UN Habitat Gender and Land Consultant Jobs

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UN Habitat Gender and Land Consultant Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UN Habitat Kenya looking for “Gender and Land Consultant”. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree may apply on or before 27 March 2023.

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.

NGO Jobs in Kenya 2023

The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 14 March 2023 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Gender and Land Consultant to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2023

Duties and Responsibilities:

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

Perform documentation reviews
Facilitate program interviews with relevant actors: GLTN secretariat, partners and country implementors
Consultation with cluster leads
Map all gender related projects and initiatives across GLTN and their contributions in implementing the GLTN’s Gender Strategy as well as relevant SDGs
Provide substantive support to the development of the Global Campaign ‘Stand for Her Land”
Undertake a study on GLTN successes in gender mainstreaming to secure Women and girls land, housing and property rights

Qualification & Experience:

A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field related to land or urban studies, women’s rights or development, professional such as law, economics or in social sciences is required.
At least 2 years of experience in a relevant field related to social inclusion issues and land and women’s rights.

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