Urban Health National Consultant

The consultant will develop a practical and context-responsive manual for the localization of Healthy City Indicators and Standards within the Egyptian context, using Greater Cairo Region as a pilot model to promote sustainable, resilient, and healthy urban areas. The role involves coordination with government counterparts and partners to support sustainable urban development and planning in Egypt.

Responsibilities

• Develop the project work plan and outputs with the project team including discussion of detailed tasks.
• Conduct kick-off meeting presenting the methodology, work plan, deliverables and timeline.
• Prepare the list of documents, previous studies, manuals and guidelines developed to adopt standards of healthy cities at the international level.
• Review secondary sources of information such as locally and internationally developed reports, manuals and guidelines, as well as use other UN-Habitat tools, reports and resources to assist in the development of the guiding framework for a comprehensive urban development plan for healthy cities.
• Review how Egypt on a national level responds to healthy cities indicators, sectorally in different parts of the urban environment, public health, population status, mobility, public services, and population and propose ways to adapt international indicators and standards for healthy cities to the Egyptian context.
• Identify and analyse stakeholders and development partners; conduct a SWOT analysis.
• Develop an integrated framework for vision, objectives and strategies for sustainable urban health areas in Egypt.
• Conduct consultative meetings with stakeholders, development partners from civil society, NGOs and government entities to identify priorities, objectives, strategies, desired outcomes and required interventions.
• Formulate a national vision for healthy, inclusive and sustainable urban areas.
• Identify short, medium and long-term strategic objectives that support healthy sustainable urban development and promote urban development and quality of life.
• Prepare an integrated sectoral approach within the framework of healthy cities to achieve Sustainable Development Goals.
• Develop indicators for monitoring and evaluation to measure progress in achieving healthy sustainable urban areas.
• Define and formulate an initial set of quantitative and qualitative standards and guidelines covering urban, environmental, social, and health aspects and formulate a checklist for authorities.
• Produce quantitative, qualitative and standard tools based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the International Healthy Cities with emphasis on climate change adaptation and mitigation.
• Identify development interventions to improve the current urban, social, environmental and economic status as well as infrastructure to reach healthy cities.
• Conduct a comparative analysis of the proposed indicators with international guidelines and principles to ensure consistency.
• Develop a comprehensive document of standards and guidelines that includes implementation mechanisms for the design and development of healthy and sustainable urban areas.
• Develop an action plan aimed at bridging the current gap in the urban context to reach healthy and sustainable urban areas that can be replicated and scaled up at the city level.
• Develop criteria for selecting a pilot area for the application of indicators and standards for healthy cities for the second phase.
• Develop guidelines for the urban context in Greater Cairo Region for the design and development of healthy and sustainable urban areas, including sectoral indicators.
• Propose and analyse a short-list of proposed areas in Greater Cairo based on the criteria.
• Review and update the draft manual based on input from development partners.
• Conduct workshops to discuss the draft and select the final pilot areas through a participatory workshop involving stakeholders and development partners.
• Update the draft manual based on inputs from stakeholders.
• Develop the final design of the manual using necessary visuals.
• Prepare an executive summary of the manual.
• Conduct capacity building and training to specialized authorities on the manual and its application for the second phase.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in urban planning, urban health, urban development, public health, environmental planning, sustainable urbanism or equivalent is required.
• A first level degree with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of master’s degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in urban planning, sustainable urban development, healthy cities, urban policy, or related fields is required.
• Previous experience in developing urban standards, indicators, guidelines, or strategic frameworks related to healthy, sustainable, and resilient cities is required.
• Previous experience integrating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate change adaptation and mitigation, and international urban development frameworks into planning processes is desirable.
• Previous experience working with international organizations, UN agencies, and governmental counterparts in Egypt is desirable.
• For this position both oral and written English (advanced level) and Arabic (expert level) is required.

Skills

• Urban Planning
• Urban Health
• Sustainable Urban Development
• Healthy Cities
• Urban Policy Development
• Development of Urban Standards
• Indicator Development
• Strategic Framework Development
• Sustainable Development Goals Alignment
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Climate Change Mitigation
• International Urban Development Frameworks
• Government Coordination
• English Language
• Arabic Language

Languages

English, Arabic