Gender Consultant

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

UNFPA is looking for a Team Lead Consultant to lead on this work, working as part of a team with a  Gender Expert consultant to undertake the assessment and propose key changes to the training.

In December 2024 first 2 deliverables will be finalized.

In 2025, the consultancy is planned to proceed to the remained deliverables. Once the budget is approved, the proposed changes will be incorporated in the GTA training, with the training facilitated in the region.

You would be responsible for:

The Team Lead Consultant will lead on :

1. Conduct a comprehensive review of existing UNFPA gender transformative approaches training modules.
2. Assess current staff knowledge and understanding of GTA in the EECA region through surveys, interviews, or focus groups. 
3. Identify region-specific gender equality issues, challenges, and opportunities.
4. Gather examples of successful GTA programming in the EECA region. 
5. Adapt and contextualize existing training modules to incorporate regional perspectives, case studies, and best practices  [planned for 2025 - TBD]
6. Develop supplementary training materials, such as handouts, presentations, and exercises, tailored to the EECA context [planned for 2025 - TBD]
7. Deliver a pilot training workshop to a select group of staff to gather feedback and refine the training modules [planned for 2025 - TBD]
8. Submit a final report with recommendations for further improvement and sustainability [planned for 2025 - TBD]

Place where services are to be delivered:

• Remote, with some possibility of travel for the training facilitation.

Supervisory Arrangements:

• The Gender Consultant will perform under the overall guidance of and will report directly to the Team Lead  Consultant. 
• The overall report will be to the UNFPA EECARO Regional Gender Advisor, with support from the Gender Specialist.

Monitoring and Progress Control:

Lump sum payment will be made upon the final deliverables of 22 working days in 2024. Deadlines of the remained deliverables will be announced once the 2025 budget is approved.

• Assessment methodology and materials (12 working days, December 15th)
• Proposal of key changes to be made to the training (10 working days, December 31st)
• Updated training package (TBD)
• Training facilitated (TBD)
• Final report (TBD)

Expected Travel:

• For 2024, no travel is envisaged. Travel may be included in the work done in 2025.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education:  

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, gender or other field directly related to the substantive areas of this position is required and Master’s degree in related fields is desirable.

Knowledge and Experience: 

• With Bachelor’s degree 9 years and with Master’s degree 7 years of relevant professional experience in gender equality, capacity building, gender-transformative approach, trainings is required
• Demonstrable experience in the field of gender equality is required.
• Prior hands-on experience on training, reporting and presentation design of a sustainable project or program including related surveys and workshops is required.
• Experience in effective communication and teamwork with stakeholders, local authorities and UN agencies including CSOs and media in local and/or regional scope is required.
• Knowledge of the EECA region is desirable.

Languages: 

Fluency and excellent writing skills in English, Russian are required.

Required Competencies: 

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity, 
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, 
• Embracing cultural diversity, 
• Embracing change

Core Competencies: 

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,
   

Compensation and Benefits:

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.