Heritage Protection Consultant – Rio de Janeiro e Região

Result of Service

The Consultant in heritage protection will be responsible to deal with all issues relating to heritage protection in order to support the development of develop the Master Plan of Congonhas. The Consultant in heritage protection shall be paid upon presentation and approval by the National Officer for Brazil of activities’ report related to below mentioned products. The Consultant in heritage protection will work in close collaboration with the Technical Coordinator, the General Coordinator, the operational and technical teams of UN-Habitat offices in Rio de Janeiro, as well as with the local project team, staff of other UN Agencies, Government officials, media, multilateral and bilateral donors and civil society.

Work Location

Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Expected duration

Four (4) months upon the signature of the contract.

Duties And Responsibilities

Background The main mandate of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is to promote sustainable development of human settlements and policies conducive to adequate housing for all. Within this framework, UN-Habitat supports central and state governments, as well as local authorities and other partners for the implementation of the Habitat Agenda, the 2030 Agenda with the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda. UN-Habitat helps the urban poor by transforming cities into safer, more inclusive, compact, integrated, resilient and connected places with better opportunities where everyone can live with dignity. It works with organizations at every level, including all spheres of government, civil society and the private sector to help build, manage, plan and finance sustainable urban development. UN-Habitat is starting a project with the municipality of Congonhas, Minas Gerais, in cooperation with the Municipal Planning and Management Department. This project aims to revise the Master Plan and develop the city’s Mobility Plan. To achieve the proposed objective, the “Congonhas 2030+2” project is designed to strengthen public capacity and promote a culture of transparent decision-making based on data and information. This will be achieved through diagnostics, analysis, training and the drafting of plans. The Master Plan and the Mobility Plan will be drawn up with the participation of society, configuring them as social pacts that take into account its interpretation of the strengths, potential and challenges of the city’s spaces, seeking to improve the population’s quality of life. In order to properly implement the project, as well as UN-Habitat’s mandate in Brazil, UN-Habitat is looking for a Heritage Protection Consultant. Report to UN-Habitat Manager The Consultant in heritage protection reports to the General coordinator, who will evaluate him/her. Outputs/Work Assignment Product 1: “Characterization of historical and cultural heritage and existing preservation instruments”. Expected Completion Date: 60 (sixty) days after contract signature Activities:  Characterization of buildings and territories for historical, architectural, cultural and landscape preservation.  Characterization of existing instruments for the preservation of historical and cultural heritage, including existing regulatory framework at municipal, state and federal level.  Characterization of the municipal policy for the preservation of historical and cultural heritage.  Analysis of laws, plans and projects carried out by the municipality in matters of cultural heritage.  Build a dialogue between the instances responsible for preservation policies at state and federal level.  Organization and conduct of the participatory hearing with the community on Cultural Heritage  Characterization of the municipality’s cultural heritage compatible with the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda and the New Urban Agenda;  Consolidation of a simplified database and a map containing all the buildings and territories that must be protected (the UN team will help with the mapping and the database).  A critical analysis of the existing policy, especially the heritage preservation instruments. Product 2: “Proposal of strategies and instruments for preservation of the historical and cultural heritage” Expected Completion Date: 120 (one-hundred twenty) days after contract signature Activities:  Proposing instruments, land use regulations, monitoring and evaluation indicators, incentives and sanctions for the preservation of historical and cultural heritage. The proposals must be integrated with regulatory framework at state and federal level. A map should be produced delimiting the special zoning for historical and cultural protection (the UN team will help with the mapping). Responsibilities The Consultant in heritage protection shall deliver the above-mentioned products according to the responsibilities indicated and in close contact with the Programme Coordinator. Other Consultants’ responsibilities comprise: a) Be available for a minimum of one (1) weekly virtual meeting with the other consultants and project coordination, aiming at: I. sharing partial results of each deliverable; II. being readily available to incorporate revisions pointed out by the UN-Habitat team in the ongoing activities; III. defining with the project coordination a feasible workplan, considering intermediary deliveries prior each product deadline, allowing the UN-Habitat team to review the content prior to its approval for payment. IV. supporting project planning. b) Consider that achieving the completion of each Product on the expected delivery date depends on the Consultant’s ability and commitment to present partial results, following a detailed timeline to be validated with the project coordination in the first week after signing the contract. Overall, the Consultant shall guarantee the execution of its activities accordingly to the main project schedule, being responsible for the deliverables according to deadlines. c) Be available to execute field work and participating in public events related to the participatory process of developing the urban mobility plan. d) Reports must be developed using the project template that the UN-Habitat team will provide in the .ppt and .indd formats. e) Maintain an orderly and accessible information file system on the information and data produced. f) Arrange the software and equipment required to the development of its activities. g) Ensure that the technical activities are aligned with the quality expectations of UN-Habitat and the project counterpart. h) The Consultant will be responsible for his/her own security, so the person should get familiarized with United Nations security mechanisms and comply with them according to the Framework of Accountability for the United Nations Security Management System.

