Issued on 2nd July 2025
Functional Title: National Urban Mobility Planner
Duty Station of Assignment: Prishtina/Pristina (with frequent presence required in Vushtrri/Vucitern)
Type of Contract: Individual Contract
Duration of Assignment:1 August 2025 – 31 May 2026
Closing Date for Applications: 16 July 2025
BACKGROUND
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is mandated by the UN-General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. UN-Habitat works with varied partners, including cities, central governments, local authorities, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector in the implementation of the Habitat Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular, Goal 11 of “Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”.
As cities around the world rapidly urbanise, they are increasingly facing urban mobility challenges, key among them traffic congestion, pollution and road traffic crashes. The transport sector also significantly contributes to global energy-related carbon emissions. Public transport comprising efficient bus systems, trams, metros and non-motorised mobility such as walking and cycling is emerging as a plausible mix to curb the growing urban transport challenges and meet the transport needs of citizens. UN-Habitat collaborates with governments at city, regional and national levels on the development and implementation of policy, guides and tools for sustainable urban mobility; provides technical support for the development of effective transport systems and supports knowledge, advocacy and capacity building. Since 1999, UN-Habitat has been actively supporting institutions in Kosovo in the areas of governance, spatial planning, and municipal administration.
UN-Habitat is the lead implementing agency for the Project: “Building back safe, sustainable and resilient transport and urban mobility systems in Western Balkan and Central Asian landlocked developing regions”. This initiative is funded by the 15th tranche of the United Nations Development Account with the primary objective to strengthen the capacity of local and national governments within the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regions in sustainable urban mobility planning. The focus is on establishing durable, long-term investment strategies that improve accessibility and connectivity for all while concurrently addressing climate emissions and reducing road fatalities. Through the project, UN-Habitat is supporting the Municipality of Vushtrri in the development of a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP). It aims to promote safe, accessible, low-emission, and climate-resilient mobility in Vushtrri. This initiative is implemented in close collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (MESPI) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
GENERAL PURPOSE OF THIS POST
The main purpose of the assignment is to provide technical and coordination support to the Municipality of Vushtrri/Vucitrn in developing a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP). The selected candidate will contribute to both the assessment of the current mobility situation and the formulation of a SUMP concept and implementation framework.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The objective of this assignment is to support UN-Habitat in the development of a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) for the Municipality of Vushtrri/Vucitrn, while also contributing to the strengthening of local and national capacities for long-term sustainable urban mobility planning. This includes promoting informed investment in public transport, walking, and cycling, and delivering co-benefits such as improved air quality and urban resilience.
The SUMP aims to enhance connectivity through an integrated, accessible, efficient, and reliable mobility system. Its core goal is to improve urban sustainability by reducing air and noise pollution and lowering energy consumption. Additional objectives include enhancing quality of life, promoting social inclusion, ensuring intermodal integration, fostering economic sustainability, and increasing Vushtrri’s urban attractiveness.
MAIN TASKS
The National Urban Mobility Planner will work under the supervision of the Programme Management Officer for Urban Mobility through the head of the UN-Habitat Kosovo office (or his/her designated representative). He/She will work in close collaboration with the Spatial/Urban Planning Advisor, the international experts (Sustainable Urban Planning Experts and Transport Data and Planning Experts), and the designated municipal counterparts as well as with the local implementing partners to coordinate and implement the project and engage in day-to-day communication with the local stakeholders for the project to support the municipality of Vushtrri in developing a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP). This would include undertaking activities regarding capacity building and training activities, data gathering and analytic works, providing technical advice on stakeholder engagements through Workshops, drafting of reports and documents under the guidance of UN-Habitat team and international experts and collaboration with local stakeholders. Specifically, he/she will perform the following tasks:
DUTY STATION
The assignment will be based in Prishtina/Pristina with regular travel to Vushtrri/Vucitrn. Regular presence in Vushtrri during key phases is required (the assignment will be conducted through a combination of the UN-Habitat office in Prishtina/Pristina and the Municipality of Vushtrri/Vucitrn). The candidate is expected to work closely with municipal staff and participate in field activities, workshops, and coordination meetings in Vushtrri/Vucitrn, with regular presence in the municipality during key phases of the assignment.
DELIVERABLES AND TIMELINE
The contractor will operate under the general guidance and direct supervision of the Programme Manager/Task Manager. Progress will be monitored based on the timely completion of agreed outputs and tasks. Regular check-ins with the UN-Habitat team and active reporting on activities conducted in Vushtrri will be required throughout the assignment. Progress reports need to be submitted at the end of each working month, detailing the outputs, key observations, and work plan for the following months. Work plans will be agreed with the relevant UN-Habitat Spatial Planner/s and the Programme Management Officer for Mobility, approved by the Chief Technical Advisor in advance on a monthly basis subject to the main tasks of the assignment (above) and in consideration of the workload priorities at that time.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
COMPETENCIES
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
LANGUAGE SKILLS
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
The candidate should be:
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates must submit to the email quoting the post title and the duty station to the email address: unhabitat-kosovo.office@un.org
with the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
1. Cover letter explaining why they are the most suitable for the work
2. Completion of a CV in P11 Form which can be downloaded at: http://unhabitat-kosovo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/p11_form.doc
The CV shall include information on the past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.
3.Diplomas and copy of Passport or National ID Card.
Deadline for applications: 16 July 2025
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