UN Women is looking for State Manager to join our dynamic team and embark on a rewarding career journey. The State Manager is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the operations and activities of our organization within a specific geographical region or state. This role involves managing a team, developing strategic plans, and ensuring efficient and effective execution of programs and initiatives to achieve organizational goals. Key Responsibilities:Strategic Planning: Develop and implement strategic plans for the assigned state or region in alignment with the organization's overall mission and objectives. Team Management: Recruit, train, and supervise a team of employees or volunteers to execute programs, projects, and campaigns effectively. Budget Management: Create and manage the budget for the state or regional operations, ensuring prudent financial management. Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with government agencies, community partners, donors, and other relevant stakeholders to advance the organization's mission. Program Execution: Oversee the successful execution of programs, initiatives, and projects within the state, ensuring they are on time and within budget. Reporting and Analytics: Collect and analyze data to measure the impact of programs and provide regular reports to senior management and stakeholders. Compliance: Ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and organizational policies within the state. Resource Allocation: Allocate resources effectively, including staff, funds, and equipment, to achieve program objectives. Advocacy and Outreach: Represent the organization in public forums, advocate for policy changes, and engage with the community to promote the organization's goals. Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to protect the organization's interests.
Job Description Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. UN Women’s priority areas include increasing women’s leadership and participation in political spaces, ending violence against women, enhancing women’s economic empowerment, engaging in all aspects of women’s peace and security processes, making gender equality central to national planning and budgeting through Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and advancing gender in intergovernmental processes. UN Women works in 13 states in India, and has offices in two states – Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Under the supervision of the Deputy Representative, the State Manager is responsible for managing the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of programs for the Madhya Pradesh State Office, managing the monitoring and reporting for the Madhya Pradesh State Office, overseeing and guiding people and budget management for the programme team, building partnerships and providing support in developing resource mobilization strategies, and managing knowledge building efforts. Manage the programmatic development for the Madhya Pradesh State Office, based on UN Women India’s Strategic Note: Provide overall programme advisory support to the State Office Management; Guide the development of the state office, and provide technical support to the design and formulation of programme/ project initiatives; Review and provide feedback to project/ programme strategies and documents, workplans, case studies and related knowledge products and publications, as needed; Provide technical advice on the development of systems, processes and mechanisms to support programme planning, implementation, monitoring and progress reporting; Review and evaluate proposals and oversee the preparation of donor proposals and reports; Draft policy documents, briefs and other strategic papers/ materials for the use in the development and presentation of policy and programmatic positions. Manage security arrangements according to security Area Coordination Points. Provide technical support to the implementation of programmes under the Madhya Pradesh State office: Review programme annual work plans to assure compliance with UN Women programme goals and results-based indicators; Analyze and ensure alignment of project budgets with logical framework matrices and work plans; Draft reports on activities, outputs and outcomes; and compile information in preparations of country office donor and UN Women reports; Analyze and ensure alignment of project budgets with logical framework matrices and work plans; Manage programme quality control and identification of potential challenges; Align programme activities with operations team in close liaison with the Operations team; Build and manage relationships with national partners, as necessary. Manage the monitoring and reporting for the Madhya Pradesh: Recommend and establish programme monitoring standards, criteria, and other indicators for measuring and assessing progress/results; Manage the monitoring of mutually agreed results frameworks and performance indicators; Coordinate the process of gathering information and preparing progress reports on programme implementation; prepare technical reports; Prepare programme team for audits and monitor implementation of audit recommendations; Provide training on results-based management to office staff, as necessary. Oversee and guide people and budget management for the programme team: Lead a team, perform staff performance reviews, ensure capacity development of staff members by suggesting development opportunities; Monitor and analyze financial situation on the portfolios and programmes to ensure adherence to delivery rates and utilization of resources to meet agreed upon targets and results; Ensure effective information flow, communication and coordination across the office, between programmes, projects and operations, and with other UN Women offices and units. Build partnerships and provide support in developing resource mobilization strategies: Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilization strategies; Analyze and research information on donors, finalize substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for resource mobilization and cost sharing; Determine programmatic areas of cooperation, based on strategic goals of UN Women, country needs and donors’ priorities and develop the relevant partnerships. Manage knowledge building efforts: Manage the process of identifying and synthesizing of best practices and lessons learned that are directly linked to the implementation of the programme and contribute to their global dissemination. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization. Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: Incumbent leads a growing team of 3-5 personnel. Competencies : Core Values: Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity. Core Competencies: Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example. Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: Functional Competencies: Strong programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills Ability to develop detailed operational plans, budgets, and deliver on them Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making Strong analytical skills Strong knowledge of Results Based Management Good knowledge of UN programme management systems. Education and Certification: Master’s degree or equivalent in Social Sciences, Political Science, Development, Public Administration, Gender 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. A project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage. Experience: At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in programme management, including programme design, programme coordination, monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and capacity building is required. Experience in working in a gender related area is desirable. Experience in setting priorities, budgets, work plans, participating in programme development and programme writing is required. Experience in leading teams effectively is desirable. Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Hindi is required. Knowledge of another official Indian language is desirable Statements : In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. Diversity and inclusion: At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.) Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. 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Job Description Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Context UN Women India, in partnership with the Ford Foundation, is implementing a multi-state initiative to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. The initiative includes engagement with state governments, civil society organizations, and high-net-worth individuals in Bihar, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh, alongside national-level efforts. To ensure strategic coherence, quality, and impact across all convenings and milestones, UN Women seeks an experienced facilitator to support the design and delivery of key events, workshops, and consultations. Objective of the Assignment Design and lead participatory workshops and consultations aligned with Ford partnership milestones. Ensure consistency in methodology and quality across convenings/ workshops. Synthesize discussions and provide actionable insights. Support milestone documentation and donor communications The facilitator will work closely with UN Women teams and partners to: Pre-Workshop Review project documents (baseline reports, milestone plans, strategy notes). Design tailored agendas, methodologies, and tools for each milestone. and presentations wherever needed. Support state teams in contextualizing facilitation approaches. During Workshop Facilitate in-person and hybrid events at state and national levels. Use inclusive and interactive methods to engage diverse stakeholders. Ensure objectives are met and discussions are synthesized in real time. Post-Workshop Document key insights, recommendations, and follow-up actions and share with UN Women Conduct debrief calls with UN Women, partners as needed for feedback and course correction. Support milestone report drafting and donor presentations. Align all outputs with the broader program strategy. Strategic Facilitation Support Facilitate the formation of a platform to support UN Women and partners in leveraging public finance to address gender-based violence. Support strategic dialogues and consultations with government entities, civil society, donors, and private sector actors to build consensus on programme strategies and priorities related to GBV and GRB. Support with drafting of background documents and communication material. Deliverables: Design and deliver tailored workshop agendas, facilitation methodologies, tools, and contextualized guidance for state teams, including presentations as needed. Facilitate in-person and hybrid workshops at state and national levels, and support strategic dialogues and consultations with government, civil society, donors, and private sector stakeholders. Prepare comprehensive workshop and milestone reports capturing key insights, recommendations, agreed follow-up actions, and donor presentation drafts. Develop a concept note and provide facilitation support for establishing a platform to leverage public finance to address gender-based violence, along with background documents and communication materials. Conduct post-workshop debriefs and provide alignment summaries to ensure all outputs remain consistent with the broader programme strategy. Competencies : Core Values: Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity. Core Competencies: Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example. Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: Functional Competencies: Will be added separately for each position Strong commitment to gender equality and the empowerment of women, with demonstrated experience of researching or working on gender issues. Strong research and writing skills, with strong analytical skills and creative thinking. Ability to think and work logically and work precisely with attention to detail. Initiative, sound judgment and demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with staff members of different national and cultural backgrounds. Education: Masters in Gender Studies, Social Sciences; or equivalent degrees from premier institutions. Experience: Minimum 7 years of experience in facilitation, strategy, and gender-related programming. Prior work with UN, donors, government and civil society. Strong documentation and synthesis skills. Language Requirements: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, Hindi, and any other Indian language with the ability to communicate research findings to a variety of audiences. UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest. Evaluation and Selection Criteria: The evaluation process for selection of the candidate will be based on the following assessment: Interview – 80 Points Writing Samples – 20 Points Please Note: For an assignment requiring travel, consultants of 65 years or more require full medical examination and statement of fitness to work to engage in the consultancy. Consultants are required to submit doctor's certificate to state fitness to work and travel for this assignment. Due to large number of potential applicants, only competitively selected candidates will be contacted for remaining steps of the service procurement process. The consultant is expected to use their own computer equipment. The office will not provide any computer equipment for this assignment. DSA will be settled as per “Consultant Contract” norms on submission of F-10 form with original ticket stubs, vouchers, etc. as per actuals. Statements : In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. Diversity and inclusion: At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.) Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process .
