[Hiring] International Consultant, Gender and Private Sector Engagement Expert @UN Women

Role Description

UN Women is planning to implement early recovery programming which aims to support enterprise recovery, restore livelihoods, create employment opportunities, and strengthen economic resilience, with a strong focus on ensuring that women benefit equitably from economic recovery efforts. Emphasis for this assignment will be on private sector recovery including in light industries, and in the textiles and garment industries, as well as in the care industry and food production and processing, among others.

The consultant will provide strategic and technical expertise to strengthen gender-sensitive private sector engagement across the programme and ensure that women's economic empowerment objectives are systematically integrated into enterprise recovery interventions, workplace practices, and business development support. The consultant will provide advice through the framework of the Women's Empowerment Principles.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in Gender Studies, Economics, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Development Studies, International Development, Human Rights, or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree combined with two additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in women's economic empowerment, private sector engagement, inclusive economic development, or related fields is required.
• At least 2 years of experience working in Crisis and Recovery settings.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing gender-responsive employment, entrepreneurship, and private sector programmes is desirable.
• Proven experience engaging with private sector actors and promoting inclusive workplace practices including familiarity with the Women’s Empowerment Principles is required.
• Experience conducting gender analyses and developing gender mainstreaming frameworks is desirable.
• Experience delivering training, coaching, and technical advisory services is desirable.
• Experience in humanitarian, recovery, or fragile contexts is highly desirable.
• Previous experience in Palestine or the Middle East is highly desirable.
• Experience working with UN agencies and international organizations is highly desirable.

Benefits

• This is a home-based consultancy, without travel.

Company Description

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.

• UN Women leads and coordinates the United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world.
• It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
• UN Women’s triple mandate supports Member States to strengthen global norms and standards for gender equality and women’s empowerment.
• UN Women plays an innovative and catalytic role in the State of Palestine since its inception in 1997 (as UNIFEM).