National Consultant for Bangladesh – Sinking Cities Project

Supports Bangladesh’s Sinking Cities initiative by compiling and validating land-subsidence evidence, strengthening monitoring systems, guiding authorities on risk-informed urban and water planning, and facilitating workshops that turn diagnostics into practical city decisions.

• Prepare a country inception brief on context, data, institutions and assessment priorities
• Compile data and validate geospatial and policy inputs for city diagnostic assessments
• Design and deliver capacity-building workshops and stakeholder consultations
• Help authorities apply diagnostic findings to land-use, infrastructure, water and risk planning
• Review land-subsidence and groundwater monitoring systems and recommend practical improvements
• Define and pilot monitoring indicators, data sources, institutional roles and reporting mechanisms
• Translate scientific evidence into planning guidance, recommendations and training materials
• Document lessons and contribute Bangladesh evidence to regional knowledge products

• Master's degree in urban planning, geography, engineering, sustainable development, environmental sciences, social sciences or a related discipline
• At least ten years of progressively responsible experience in sustainable urban development, water management, climate adaptation or environmental resilience
• Expertise in applied research, technical assistance and policy analysis for urban and environmental systems
• Experience supporting governments on infrastructure planning, environmental assessment, disaster risk reduction or strategic urban development
• Experience designing diagnostic frameworks, monitoring tools or geospatial methods for evidence-based planning
• Experience integrating technical assessments into urban planning instruments and institutional implementation
• Proficiency in geospatial analysis, GIS and remote sensing
• Fluency in written and spoken English

• Land Subsidence Analysis
• Urban Planning
• Geospatial Analysis
• Remote Sensing
• Environmental Monitoring
• Water Resource Management
• Climate Adaptation
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Policy Analysis
• Capacity Building
• Stakeholder Facilitation
• Technical Reporting

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• GIS
• Remote Sensing

• Home-based consultancy running from 2 March to 30 November 2026
• Deliverables are submitted in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Consultations may combine in-person, virtual, telephone and individual formats