The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. The Urban Economy Branch of UN-Habitat has the mandate to promote local capabilities of local go...
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The consultant will work in the Knowledge and Innovation Branch, under the direct supervision of the Chief of the Data and Analytics Unit. She/he will be responsible for the following tasks:
Technical contributions to development of indicator system for the informal settlements module of the Namibia National Housing Information Systems (NHIS).
Leading the development of geospatial data tools, coordinating data collection, and conducting spatial mapping of housing and informal settlement data across five selected settlements, culminating in a comprehensive report with key findings and proposals for the data integration into into the NHIS Informal Settlement Module.
Qualifications/special skills
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in urban planning, statistics, demography, economics, urban studies, or any other closely related field is required.
At least seven years of experience is required as researcher/analyst working on urban and human settlements issues at the local, national, and international levels is required.
Good knowledge of and experience working with indicator frameworks is highly desirable.
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