Housing Expert (National)

Result of Service Strengthened implementation of Ethiopia's National Housing Policy (2025) by enabling evidence-based housing investment, developing a bankable in-situ rehousing pilot, establishing a replicable city housing diagnostic methodology, and strengthening partnerships to support affordable, inclusive, and climate-resilient urban housing development Work Location Addis Ababa Expected duration 6 months Duties and Responsibilities The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities, with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. UN-Habitat works with national and local governments, civil society, and the private sector to strengthen urban planning, governance, and financing systems, supporting countries to manage urbanization in an inclusive and sustainable manner. Ethiopia is urbanizing rapidly, and housing sits at the centre of both the opportunity and the strain. Urban areas already contribute close to half of national GDP, yet the housing deficit is large and growing, most urban households cannot afford formally delivered housing, mortgage finance reaches a small fraction of the population, and displacement and climate-related shocks continue to push vulnerable households into precarious living conditions. Rental is the reality for a large share of urban households, yet the rental market remains almost entirely unregulated and undocu

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