VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 23 August 2012 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Home Base FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Consultant, International Energy Efficient Building Code Expert DURATION: 90 days CLOSING DATE: 30 August 2012
BACKGROUND
UN-HABITAT, as part of the United Nations response to climate change, has prioritized two key areas: one, assisting national and local governments in reviewing and updating building laws and regulations, with a view to promote low carbon practices, renewable energy sources, and energy efficient designs and standards; and two, revitalizing urban planning as the most potent tool to curtail urban sprawl, promote efficient transport system, and influence and structure future energy supply and demand.
UN-HABITAT intends to review existing building codes and related housing policies of several African countries under the Energy Efficiency angle. The objective is to enforce the adoption of energy efficiency measures in the building sector in African countries.
RESPONSIBILITIES The consultant will undertake the following tasks:
• Review of a number of African existing building codes, related documents and standards. This review should target resources efficiency gaps. • Propose simplified and easy understanding resources efficiency (RE) measures to be included in the building codes. Incorporate requirements for Solar Water Heaters, building registration for inspections of their installations and tough sanctions for breach and errant practices. • Communicate with relevant institutions and stakeholders in the partner countries; discuss proposed amendments and RE provisions. • Incorporate comments from country stakeholders and prepare first draft for discussion during the Regional Energy Efficiency Building Code (EEBC) Workshop (if applicable). • Present and discuss the findings of the building codes review and the proposed amendments based on best practices around the world at the Regional EEBC Workshop (if applicable). • Incorporate comments and finalize set resources efficiency standard measures for government endorsement.
COMPETENCIES • Professionalism: professional competence and mastery of subject matter, efficiency in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results. • Communication: clear and effective in speaking and writing, openness on sharing information and keeping people informed. • Planning and organizing: ability to identify priorities, appropriate time allocation for completing the work, efficient use of time. • Accountability: ownership of responsibilities and honor of commitments, outputs delivery within prescribed time. • Technological Awareness: knowledge of available technology and its local applicability.
EDUCATION University degree in one of the following fields: Architecture, Engineering, Urban or Regional Planning, or related areas, with expertise on Energy Efficient Building Codes and environmental building construction technologies.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Minimum 10 years working experience in energy efficiency and human settlements.
Proven working experience in - the building sector, - the field of energy efficiency in buildings and the build environment, - EE building technologies, requirements and EE building codes and standards.
LANGUAGE SKILLS Fluency in written and spoken English. Fluency in French will be an asset.
REMUNERATION Payments will be based on deliverables over the consultancy period. There are set remuneration rates for consultancies. The rate is determined by functions performed and experience of the consultant. The fees will be paid as per agreement.
Applications should include: • Cover memo (maximum 1 page) • Summary CV (maximum 2 pages), indicating the following information: 1. Educational Background (incl. dates) 2. Professional Experience (assignments, tasks, achievements, duration by years/ months) 3. Other Experience and Expertise (e.g. Internships/ voluntary work, etc.) 4. Expertise and preferences regarding location of potential assignments 5. Expectations regarding remuneration
All applications should be submitted to: Ms. Marja Edelman UN-HABITAT P.O. Box 30030, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Email: marja.edelman@unhabitat.org Fax: + 254 20 7623080
Please be advised that since April 15th 2010, applicants for consultancies must be part of the UN-HABITAT e-Roster in order for their application to be considered. You can reach the e-Roster through the following link: http://e-roster.unhabitat.org
Deadline for applications: 30th of August
UN-HABITAT does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. If you have any questions concerning persons or companies claiming to be recruiting on behalf of these offices and requesting the payment of a fee, please contact: recruitment@unon.org
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