Overview
Provide expert support to UN-Habitat’s HLP projects in Northwest Syria and lead coordination of the HLP sub-national HLP TWG.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the operational and technical activities of the sub-national HLP Technical Working Group (TWG) in Northwest Syria.
- Coordinate, organize, and facilitate HLP sub-national TWG meetings, and represent the group in relevant coordination forums.
- Support the operationalization and maintenance of TWG tools and archiving systems.
- Facilitate HLP mainstreaming sessions and targeted training on HLP issues.
- Facilitate the identification of priority HLP advocacy issues and contribute to advocacy briefs.
- Monitor, document, and report emerging HLP issues.
- Contribute to needs assessments and develop HLP profiles of selected areas.
- Support analysis of HLP challenges and opportunities.
- Participate in the design and development of HLP projects.
- Ensure HLP projects and activities are implemented in line with approved proposals.
- Support the integration of HLP considerations into urban recovery planning.
- Contribute to activities aimed at strengthening land administration and land governance systems.
- Support monitoring of project targets and progress.
- Promote and share recommendations for improvements to project activities.
- Provide regular progress updates and reports.
- Provide legal and technical support to HLP projects.
- Perform any other tasks relevant to the position.
Required Experience
Minimum of three (3) years of progressive experience in housing, land and property (HLP), land governance, legal analysis, urban planning, or related fields in humanitarian, early recovery, or development contexts. Experience managing projects or programmes, including assessments, reporting, and coordination with government and humanitarian actors, ideally related to HLP. Desired: Professional experience with international organizations related to HLP, urban recovery and/or sector coordination. Good understanding of the Syrian legal and institutional framework related to HLP rights, land administration, and property documentation. Knowledge of international HLP frameworks. Skills in data analysis and reporting for evidence-based programming.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, law, social sciences, political sciences, project management or other relevant fields. Desired: Training or certification in HLP or land administration-related field
