UN-HABITAT Land Information Systems Consultant Jobs in Kenya
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 communities, towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.
The main documents outlining the mandate of the organization are the Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements, Habitat Agenda, Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements, the Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium, and Resolution 56/206. Its activities contribute to the overall objective of the United Nations to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development within the context and the challenges of a rapidly urbanizing world.
The Land, Housing and Shelter Section, in the Urban Practices Branch within UN-Habitat, hosts the Secretariat of the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN), which is a network of over 80 international institutions that was established in 2006 and since then has been working to promote secure land and property rights for all, through the development of pro-poor and gender-appropriate land tools.
While there has been extensive global discussion around land policies that work for the poor, there has been insufficient attention paid to the development of methods for developing and implementing these pro-poor land policies. Consequently, what are required are land tools that are affordable and accessible for all sections of the population in countries around the world.
This is essential for creating societies with sustainable, equal access and use of land. Work has already started on these approaches, both for developing and post-conflict societies. Incremental expansion of this work over time, as capacity is developed, will take place through GLTN (see www.gltn.net).
Under the GLTN Phase 3 programme, which is coordinated by the GLTN Secretariat, there in an increased demand and commitment to implement and institutionalize GLTN tools at the country level, with one of the tools being the Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM).
STDM is a pro-poor, gender responsive and participatory land information system whose implementation is spreading across many countries in Africa and Asia Pacific regions. STDM, which is based on open source software packages, is embedded in other GLTN land tools as a vehicle for ‘securing land and property rights for all’.
It operationalizes the continuum of land rights concept, enlists inclusive approaches advocated in participatory enumeration, and highlights the gender status in land relations. With the increased growth in the use and application of STDM in multiple contexts, a top priority is to continue supporting partners in adopting and integrating the STDM tool into their business processes that comprise the recordation of land rights.
The consultancy aims to support GLTN country partners in conceptualization, customization, roll out and training of STDM to fit the land information requirements of land recordation interventions at the country level. The consultant will
also be expected to work closely with lead STDM developer to document feature requests, software issues and bugs, development of technical documentation and knowledge materials.
Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the Section Chief of the Land, Housing and Shelter Section of UN-Habitat, or any authorized staff, and in collaboration with the STDM Technical Team, the consultant will perform the following tasks and responsibilities:
Work implies frequent interaction with the following:
Qualifications/special skills
Languages
How to Apply
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