Architect / Green Building and Health Facility Design Specialist – Pakistan

Aninver Development Partners SL (www.aninver.com) is looking for a Architect / Green Building and Health Facility Design Specialist for a health, environment consultancy assignment financed by UNICEF in Pakistan.

Aninver Development Partners is preparing a proposal for an upcoming scoping study commissioned by UNICEF in Pakistan, focusing on climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health infrastructure. The initiative establishes a comprehensive technical baseline to safeguard essential public health services against acute climate shocks and slow-onset environmental stresses across all provinces and regions.

We are seeking an expert Architect / Green Building and Health Facility Design Specialist to contribute to this vital assignment. The specialist will lead architectural evaluations, integrate green-building principles, and formulate practical frameworks for both new health facility constructions and existing infrastructure retrofits in line with national standards and international best practices.

Aninver is preparing a proposal for this assignment. The selected expert will be part of the proposed team; the engagement is conditional on the contract being awarded to Aninver. The full Terms of Reference for the position are shared with shortlisted candidates.

Objectives of the assignment

• Map and assess architectural and green-building standards for health facilities against national codes and international guidelines.
• Develop a practical assessment framework covering site planning, structural resilience, passive design, and thermal performance.
• Formulate a tiered retrofit menu and design guidelines for existing health infrastructure to enhance climate resilience.
• Integrate universal accessibility, indoor environmental quality, and sustainable spatial layouts into health facility planning.

Scope of work

• Review national and regional building codes, green building provisions, and healthcare minimum service delivery standards.
• Assess physical vulnerability and architectural design aspects of health facilities across sampled geographic zones and facility typologies.
• Contribute to the green building and climate-resilience baseline covering site planning, safe access, building envelope, and passive design.
• Evaluate healthcare waste management pathways, water security, and wastewater arrangements from a spatial and architectural perspective.
• Collate international and local case studies on resilient health facility architecture, new-builds, and retrofit interventions.
• Contribute to the gap analysis and formulation of strategic design recommendations for future health facility construction and retrofitting.

Your role as Architect / Green Building and Health Facility Design Specialist

• Lead the architectural, passive design, and green-building components of the health facility resilience assessment.
• Apply understanding of EDGE certification and other relevant green building standards to evaluate facility performance.
• Assess current health facility layouts for universal accessibility, ventilation, thermal comfort, and spatial functionality.
• Develop practical, tiered design guidelines and retrofit options for existing health-care structures.
• Collaborate with engineering, WASH, energy, and climate risk specialists to ensure multidisciplinary integration of facility designs.
• Contribute inputs to inception reports, baseline packages, draft scoping reports, and the final strategy framework.

Requirements

• Education: Degree in Architecture or related discipline; understanding of EDGE certification
• Experience in healthcare planning/design, passive design, green-building standards, accessibility and retrofit planning
• Languages: English

Desirable

• Experience working on climate-resilient infrastructure projects in South Asia or similar operating environments.
• Familiarity with UNICEF or UN agency operational guidelines and health sector priorities.
• Experience conducting field validation assessments for public infrastructure.

An experienced architect with a strong background in sustainable healthcare facility design, passive cooling, and green-building standards, eager to contribute to climate-resilient health infrastructure planning in Pakistan.

Assignment details

• Location: Pakistan
• Financed by: UNICEF
• Sector: Health, environment
• Estimated duration: 5 months
• Contract: individual consultancy (conditional on award)

About Aninver Development Partners

Aninver is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Spain. It supports governments, development banks, UN agencies and bilateral donors with feasibility studies, technical assistance, evaluations and capacity building across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific, working with a network of international and national experts.

Why apply

• Join a multidisciplinary team on a UNICEF-financed project in Pakistan.
• Individual consultancy: flexible, output-based engagement with an experienced proposal team.
• Your CV stays in Aninver's expert network for future assignments that match your profile.

How to apply

Sign in (or create a free account) and upload your CV in English. Add your LinkedIn profile, indicative daily rate and availability to speed up the assessment. Aninver will contact the shortlisted candidates.

Frequently asked questions

Is the position confirmed? The engagement depends on the contract being awarded to Aninver. Shortlisted experts are included in the proposal with their consent.

Can I apply if I am not based in the country? Yes, unless the requirements say otherwise; relevant regional experience is an asset.

What happens with my CV? It is used to assess your fit for this and future positions and is not shared with third parties without your consent.