Overview
The consultant will contribute to the development of localized housing profiles and policy recommendations for Bishkek and the Kyrgyz Republic.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct desk research and collect qualitative and quantitative data on housing, land, infrastructure, informal settlements, housing finance, and related topics.
- Review relevant policy documents, statistical sources, municipal plans, land records, academic papers, and grey literature.
- Develop and maintain a detailed housing stakeholder mapping.
- Design and implement semi-structured interviews and focus groups with key local actors.
- Draft brief interview protocols and produce detailed summaries of each stakeholder interaction.
- Coordinate regularly with the municipal focal point, local stakeholders, and the project team.
- Lead consultations and facilitate participation of community groups, housing associations, and other local actors.
- Organise and facilitate at least two local workshops.
- Prepare an annotated outline of the Local Housing Sector Profile.
- Draft the full Housing Sector Profile report.
- Integrate feedback from stakeholders, city administration, and the project team into revised drafts.
- Draft a concise Local Housing Priority Paper.
- Participate in peer-review sessions to support or cross-check another city/municipality’s draft.
Required Experience
- 2 years of relevant professional experience of experience in housing policy, urban development, or research at the local level is required
- Proven ability to lead research independently and produce high-quality written reports.
- Strong understanding of housing delivery systems, informality, land management, and local governance.
- Experience working with municipal authorities and local stakeholders.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (master’s or similar) in urban planning, public administration, economics, urban management, housing policy, architecture, sociology, or other fields related to sustainable urban development is required
