Senior Consultant - Low carbon and climate resilient buildings and construction

Result of Service

Under the supervision of the Programme Management Officer of the Buildings and Cooling Unit, the Senior Consultant will support the implementation of UNEP’s portfolio on low-carbon and climate-resilient buildings, with a particular focus on Africa and South and South-East Asia. The consultant will provide technical, coordination, and project implementation support for country-level activities related to climate-resilient and resource-efficient buildings, circular construction materials, thermal comfort, and sustainable urban cooling solutions. More precisely the consultant will undertake the following activities: a. Project Coordination and Administrative Support

• Support day-to-day coordination of project activities.
• Assist in organizing meetings, workshops, webinars, consultations, and stakeholder engagements.
• Prepare meeting agendas, minutes, presentations, and follow-up actions.
• Support coordination with governments, implementing partners, consultants, and stakeholders. b. Project Implementation Support
• Assist in monitoring implementation of project activities and work plans.
• Track project deliverables, timelines, and reporting requirements.
• Support review , quality control and compilation of technical and administrative outputs from partners and consultants.
• Maintain project documentation and filing systems. c. Research and Technical Support
• Conduct background research on sustainable buildings, sustainable construction materials, embodied carbon, circularity, and climate resilience buildings.
• Support preparation of technical briefs, concept notes, summaries, and knowledge products.
• Assist in data collection and analysis related to buildings and cooling activities. d. Communications and Outreach
• Assist in documenting project activities, events, and success stories.
• Support outreach and stakeholder engagement efforts for Buildings and Cooling initiatives and GlobalABC activities. e. Stakeholder Engagement
• Facilitate communication and coordination with national and local governments, partners, experts, and stakeholders.
• Support engagement with GlobalABC working groups and other relevant networks and initiatives.
• Assist in coordinating consultations and stakeholder workshops. f. Monitoring and Reporting
• Support preparation of progress reports, activity reports, meeting summaries, and donor reporting inputs.
• Assist in tracking project indicators and maintaining monitoring tools.
• Support compilation of lessons learned, best practices, and project impacts. g. Event and Knowledge Management Support
• Assist in organizing capacity-building activities, training sessions, and knowledge exchange events.
• Support logistics and coordination for regional and international events.
• Maintain databases, contact lists, and knowledge mana...