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 skills

• Advanced 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.