This position is located in the Land, Housing & Shelter Section of the Urban Practices Branch (UPB) within the Global Solutions Division (GSD) of UN-Habitat in Nairobi.
The Land, Housing & Shelter Section aims to develop, document, pilot/test and disseminate norms, standards, tools, methodologies, regulatory frameworks, operating procedures and practices at global, regional, national and sub-national levels in support of a) the equitable supply of serviced land at scale; b) efficient and effective land management systems; c) freedom from arbitrary or forced eviction and the protection of security of tenure for all; d) the progressive achievement of universal access to housing meeting the requirements for an adequate standard of living; e) participatory urban regeneration and slum upgrading.
The position will be under the overall coordination of Chief, Urban Practices Branch and the direct supervision of the Chief, Land, Housing and Shelter Section.