GESI Specialist
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United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Remote (local)- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Consultancy
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: Not specified
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Deadline: 03/06/2026
- Location: Philippines
About the Project Office
Established in 2016, UNOPS Philippines supports the government and development partners in advancing sustainable development through services including sustainable procurement, project and grant management, infrastructure, and logistical support. UNOPS projects in the Philippines focus on key areas such as governance, justice, health, and infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on capacity building, community resilience, and accelerating progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Role Purpose
The Gender and Inclusion Specialist provides targeted, on-demand high-level technical advisory support to ensure the systematic, coherent, and context-sensitive integration of gender equality, social inclusion, and safeguards across all programme work packages, spanning legal, institutional, and community-level interventions. The incumbent operates as part of the programme's crosscutting advisory and quality assurance layer, functioning under the overall supervision of the Programme Manager.
The Specialist supports the integration of gender and inclusion considerations in programme design, implementation, and reporting, including in terms of reference (TOR) development, activity design, output quality review, and capacity development processes across the full programme cycle. The role places particular emphasis on contextualizing gender equity objectives within the local socio-cultural, economic, and political environment of the Bangsamoro, and on ensuring the consistent and non-ad hoc application of safeguards — including Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (PSEAH), gender-based violence, and Indigenous Peoples (IP) rights are consistently applied across work packages. The position is advisory in nature and works in close coordination with all work package focal points, the M&E Specialist, the Justice Sector Institutional Adviser, and the Communications Specialist.
Qualifications
Established in 2016, UNOPS Philippines supports the government and development partners in advancing sustainable development through services including sustainable procurement, project and grant management, infrastructure, and logistical support. UNOPS projects in the Philippines focus on key areas such as governance, justice, health, and infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on capacity building, community resilience, and accelerating progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Role Purpose
The Gender and Inclusion Specialist provides targeted, on-demand high-level technical advisory support to ensure the systematic, coherent, and context-sensitive integration of gender equality, social inclusion, and safeguards across all programme work packages, spanning legal, institutional, and community-level interventions. The incumbent operates as part of the programme's crosscutting advisory and quality assurance layer, functioning under the overall supervision of the Programme Manager.
The Specialist supports the integration of gender and inclusion considerations in programme design, implementation, and reporting, including in terms of reference (TOR) development, activity design, output quality review, and capacity development processes across the full programme cycle. The role places particular emphasis on contextualizing gender equity objectives within the local socio-cultural, economic, and political environment of the Bangsamoro, and on ensuring the consistent and non-ad hoc application of safeguards — including Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (PSEAH), gender-based violence, and Indigenous Peoples (IP) rights are consistently applied across work packages. The position is advisory in nature and works in close coordination with all work package focal points, the M&E Specialist, the Justice Sector Institutional Adviser, and the Communications Specialist.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Law, Human Rights, or a related discipline, with 9 years of relevant experience OR
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any of the above or related fields with 7 years of relevant experience is required
- Relevant experience is progressively responsible work in gender mainstreaming, social inclusion, or safeguards within development, governance, or peacebuilding programmes.
- Demonstrated experience conducting gender analysis or gender impact assessments in complex, multi-stakeholder programme environments is required.
- Proven track record in integrating gender-responsive approaches across programme design, implementation, and monitoring at legal, institutional, and community levels is required,
- Demonstrated experience in PSEAH, GBV prevention and response programming, and/or Indigenous Peoples' rights and inclusion is required.
- Experience providing quality assurance review and validation of programme outputs for gender-responsiveness and safeguards compliance is required
- LanguageProficiency LevelRequirementEnglish | Fluent | Required
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