International Consultant to Provide Strategic Advisory Support on EU Gender Equality Acquis, Kyiv, Ukraine, SSA

Responsibilities

1. Provide expert advice to UN Women to elaborate on the interventions within the Canada project to map the needs and identify entry points for Canada project interventions on gender and human rights mainstreaming within EU accession.
2. Conduct consultations with key stakeholders.
3. Provide expert, legal, and policy advice in the focus areas of the Canada project, such as public administration reform, local governance, including data and statistics in line with EU acquis.
4. Support capacity development of the national and local governmental partners and CSOs on gender mainstreaming to EU accession.
5. Represent and substantively contribute on behalf of UN Women to relevant online/offline meetings, consultations, conferences, events, and presentations with stakeholders.
6. Design and lead coaching and capacity-building sessions for negotiating structures and other relevant stakeholders on gender mainstreaming in the EU accession process.
7. Mentor and coach national consultants as needed, to ensure coherence and alignment with project objectives, serving as a source of innovation and lessons learnt from other contexts.
8. Conduct field visits, as required.

Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in Law, Political Science, International Relations, Gender Studies, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in gender mainstreaming, public administration reform, and/or EU integration.
• Experience in providing expert advice and policy support to governments and civil society organizations.
• Proven ability to conduct consultations and engage with key stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of EU accession processes and gender equality standards.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Fluency in English; proficiency in Ukrainian is an asset.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements from home.
• The potential for up to two missions to Ukraine, subject to security clearance.

Pay

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

• Home-based consultancy with potential for up to two missions to Ukraine.