Local Community Engagement Expert

UN-Habitat seeks an expert in Bossaso to strengthen community participation and municipal coordination in Somalia's Saameynta programme. The consultant will facilitate planning, support land-tenure and housing activities, coordinate displaced and host communities, track results and document implementation with local partners.

Department: Somalia Programme / Saameynta

• Facilitate inclusive community participation in durable-solutions planning and implementation
• Coordinate consultations, awareness campaigns and municipal planning sessions
• Maintain relationships with municipal departments, community leaders and programme partners
• Support Social Tenure Domain Model, tenure regularisation and settlement-mapping activities
• Track land-dispute mechanisms and tenure documents for displaced and host communities
• Coordinate community input to housing assessments and settlement plans
• Prepare consultation records, progress updates, success stories and technical documentation

• First university degree in social development, community engagement or a related field
• At least two years of relevant experience working with public-sector institutions and community engagement
• Experience supporting project implementation with government institutions and other stakeholders
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Somali

• Duty station is Bossaso, Somalia
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply