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Result of Service

The consultancy goals to assist the ALPC and the AUC to facilitate the operationalization and transition of the ALPC to the AUC, implementation of the AU Land Governance Strategy and selling the AU agenda on land.

Work Location

ECA

Expected period

12 months

Duties and Responsibilities

Context and background Land stays considered one of Africa’s most crucial and contested sources, underpinning socio-financial growth, cultural id, and political stability. The majority of Africans depend upon land for agriculture, housing, and livelihoods, making equitable entry to land and safe land tenure a cornerstone for poverty discount and sustainable growth. Moreover, land is on the coronary heart of Africa’s structural transformation, serving as the inspiration for meals safety, environmental conservation, urbanization, and financial progress. Despite its significance, land governance in Africa faces important challenges, together with tenure insecurity, land conflicts, urbanization pressures, gender disparities, and local weather change impacts. Weak land administration techniques, underneath-resourced establishments, and overlapping authorized frameworks exacerbate these points, undermining the capability of governments to handle land equitably and sustainably. Vulnerable teams, resembling ladies, youth, pastoralists, indigenous peoples, and individuals with disabilities, are sometimes probably the most affected, with restricted entry to land and tenure safety. Secure land rights and good land governance isn’t solely important for fostering peace and stability but additionally for unlocking Africa’s potential to attain financial transformation, resilience to local weather change, and social fairness. Addressing these challenges is significant to reaching the aspirations of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) was established as a joint initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the African Development Bank (AfDB), has performed a pivotal function in advancing land governance on the continent. To strengthen its influence and align its features with the African Union’s institutional framework, the ALPC is transitioning to turn into built-in into the AUC. This course of, guided by Executive Council Decision 1144(XL), emphasizes the combination of the ALPC into AUC buildings whereas preserving its capability to supply proof-primarily based coverage recommendation and coordinate the implementation of the AU Agenda on land. A draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the AUC and UNECA outlines the collaborative framework for this transition, together with continued assist for staffing, useful resource mobilization, and technical help in the course of the interim interval. Working with the ALPC and the AUC, The Land Governance Expert will play a pivotal function in advancing these aims by supporting the AU agenda on land, facilitating collaboration with Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and different stakeholders. Through strategic interventions, this place will contribute to reaching the AU Declaration on Land and the Land Governance Strategy (2023–2032 by making certain that land is equitably ruled and used for the advantage of all Africans. The Land Governance Expert will probably be instrumental in supporting the ALPC’s transition by operationalizing suggestions from the transition paperwork and MoU. Roles and tasks: More particularly, the Land Governance Expert will probably be accountable for the next: 1. Providing technical assist to the transition of ALPC from ECA into an AU STO a. Finalization and implementation of the transition plan and MOU; b. Partnership constructing to reinforce coherence, synergies and mobilize sources in assist of the implementation of the ALPC technique and transition plan; 2. Provide substantive inputs within the implementation of ALPC outputs, together with: a. The 2025 Conference on Land Policy in Africa, a key occasion for selling information sharing, coverage dialogue and advocacy; and partnerships; b. The AU 30% marketing campaign to strengthen ladies’s land rights Endorsement and implementation of the AU, together with supporting advocacy in direction of the endorsement and implementation of Guidelines on this regard; and, c. Support the operationalization of the AU Monitoring and Evaluation of Land in Africa (MELA) system. 3. Mainstream land governance in AUC programmes a. Supporting the implementation of the AU Land Governance Strategy (2023–2032), making certain alignment with Agenda 2063, the AU Declaration on Land and the Post Malabo CAADP technique and Action Plan; b. Facilitating the combination of land tenure points within the work of the AUC; c. Supporting the implementation of accountable land-primarily based investments which are environmentally sound, scalable, and inclusive, contributing to sustainable growth via the Common Africa Agricultural Parks Programme and different initiatives; and, d. Facilitating the group of occasions that assist gender inclusive, clear and good practices in land governance in Africa. The Land Governance Expert will work underneath the general steerage of the Coordinator, ALPC/Chief, Land and Agricultural Transformation (LATs), ECA), and direct supervision of the Head, Rural Development Division on the AU.

Qualifications/particular abilities

Advanced college diploma (Master’s diploma or equal) in land governance and land coverage associated disciplines, together with regulation, land administration, agricultural economics, actual property, surroundings, pure sources administration or associated fields is required. A primary stage college diploma in a mixture of further two years of qualifying expertise could also be accepted in lieu of the grasp’s diploma. A minimal of seven years progressively accountable expertise in growing and implementing land insurance policies and land administration methods, packages and initiatives is required. Experience in coverage recommendation, capability growth, undertaking implementation, partnership constructing and useful resource mobilization in assist of land tenure safety is desired. Experience on engaged on land tenure in relation to agricultural markets strengthening and the CAADP BR course of is extremely fascinating.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this consultancy, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of the opposite language is a bonus.

Additional Information

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No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.