Humanitarian Action and Gender Consultant

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UN Women

Remote (global)
  • Career category: Monitoring & Evaluation /MEAL, Programme/ Project design & management, Research/ Data analysis
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: Remote (global)
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Part-time/ Pro-rata
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 23/07/2026
  • Location: Remote (global)
Climate & Environmental justice Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI) Peace and Security
UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) seeks to expand its existing pool of experts and engage consultants under an international retainer contract to provide technical support across humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, localization, humanitarian coordination, monitoring and evaluation, capacity-building, and related humanitarian thematic areas. The consultants will serve as on-call technical resources to the Regional Office, Multi-Country Offices, and Country Offices, supporting humanitarian programming, coordination processes, analysis and knowledge generation, capacity strengthening, and implementation support across the region.

Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work
Under the supervision and guidance of the team lead humanitarian, disaster risk reduction and climate change team, and/or regional humanitarian coordination specialist, humanitarian focal points and/or deputy representatives in multi-country offices (MCOs) and country offices, this retainer pool seeks expertise in humanitarian coordination, gender in humanitarian action, localization, disaster risk reduction, humanitarian preparedness and response, capacity-building, monitoring and evaluation, resilience-building, humanitarian policy and programming, and related humanitarian thematic areas.

Required Qualifications
Education and Certification:
  • Master’s degree in Gender and Development, Humanitarian Action, Disaster Risk Reduction, International Development, Social Sciences, Public Policy, Development Studies, or other relevant disciplines. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:
  • Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, resilience-building, localization, or related fields, with integration of gender equality and women’s empowerment in programme and policy work, is required.
  • Technical experience in one or more of the following areas: humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA), localization, resilience-building, humanitarian preparedness and response, or related humanitarian thematic areas is required. 
  • Experience in programme design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, analytical work, and report writing related to humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, localization, Gender in Humanitarian Action, or related thematic areas would be an asset.
  • Experience in information management and knowledge management, including data collection, analysis, reporting, development of knowledge products, technical resources, dashboards, learning materials, or information products to support humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, or related humanitarian initiatives would be an asset.
  • Experience working within the UN system or other international organizations engaged in humanitarian action or disaster risk reduction would be an asset. Experience working with governments, UN agencies, international organizations, women-led organizations, civil society organizations, donors, and humanitarian partners is desirable.
  • Experience supporting or engaging with humanitarian coordination mechanisms, inter-agency processes, Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Groups, humanitarian assessments, or humanitarian response efforts is desirable.

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