UN Habitat National Consultant – Land Use Planning Expert Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UN Habitat Kenya looking for “National Consultant – Land Use Planning Expert”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 12 December 2022.
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations programme for human settlements and sustainable urban development. It was established in 1978 as an outcome of the first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat I) held in Vancouver, Canada, in 1976. UN-Habitat maintains its headquarters at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya. It is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group. The mandate of UN-Habitat derives from the Habitat Agenda, adopted by the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1996.
UN Habitat National Consultant – Land Use Planning Expert Jobs 2022
The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 03 December 2022 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of National Consultant – Land Use Planning Expert to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) |
| Position | National Consultant – Land Use Planning Expert |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University degree |
| Experience Required | A minimum of five (5) years |
| Application Deadline | 12 December 2022 |
UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2022
Specific Tasks and Responsibilities:
The consultant “National Land Use Planning Expert” shall report to the Chief, Land, Housing and Shelter Section (LHSS) and shall implement the following tasks and deliver the outputs below:
- Review physical planning processes. The consultant shall review the existing processes followed in preparing Physical Development Plans, including the institutional framework, to identify key aspects that need to be customized for tenure-responsive land use planning on customary land and other land tenures.
- Strategic and technical review of draft documents and reports. The consultant shall review the Uganda National Land Policy, Tenure Responsive Planning- A Guide for Country Implementation, Rapid Physical Planning Appraisals (RAPPA) guidelines, draft National guidelines for the preparation and implementation of physical development plans, Physical planning standards, National Physical Planning Act 2010 and as Amended 2020, and related regulations, reports and research documents on customary land and customary land registration.
- Study and document existing land use planning interventions in the context of customary land. The consultant shall visit selected project sites where land use planning interventions in the context of customary land and another land tenure, document, study and analyse land use planning practices, land tenure and resource patterns with the view to identifying best practise to inform processes and approaches that can be used to guide tenure responsive-land use planning the guidelines and highlighting what works well (or not) in different settings.
Qualification & Experience:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in physical or regional planning, land management, or another field relevant to this assignment is required.
- A minimum of five (5) years’ experience undertaking projects or assignments related to land use planning or physical planning on customary tenure is required.
- Proven expertise and knowledge of physical/land use planning, policy formulation and analysis in Uganda is required.
- Knowledge in land use planning, sociology, environmental management, land management-related tools, good practices and innovations is desirable.
- Previous experience with UN and/or international organization and government bodies is desirable.
Languages:
Fluency in English (both oral and written) is required; knowledge of the other UN languages is an added advantage.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply UN Habitat National Consultant – Land Use Planning Expert Jobs 2022
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The Closing Date: 12 December 2022
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unhabitat.org |
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