[Hiring] International Consultant on Socio-Economic Empowerment of VAWG Survivors @UN Women

Role Description

Under the supervision of UN Women, in collaboration with the Project Implementation Team including national and international consultants, and in close coordination with MoFSS, the International Consultant on Socio-Economic Empowerment of VAWG Survivors will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Provision of technical expertise to strengthen capacity development interventions, policy protocols and knowledge products on women’s socio‑economic empowerment in EVAW contexts, in line with international standards and good practices.
• Preparation of technical comparative inputs by:
  • Conducting desk-based comparative analyses of international and regional good practices on women’s socio-economic empowerment in EVAW sensitive and post-crisis contexts.
  • Producing concise, policy-oriented technical briefs highlighting relevant models, standards, safeguards, and lessons learned.
• Delivery of technical input through online sessions by designing and delivering online technical sessions for MoFSS personnel and relevant programme partners.
• Support the revision of the Skills Mapping and Gap Analysis and the development of a policy-oriented way forward.
• Provision of technical inputs to training curricula and knowledge products.
• Support to the finalization of project deliverables by providing technical quality assurance and consolidation support.
• Technical support for the development and implementation of monitoring and results frameworks related to women’s socio‑economic empowerment.

Qualifications

• A master’s degree or equivalent in economics, women’s studies, development studies, social work, psychology, social policy, labour studies, or a related field is required.
• A first‑level university degree in a related field, 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 women’s socio-economic empowerment, livelihoods, employment, or labour market–related programming.
• Demonstrated experience in policy-oriented analysis or technical advisory work related to women’s economic empowerment in EVAW-sensitive, humanitarian, post-crisis, or fragile contexts.
• Demonstrated experience in monitoring, evaluation, or results-based frameworks for socio-economic empowerment or related programmes.
• Demonstrated experience in providing capacity development support to governmental and non‑governmental actors.
• Experience in producing policy-relevant knowledge products and facilitating technical briefings or learning sessions.

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.