Housing and Slum Transformation Researcher Consultant at UN-Habitat

RESPONSIBILITIES

The consultant will:

• Draft and review housing and slum upgrading documents, publications and tools
• Provide technical advice on affordable housing strategies, sustainable housing, and inclusive housing finance mechanisms and slum transformation interventions.
• Contribute to the conceptualization and proposals development of housing and slums-related projects,
• Draft guidelines, reports, case studies on affordable, adequate, and sustainable housing and slum transformation interventions.
• Assist in drafting communications material and content for the housing platform, in collaboration with the communication team.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced education degree in one of the following fields is required: housing studies, law, international development, urban planning, or related social sciences is required.
• Possession of a relevant postgraduate qualification is desirable. Relevant work experience in the above-mentioned fields can be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• PhD is desirable. A minimum of 7 years of demonstrated working experience in research, data analysis, and report writing is required.
• Experience in working on housing research is required. Experience in working with an international organisation with a housing mandate is desirable.