Qualifications/special Skills

Academic Qualifications:

• Required: Post graduation courses (Lato Sensu or Stricto Sensu) in architecture and urban planning is required or additional four (4) years of relevant experience to the post, beyond the requirement. Experience:
• A minimum of six (6) years providing technical support related to historical and cultural heritage protection.
• Academic knowledge on themes related to historical and cultural heritage protection and preservation.
• Professional experience developing studies, projects, plans and other instruments proposal for historical and cultural heritage protection and preservation preferentially in municipalities with characteristics similar to Congonhas.
• Previous experience within the UN System would be an asset. Skills:
• Excellent writing and proof-reading skills in Portuguese is required;
• Good computer skills in Windows, as Microsoft Office, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and Web search engines is required.
• Good command of geographical information systems (GIS) software, such as QGIS, MapInfo and ArcGIS, is desirable. Knowledge Management
• The person must know the processes, procedures and norms of UN-Habitat, in order to guarantee an adequate quality of the activities described above, following the standards of the organization.
• The person will propose formats and procedures that allow the efficient implementation of the activities related to the project development.
• The person must know the file of the Office, work with it and ensure its proper maintenance, accessibility for all staff and due updating.
• The person will prepare databases related to the project running.
• The person will make sure that all relevant technical information will be adequately shared with the correspondent staff.
• The person will ensure that all produced material will be fit-for-purpose and delivered, in an organized way, for posterior consultation and use of the Agency. Competencies Professionalism: Experience working in an inter-institutional environment, project management, monitoring-evaluation; approaches and strategies with regard to good urban governance and local and regional development. Planning and organization: Professional approach to work, strong sense of responsibility, operate with minimal supervision; proven organizational skills and ability to manage a workload efficiently and within set deadlines. Communication: Ability to write clearly and effectively; listen to others, interpret messages correctly and respond appropriately; show openness in information sharing and keep everyone informed; solid abstract reasoning skills together with a proven capacity to write documents for diverse audiences. Teamwork: Ability to work with teams, demonstrate leadership, conflict management and consensus facilitation skills; ability to work in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment, and to respect diversity; sensitivity to the main streaming of vulnerability; willingness and ability to work in difficult environments.

Languages

Languages:

• Fluency in Portuguese is required;
• Good command in oral and written Spanish is desirable.
• Good command in oral and written English is desirable.

Additional Information

Travel details The Heritage Protection Consultant must be available to travel to the City of Congonhas. The consultant will be responsible for travel expenses and logistics. Remuneration SB-4/3 (UNDP Brazil Salary Scale) The consultant will receive an amount of BRL 50.947,44 to be paid in two (2) instalments, upon the presentation and approval by supervisor of the following products:

• Payment 1 (50%): Upon delivery and approval of Product 1 (BRL 25.473,72);
• Payment 2 (50%): Upon delivery and approval of Product 2 (BRL 25.473,72). Appointment against this post is on a local basis and only nationals from Brazil or external candidates who hold a permanent visa in Brazil may apply. It is required for all the curricular information to be inserted in the system, which may take a few hours. Only complete applications in English will be considered. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. Due to the volume of applications received, receipt of applications cannot be acknowledged individually. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.