility of the three pilot urban solutions led by women and youth (e.g. collection or green points, treatment or marketing areas), ensuring their compliance with the applicable norms and their articulation with the circular and popular economy. • Prepare regulatory inputs for the technical documents of the PGH (diagnosis, prospective, prioritization, valuation) and for the draft adoption Decree of the PGH, in coordination with the MVCT and the local government. • Develop normative and territorial-planning content with an emphasis on productive systems oriented to the circular and popular economy and to sustainable territorial development. c.) Coordination, validation and quality: • Ensure the consistency of the project’s proposals with national and local regulations and with the methodological guidelines of the MVCT for the formulation of Habitat Management Plans. • Support the supervisor and the technical team in reviewing and validating the normative and territorial-planning components of the PGH and of the project deliverables, including the agreements reached with the community and the local government. • Accompany the processing of the PGH towards its adoption (presentation to the Mesa Nacional de Barrios y Veredas de Paz and issuance of the adoption Decree), providing the corresponding legal and regulatory support. d.) Implementation and field activities: • Accompany the participatory workshops and assemblies of the PGH (Plan de Vida Deseable, self-diagnosis, concertation and Plan de Vida Posible) and the co-design sessions of the pilot urban solutions, providing clear guidance on the regulatory framework. • Attend the technical (virtual and in-person) meetings required to meet the scope and objectives of the consultancy, including coordination spaces with the local government, the MVCT, the Comité de Barrios y Veredas de Paz and the partner agencies. • Strengthen the capacities of the local government, public-utility companies and civil society on urban regulations and territorial planning for the circular economy, contributing to the linking of Tumaco with regional and global networks of practice and South–South cooperation. • Provide inputs for the identification and mitigation of regulatory and institutional risks (e.g. high turnover of government officials, outdated planning instruments) and for the systematization of good practices. • Provide inputs for progress reports and for project closure documents, as required. e.) Others: • Other activities requested and by mutual agreement with the HUB Coordinator of The Andean Countries of UN-Habitat, within the framework of this consultancy and without prejudice to the achievement of its responsibilities. • The consultant will participate in work and follow-up meetings, both with other consultants, as well as with the Coordinator and team of the Andean Countries HUB of UN-Habitat and with the staff of the projects. • The consultant shall be responsible for ensuring that all activities comply with the principles of United Nations integrity. *3-month contract with possibility of extension (deliverables are defined for the 8-month implementation cycle, months 1 to 8 of the project work plan) Schedule of Deliverables The Consultant shall deliver the following products, in line with the operational schedule of the project (months 1 to 8 of the work plan). Each deliverable must be submitted in digital format, validated by the supervisor of the contract, and is the condition for the corresponding payment.

Work Location

San Andrés de Tumaco, Nariño, Colombia

Expected duration

3 months*

Duties and Responsibilities

Background UN-HABITAT is the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, which promotes socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities in order to provide adequate shelter for all. The programme is currently headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and is supported by the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean -ROLAC-, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The programme is guided by the principles defined through: The Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements, The New Urban Agenda, The Habitat Agenda, The Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements, The Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium, and Resolution 56/206. Through its advocacy, UN-HABITAT seeks to mitigate the negative effects resulting from accelerated and unsustainable urbanisation processes, becoming a guarantor of the benefits of sustainable urbanisation, and contributing to the reduction of urban poverty and the improvement of the quality of life of the population. In Colombia, UN-Habitat accompanies the implementation of the project “CONEXIÓN PAZÍFICO SOSTENIBLE: Sustainable income generation as a basis for durable solutions and inclusive territorial peace in Tumaco”, financed by the Multi-Partner Trust Fund and implemented jointly with IOM and UNDP, together with the Government of Colombia. The project seeks to generate sustainable income for the displaced and host population in three neighbourhoods (Unión Victoria, Obrero and Iberia) of Commune 5 of the District of San Andrés de Tumaco (Nariño), with an emphasis on women and youth, based on the popular and circular economy, within the framework of CONPES 4180 on Durable Solutions. Within this framework, UN-Habitat leads the territorial and habitat dimension of the project. Its actions concentrate on three lines: (i) specialized technical advice to the local government of Tumaco for the formulation and implementation of the Habitat Management Plan (Plan de Gestión del Hábitat – PGH) of the three prioritized neighbourhoods, under the Barrios y Veredas de Paz programme (Decree 1470 of 2024), with an emphasis on territorial planning oriented to productive systems of the circular and popular economy and to sustainable territorial development; (ii) the strengthening of the capacities of the local government, public-utility companies and civil society to drive territorial productive solutions based on the circular economy, linking Tumaco to regional and global networks of practice and to South–South cooperation; and (iii) the design and implementation of three pilot urban solutions led by women and youth, with a gender and differential approach, oriented to the circular and popular economy and to the improvement of habitational conditions in Commune 5. To ensure the proper development of these actions, the present Terms of Reference define the profile of a specialist who will accompany the UN-Habitat technical team in the field and in the production of the technical inputs required by the project.

Qualifications/special skills

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Urban and Regional Planning, Territorial Planning, Land Management or Administrative/Urban Law or related fields is required. A first degree in areas related to Architecture, Law, Urban or Territorial Planning, Civil Engineering, Geography and/or related is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. A minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in the application of urban and territorial regulations and/or in the formulation of land-use and territorial-planning instruments (POT/EOT, partial plans, regulatory instruments) is required. Demonstrated knowledge of the Colombian regulatory framework on land use, public space, land tenure and urban management is required. Previous experience working with local governments and/or communities, in territories affected by the armed conflict, and/or with the United Nations system is desirable. Knowledge of the Habitat Management Plan (PGH), the Barrios y Veredas de Paz programme (Decree 1470 of 2024) and/or CONPES 4180 on Durable Solutions is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, English and Spanish is required. Knowledge of another UN Official Language is desirable.

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.