BACKGROUND
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.
The Urban Legislation, Land and Governance Branch (ULLG) supports the development of adequate land management tools, urban laws and urban governance approaches and institutions as a contribution to sustainable urban development. It provides policy and technical assistance, through normative work and operational projects, to national and sub-national governments, including local authorities, and other Habitat Agenda partners with respect to urban regulatory frameworks, affordable and equitable land tool and cutting edge urban governance thinking, including urban safety;
The Land and GLTN Unit, located within ULLG has the objectives to develop, test and disseminate pro-poor and gender responsive approaches in regard to land development, innovative residential tenures, affordable land management/administration systems, and land related regulatory/legal frameworks and tools. The Unit hence focuses on research and tool development also to supply technical advice to Member States and backstop the Regional offices and other sections of UN-Habitat. Land tools provide a unique pathway for enabling action in urban governance and improving rural livelihoods including food security. While there has been extensive global discussion around land policies that work for the poor and quite some progress in developing policies, implementation of the same has lagged behind due to lack of affordable, equitable fit-for-purpose and gender responsive land tools that are accessible to all sections of the population in countries around the world. Work has already started on developing these tools both for developing and post-conflict societies. Incremental expansion of this work over time, as capacity is developed, will take place through the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN, the Network), the Secretariat of which is located at UN-Habitat.
The Global Land Tool Network – The goal of the Network is the development and adoption of pro poor and gender sensitive land tools and approaches. The core themes on which the Network focuses on are: access to land and tenure security, land management and planning, land administration and information, land-based financing, land policy and legislation. The Network also works on cross-cutting issues, such as capacity development, land governance, youth, capacity development, land and housing rights in Islamic contexts, human rights, food security, conflict/disaster, environment, gender, and grassroots. GLTN has developed a global partnership on land issues pulling together global partners, as well as many individual members. These partners include international networks of civil society, international finance institutions, international research and training institutions, donors and professional bodies. The GLTN takes a more holistic approach to land issues by: improving global coordination on land; establishing of a continuum of land rights, rather than just focus on individual land titling; improving and developing pro-poor land management, as well as land tenure tools; unblocking existing initiatives; assisting in strengthening existing land networks; assisting in the development of gendered land tools which are affordable and useful to the grassroots; and improving the general dissemination of knowledge about how to implement security of tenure. In implementing GLTN Phase II Programme, UN-Habitat has an existing agreement with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the contract shall be managed by the Agency. More information on GLTN can be found on www.gltn.net.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Consultant shall report to the Land and GLTN Unit Leader or any authorized staff with the following roles and responsibilities:
• On Tool Development and Implementation
• Lead the finalisation of the tool related to youth and land
• Coordinate identification of implementing partners for the implementation of youth and land tool in Uganda or other countries
• Liaise with the country level engagement team and implementing partner for the implementation of the youth and land tool
• Provide inputs to any other tool development as maybe assigned
• On Knowledge and Awareness Building
• Coordinate and provide technical inputs in the documentation of lessons learned from the implementation of the youth and land tools
• Provide inputs to any other knowledge management and research as maybe assigned
• On Results-based Planning, Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation
• Work planning
• Produce a draft annual work plan (collection and compilation of individual inputs) and present to the Team and management for discussion and decision
• Facilitate and organise Unit planning, assessment and monitoring retreats, and draft retreat proceedings and reports
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Coordinate monthly review of activity based progress and financial reporting and conduct quality checks
• Facilitate the conduct baseline data collection for the GLTN Phase 2 programme results framework
• Provide technical support and guidance to substantive officers to collect and analyse data related to capacity development and country level work within the framework of the Monitoring & Evaluation Strategy
• Provide technical support and liaise with country focal points on the development of country specific results frameworks and M&E plans, including the establishment of country specific baselines and targets
• Facilitate and provide support in the conduct of the Mid-Term Review of the Programme
• Reporting
• Coordinate drafting of the activity based progress and financial report
• Collect individual inputs and produce draft narrative reports for GLTN and UN-Habitat requirements

COMPETENCIES
Professionalism: Knowledge of concepts and approaches relevant to land administration/management and various thematic areas that are typically supported by donors.
Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate across different socio-cultural environments.
Planning and organizing: ability to work under pressure, establish priorities and plan, coordinate own work plan, use time efficiently and apply judgment in the context of competing deadlines.
Technology awareness:Ability and confidence is the use of modern technology to achieve results, this includes the use of communication technology for global communication and achievement of research results.

EDUCATION
Advanced University degree (masters or similar) in a field deemed relevant to the subject areas covered by these Terms of Reference such as land administration, international development, international relations or similar social sciences field.

WORK EXPERIENCE
• Minimum 5 years of previous working experience with international development assistance agencies or international NGOs is required, in areas of results based development planning and management, joint programming and coordination. Experience in the UN system will be considered advantage
• Strong experience in application of RBM principles to monitoring and evaluation.
• Good experience in youth led development with the focus on youth and land issues
• Substantive knowledge of aid effectiveness issues and recent international developments in this area
• Knowledge and understanding of UN-Habitat and GLTN work
• Ability and experience in liaising and interacting with governments and other international partners and institutions
• Demonstrated skill in both conceptual and practical analysis of complex issues, and in producing clear arguments and constructive recommendations for future action.
• Previous experience in undertaking research into land and tenure issues in a global context is preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations. For the post advertised, excellent proficiency in spoken and written English is required.
OTHER SKILLS
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work to schedule, but where requested to be flexible with changes in timelines

REMUNERATION
Payments will be based on deliverables over the consultancy period. There are set remuneration rates for consultancies. The rate is determined by functions performed and experience of the consultant. The fees will be paid as per agreement.

HOW TO APPLY:
Applications should include:
• Cover memo (maximum 1 page)
• CV in the PHP format, accessible through the INSPIRA website (inspira.un.org) Please note, if using INSPIRA for the first time, you need to register in order to activate your account, which will allow you to log in and create a personal History Profile.
• The PHP should be attached to the application as a PDF file.
• Summary CV (maximum 2 pages), indicating the following information:

1. Educational Background (incl. dates)
2. Professional Experience (assignments, tasks, achievements, duration by years/ months)
3. Other Experience and Expertise (e.g. Internships/ voluntary work, etc.)
4. Expertise and preferences regarding location of potential assignments
5. Expectations regarding remuneration
• Cover memo (maximum 1 page)

Please also be advised that since April 15th 2010, applicants for consultancies must be part of the
UN-HABITAT e-Roster in order for their application to be considered. You can reach the e-Roster
through the following link: http://e-roster.unhabitat.org
All applications should be submitted to:
Ms. Ombretta Tempra
UN-HABITAT
P.O. Box 30030, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Email: ombretta.tempra@unhabitat.org
Deadline for applications: 27 May 2015