Experience a career in Urban and Regional Development Transformation.
We are seeking highly skilled professionals with extensive knowledge of regional and urban development, urban buildings and social infrastructure, economic development and disaster risk management, and social and affordable housing.
The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of professional experience in these fields, with a strong track record of working with EU, EIB, WB etc. financed projects.
A Master's Degree or Bachelor's Degree relevant to the topic is required, along with specific professional experience within at least one of the following sectors:
Key Responsibilities
* Urban planning, urban renewal, and regeneration;
* Transition to climate neutral economy and environmental sustainability;
* Carbon neutral cities;
* Land use and transport integration;
* Transit oriented development;
* Sustainable urban mobility plans;
* Smart cities;
* Eco-districts;
* Brownfield regeneration;
* Cultural heritage;
* Urban/regional climate mitigation & adaptation;
* Territorial governance mechanisms and partnerships;
* Territorial just transition plans and similar;
* Territorial impact assessment.
In addition, the candidate should have experience in:
* Urban infrastructure;
* Municipal utilities;
* Green buildings;
* Re-purposing of abandoned buildings, mining sites, lands, and stranded assets;
* Education facilities (e.g., kindergartens, schools, and universities);
* Hospital and health care buildings;
* Tourism infrastructure and assets, shopping centres, cultural buildings, sport and recreation facilities, parking facilities and similar;
* Tourism development;
* Access to finance;
* Employment creation and preservation;
* Skills development (e.g., re-skilling and up-skilling);
* Productive investments in large enterprises;
* Sectorial competitiveness;
* Industry restructuring, clustering and similar;
* All stages of the DRM-cycle (prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery) in relation to natural and man-made disasters;
* Projects and programmes for social and affordable housing construction and renovation;
* Development and application of social and affordable housing finance approaches and instruments;
* Application of energy efficiency/circular economy/nature-based solution approaches in the housing context; and analysis of regulatory and policy issues in countries lacking robust social and affordable housing frameworks;
* Excellent command of English (CEFR C1).
Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted.