Gender Equality Research and Policy Specialist Consultant

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UN Women

  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Monitoring & Evaluation /MEAL, Research/ Data analysis
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 13/11/2026
  • Location: Lebanon 
Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI) Human rights Peace and Security
Background:
Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments to gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action. It provides leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts and builds effective partnerships with government, civil society, women-led and women’s rights organizations, the United Nations system, academia, development partners and other relevant actors.

In Lebanon, timely, credible and policy-relevant evidence is essential to understand how political, economic, social, humanitarian and security developments affect women and girls differently, and to translate that evidence into programming, policy dialogue, advocacy and strategic positioning. UN Women therefore seeks to strengthen its research, data and analytical capacity across its mandate, including women’s political participation and governance; women, peace and security; women’s economic empowerment; prevention of and response to violence against women and girls; humanitarian action, recovery and resilience; social protection and the care economy; legal and policy reform; and the rights and inclusion of women and girls facing intersecting forms of discrimination.

The consultancy will support the generation, quality assurance, synthesis and uptake of gender evidence. Research should be grounded in women’s rights and international normative frameworks, use intersectional and gender-responsive methodologies, and where relevant disaggregate findings by sex, age, disability, nationality or displacement status, geographic area and other contextually relevant characteristics. The consultant will work across programme portfolios to ensure that research responds to UN Women’s strategic priorities and supports evidence-based decision-making.

The consultant will report to the Country Representative and work closely with relevant Programme Managers, technical specialists and monitoring, reporting and communications colleagues. Specific research assignments will be agreed through an approved workplan.

Description of Responsibilities
UN Women is recruiting a Gender Equality Research and Policy Specialist to lead and support high-quality research, policy analysis and knowledge production relevant to UN Women’s mandate in Lebanon. The consultant will translate data and evidence into concise, actionable analysis that informs programmes, policy engagement, advocacy, partnerships, resource mobilization and UN Women’s contribution to United Nations strategic planning and coordination processes.

Required Qualifications
Education and Certification:
  • Master’s degree or equivalent in gender studies, human rights, political science, economics, sociology, public policy, international relations, international development, statistics, social research or another relevant social science 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.

Experience:
  • At least 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in applied research, policy analysis, gender analysis or a closely related field is required.
  • Experience designing and conducting research on gender equality, women’s rights or social policy, including qualitative and/or quantitative research, is required.
  • Experience producing high-quality analytical reports, policy briefs or similar knowledge products for policy and programme audiences is required.

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