[Hiring] Gender Mainstreaming and Climate Change Trainer - International Consultant @UNDP

Role Description

The consultant will report to the Regional Coordination Specialist and will be responsible for the following:

• Online gender mainstreaming training:
  • Prepare the agenda, materials, presentations, etc., informed by the UN Women Gender Mainstreaming Guidance.
  • Integrate illustrative case studies and linkages to the UN System-Wide Gender Equality Acceleration Platform.
  • Deliver training via two workstreams for 18 participants each, including a mix of UN Women and other agencies’ personnel.
  • Each workstream will include nine hours of contact time.
• Online reflection session:
  • Facilitate one online session (approximately one hour) for training participants to reflect on their learning and implementation of new skills.
• Summary report:
  • Provide a brief report recording participants, agenda, key discussion points, and reflections.
  • Include training materials as an annex to the report.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in gender studies, development studies, politics, economics, or a related field.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in gender mainstreaming is required.
• Experience designing and delivering training for UN Women and other UN entities is required.
• In-depth knowledge of gender mainstreaming processes, frameworks, and challenges in the UN System is required.
• Fluency in English is required; knowledge of another UN language is desirable.

Benefits

• This is a home-based consultancy. Travel is not required.

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.

The UN Women Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS) exercises UN Women functions at a regional level and in support of UN Women’s engagement in 17 countries across the region.