Gender Rapporteur

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UN Women

Remote (global)
  • Career category: Comms/ Digital/ Media, Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: Remote (global)
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Deadline: 19/11/2025
  • Location: Remote (global)
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Background:

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.


Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work

The consultant will:
  • Convene members of RT 4 workstream to identify key activities to help strengthen gender considerations across the IMRF process, including by developing a strategy of engagement for the Network to ensure gender equality and women’s leadership and agency are centred throughout the IMRF process.
  • Collaborate with RT4 “Gender Rapporteur” activity co-leads to craft key advocacy messages and “asks” for Member States.
  • Track how gender is included in national GCM reports.
  • Embed a strong gender focus into Network activities, as part of IMRF preparations, including in GCM Talks, and/or integrate gender equality considerations into relevant discussions in the leadup to the IMRF.
  • Support the Network in tracking all relevant consultations toward the IMRF Political Declaration, highlighting gaps and identifying opportunities for partnerships to strengthen gender considerations in the Progress Declaration. 
  • Attend the IMRF and follow and capture discussions related to gender equality and women’s empowerment, in coordination with the members of RT 4 workstream.
  • Draft a press release capturing key gender insights emerging from the IMRF.
  • Produce a final concise report analyzing how gender was integrated across the IMRF and offering recommendations for strengthening the Network’s work on advancing the gender-responsive principle going forward.

Deliverables
Deliverable | Expected completion time (due day)
Inception workplan with timeline and stakeholder mapping. | 5 January 2026
Strategy of engagement and advocacy messages. | 30 January 2026
Review and synthesise how gender is included in national GCM reports. | 31 March 2026 
Press release with key gender-related insights from the IMRF. | 29 May 2026
Summary reports from relevant meetings.  | 30 June 2026
First draft of analytical report with concrete recommendations | 8 June 2026
Final report | 30 June 2026

Required Qualifications:
  • Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Gender Studies, Migration, International Development, or related field is required.
  • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  • Minimum seven years’ experience working on gender and migration, including substantive UN system experience. 
  • Experience working for civil society organizations promoting the rights of migrants an asset. 
  • Experience working with intergovernmental processes and multi-stakeholder initiatives; government policy experience, an asset.
  • Fluency in English is required.
  • Knowledge of French or Spanish or any other UN official language is an asset.

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