Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree (master’s or similar) in urban planning, public administration, economics, urban management, housing policy, architecture, sociology, or other fields related to sustainable urban development is required 2 years of relevant professional experience of experience in housing policy, urban development, or research at the local level is required
  
• Proven ability to lead research independently and produce high-quality written reports.
  
• Strong understanding of housing delivery systems, informality, land management, and local governance. Experience working with municipal authorities and local stakeholders.
  
• Excellent writing, facilitation, and presentation skills.
  

• Research and data collection
  
• Conduct desk research and collect qualitative and quantitative data on housing, land, infrastructure, informal settlements, housing finance, and related topics in the selected locality.
  
• Review relevant policy documents, statistical sources, municipal plans, land records, academic papers, and grey literature.
  
• Develop and maintain a detailed housing stakeholder mapping (public, private, academic, and civil society).
  
• Design and implement semi-structured interviews and focus groups with key local actors.
  
• Draft brief interview protocols and produce detailed summaries of each stakeholder interaction.
  
• Stakeholder engagement and coordination
  
• Coordinate regularly with the municipal focal point, local stakeholders (including universities, CSOs, and technical departments), and the project team.
  
• Lead consultations and facilitate participation of community groups, housing associations, and other local actors.
  
• Organise and facilitate at least two local workshops (e.g., for data validation and policy debate).
  
• Analysis and report writing
  
• Prepare an annotated outline of the Local Housing Sector Profile based on agreed structure.
  
• Draft the full Housing Sector Profile report (approx. 40–50 pages + Executive Summary).
  
• Integrate feedback from stakeholders, city administration, and the project team into revised drafts.
  
• Draft a concise Local Housing Priority Paper (5–7 pages) highlighting the most urgent housing challenges and policy options.
  
• Participate in peer-review sessions to support or cross-check another city/municipality’s draft if requested by the project team.