Closing: Mar 2, 2023
This position has expiredPublished: Feb 16, 2023 (2 months ago)
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To support the implementation of UN-Habitat portfolio, focusing on knowledge development, advocacy, and outreach activities and on the implementation of activities related to housing rights, inclusion of marginalised groups and homelessness
Qualifications/special skills
Advanced university degree (masters or similar) in journalism, communications, social sciences or related fields (including political science, public policy, international development, migration studies, or similar) is required.
Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience, including writing articles, reports and-or academic texts is required
Experience in writing analytical texts relating to housing rights, urban governance, migration governance, or migration issues is desirable
Responsibilities
To support the implementation of UN-Habitat portfolio, focusing on knowledge development, advocacy, and outreach activities and on the implementation of activities related to housing rights, inclusion of marginalised groups and homelessness
Qualifications/special skills
Advanced university degree (masters or similar) in journalism, communications, social sciences or related fields (including political science, public policy, international development, migration studies, or similar) is required.
Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience, including writing articles, reports and-or academic texts is required
Experience in writing analytical texts relating to housing rights, urban governance, migration governance, or migration issues is desirable
The consultant is expected to conduct the following tasks:
- Contribute to the implementation of UN-Habitat roadmap to end homelessness through the gathering, production and systematisation of knowledge, advocacy and capacity building materials on access to housing and homelessness within marginalised communities including migrants and refugees, youth, indigenous peoples;
- Develop the outline, methodology and terms of reference for the preparation of the Secretary General progress report on inclusive policy to end homelessness;
- Conduct research to identify policy initiatives, advocacy partners and targets on access to housing and ending homelessness;
- Develop key messages, knowledge products and advocacy materials for various stakeholders and audiences (including news stories, case studies, Op-Eds, policy briefs, social media content, talking points, reports and fact sheets);
- Organize the International Conference on housing rights, specifically focusing on access to housing for marginalised groups;
- Create knowledge networks and Communities of Practice.
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