Required: Consultant to Develop Smart City Indicators Guideline

Background

MuAN in partnership with The Asia Foundation (TAF) Nepal, under the DFAT-TAF Partnership on Sub-national Governance Program has initiated a project titled "Strengthening Municipal Governance in Nepal." The project will operate at federal, provincial and local level involving both demand and supply sides for developing the capacity of sub-national actors which leads to effective service delivery and public sector accountability. The project activities will benefit all the urban municipalities and their officials to enhance capacity to implement local government policies, programs and services effectively.

The overall goal of the project is to strengthen municipal governance in Nepal to implement activities related to supporting to build the capacity of municipalities, strengthening inter-governmental relationships and collaborating with local governments to improve the local government service delivery with specific objectives as follows:

• Support to strengthen the capacity of the municipalities for the better implementation of the local government policies, programs and services, effectively. 
• Support Municipalities by technical and advisory services to promote effective and efficient services delivery to the citizens.   
• Promote and facilitate intergovernmental communication, coordination and cooperation between local and provincial government to improve local governance.
• Strengthen the institutional capacity of Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN) to enable them to advocate for the needs and interests of Municipalities. 

Objective of the Assignment 

The main objective of the assignment is to develop “Guidelines on Promoting Smart City Development”.  The guidelines will support municipalities to understand the basic concept of the smart city governance, tools and approaches and subsequently support them to develop the smart city indicators for their effective functioning. This will lay out principles for smart city development in Nepal, including institutional, process and sectoral indicators and characteristics. 

Qualification of the Consultant

• Post-graduate Degree in Regional Planning /Urban Planning  
• Advance knowledge in urban governance and urban development/planning with at least 15 years’ experience in planning and development 
• Having experience in working on local /urban planning and governance with national and local governments in Nepal
• Demonstrated knowledge of urban issues facing cities and communities
• Having experience in urban development project is a plus
• Strong research skills and in-depth understanding of emerging urban issues 
• Good writing skills and Fluency in both Nepali and English 

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