[Hiring] International Consultant on Essential Social Services in EVAW Context @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, UN Women works towards the overarching goal of ensuring that women and girls, including those at greatest risk of being left behind, fully exercise their human rights, enjoy a life free from violence and discrimination, and lead, influence and benefit from sustainable and inclusive socioeconomic development.

Currently, UN Women in Türkiye has a diverse and growing portfolio on Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) which is led by a Programme Specialist, under the overall guidance of the UN Women Country Director and the direct supervision of the Deputy Country Director.

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Specialist, the International Consultant on Essential Social Services in EVAW Context will support project design, implementation of interventions, and monitoring and evaluation of project results.

Qualifications

• A master’s degree or equivalent in women’s studies, social services, psychology, human rights, social policy, or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in the aforementioned fields, combined with an additional two years of qualifying professional experience, may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Requirements

• At least seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience providing technical or advisory support on essential social services related to ending violence against women and girls (EVAW).
• Demonstrated experience in policy-oriented analysis or technical advisory work related to social service delivery systems, psychosocial support frameworks, case management models, and/or coordination mechanisms in EVAW contexts.
• Demonstrated experience in monitoring, evaluation, or results-based frameworks for EVAW essential services.
• Demonstrated experience in providing capacity development support to governmental and non-governmental EVAW social service providers.
• Experience in producing policy relevant knowledge products, technical briefs, guidance notes, or comparative analyses.
• Fluency in English is required.

Benefits

• This is a home-based consultancy.
• No travel requirements are envisioned under this assignment.
• Payments will be made based on the provision of timesheets and supporting deliverables approved by the UN Women Programme Specialist.

Company Description

UN Women was created in July 2010 as part of the UN reform agenda, merging resources and mandates for greater impact on gender equality and women's empowerment.

• UN Women focuses exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.
• It brings together the work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system.