UN Women, Humanitarian Action and Gender Consultant, Home based, International Retainer Consultant

Description Of Responsibilities /Scope Of Work

• Support the design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of gender-responsive humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction (DRR), preparedness, response, recovery, resilience-building, localization, and anticipatory action initiatives across Asia and the Pacific.
  • Contribute to the development of programme documents, concept notes, funding proposals, technical guidance, and operational tools related to humanitarian action, the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, and gender equality.
• Provide technical support to UN Women Regional Office, Multi-Country Offices, and Country Offices in responding to emerging humanitarian priorities, crisis response efforts, and surge support requirements.
  • Support programme quality assurance, implementation oversight, and documentation of programme results and achievements.
• Serve as a resource in advancing UN Women’s humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, localization, and Gender in Humanitarian Action programming across the region.
  • Support the organization and facilitation of regional consultations, technical meetings, workshops, learning exchanges, and coordination dialogues related to gender-responsive humanitarian action, localization, and resilience-building.
• Conduct humanitarian research, assessments, and analysis to identify gender-specific needs, vulnerabilities, capacities, and trends in humanitarian and disaster risk contexts.
  • Support the design and implementation of Rapid Gender Analyses (RGAs), Post-Disaster Needs Assessments (PDNAs), gender profiles, multi-sectoral needs assessments, and other analytical exercises.
• Develop methodologies, indicators, monitoring frameworks, and analytical products to support gender-responsive humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, and anticipatory action initiatives.
  • Contribute to reports, publications, briefing materials, and evidence products highlighting gender dimensions of humanitarian crises and disaster risks.
• Develop training materials, learning resources, toolkits, and knowledge products related to Gender in Humanitarian Action, disaster risk reduction, localization, and anticipatory action.
  • Facilitate capacity-building activities, technical workshops, simulations, trainings, and learning sessions for humanitarian actors, UN entities, governments, women-led organizations, and civil society partners.
• Support information management activities, including data collection, analysis, visualization, information products, dashboards, situation updates, and knowledge systems to strengthen evidence-based humanitarian coordination, decision-making, and reporting.
  • Deliver training and learning initiatives on gender-responsive humanitarian programming, Gender and Age Marker (GAM), localization, women’s leadership, disaster risk reduction, and related thematic areas.
• Document lessons learned, good practices, implementation challenges, and emerging trends to support institutional learning and cross-country exchange.
  • Support knowledge-sharing initiatives and learning processes to strengthen gender-responsive humanitarian programming and coordination across the region.

Competencies

• Core Values: Respect for Diversity, Integrity, Professionalism
• Core Competencies: Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues, Accountability, Creative Problem Solving, Effective Communication, Inclusive Collaboration, Stakeholder Engagement, Leading by Example
• Functional Competencies: Strong programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, analytical, and report writing skills. Strong communication, coordination, facilitation, and partnership-building skills. Knowledge management and capacity development skills, including the development of technical resources, training materials, learning products, and knowledge-sharing initiatives. Ability to work effectively in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams and engage with diverse stakeholders. Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple assignments under tight deadlines.