UN-HABITAT Land Administration and Finance Specialist Jobs in Kenya

UN-HABITAT Land Administration and Finance Specialist Jobs in Kenya

Background

The Global Land Tool Network (GLTN), established in 2006, comprises over 80 partners committed to addressing global land challenges. With a focus on poverty reduction and sustainable development, the 2018-2030 GLTN strategy aims to support governments in meeting SDGs commitments. By advocating for pro-poor and gender-responsive land tools, it emphasizes a continuum of land rights over formal titling.

The Network promotes global and regional coordination, strengthening key land actors and networks. Amidst climate change, pandemics, and social inequalities, GLTN prioritizes tenure security, particularly for women, aligning with SDGs 1, 2, 5, and 11, and the New Urban Agenda’s call for inclusive tenure solutions.

The Land, Housing and Shelter Section and Global Land Tool Network of UN-Habitat, located within the Global Solutions Division has the objectives to develop, test and disseminate pro-poor and gender responsive approaches in regard to land, innovative residential tenures, affordable land management/administration systems, and land related regulatory/legal frameworks and tools.

The Consultancy Position will be supporting several ongoing projects such as the land at scale project in Uganda, the Multisectoral Development and Urban Resilience Project of Kinshasa, while supporting the agency in work related to Land-Based Finance, Land and Youth, and other land related country projects of UN-Habitat such as in Comoros and others. The consultant will also provide support in the normative work of UN-Habitat such as working on the Land, Housing and Shelter Finance practice area and working on GLTN normative work.

Responsibilities of the Consultant

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Management Officer in the Land, Housing and Shelter Section, the consultant will carry out the following tasks: