Deadline: 12 October, 2020
Location: Home-based
The United Nations Women (UN Women) is seeking to fill the position of International Consultant.
UN Women is a United Nations entity working for the empowerment of women.
Responsibilities
- Conduct a desk review of the current UN Women programme in Uganda, the trends/issues related to GEWE in Uganda and how the UN has been engaged in advancing the same, with practical and substantial recommendations for improved programme cohesion and coherence within the framework of the proposed strategic note
- Facilitate initial internal and external consultations with key stakeholders, – including within the UN, e.g., the Gender Theme Group, Office of the Resident Coordinator – to validate the preliminary findings of the desk review, obtain additional insights on key GEWE gaps, challenges and opportunities, etc
- Support the development of the draft strategic note 2021–2025 office based on UN Women’s global guidance and requirements for the strategic note development
- Conduct final consultation in Uganda to validate preliminary analysis, results framework and the key element of the strategic note
- Develop the final strategic note for the UN Women office in Uganda, including integrated resource results framework, monitoring, evaluation, research plan, knowledge management plan, theory of change and all the required documents based on UN Women’s global guidance/requirement
Requirements
- PhD or master’s degree in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Public Administration, International Relations, International Law, Public Policy, or a related field
- Ten years, minimum, of experience in the international development field for PhD holders and 15 years for masters degree holders
- Advanced knowledge of gender analysis and experience working on GEWE issues, preferably within the UN system
- Familiarity with human rights concepts and approaches and GEWE normative frameworks
- Advanced knowledge of result-based planning, including planning of monitoring and evaluation work
- Demonstrated experience in project management, conducting research and writing strategic documents, and proposals preferably within the UN system
- Knowledge and experience of the development, humanitarian and human rights context is essential
- Fluency in written and spoken English is essential
- Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset
- Knowledge of Uganda and the Great Lakes region is an asset
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