TERMS OF REFERENCE
Role: Road Safety and Sustainable Mobility Consultant, UN-Habitat
Duration of Assignment: 12 months
Starting date: July 2025
Duty Station: Home Based
Background
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is mandated by the UN-General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. UN-Habitat works with varied partners including cities, central governments, local authorities, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector in the implementation of the Habitat Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in particular, Goal 11 of โMaking cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainableโ.
As cities around the world rapidly urbanizing, they are increasingly facing urban mobility challenges key among them traffic congestion, pollution and road traffic crashes. The transport sector also significantly contributes to global energy related carbon emissions. Public transport comprising efficient bus systems, trams, metros and non-motorised mobility such as walking, and cycling are emerging an ideal mix to curb the growing urban transport challenges and meet the transport needs of citizens. UN-Habitat collaborates with governments at city, regional and national levels on development and implementation of policy, guides and tools for sustainable urban mobility; provides technical support for development of effective transport systems and supports knowledge, advocacy and capacity building.
The consultancy position is in the Urban Mobility team under the Urban Basic Services Section of UN-Habitat. The consultant will provide technical advice and policy support to cities on sustainable and innovative mobility; coordinate project activities on road safety, undertake research on emerging urban mobility issues, and support the development of project proposals to expand the portfolio.
Under the UN Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) supported project โGlobal Alliance of Cities for Road Safety (ACROS)โ, which aims to establish to provide capacity building and technical assistance on all five pillars of the Safe Systems approach, the consultant will support the secretariatโs activities and well as innovation challenges and the implementation of pilot initiatives.
UN-Habitat is furthermore supporting the implementation of the Pan-African Action Plan for Active Mobility and its roll-out in five African Countries. The consultant will coordinate capacity building activities and city exchanges planned under the UN Development Account Funded projects.
UN-Habitat is also working on a project called โACCESS โ Accelerating Access to Low Carbon Urban Mobility Solutions through digitalizationโ with the aim to measurably reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector in urban areas in six Latin American countries. The consultant will support its implementation in Ecuador and Argentina.
Objectives of Assignment
The objective of the assignment is to support efforts of UN-Habitat under the above mentioned projects to promote sustainable mobility, resulting in improved policies and investment decisions by partner cities.
Supervision and Reporting
The Consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Coordinator of the Urban Basic Services Section, and in close collaboration with the thematic team on mobility - reporting to the Programme Management Officer, Lead, Urban Mobility.
Responsibilities and Tasks
The consultant will support the work of the Urban Mobility Team in the Urban Basic Services Section by providing the following:
Under the UNRSF projects:
Activity 1.1: Support implementation of the UNRSF projects on road safety Activity 1.2: Support capacity building activities and city exchanges under the Alliance of Cities for Road Safety Activity 1.3: Support the preparation of the Innovation Challenge on road safety under the ACROS project; Activity 1.4: Support the development of investment and funding proposals on road safety in ACROS partner cities and in collaboration with Regional and Country OfficesUnder the UNDA projects:
Activity 2.1: Support PAAPAM implementation in the 5 African countries Activity 2.2: Develop capacity building activities and city exchanges Activity 2.3: Assist by providing technical assistance on street designUnder the ACCESS project:
Activity 3.3: Support the development of national policy frameworks that promote sustainable urban mobility planning and evidence-based public policy using digital platforms and data collection.
Time and Cost Implications
Time and cost implications of this assignment are presented below:
Main Task Categories Time (days) Cost Implications (in USD) Reports 0. Develop Inception Report & Work Plan 2 470 Output 0: Inception Report & Work Plan 1.Activity 1.1: Support implementation of the UNRSF projects on road safety
44 10,400 Output 1: Progress reports 2. Activity 1.2: Support capacity building activities and city exchanges under the Alliance of Cities for Road Safety 22 5,200
Output 1.2: Training and Event Reports
3. Activity 1.3: Support the preparation of the Innovation Challenge on road safety under the ACROS project; 42 9,930 Output 1.3: Preparation documents for โACROS innovation challengeโ 4. Activity 1.4: Support the development of investment and funding proposals on road safety in ACROS partner cities and in collaboration with Regional and Country Offices 22 5,200 Output 1.4: Funding Proposals for ACROS partner cities 5. Activity 2.1: Support PAAPAM implementation in the 5 African countries 22 5,200 Output 1.5 : PAAPAM country updates 6. Activity 2.2: Develop UNDA capacity building activities and city exchanges on PAAPAM 22 5,200 Output 1.6: PAAPAM capacity building tools 7. Activity 2.3: Assist by providing technical assistance on street design 22 5,200 Output 1.7: Street Design Technical Inputs 8. Activity 3.1: Support the implementation of pilot projects with a particular focus on Ecuador and Argentina; 22 5,200 Output 1.8: ACCESS pilot project updates 9. Activity 3.2: Support the review and development of sub-national policies and plans in the ACCESS partner countries and cities; 22 5,200 Output 1.9: ACCESS sub-national policy input 10. Activity 3.3: Support the development of national policy frameworks that promote sustainable urban mobility planning and evidence-based public policy using digital platforms and data collection. 22 5,200 Output 1.10: ACCESS national policy input TOTAL 264 62,400
In addition to the reports indicated above, the consultant is required to submit brief monthly reports on progress and updates as requested (time requirements are included in the table above)
Total input: 264 Days
Total Cost: USD 62,400
Payments
The Consultant will prepare an inception report within one week of contract signing. This will outline a broad plan of activities over the period of the assignment. Payments will be made based on reports and milestones below:
Payment Stage Payment Condition Payment Amount 1st Payment On submission and acceptance, of inception report (Output 0) and a payment request 470 2nd Payment On submission and acceptance of Output 1.1 and 1.2 15,600 3rd Payment On submission and acceptance of Output Outputs 1.3 and 1.4 15,130 4th Payment On submission and acceptance of Output Outputs 2.1 and 2.2 10,400 5th Payment On submission and acceptance of Output Outputs 2.3 and 3.1 10,400 6th payment On submission and acceptance of Output Outputs 3.2 and 3.3 10,400 TOTAL 62,400
Qualifications
First-Level University degree (Bachelor's degree or equivalent) in Urban Planning, Transport Planning, Engineering, Geography, or a related field; At least 3 years working experience in Urban or Transport Planning; A good understanding of transport planning, urban planning, urban development, urban policy and legislation and sustainable urbanisation is an asset; Excellent analytical and communication skills. Good interpersonal skills, previous exposure to cross cultural environments is advantageous. Knowledge of International Organisations, including working experience in urban projects is an asset; Fluency in English, written and verbal, is required. Spanish language skills are an asset.
Duration of the Assignment
Twelve (12) months: The consultant will be contracted for a period of 12 months starting 15 July 2025 to 14 July 2026.
Kindly send your applications with either CV or PHP to Ms. Rose Mureithi on email: rose.mureithi@un.org.
Duration 6 months Grade Consultant Duty Station Home based Post date 27/05/2025 - 12:00 pm Deadline 30/06/2025 - 12:00 pm Country Kenya