[Hiring] Team Leader for quality assurance of the Viet Nam Country Gender Equality Profile 2026 @UN Women

Role Description

The successful performance of the consultant will contribute to the quality and national relevance of the CGEP. The consultant will work closely with the UN Women Programme Management Specialist, UN Women programme, operations and communications colleagues, the CGEP technical team and the contracted event/logistics service provider. The objective is to support UN Women in finalizing a technically sound, coherent, evidence-based and nationally appropriate CGEP through overall quality assurance of the full report, substantive review of Chapters 1 on Gender in SEDP, Chapter 2 on human development, Chapter 3 on gender-based violence and 6 on Leadership, consolidation of national reviewers’ inputs and final verification of revisions.

The consultant will undertake the following tasks:

• Task 1. Inception and review framework
  • Participate in an inception meeting with UN Women and the national review team.
  • Confirm the purpose, chapter allocation, timeline and review standards.
  • Agree on the source hierarchy, version-control arrangements and process for resolving comments.
• Task 2. Overall quality assurance of the full report
  • Review the entire CGEP, including:
    • Introduction and methodology;
    • All substantive chapters;
    • Conclusion and recommendations;
    • Tables and figures;
    • Annexes.
  • Assess the report’s overall structure, analytical coherence and balance.
  • Identify duplication, analytical gaps and inconsistencies in key concepts or repeated data.
  • Check alignment between the findings, conclusions and recommendations.
  • Check the use of nationally released or nationally cleared data and information.
  • Flag material factual, statistical, policy, legal, institutional or reputational issues requiring correction or a decision by UN Women.
• Task 3. Detailed technical review of Chapter 1
  • Provide detailed comments and proposed revisions to Chapter 1 using Track Changes.
  • Assess whether Chapter 1 accurately synthesizes evidence and findings from the full report.
  • Ensure that the chapter reflects Viet Nam’s development context and national priorities.
  • Check the use of current and nationally appropriate terminology and institutional references.
  • Assess whether the chapter presents a balanced analysis of progress, persistent gaps and emerging challenges.
  • Review the clarity, feasibility and evidence base of the strategic priorities and recommendations.
  • Verify the accuracy and traceability of key statistics and factual claims.
• Task 4. Technical review of Chapter 2 on Human Development
  • Review the analysis of:
    • Demographic transition;
    • Fertility;
    • Sex ratio at birth;
    • Population ageing;
    • Marriage and family;
    • Health;
    • Education.
  • Verify relevant demographic, health and education data against the most recent nationally released or nationally cleared sources.
  • Check data definitions, reference years, disaggregation, comparability and interpretation.
  • Review the accuracy of relevant legal, policy and institutional frameworks.
  • Assess whether the chapter adequately addresses intersecting inequalities, including those related to age, ethnicity, disability, geographic location and socioeconomic status.
  • Identify inaccurate, outdated, unsupported or insufficiently qualified claims.
  • Provide detailed comments and proposed revisions using Track Changes.
  • Strengthen the chapter’s conclusions and recommendations to ensure that they are evidence-based, nationally appropriate and feasible.
• Task 5. Technical review of Chapter 3 on Gender-Based Violence
  • Review all sections addressing:
    • Intimate partner violence;
    • Child, early and forced marriage and unions;
    • Technology-facilitated gender-based violence;
    • Sexual harassment;
    • Sexual assault;
    • Trafficking in persons.
  • Verify relevant prevalence, administrative and service-delivery data.
  • Check the accuracy of laws, policies, institutional mandates and referral or support mechanisms.
  • Ensure that data and findings on violence are presented ethically and in accordance with survivor-centred and do-no-harm principles.
  • Identify unsupported, potentially misleading or sensitive claims requiring revision or qualification.
  • Assess whether the analysis adequately addresses prevention, protection, services, accountability, coordination and financing.
  • Check consistency with relevant national commitments and international standards.
  • Provide detailed comments and proposed revisions using Track Changes.
  • Strengthen conclusions and recommendations to ensure that they are evidence-based, practical and nationally relevant.
• Task 6. Detailed technical review of Chapter 6 on leadership
  • Provide detailed comments and proposed revisions to Chapter 6 using Track Changes.
  • Verify data on women’s representation and leadership across relevant institutions and administrative levels.
  • Check the accuracy of the legal, policy and institutional analysis, including changes resulting from recent institutional restructuring.
  • Assess the analysis of barriers and enabling factors affecting women’s leadership and participation in decision-making.
  • Ensure that recommendations are:
    • Evidence-based;
    • Nationally relevant and feasible;
    • Aligned with national priorities and commitments;
    • Consistent with applicable international standards.
• Task 7. Coordination and consolidation of national review inputs
  • Provide technical guidance to the other national reviewers.
  • Respond to questions concerning the common review approach and promote consistent review standards.
  • Review comments from the other consultants for clarity, supporting evidence and consistency.
  • Identify overlaps, gaps or conflicting comments and recommendations across chapters.
  • Convene or participate in coordination discussions as required.
  • Consolidate all national technical inputs and proposed resolutions for UN Women’s consideration.
• Task 8. Final verification and handover
  • Review the revised report after the agreed comments have been addressed.
  • Verify that agreed corrections have been accurately incorporated.
  • Check that no new factual, analytical or cross-chapter inconsistencies have been introduced.
  • Ensure that repeated data, terminology, references and cross-references are consistent throughout the report.

Deliverables

• Full-report quality-assurance note;
• Written inputs to Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 6 with Track Changes and comments, including verified source references for material corrections. (Due: 15 December 2026)
• Final revised report and clearance from UN Women.

Working arrangements

The consultant will report to the UN Women Viet Nam Programme Management Specialist and work closely with designated UN Women technical colleagues, the CGEP authors and editors, and the other national chapter reviewers. The Team Leader will coordinate the technical work of the national reviewers but will not administer their contracts or authorize changes to their scope, level of effort or payment. UN Women will make final decisions on contested comments, substantive positioning, report content and formal national validation or clearance. The consultant may participate in technical meetings with national institutions at UN Women’s request but may not transmit the report for clearance or represent that clearance has been obtained without written confirmation from UN Women. The assignment is home-based. The consultant must be available for online coordination and in-person meetings in Ha Noi as agreed.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in gender studies, public policy, governance, political science, law, social sciences, development studies or a related field.
• An advanced university degree is an advantage.

Requirements

• At least 15 years of progressively responsible professional experience in gender equality, governance, public policy, women’s leadership or related fields in Viet Nam.
• Demonstrated experience leading quality assurance or technical review of major analytical reports, national assessments, policy studies or comparable multi-author publications.
• Strong knowledge of Viet Nam’s gender-equality, governance and leadership context, including relevant legal and policy frameworks, institutional mandates and official data sources.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary experts and consolidating comments from multiple authors, institutions or stakeholders.
• Familiarity with CEDAW, the Beijing Platform for Action, the Sustainable Development Goals and other relevant gender-equality standards.

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion: At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect.
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