Gender Equality Expert
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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: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Deadline: 28/05/2026
- Location: Thailand
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 all women and girls.The mandate and functions of UN Women call for the promotion of organizational and UN system accountability on gender equality through evaluation, strengthening evaluation capacities and learning from evaluation, and developing systems to measure the results and impact of UN Women with its enhanced role at country, regional and global levels. The purpose and role of evaluation in UN Women is to enhance accountability, inform decision-making and contribute to learning on the best ways to achieve women’s empowerment and gender equality through operational and normative work.
Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work
Thematic evaluation experts may be engaged as Team Leader or thematic expert on evaluations managed in the Asia and the Pacific region. The work of the consultant will be home-based and they will need to connect with the team during Asia and the Pacific working hours via online platforms. Under the overall oversight of the Regional Evaluation Specialist, the thematic evaluation consultant will contribute to the following phases of an evaluation based on their relevant field of expertise:
Inception phase:
Support the scoping and design of the evaluation by supporting document collection, management and review.Conduct scoping interviews to inform the evaluation design which should be relevant and tailored to thematic nuances.Lead theory of change workshops to inform the analytical approach.Support stakeholder mapping for evaluations with identification of right holders and duty bearers in order to inform the human rights and gender equality stakeholder mapping.Lead the design of data collection instruments including the evaluation matrix and other gender analytical frameworks from a thematic expertise lens.
Conduct phase:
Lead interviews and focus group discussions with key stakeholders.
Lead assigned case studies and summary reports.
Reporting phase:
Preliminary analysis of data collected, including providing inputs to the evidence map and other analyses.
These analyses should utilise thematic area expertise in capturing results, challenges, gaps and learning pertinent to the thematic area.
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against all women and girls.The mandate and functions of UN Women call for the promotion of organizational and UN system accountability on gender equality through evaluation, strengthening evaluation capacities and learning from evaluation, and developing systems to measure the results and impact of UN Women with its enhanced role at country, regional and global levels. The purpose and role of evaluation in UN Women is to enhance accountability, inform decision-making and contribute to learning on the best ways to achieve women’s empowerment and gender equality through operational and normative work.
Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work
Thematic evaluation experts may be engaged as Team Leader or thematic expert on evaluations managed in the Asia and the Pacific region. The work of the consultant will be home-based and they will need to connect with the team during Asia and the Pacific working hours via online platforms. Under the overall oversight of the Regional Evaluation Specialist, the thematic evaluation consultant will contribute to the following phases of an evaluation based on their relevant field of expertise:
Inception phase:
Support the scoping and design of the evaluation by supporting document collection, management and review.Conduct scoping interviews to inform the evaluation design which should be relevant and tailored to thematic nuances.Lead theory of change workshops to inform the analytical approach.Support stakeholder mapping for evaluations with identification of right holders and duty bearers in order to inform the human rights and gender equality stakeholder mapping.Lead the design of data collection instruments including the evaluation matrix and other gender analytical frameworks from a thematic expertise lens.
Conduct phase:
Lead interviews and focus group discussions with key stakeholders.
Lead assigned case studies and summary reports.
Reporting phase:
Preliminary analysis of data collected, including providing inputs to the evidence map and other analyses.
These analyses should utilise thematic area expertise in capturing results, challenges, gaps and learning pertinent to the thematic area.
Education and Certification:
Master’s degree in Human Rights Law, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, International Development, Data/Statistics and/or other relevant fields, 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.
At least 10 years of demonstrable experience conducting mixed‑methods (qualitative and quantitative) gender‑responsive evaluations, including experience in analysing complex data and producing synthesis reports informed by human rights and gender equality perspectives for policy and programme decision‑making.
Substantial experience serving as an Evaluation Team Leader, with a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role, including responsibility for overall evaluation design, team coordination, quality assurance, and delivery of evaluation products.
Language proficiency in English is required.
Master’s degree in Human Rights Law, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, International Development, Data/Statistics and/or other relevant fields, 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.
At least 10 years of demonstrable experience conducting mixed‑methods (qualitative and quantitative) gender‑responsive evaluations, including experience in analysing complex data and producing synthesis reports informed by human rights and gender equality perspectives for policy and programme decision‑making.
Substantial experience serving as an Evaluation Team Leader, with a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role, including responsibility for overall evaluation design, team coordination, quality assurance, and delivery of evaluation products.
Language proficiency in English is required.
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