Consultant - Slum Upgrading for Africa at UN-Habitat

Under the guidance of the Programme Manager for the PSUP, the consultant will have responsibilities as outlined below:

• Develop the Report content collection and production effort. This includes overseeing the process to distribute tasks, maintain a strict research workflow schedule, liaise with the different researchers and provide guidance and additional support where needed,
• Conduct research and writing for the Global Report. This includes literature review, quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, spatial analysis and mapping, content drafting and provision of additional reviews as needed,
• Organize, facilitate, and follow-up internal and external data collection related to the final report of slums and the PSUP,
• Develop inputs to the UNITAC (“Just transitions in vulnerable places”) project’s inception phase in Namibia. This includes liaising with partners.
• Develop inputs to a Citywide Strategy guide training tool and provide any other relevant input when requested.
• Review of plans, technical support to project documents and proposals and review of strategic documents
• Prepare implementation documents for the Guinea Conakry Project

Qualifications/special skills

• A Bachelor's degree in field(s) of architecture, urban development, urban planning, social sciences, international development, political science, economics or similar is required.
• 2 year experience on project implementation, research and/or community engagement, related to land, housing and shelter, slum upgrading and urban regeneration is required.

Closing: 09 March 2023