Deadline: 31-Jul-23
The UN-Habitat has partnered with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to improve access to reliable services and socio-economic opportunities for migrants and displaced populations in urban settlements in three countries, namely, Cameroon, Egypt, and Jordan.
The Urban Planning and Infrastructure in Migration Contexts (UPIMC) project supports a number of municipalities that host displaced populations in developing long-term strategies that build on their resilience to face future challenges.
The UPIMC aims to foster multi-sectoral collaboration between UN-Habitat, national and local governments, humanitarian actors, development partners, as well as international financial institutions to develop sustainable interventions that build inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable settings.
Building upon the analytical work and the recommendations for the selection of pilot areas under the first component and further developing strategic visioning and scenario building for urban development in selected neighbourhoods. The implementing partner will aid in prioritizing investments through an assessment of the economic, social, and environmental potential as well as of the sustainable impact of the proposed interventions on the city and its migrant communities.
Funding Information
- UN- Habitat, through this project, will avail up to USD 65,000 to the successful applicant.
- Duration: 12 months.
Eligibility and Qualifications
- The applying organization must be a government organization or a Non-Profit organization. The applications must provide:
- Name of the organization, address, and physical location.
- Specify the legal status of the organization and provide supporting documents.
- The application to demonstrate qualification as per the following aspects:
- Technical Capacity and Track Record, in formulating strategic advice, guidance, and coaching on research for development planning and spatial analysis, supporting prioritization of investment needs and linkages to finance opportunities.
- Staff and Operational Capacity – This includes specifying expertise available, experiences with similar projects, and experience of implementing similar projects in developing countries, especially African contexts. The ability to mobilize local operations should be demonstrated.
- Demonstrate Project Administration Capacity, including specifying project management within the organization after contracting.
- Demonstrate Financial Capacity- Provide a brief financial proposal based on the tasks listed under item 2.0 of this CP and the applicant’s technical proposal, and as per the budget limit specified under item 5.0 of this CP.
- Provide a justifiable and prudently estimated budget proposal for each component of the activities to be performed by the implementing partner.
- Participation in partnership projects involving Governments, UN organizations and other International Organizations in the development field.
- Provide any relevant supporting document such as links to projects done before or ongoing, publications.
For more information, visit UN-Habitat.