National Consultant Uganda - Land Use Planning Expert

Overview

Develop guidelines for Tenure Responsive Land Use Planning.

You have:

• Advanced university degree in physical or regional planning, land management, or another field relevant to this assignment is required.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience undertaking projects or assignments related to land use planning or physical planning on customary tenure is required.
• Proven expertise and knowledge of physical/land use planning, policy formulation and analysis in Uganda is required.
• Knowledge in land use planning, sociology, environmental management, land management-related tools, good practices and innovations is desirable.
• Previous experience with UN and/or international organization and government bodies is desirable.
• Fluency in English (both oral and written) is required; knowledge of the other UN languages is an added advantage.

Result of Service To develop guidelines for conducting Tenure Responsive Land Use Planning during customary, other land tenure registration and preparation of Physical Development Plans at all levels in Uganda.

Work Location Home Based

Expected duration 5 Months

Duties and Responsibilities Background: 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. It is the focal point for urbanization and human settlement matters within the UN system. The Agency also contributes to national and local governments in laying the foundation for sustainable urban development. UN-Habitat envisions well-planned, well-governed, and efficient cities and other human settlements, with adequate housing, infrastructure, universal access to employment and essential services such as water, energy and sanitation. To achieve these goals, UN-Habitat has adopted the Strategic Plan (2020–2023) which repositions UN-Habitat as a major global entity and a centre of excellence and innovation.

This ‘national land use planning expert’ consultancy post is primarily created to contribute to the UN-Habitat’s Land, Housing and Shelter Section (LHSS) and the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) interventions in Uganda. The LHSS, within the Urban Practices Branch of UN-Habitat, hosts the secretariat of the GLTN, which is a network of over 80 international institutions that was established in 2006 and since then, has been working to promote secure land and property rights for all, through the development of pro-poor fit-for-purpose and gender-responsive land tools within the continuum of land rights approach. Since 2012, GLTN has started working at the country level to test and implement developed land tools and approaches, contribute to land policy development and implementation, and undertake capacity development initiatives and awareness and knowledge-building initiatives in collaboration with government authorities and partners. In 2019, Phase 3 of the GLTN programme commenced with an overall goal of improving tenure security for women, youth, and vulnerable groups.

This consultancy aims to contribute to the implementation of the GLTN Phase 3 programme in Uganda, particularly the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)-managed project "Scaling up Community-based Land Registration and Land Use Planning in Customary Land in Uganda", which aims to contribute to the development of a structured and scalable approach towards improved tenure security through a participatory way, and sustainable land use for men, women, and youth on customary land. The four (4) year project started in September 2021 and has three (3) primary outcomes: 1. Improved tenure security for men, women, and youth 2. Inclusive, climate-smart, and sustainable land use plan 3. Improved capacity and awareness of crucial land stakeholders on customary land registration and land use planning.

Uganda was declared a planning area according to Section 3 of the Principal Physical Planning Act 2010, which requires all developments to conform or comply with approved physical development plans irrespective of urban or rural areas. The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD) is mandated to ensure a rational: sustainable and effective use and management of land and orderly development of urban and rural areas as well as safe, planned and adequate housing for socio-economic development in Uganda". The Ministry is charged with formulation of policies, regulations, guidelines, and standards, among others. Among them, the Ministry developed the National Physical Planning Standards, in 2011 which are currently under review and is in the process of developing guidelines for the preparation and implementation of Physical Development Plans with the intention of providing a common and harmonized approach to undertaking physical planning at all levels. However, these guidelines need to provide an approach to integrating land tenure security processes into land use planning processes to improve land tenure security on customary land in Uganda. About 80% of Uganda's land is held under customary tenure and is administered according to customary rules and practices of a given geographical or culturally defined area. It is a procedural requirement that Physical planning is integrated within all land registration processes.

Specific Tasks and Responsibilities The consultant “National Land Use Planning Expert” shall report to the Chief, Land, Housing and Shelter Section (LHSS) and shall implement the following tasks and deliver the outputs below: - Review physical planning processes. The consultant shall review the existing processes followed in preparing Physical Development Plans, including the institutional framework, to identify key aspects that need to be customized for tenure-responsive land use planning on customary land and other land tenures. - Strategic and technical review of draft documents and reports. The consultant shall review the Uganda National Land Policy, Tenure Responsive Planning- A Guide for Country Implementation, Rapid Physical Planning Appraisals (RAPPA) guidelines, draft National guidelines for the preparation and implementation of physical development plans, Physical planning standards, National Physical Planning Act 2010 and as Amended 2020, and related regulations, reports and research documents on customary land and customary land registration. - Study and document existing land use planning interventions in the context of customary land. The consultant shall visit selected project sites where land use planning interventions in the context of customary land and another land tenure, document, study and analyse land use planning practices, land tenure and resource patterns with the view to identifying best practise to inform processes and approaches that can be used to guide tenure responsive-land use planning the guidelines and highlighting what works well (or not) in different settings. - Provide policy, strategic and practical recommendations for conducting tenure-responsive land use planning in the context of customary land registration. The consultant shall make concrete recommendations on the required changes, amendments, and actions considering internationally and nationally recognized frameworks and practices, including providing the justifications for such recommendations for tenure-responsive land use planning during customary, other land tenure registration - Provide high-level and strategic inputs into the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Customary land registration guidelines under development or existing guidelines. The consultant shall liaise and engage with experts developing the customary land registrations and ADR guidelines and advice on what and how to assess the current land use planning on customary land and other land tenures in Uganda considering the policy/legal, institutional, and spatial components and requirements of the tenure responsive land use planning in the context of customary land and other tenure land registration. - Develop tenure-responsive land use planning guidelines for customary land, other land tenure registration and Physical Development Plan preparation. The consultant shall develop the tenure-responsive land use planning guidelines during customary land, other tenure land registration and Physical Development Plan preparation following a consultative process to ensure that the plans are holistic focusing on social, economic, tenure and environmental aspects. - Undertake the development of an implementation plan for the guidelines. The consultant shall provide advice and input in developing an implementation plan for Tenure Responsive Land Use Guidelines. - Provide strategic and technical contributions in the advocacy, promotions and approval of the Tenure Responsive Land Use Planning guidelines. The consultant shall promote the Tenure Responsive Land Use Guidelines in the context of customary land, other land tenure registration and Physical Development Plan preparation and in advocating for its approval by the top management of MLHUD and government authorities and their adoption by all key stakeholders. - Provide technical inputs to the consultative and validation workshop. The consultant shall provide technical inputs to the consultative and validation workshop for the developed Tenure Responsive Land Use Guidelines and incorporate stakeholders’ input. - Develop the final guidelines and support dissemination of the Tenure Responsive Land Use guidelines. The consultant shall review the final draft guidelines and provide final inputs, additional write-ups and edits and provide other recommendations as may apply to the guidelines.

Qualifications/special skills Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in physical or regional planning, land management, or another field relevant to this assignment is required. - A minimum of five (5) years’ experience undertaking projects or assignments related to land use planning or physical planning on customary tenure is required. - Proven expertise and knowledge of physical/land use planning, policy formulation and analysis in Uganda is required. - Knowledge in land use planning, sociology, environmental management, land management-related tools, good practices and innovations is desirable. - Previous experience with UN and/or international organization and government bodies is desirable.

Languages Fluency in English (both oral and written) is required; knowledge of the other UN languages is an added advantage.

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.

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