• Country: Addis Abab, Ethiopia 
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNDP
• Gender: Both
• Deadline: 2024-02-08

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultant will have the following main tasks:

• Identify and collect primary and secondary data from relevant stakeholders, institutions and sources to compile the necessary information as per the guideline,
• Facilitate feedback sessions with the Beijing+30 preparation technical committee;
• Compile and produce first draft of the Beijing+30 report based on the inputs collected from relevant institutions and other information sources;
• Present the draft report and facilitate consultations with relevant stakeholders from the government, civil society organizations, women and youth associations, the private sector, academia, and the media;
• Present the draft report and facilitate a validation workshop;
• Incorporate comments on the first draft, finalize the draft report and submit a quality report to the Ministry of Women, and Social Affairs as per the standard reporting guideline and by the specified deadline;

Competencies

Core Values and Guiding Principles

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling UN Women values and ethical standards.
• Demonstrates a commitment to UN Women’s mission and vision.
• Able to work effectively within a team.
• Displays cultural and gender sensitivity and adaptability.
• Able to multi-task and juggle competing demands.
• Can assess and prioritize work needs quickly.
• Able to relate to external partners, including other international organizations and agencies, NGOs, grassroots community groups, etc.

Functional Competencies

• Sound expertise in gender equality and women’s empowerment
• Experience in preparing international and regional reports,
• Academic and practical research experience.
• Capacity to work with diverse partners including governments, donors and civil society.
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with people from varied cultures and professional backgrounds,
• Ability to produce well-written documents,
• Demonstrating excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Educational Background

• A minimum of post graduate degree (MA or PhD) in gender and development studies, human rights, law, international relations, political science, or related field.

Professional Background

• At least 10 years’ experience working on gender equality and women’s empowerment,
• Experience working on similar or comparable assignments, particularly in preparing international and/or regional country reports,
• Strong knowledge of international and regional legal and policy issues and particularly on gender equality and women’s empowerment is essential,
• Experience in socio-economic analysis and research on gender issues in the Ethiopian and African context,
• Experience in qualitative and qualitative data collection and analysis,
• Demonstrated skill in drafting reports.

Language

• Fluency in spoken and written English and Amharic.

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