Libya: Urbanisation and Land Consultant

Dec 14, 2020 | CTG
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Overview of position

Background

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the UN organization mandated to promote environmentally and socially sustainable human settlements and adequate housing for all. The Sustainable Development Goal 11 aims to “make cities safe, resilient and sustainable” and the New Urban Agenda, the outcome of the Third UN Conference on Human Settlements, Habitat III (Oct 2016) seeks to maximize the potential of urbanization as a force for sustainable development. UN-Habitat is thus concerned with the sustainable development of cities and urban communities and provides support in urban policy and spatial planning at different levels (national, regional and local), reconstruction and housing, rehabilitation of infrastructure, and the promotion of equitable land rights and tenure security.

UN-Habitat has been working over two decades in Libya in supporting relevant departments, in particular the Urban Planning Agency (UPA), on the issues of spatial planning. This included providing institutional support and capacity development since 2002 in order to achieve a national policy for spatial planning (2006 to 2030) and a large number of regional and sub-regional plans, as well as the basic designs of cities, towns and villages. In the second half of 2012, the program also contributed with the Urban Planning Agency to strengthen the capacity of staff in areas of urban planning and geographic information systems as needed for urban recovery planning and provided technical advice in the housing sector and in the preparation of urban rehabilitation plans.

On 3 January 2019 in Tunis and within its ongoing Cooperation Programme with the Libyan government, UN-Habitat signed an agreement with the Libyan Urban Planning Agency to mobilize technical support and expertise at the global and regional level for Institutional support, capacity building and post-conflict recovery and reconstruction. The agreement includes the establishment of a national Urban Observatory that develops a system for urban data collection and monitoring and provides insights on differences in access to housing and basic services in cities.

Furthermore, on the basis of discussion with UNCT and the UNSMIL, UN-Habitat is going to undertake an assessment of the land rights and land administration in Libya, to identify the land-related root causes of conflict, how to mitigate them and address them to foster sustainable peace. This assessment will look at the different interconnected aspects of urbanisation: housing, informal settlements, urban planning and basic services delivery. 

The programme is managed by the UN-Habitat Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS). The Urbanisation and Land Analyst will be reporting to the Human Settlements Officer leading the Libya portfolio.

Role objectives

The Analyst will:

• Develop an in-depth analysis of the land rights and land administration situation in Libya, through desk study review, field assessment, interviews with key informants and focus group discussions;
• Present the draft analysis report to key partners for feed-back and comments, particularly UNCT partners and UNSMIL colleagues;
• Under the guidance of the Urbanisation and Land Coordinator based in Benghazi, the Analyst will develop day-to-day contacts with key government and local authorities in Libya and ensure the prompt sharing of information, conclusions or messages with the direct supervisor.
• Contribute to the Arab Land Conference that will be held in Cairo on the 22-24 February 2021 by presenting a paper on land rights and land administration in Libya, based on the work done for the assessment.
• Coordinate and hold at least one presentation of the analysis done to key partners in Libya (e.g. municipalities, other government representatives, UN agencies, etc.).
• Develop and disseminate communication materials related to the work done on land and urbanisation and on UN-Habitat related portfolio in general (e.g. web articles, social media releases, short brochures and presentations, etc.).
• Disseminate information on the UN-Habitat work to government and other relevant partners.
• Under the guidance of the direct supervisor and in coordination with the Urbanisation and Land Coordinator based in Benghazi, the Analyst will ensure UN-Habitat’s visibility and participation in the Tripoli-based processes.

A monthly work plan including tasks and duties to be performed by the technical coordinator will be shared and agreed with the coordinator at the beginning of each month. This work plan will be also used to report on the accomplished activities for each month.

Key competencies

UN Core Values and Competencies

Professionalism:

• Shows pride in work and in achievements; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments; observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.

Communication:

• Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors’ language, tone, style and format to match the audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

Planning and Organizing:

• Identifies priority activities and assignments; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

Client Orientation:

• Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; meets timeline for delivery of product or services to client.

Teamwork:

• Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organisational goals; builds consensus for task purpose and direction with team members; supports and acts in accordance with final group decisions, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position.