Housing Policy and Housing Solutions Expert

Result of ServiceA technically sound, inclusive, and consultatively developed National Housing Policy (Zero Draft), and a comprehensive Catalogue for Best Practice Housing Solutions for Somalia, with a strong focus on durable, pro-poor, and context-specific housing strategies for displacement-affected communities, especially internally displaced persons (IDPs). Work LocationNairobi Expected duration6 months Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the UN agency for human settlements mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities that provide adequate shelter for all and achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 11). The UN-Habitat Somalia Programme, in the Regional Office for Africa, seeks the support of a qualified and experienced Housing Policy and Housing Solutions Expert to support the inclusive and consultative process of drafting the National Housing Policy Zero Draft and a Catalogue for Best Practice Housing Solutions for Somalia. Those deliverables are nested under the Asaaska Fikir project (2024-2026) under the \"Leaving No One Behind – The Internal Displacement Solutions Fund (IDSF)”. The project aims to address the challenges of protracted internal displacement in Somalia. With an estimated 3.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) moving primarily to urban and peri-urban locations due to environmental shocks, food insecurity, and armed conflict, the project seeks durable solutions to mitigate the unsustainable and undesirable displacement situation. Key objectives include enhancing national leadership and capacity to develop laws, policies, and strategies that support durable solutions for displacement-affected communities (DACs). The project addresses internal displacement in Somalia through three main components. First, it enhances government coordination and capacity building by strengthening the Federal Government of Somalia's (FGS) ability to implement durable solutions through joint strategy development and an UN-aligned framework with the National Durable Solutions Pathways Action Plan (2024-2029). Second, it focuses on data and normative frameworks by developing a national Durable Solutions Data Toolkit to support a common statistical framework for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Third, the project promotes innovative, integrated solutions by developing urban and territorial strategies emphasizing social cohesion, tenure security, and access to basic services. It also enhances land security for IDPs through improved tenure administration and dispute resolution mechanisms. Finally, the IDSF projects has a focus on adequate housing and shelter solutions. UN-Habitat has a substantial role to contribute to and coordinate the following: Output 3.1: Urban and territorial strategies and settlement development plans Output 3.2: Frameworks and policies in support of fit-for-purpose tenure administration and dispute resolution: Draft Housing Policy Output 3.3: Adequate, affordable housing solutions to displaced communities are developed.; 3.3.1: Identify and promote context-specific, scalable, and sustainable solutions as best practices in housing, settlement, and land development, and land value capture towards financeable, integrated, area-based, mixed-use, and community-driven developments in HLP. Duties and Responsibilities To support the delivery of Output 3.2 and 3.3, the Housing Policy and Housing Solutions Expert, under the overall coordination of the Head of Programmes, Somalia Programme, and the direct supervision of the assigned IDSF Project Manager, he/she will provide technical support to the drafting of the National Housing Policy and deliver a Catalogue for Best Practice Housing Solutions for Somalia in close collaboration with assigned project team members through the following activities and deliverables: Develop the Catalogue for Best Practice Housing Solutions for Somalia: Conduct desk research, data collection, evaluations, and analysis of existing housing programs to identify successful practices that effectively address the needs of displaced communities. Draft outline of the Catalogue for Best Practice Housing Solutions for Somalia Develop criteria for selection of best practices Prepare a mission plan Develop a Catalogue of Best Practices Housing Solutions: Research and identify context-specific, scalable, and sustainable solutions as best practices in housing, settlement, and land development, and land value capture towards financeable, integrated, area-based, mixed-use, and community-driven developments in housing and land. Conduct missions for stakeholder meetings and site visits in Somalia to collect data and for research, as necessary Document the identified best practices and case studies into a Catalogue for Best Practice Housing Solutions for Somalia, and include description, year, implementation methodologies, impacts, lessons learned, photos, drawings, and cost per housing solution Prioritize selected solutions for upscaling and prepare a proposed implementation action and roadmap with estimated costs and required contributions, which shall be embedded in the catalogue Review and edit the Catalogue based on UN-Habitat’s comments Submit a final version of the Catalogue for layout and print to UN-Habitat Develop a strategy to promote best practices through collaboration with national stakeholders. Support the MoPWRH in designing, preparing, and organizing a forum to showcase the Catalogue of Best Practices in Housing Solutions and present the identified housing best practices, as well as discuss strategies for upscaling. The forum will be carried out under an agreement of cooperation that UN-Habitat signed with the MoPWRH. The forum’s objective is to present the Catalogue for Best Practice Housing Solutions for Somalia as a key result of this consultancy. Support the Ministry of Public Works Reconstruction and Housing (MoPWRH) in developing, drafting, and delivering the National Housing Policy Draft and supporting the consultative and drafting process: Participate in the working sessions of the Housing Technical Advisory Committee (HAC) led by MoPWRH, and provide technical support, data, materials, research, and analysis to support the Committee in its deliverables: Roadmap for the Housing Policy Development Process Stock taking on available Data on Housing and on best practices (nationwide) Analysis of the housing legal framework with recommendations for the Draft Housing Policy Support the regional consultations in the federal member states, provide input to the agendas, and provide support with thematic presentations. Provide substantial technical inputs, lead, and review to the consultative and drafting process of the Draft 0 National Housing Policy in close cooperation and consultation with the MoPWRH focal points: Provide substantial inputs to the drafting of the National Housing Policy Ensure inputs to the National Housing Policy have a pro-poor focus on IDPs and urban poor Provide inputs to the proposed roadmap and framework for the implementation of the policy Support planning and participate in the National Consultation of the 0 Draft policy and the final validation workshop with all stakeholders in Mogadishu. Qualifications/special skillsAdvanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in Urban Planning, Housing Development, Public Policy, Architecture, Social Sciences, or related fields. A first-level university degree combined with proven qualifying experience may be accepted instead of an advanced degree. Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in housing policy development, urban planning, or related fields is required Demonstrated experience supporting government ministries or agencies in developing national or regional housing or urban policies in the African context is required. Prior work in conflict-affected, displaced, or informal settlement contexts, particularly among the urban poor, with an understanding of pro-poor and inclusive housing approaches, is highly desirable. Proven track record in developing technical reports, policy documents, research, and reports for housing and land solutions is desirable Experience in implementation with the UN or other international agencies is desirable. LanguagesFor this post, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of Somali is an added advantage. Additional InformationNot available. 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