Consultant - Associate Director Market Systems at UN-Habitat

DUTIES/AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Coordinating, developing and instituting strategies to maximize outcomes in the regional market, focusing on consumer demand and regional trends, as well as demand-side and sourcing goods and services.

• Actively identify the challenges and opportunities present within the affordable housing sector to support low and very low income populations in EMEA.

• Seek out and pursue new business opportunities to intervene in different components of the housing market system through direct contacts, and prepare project proposals, including establishing project teams and consortia.

• Lead the design of a portfolio of projects related to housing market development regionally and in support of Habitat for Humanity organizations in EMEA, including: analyze housing market systems, identify and facilitate contacts with key private sector firms and identify any gap currently existing in low-income housing services provision.

• Examine public sector organizations, including the regulatory and policy framework that affects the affordable housing market.

• Analyze qualitative data and write up results for program design.

• Develop and maintain networks of local housing consultants and associates with skills in housing, private sector development, and monitoring and evaluation; build partnerships with like-minded organizations with complementary skills and interests.

• Facilitate the development of products or services that exploit a particular niche in the market, and participate and lead product development, pricing, and distribution strategies.

• Support national organizations in all of the above activities, as well as build their market development capacities.

• Engage with other internal market systems practitioners and mentors through webinars, peer to peer networking events, learning forums, e-discussions, delivery of case studies; and develop and maintain online tools for potential collaboration.

• Research and identify opportunities for events, when requested, including topics, attendees and collaborations, and assist with the organization and follow-through.

• Coordinate regional work with entrepreneur accelerator programs as needed to bring innovation to the affordable housing market.

• Collaborate with other Habitat for Humanity practitioners and other disciplines to create opportunities to amplify the work of the Center and the private-sector solutions resulting from this initiative.

• In coordination with the director, support specific programs such as the Ron Terwilliger Fellows, the Market Development Showcase projects, and the Shelter Venture Lab Fund Advisory Services.

• Collaborate with EMEA Market Systems and RD Department, as well as HQ TCIS, to identify new funds to support market system initiatives and projects.

• Identify, prioritize, establish and maintain relationships with Funding Partners (Investors, Donors, Corporations, and Banks).

• Manage a team of subject matter specialists (ECA, AME);

• Carry out additional responsibilities and projects as assigned by EMEA TCIS Director.

Suitable candidates will need to satisfy the following requirements:

• 10 or more years of work experience in international development, preferably with an INGO, experience in developing countries is a plus.

• 5 or more years of professional experience applying development approaches for developing businesses, partnerships and relationship.

• Experience working as a consultant to the private sector and managing engagements and consulting project teams.

• Demonstrated private sector experience and knowledge of the role of private sector actors, the functioning of markets and the opportunities for inclusive economic growth for the region of operations.

• Experience in selecting and coordinating consultant base.

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required. Master’s degree or equivalent experience preferred in international development, business administration, or related discipline.

• Working in the international development field.

• Working experience in housing value chain analysis or market systems development.

• Strong commercial, business planning & modelling skills.

• Strong Excel & MS office skills.

• Strong evaluation skills.

• Fluency in English.

• Strategic planning.

• Organization and planning.

• Cross-cultural communication skills.

• Negotiation and partnership development skills.

• Process facilitation and organizational development skills.

• Decision making and problem solving.

• Demonstrated ability to work within a team.