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International Consultant to Support the UNCT-SWAP Gender Equality Scorecard for Liberia
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UN Women
Remote (local)- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Consultancy
- Experience level: 10+ years
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: International contract
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Deadline: 03/06/2025
- Location: Liberia
Background/Context
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.
Objective of the Assignment:
The main objective of this consultancy is to facilitate the UNCT-SWAP Gender Equality Scorecard Comprehensive exercise to assess the effectiveness of the UN Country Team in gender mainstreaming, promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment as well as to provide a set of actions for improvements.
To assist UNCTs in identifying areas in which they are meeting or not meeting minimum UNSDG requirements on gender mainstreaming practices and performance.
To stimulate a constructive dialogue within the UNCT about the status of support for gender equality and women’s empowerment mainstreaming in Liberia, and how it can be improved through a coherent scorecard data collection, analysis and reporting process.
To identify where technical assistance can support the achievement of minimum requirements.
To share and reflect on existing good practices to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment and submit a report of the consultancy work as well as the findings and recommended actions.
To guide and support the Inter-Agency Assessment Team (IAT), the consultant will conduct the following activities within the stipulated timeframes
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.
Objective of the Assignment:
The main objective of this consultancy is to facilitate the UNCT-SWAP Gender Equality Scorecard Comprehensive exercise to assess the effectiveness of the UN Country Team in gender mainstreaming, promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment as well as to provide a set of actions for improvements.
To assist UNCTs in identifying areas in which they are meeting or not meeting minimum UNSDG requirements on gender mainstreaming practices and performance.
To stimulate a constructive dialogue within the UNCT about the status of support for gender equality and women’s empowerment mainstreaming in Liberia, and how it can be improved through a coherent scorecard data collection, analysis and reporting process.
To identify where technical assistance can support the achievement of minimum requirements.
To share and reflect on existing good practices to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment and submit a report of the consultancy work as well as the findings and recommended actions.
To guide and support the Inter-Agency Assessment Team (IAT), the consultant will conduct the following activities within the stipulated timeframes
Required Qualifications
Advanced (Masters) degree in social and political sciences, human rights, gender equality etc.
At least 10 years of practical experience of work on gender mainstreaming in development, required. Programmes/projects management at national and international levels is required.
Previous experience with the UN on gender equality is considered an asset.
At least 3 years’ experience of work on results-based management, review and/or evaluation is required.
Computer skills, internet communication and command of MS Office, required.
Proficient in written and oral English, working level of (other language) is an asset.
At least 10 years of practical experience of work on gender mainstreaming in development, required. Programmes/projects management at national and international levels is required.
Previous experience with the UN on gender equality is considered an asset.
At least 3 years’ experience of work on results-based management, review and/or evaluation is required.
Computer skills, internet communication and command of MS Office, required.
Proficient in written and oral English, working level of (other language) is an asset.
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