Land Use Associate

Land Use Associate

Assignment country: Nepal

Expected start date: 01/09/2025

Sustainable Development Goal: 11. Sustainable cities and communities

Volunteer category: International UN University Volunteer

Host entity: UN-HABITAT NPL

Type: Onsite

Duration: 6 months

Number of assignments: 1

Duty stations: Kathmandu

Details

Mission and objectives

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), established in 1978, is the mandated agency within the United Nations (UN) system for coordinating activities in the field of human settlement development to promote socially and environmentally sustainable, resilient and inclusive towns and cities. UN-Habitat works in over 90 countries to promote transformative change in cities and human settlements through knowledge, policy advice, technical assistance and collaborative action, working with multi-level governments. UN-Habitat has been working in Nepal since 2007, under the Regional Office for the Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) in Japan and in diverse sectors: Climate Change; Urban Development, Land Reform; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; and Inclusive Development.

Context

As part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) UN-Habitat in Nepal supports Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Economic Transformation as well as in Environmental Sustainability, Climate and Disaster Resilience. In this respect UN-Habitat has been implementing “A Safety Net of Innovative Land Tenure Solutions for Near-Landless Sharecroppers” project in four local government units in Deukhuri valley of Dang district in Nepal- Lamahi Municipality, Rapti Rural Municipality, Gadhawa Rural Municipality and Rajpur Rural Municipality with the financial support of Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Republic of Korea.

The Project aims to contribute in the NDC commitment of the Government of Nepal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2045 through supporting 4 municipalities and 1 provincial government to pursue these targets by implementing carbon neutral and sustainable development actions. The Project mainly focuses on AFOLU targets, whereby addressing the longstanding issue of landlessness faced by the most marginalized indigenous communities in four municipalities, which is contributing to land degradation and unsustainable land use in the inner Tarai belt of the country. The Project provides these communities opportunities of improved and sustainable livelihood through climate smart land use, conservation of the degraded land, farming and agroforestry practices.

The Project also focuses on enhancing capacities of the local, provincial and the national government through trainings, policy support and system strengthening on land governance, institutionalization and implementation of the risk sensitive land use plan and climate smart agriculture plan for greener and just development of these municipalities.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of National Professional Expert , the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

i. Participate in field missions and assist on the application of green technology and CSA tools
ii. Support in capacity CSA technology demonstration in farmer’s field
iii. Support in the utilization of available digital tools for enhanced market access and agro-value chain strengthening
iv. Support in the design of appropriate soil and land conservation practices
v. Support in the supervision of regreening activities conducted through community con-tracts
vi. Assist to explore possibilities to use alternative/green energy in the agro-value chain system
vii. Contribute to dissemination of best practices
viii. Support to develop project ideas scale-up work for KOICA, ROK or any other funding agencies

Eligibility criteria

Age” 18 – 80

Required experience: 1 month

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Nationality: Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Additional eligibility criteria

ELIGIBILITY

As this assignment is funded by KOICA, specific eligibility criteria apply:

– Applicants must be Korean nationals aged between 18 and 29 years at the time of application.
– Applicants must be currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree, or have graduated within the past 12 months (at the time of application).
– Individuals who have previously served in a KOICA-funded UN University Volunteer assignment are not eligible.

APPLICATION

– If you are currently enrolled in a university and have not yet obtained a university degree, indicate in the section ‘Academic qualifications’ under ‘diploma/degree obtained’ that you are still studying and towards which degree. In the ‘to’ field, enter the current date, as the system does not allow you to enter a future date. Instead of the degree certificate, upload any evidence of your enrollment, for example a transcript.
– You may apply to a maximum of three assignments and indicate the order of preference in the ‘Additional remarks’ field when filling in the application form.
– Application deadline: 26 May 2025

SELECTION

– Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The selection will be done by the UN Host Entity at the level of the country of assignment. Interviews will be conducted by the UN Host Entity in June.

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Assignment requirements

Relevant experience
No experience required

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level
Bachelor degree or equivalent in – currently enrolled or recent graduate – Agriculture or Environment Science or Land Use/ Land Management.

Competencies and values

• Adaptability and Flexibility
•  Commitment and Motivation
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
•  Communication
•  Creativity
•  Ethics and Values
•  Integrity
• Knowledge Sharing
•  Planning and Organizing
•  Respect for Diversity
• Self-Management
• Technological Awareness
• Working in Teams

Skills and experience

Demonstrated interest or experience in:

• Land Use
• Land Management
• Climate Smart Agriculture

Area(s) of expertise

Agriculture, Energy and environment

Driving license
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Other information

Living conditions and remarks

Kathmandu is the capital city and the main tourist hub in Nepal. The Kathmandu Valley has a pleasant climate with average summer temperatures of 20°C – 35°C and 2°C – 12°C in winter. It hosts unique culture, heritage, and food habits however has plenty of restaurants serving different cuisine including Korean, Japanese, continental,

Inclusivity statement

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy

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