[Hiring] International Consultant / Evaluator for the UN Women Regional Project “Women's Economic Empowerment in the South Caucasus“ @UN Women

Role Description

UN Women exists to advance women’s rights, gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. As the lead UN entity on gender equality, we shift laws, institutions, social behaviours and services to close the gender gap and build an equal world for all women and girls.

UN Women in Georgia supports state and non-state partners towards the achievement of substantive gender equality in Georgia. The project’s overarching goal is to ensure that women, particularly the poor and socially excluded, in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are economically empowered and participate in relevant decision-making.

The third phase of the project aims to contribute to the following three outcomes:

• Women, particularly the poor and socially excluded, use skills, economic opportunities, relevant information, network and support to become farmers/entrepreneurs or to join the formal labour sector in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
• Armenia and Georgia implement adequate legislative and policy reforms and frameworks to enable women’s economic empowerment.
• The government, public and non-governmental institutions are strengthened to develop and deliver gender-responsive programmes, policies and services for women’s economic empowerment in Armenia and Georgia.

Qualifications

• Advanced (at least Master) degree in one or more following areas: economics, social sciences, gender studies, political science, social policy, development studies or another related field.
• A first-level university degree in combination with nine (9) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least 7 (seven) years of practical experience in conducting evaluations of strategies, policies, and projects, in lieu of advanced degree, or 9 (nine) years of similar experience in case of first level university degree.
• At least 7 (seven) years of experience and knowledge on women’s economic empowerment, gender equality, gender mainstreaming, gender analysis in lieu of advanced degree, or 9 (nine) years of similar experience in case of first level university degree.
• Proven experience in conducting evaluations for international organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs), and similar entities.
• Proven experience/knowledge of gender equality and women’s empowerment issues in Armenia, Azerbaijan or Georgia and/or in the region.
• Excellent report-writing skills and ability to produce clear, well-structured analytical reports.
• Excellent analytical, facilitation and communications skills and ability to negotiate amongst a wide range of stakeholders.
• Prior experience in conducting tasks similar to the ones outlined in this ToR with UN/EU agencies will be considered a distinct advantage.

Requirements

• Fluency in English is required.

Benefits

• Home-based consultancy; no travel is required.

Company Description

UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting the needs of women and girls worldwide. It supports UN Member States in setting global standards for achieving gender equality and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes, and services needed to implement these standards.