
Our Nature Our Future
June 19, 2025 at 02:10 PM
📢 We’re Hiring: Urban Resilience Expert (Consultant) 🌿
UNEP’s Disaster Risk Reduction Unit, within the Disasters & Conflicts Branch, is seeking an experienced Urban Resilience Expert to strengthen sponge city planning and expand nature-based solutions in Africa’s secondary cities.
📍 Work Location: Home-based with occasional travel
📅 Contract Duration: 5.5 months (July–December 2025)
⏰ Application Deadline: 24 June 2025
Key Responsibilities:
✅ Compile best practices and case studies on sponge city measures
✅ Apply AI, remote sensing and hydrological modelling for urban flood risk assessments
✅ Identify gaps and propose actionable recommendations for African cities
✅ Design and deliver a Masterclass training module for city planners and practitioners
👉 Apply Here: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/259923?language=en
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