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The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN 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 Economy Branch of UN-Habitat has the mandate to promote local capabilities of local go...

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• Support in the data collection, literature review, analysis, interpretation and writing on housing, forced evictions and human security issues globally, including policy mapping.
• Assist substantive staff in organizing and documenting housing, forced evictions and human security related events, training and meetings.
• Support in the development, compilation, synthesis and management of knowledge materials developed by the section, including housing related project review, analysis and monitoring against the Project Review Committee Guidelines.
• Support the establishment and management of the Housing Knowledge Platform and associated tools for the LHISBS Community of Practice (CoP) to support knowledge exchange, learning and communication.
• Carry out mapping and research on selected topics relevant to the content and management of the LHISBS Community of Practice (CoP).
• Keep track of relevant partner housing policies and programmes, and their curation into case study summaries, in line with the draft recommendations of the Open Ended Inter-governmental Working Group on Housing – for review and input in the Housing Knowledge Platform implementation process.
• Provide research and technical support to developing concept notes and proposals.
• Contribute to various housing related communication and advocacy activities and initiatives, including the support of LHISBS Community of Practice (CoP).
• Perform other related tasks as assigned.

• Computer literacy in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
• Keen interest in the work of the United Nations.
• Personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs.
• Willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

• Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements: Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher), Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent), Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent.
• Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
• Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.