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  • Posted: Jan 11, 2025
    Deadline: Jan 24, 2025
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    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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    Housing and Urban Development Expert Coordinator- Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia

    Outputs and Expected Deliverables

    • Under the direct supervision by the Inter-Regional Advisor for Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia, the International Consultant collaborates closely with UN-Habitat’s Senior Advisor on Land, Housing and Human Rights as well as relevant professional staff at the Land, Housing and Shelter Section at the Urban Practices Branch – Global Solutions Division. The consultant will complete the following outputs:
    • Coordination:
    • Oversee and coordinate the implementation of the project activities across the pilot cities, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards. • Manage logistical aspects of project activities, including workshops, trainings, and meetings, in collaboration with the EECA and LHSS teams.
    • Monitor progress against project goals and provide regular updates to UN-Habitat’s EECA team and LHSS.
    • Stakeholder mapping and engagement:
    • Identify and map key stakeholders, including local governments offices and agencies, NGOs, private sector actors, and other relevant partners in the pilot cities, as well as the region at large.
    • Facilitate outreach and build partnerships to advance project objectives.
    • Support to data collection and analysis:
    • Coordinate with UN-Habitat’s substantive officers to ensure the quality of data collection and analysis conducted by local technical experts. • Support the selection and onboarding of local technical experts in the pilot cities.
    • Conduct initial quality assurance of technical outputs before submission for final review by UN-Habitat Headquarters.
    • Facilitation of capacity building and peer learning: Support need assessment for capacity building and peer learning among regional partners
    • Organise and facilitate hybrid peer-learning events, ensuring logistical readiness and effective participation from regional stakeholders.
    • Collaborate with technical experts to ensure the smooth delivery of workshops and training sessions.
    • Support regional synergy and collaboration among pilot cities through networking and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
    • Reporting and documentation: Prepare regular progress reports and contribute to the development of project documentation, ensuring alignment with UN- Habitat’s standards.
    • Maintain clear records of project activities, stakeholder engagements, and outcomes.

    Qualifications/special skills

    • An advanced university degree (Master Degree or equivalent) in architecture, housing, urban planning, urban development and management, development studies, public administration, economy or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
    • At least five years of progressively responsible experience in urban development, with a focus on housing, urban, social, economic, or development issues.
    • Proven expertise in housing and urban development is essential, along with strong writing skills and a solid understanding of urban development and sustainable development agenda issues.
    • The candidate should possess excellent coordination, organizational, and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders and manage partnerships. Knowledge of the socio-political and housing contexts in the EECCA region is an asset. Experience working with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or on urban-rural linkages and regional development is highly desirable. Familiarity with UN processes is an advantage.

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    Programme Management Officer, Human Settlements

    Responsibilities

    • Designing and co-ordinating normative aspects including research and monitoring activities related to enabling housing policies and strategies with particular focus on slum prevention and upgrading, through:
    • The Strategic Plan and other relevant frameworks, monitoring progress in the development of enabling policies, approaches and tools globally and exploring innovative approaches to address in particular housing targets, including informal and slum housing;
    • Reviewing and assessing developments in the shelter field globally and on-going research activities particularly regarding slum upgrading and prevention to develop pro-poor strategies;
    • Updating and developing documentation on relevant subjects such as policy and implementation guidelines, standards, tool kits and strategy papers;
    • Contributing to the production of the World Cities Report and UN-HABITAT policy statements on topics regarding slum upgrading and housing delivery;
    • Updating housing development programmes and projects with particular focus on pro-poor slum upgrading and housing delivery policies, strategies and modalities contributing to the development of database, web-site, tools, media packs and related promotional materials; .

    Education

    • Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in architecture, engineering or urban/regional planning, with focus on issues related to shelter development, slum upgrading and enabling housing policies in Developing Countries is required.
    • A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
    • Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

    Work Experience

    • A minimum of seven (7) years of experience, including at least six (6) years at the international level, with normative work on low-income slum upgrading and housing policies and programmes is required. Experience in field research in the broad field of housing and urban development, including slums, informal settlements is required.
    • Experience in projects on slum upgrading in Asia, Africa or Latin America is desirable.
    • Experience making presentations on behalf of an organization at international/national meetings is desirable.
    • Experience in developing and/or implementing international sustainable development programmes involving donor community, clients and civil society groups is desirable.
    • Two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable. Publications –including co-authoring- in one of the following themes: housing and/ or land right, slum upgrading, building materials and technology is desirable.

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