Integrated Urban Planning and Urban Design Advisor

Integrated Urban Planning and Urban Design Advisor

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Ukraine is looking for a qualified professional for the project “Justand Green Urban Recovery Accelerator (JGURA)” to fill the position of the Integrated Urban Planning and Urban Design Advisor (full-time, Lviv), (internal SAP code: Advisor)

Lviv

Full-time

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On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the project “Just and Green Urban Recovery Accelerator” (hereinafter – the Project) represents a strategic response to Ukraines urban challenges while fostering long-term sustainable development. By aligning with EU policies, international good practices, and national priorities, the initiative strengthens Ukraines urban governance, enhances climate resilience, and promotes inclusive growth in cities. With targeted interventions in capacity building, policy reform, and integrated planning, the Project contributes directly to Ukraines recovery and European integration aspirations.

The Project goal is to improve the requirements for the implementation of socially equitable, climate-friendly, resilient urban reconstruction and revitalization in accordance with the principles of the New Leipzig Charter and the New European Bauhaus (NEB) considering the EU accession agenda of Ukraine.

This shall be achieved with the help of evidence-based “model projects” for integrated urban reconstruction and recovery, which will be developed in selected partner cities as part of the “Urban Living Lab” approach. These model projects encompass both spatial planning and implementation-oriented elements (demo projects). With their exemplary and forward-thinking solutions, the projects will provide good practices for scaling-up as well as lessons learnt to inform Ukraines urban recovery and reconstruction framework considering the EU accession requirements.

Area of Focus: Khmelnytskyi

Key responsibilities:

Act as the main focal point for the projects partner city Khmelnytskyi for the implementation of the Projects objectives and cooperation with the partner city in the field of just and green urban recovery.

In coordination with the team colleauges in the JGURA Project Office Hub Central/South, provide technical and process- related advice to selected partner cities in central/southern Ukraine (partner cities include Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Kryvyi Rih) with the main focus on Khmelnytskyi in the integrated development of neighbourhoods in line with the New Leipzig Charta and the New European Bauhaus principles.

Provide technical and process- related advice to the Projects partner city(ies) in central / Southern Ukraine in the integrated development of neighbourhoods in line with the New Leipzig Charta and the New European Bauhaus principles.

Provide technical expert and process-related advice in the development of demonstration projects considering strategic urban recovery topics for Ukraine as well as minding topics such as nature-based solutions, barrier-free and human centred design, gender-sensitive urban planning and inclusion of vulnerable groups.

Provide process advice and support to the partner city in organising participatory approaches for urban recovery and development efforts, while taking into account the potential war-related traumatic experiences of local citizens (post-traumatic urban recovery approaches).