Call for Applications: UN WOMEN Experts and Trainers Roster - Home Based, across various geographical regions

job Description

Job Identification; 22798
Posting Date: 12/13/2024, 06:38 PM
Apply Before: 01/04/2025, 06:59 AM
Job Schedule: Part time
Locations: Home Based
Job Function: Governance and National Planning
Initial Contract Duration: 1 month
Vacancy Category: Consultancies

Job Description
Background:
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates the efforts of the United Nations system to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. UN Women provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

To connect UN Women with a diverse range of knowledgeable and experienced gender experts and trainers around the world who possess expertise in the areas of work covered by UN Women’s mandate, UN Women is establishing a global roster of experts and trainers. This roster will facilitate the recruitment, hiring and evaluation of consultants from various thematic areas across different domains of foreign policy.

Duties and Responsibilities

Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work
Rostered consultants will provide a range of advisory services to clients (UN Women Divisions, Regional Offices or Country Offices, UN Women Training Centre, project teams, and partners as needed). Any other reporting lines and working relationships will be specified at the time of contracting for a specific assignment.

When demand arises in a particular thematic area, pre-selected consultants will be called upon to provide demand-driven services. The range of tasks for the consultant may include applied research, diagnostic missions, provision of strategic and operational advice, training and capacity development activities, strategic development of policy papers, on-site support to programmes, programme evaluation, drafting of policy papers, among others.

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

Consultancy services provided will be home-based by experts from various geographical regions.

Competencies :
Core Values:
Integrity;
Professionalism;
Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:
-Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
-Accountability;
-Creative Problem Solving;
-Effective Communication;
-Inclusive Collaboration;
-Stakeholder Engagement;
-Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework:

Functional Competencies:
-Demonstrates commitment to UN Women’s mission and vision;
-Strategic, strong technical capabilities;
-Strong reporting and writing abilities;
-Ability to work in a team, develop synergies and establish effective working relations with government counterparts, donors, NGOs and other development and humanitarian partners;
-Strong interpersonal and communication skills, resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgment, tact, and negotiating skills, and the ability to cope with situations that may pose conflict;
-Demonstrates integrity by modeling UN Women’s values and ethical standards;
Sensitivity and adaptability to culture, gender, religion, nationality and age;
-Openness to change and ability to receive/integrate feedback;
-Ability to deliver assigned responsibilities within specified timeframes and with minimum supervision;
-Ability to accommodate additional demands on short notice.

Qualifications and Experience

Education and Certification:
-Master’s degree or equivalent in International Relations, Political Science, Diplomacy or other related fields, with specialization in any of the thematic areas of expertise listed in the call.
-A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:
-At least 7 years of progressively responsible work experience at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of foreign or development policies and projects, including on gender equality;
-At least 5 years of technical knowledge relevant to the thematic area of interest;
-Excellent oral and written skills
-Excellent drafting and formulation skills; proven record of official reports or papers/studies in the selected area;
-Sound knowledge of international standards on human rights, women’s rights and related instruments is required;
-Experience with training and facilitation is an asset.
-Excellent analytical skills with strong drive for results and capacity to work independently.

Languages:
-Fluency in English is required.
-Knowledge of French or Spanish or any other UN official is an asset.