Instructions to Applicants: Click on the "Apply now" button. Input your information in the appropriate Sections: personal information, language proficiency, education, resume and motivation. Upon completion of the first page, please hit "submit application" tab at the end of the page. Please ensure that CV or P11 and the Cover letter are combined in one file. The following documents shall be required from the applicants: Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers. A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position. Sample of work of the policy brief, paper, or reports written by the candidate, or Accessible Track record of policy paper, reports written by the candidate (or as a lead author) Travel: Official travel is not required. In the event of unforeseeable official travel required by hiring unit, UNDP will cover the cost of travel of the individual to the duty station, as well as their return to their home upon completion of their services. Travel costs are covered only in the event that the function will be undertaken physically in the duty station and excludes working from home arrangements. Office/Unit/Project Description UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP’s policy work carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels, forms a contiguous spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. New UNDP’s Strategic Plan 2022-2025 and the Asia Pacific Regional Programme 2022-2025 articulate the corporate requirement to bring timely and effective substantive and technical services to the country offices through strengthened practice architecture at the global, regional and country level. The Bangkok Regional Hub (BRH) provides the UNDP Country Offices in the region with reliable and easy access to quality advisory services and technical support based on UNDP’s mandate to address poverty and inequality challenges, promotion of inclusive growth and prosperity, achievement of the SDGs and promotion of sustainable development. The Regional Inclusive Growth and Prosperity Team – in close collaboration with the Global Policy Network for Asia-Pacific (GPN-AP) teams and Regional Bureau for Asia Pacific (RBAP) Headquarters in New York, focuses on development policy and planning to address poverty and inequality; livelihoods, jobs and macroeconomic policies, social protection, human development, urban development, public finance, data analysis, green and blue economy, and recently the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the urban development context, the Asia and Pacific region is one of the fastest urbanizing regions in the world with more than 50 percent of the population expected to reside in urban areas by 2030. The region also hosts the majority of the world’s megacities and is the engine of the global economic growth. In this context, urbanization could foster opportunities to improve the lives of people and enhance economic development in towns and cities, but poorly managed urban growth and development, however, can exacerbate inequalities, exclusion and vulnerability, especially among the marginalized populations. Institutional Arrangement The Urbanisation Specialist will report to the Team Leader – Inclusive Growth and Prosperity Advisor and the BRH Manager depending on the designated responsibilities. Depending on the nature of work, the Urbanization Specialist will also collaborate and work closely with the Nature, Climate and Environment, Local Governance, and Disaster Risk Reduction Teams and Advisors.
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