Housing Analytics Expert

UN-Habitat is seeking a Housing Analytics Expert in Nairobi, Kenya. The role requires an advanced degree in relevant fields and at least seven years of experience in human settlements or urban planning. Responsibilities include establishing affordable housing models, mapping stakeholders in Kenya's housing ecosystem, and developing a national housing implementation strategy. The position emphasizes collaboration with government and private sectors to enhance housing affordability and sustainability.
ABOUT THE COMPANY

Nairobi is the headquarters duty station for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) the United Nations agency mandated with ensuring better urban future by promoting socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the achievement sustainable development goal 11 (SDG 11). Although the mandate of UN-Habitat is global, the agency has placed special emphasis on working for the benefit of the host country through contributing to Kenya’s development priorities in a variety of ways. UN-Habitat Regional Office in Africa (ROAf) located in Nairobi, Kenya, is supporting priorities of member states and governments to achieve sustainable urban development. Implementation of Kenya programmes is carried out within the ROAf.

JOB SUMMARY

RequirementsAdvanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Housing, architecture, civil engineering, urban and regional planning, economics or physical sciences relevant to development and management of human settlements or a related field is required.A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree is required.A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in human settlements, project or programme management or related field is required.At least two years working experience in housing or urban planning or slum upgrading within Africa is highly desirable.Proven experience in human settlements development fields, projects/programme design and implementation with the UN or other international agencies is also desirable.

RESPONSIBILITIES

To achieve the above-mentioned goal, the assignment includes the following specific objectives:Value Proposition for Affordable Housing Models:Establish the economic, social, and policy benefits of different affordable housing tenure (ownership, rental, rent-to-own) and delivery (developer, owner-builder, cooperative) models.Frame PINUA’s housing approach as a means to strengthen and support these models and their respective value chains.Define the major bottlenecks and key success factors necessary for scaling these pilot initiatives.Ecosystem Mapping & Stakeholder Engagement StrategyMap stakeholders across Kenya’s affordable housing ecosystem for each PINUA housing stream.Identify gaps and missing actors in housing delivery and financing.Develop an engagement strategy to onboard critical partners and support decentralized housing delivery, unblocking barriers to scaling PINUA initiatives.National Affordable Housing Implementation Strategy for the Kenya Country Program OfficeOutline a roadmap for the KCP’s approach to housing. - Integrate government policies, private sector involvement, and financial mechanisms.Provide recommendations on policy, design, and finance to ensure sustainable and scalable housing solutions in Kenya, leveraging PINUA’s expected contributions.Institutional Framework for Social Housing & Cooperative Rental ModelsAssess existing social housing institutions in Kenya and identify gaps in governance, finance, and delivery.Recommend appropriate institutional arrangements for delivery of cooperative social rental and incremental housing.Provide recommendations to the Government of Kenya on institutional structures that can enhance housing affordability, quality, and accessibility.Define key partnerships necessary to support new housing delivery value chains (with an emphasis on cooperative social rental housing), ensuring alignment with national priorities.Provide recommendations to the Government of Kenya on institutional structures that can enhance housing affordability, quality, and accessibility, aligned with government’s own institutional arrangements.Strategic Positioning for Housing and Basic Services as UN-HABITAT’s Core MissionAlign housing strategies with UN-Habitat’s core mission and global development goals.Leverage previous UN-Habitat’s initiatives (e.g., PSUP, GLTN) to develop a coherent housing and sustainable urban development strategy in support of the organization’s new strategic mission.Create advocacy materials and a roadmap to position housing as a key development pillar within UN-Habitat’s programs.Provide structured mentorship to two young professionals or interns through the delivery of all the outputs.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Planning, Economics and business, Architectural planning and design, Data analysis, Strategizing

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Diploma, Associate's degree