The consultant will work under the overall guidance of the Director of ERSKID, and will be responsible for the following duties:

• Research and policy analysis on selected urban and housing themes relevant to WUF aligned with the New Urban Agenda and SDG 11
• Compilation and analytics of data in support of the preparation of substantive sessions at WUF
• Research and coordination support to the curation of high-level events taking place at WUF including on the New Urban Agenda
• Substantive and coordination support for the organization of the main sessions of the WUF overseen by the Director of ERSKID
• Substantive support for the impact strategy and monitoring of WUF impact
• Substantive and coordination support for the preparation of the WUF outcome documents
• Substantive and organisational support for a city leaders and Mayors track at WUF
• Support the mobilization and engagement of partners including the WUF Alumni and pri-vate sector
• Technical support and inputs to the internal WUF13 Task Force and Operational Task Force
• Research and coordination support for effective stakeholder engagement towards WUF

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, public administration, environmental studies, economics, urban planning, social science or a related field is required.
• Minimum of five years of varied experiences with international organizations and/or significant previous background in institutional environment of development cooperation (NGOs, UN sys-tem, multilateral cooperation, etc.) is required. Technical expertise in sustainable development is required.
• Knowledge and experience in stakeholder engagement is required Programme coordination and partnerships experience is required