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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...
Responsibilities
INTRODUCTION: UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate and affordable housing for all. It works with organisations at every level, including all spheres of government, civil society and the private sector, to help build, manage, plan and finance sustainable urban development.
UN-Habitat supports New Urban Agenda partners and governments at all levels in formulating and implementing progressive housing sector reforms, policies, programmes and legislation which contribute to the creation of inclusive and sustainable cities, and comply with international law relating to the right to adequate housing. It provides expertise to support sound analysis of the housing sector and, in particular, the review of key legislation and elements affecting affordable housing provisions.
Within the Housing Rights Programme Portfolio, UN-Habitat works to promote and protect the right to adequate housing for all, with a specific focus on vulnerable groups, to promote socio-economic inclusion and equality in cities.
In this context, the Mediterranean City-to-City Migration Project (MC2CM), implemented as part of UN-Habitat's Housing Rights Programme aims at contributing to improved migration governance at city level in a network of cities in Europe and in the Southern Mediterranean region. The project is implemented by a consortium led by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in partnership with the United Cities and Local Governments Network (UCLG. The project currently counts with the following cities in the network: Amman, Beirut, Casablanca, Dortmund, Grenoble, Irbid, Lisbon, Lyon, Madrid, Naples, Oujda, Rabat, Ramallah, Sfax, Sousse, Tangiers, Turin, Tunis and Vienna.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The consultant will support the Programme Manager within the Land Housing and Shelter section with the following responsibilities:
Qualifications/special skills
Academic Qualifications: An advanced university degree in social sciences or related fields (including political science, sociology, anthropology, global or migration studies, local governance, urban management, public policy) is required. A first level degree with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
Experience:
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Deadline: 15 April 2022
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