Housing and Slum Transformation Researcher Consultant at UN-Habitat

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...

 

Housing and Slum Transformation Researcher Consultant

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationMBA/MSc/MA , PhD/Fellowship
  • Experience7 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldConsultancy  , Real Estate 

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.

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Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to UN-Habitat on careers.un.org to apply

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