Urban Development Specialist
We are seeking a highly skilled Urban Development Specialist to join our team. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in regional and urban development, urban buildings and social infrastructure, economic development, and disaster risk management.
The ideal candidate will possess a Master's Degree or Bachelor's Degree relevant to the topic and have at least 10 years of professional experience in the field. They will also have experience working with EU, EIB, WB etc. financed projects.
We are looking for a specialist with expertise in one or more of the following sectors:
* Urban and Regional Development:
o Urban planning, urban renewal, and regeneration,
o Transition to climate neutral economy and environmental sustainability,
o Carbon neutral cities,
o Land use and transport integration,
o Transit oriented development,
o Sustainable urban mobility plans,
o Smart cities,
o Eco-districts,
o Brownfield regeneration,
o Cultural heritage,
o Urban/regional climate mitigation & adaptation,
o Territorial governance mechanisms and partnerships,
o Territorial just transition plans and similar, territorial impact assessment.
* Urban Buildings and Social Infrastructure in the context of Integrated Urban/Regional Development:
o Urban infrastructure,
o Municipal utilities,
o Green buildings,
o Re-purposing of abandoned buildings, mining sites, lands, and stranded assets,
o Education facilities (e.g., kindergartens, schools, and universities),
o Hospital and health care buildings.
o Tourism infrastructure and assets, shopping centres, cultural buildings, sport and recreation facilities, parking facilities and similar.
* Economic Development:
o Tourism development,
o Access to finance,
o Employment creation and preservation,
o Skills development (e.g., re-skilling and up-skilling),
o Productive investments in large enterprises,
o Sectorial competitiveness,
o Industry restructuring, clustering and similar.
* Disaster Risk Management (DRM):
o All stages of the DRM-cycle (prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery) in relation to natural and man-made disasters.
* Social and Affordable Housing:
o Projects and programmes for social and affordable housing construction and renovation,
o Development and application of social and affordable housing finance approaches and instruments,
o 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.
The selected candidate will have an excellent command of English (CEFR C1). We are looking for a flexible team player who can work from our office in Aalborg or remotely. Please submit your CV and include one or more telephone numbers. Only selected candidates will be contacted.