The assignment will involve i) conducting a baseline desk review of current care-related schemes and programmes across public and private sectors, including CSR-financed initiatives, and identifying key gaps and challenges to inform the development of contextually relevant training modules, ii) provide meaningful recommendations based on existing global and regional practices/experiences iii) support the facilitation of training for key stakeholders (state government officials, civil society representatives, private sector actors, and care service providers). The National Consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Country Programme Manager, Womens Economic Empowerment and Gender Training Specialist of UN Women Knowledge and Partnership Centre in delivering the assigned tasks. Conduct a baseline review (based on secondary literature) of the current status of care-related schemes and programs across the public and private sectors in India, including CSR, identifying key gaps and challenges in financing for care. Review existing global and regional training modules on financing for care, including those developed by UN Women, through a gender-sensitive lens, and contextualize them for application in the Indian policy and institutional context. Adapt and finalize selected gender training modules and develop accompanying IEC materials to support delivery of the Financing for Care Training Workshop, incorporating relevant content on public, private, and blended financing approaches for care systems. Serve as a key facilitator in the training on financing for care. Prepare a comprehensive training report, including findings/recommendations from pre- and post-training assessments and develop work plan for UN Women. Develop a policy brief outlining key policy recommendations, capturing insights from the training on strengthening financing for care in India. Ensure the policy brief serves as a reference for stakeholders, providing entry points and advocacy messages on financing for care.
Job Description Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Given the increasing impacts of climate change on the frequency and severity of extreme weather events and natural hazards and the disproportionate impact that these events have on the lives and livelihoods of women and girls, UN Women is committed to supporting governments with integrating gender priorities into climate and disaster resilience building programmes, and empowering women and girls to meaningfully participate in planning and decision-making processes. Toward this, the UN Women India Country Office has recently undertaken a number of consultation and capacity building activities in the state of Madhya Pradesh in collaboration with government authorities, and identified key areas for further potential action to strengthen gender inclusion within disaster management in the state. One of the action areas identified includes support to the MP Home Guard, Civil Defense and Disaster Management, Department of Home, Government of Madhya Pradesh through a short-term project - “ PRAWAH ” - which focuses on strengthening gender responsiveness of emergency preparedness & response, community trainings and capacity building, and early warning/early action systems in the context of natural hazards that are particularly relevant for Madhya Pradesh. This intervention aims to support government authorities in actively addressing risks & vulnerabilities of women & girls in localized flood and heavy rainfall situations in different districts of the state, along with strengthening mechanisms to operationalize women’s participation in flood & heavy rain preparedness activities. Activities under the intervention are expected to include training and capacity building exercises for Civil Defense volunteers, SDERF personnel, Aapda Mitras , women stakeholders, and at-risk communities in hazard-prone areas of the state, participatory risk & vulnerability assessments in select flood-prone and flood-affected communities / villages, and production of operational guidelines, checklists, and a variety of IEC material to support both SDERF and communities in ensuring gender responsive approaches to disaster preparedness, early warning/early action, rescue, response, and rehabilitation. Overall, this intervention aims to strengthen government disaster management capacity and community disaster resilience across Madhya Pradesh, while reducing disaster risks for women and other especially vulnerable and marginalized groups. Against this background, the UN Women India Country Office is hiring for the role of a Technical Coordination Consultant to be based out of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, to support the UN Women Madhya Pradesh state office with outreach and implementation of various proposed activities related to gender and disaster resilience in the state, including the proposed project ‘ PRAWAH’ and additional convenings, workshops, and projects that may emerge out of this ongoing government collaboration. The Technical Coordination Consultant will work under direct supervision of the UN Women State Lead for Madhya Pradesh, and in coordination with the Inter-Governmental Programme unit and DRR focal point based out of the country office in New Delhi, and is expected to undertake the following areas of work: Support with planning & implementation of all activities planned under the intervention, including trainings, workshops, field assessments, and other activities as undertaken; Coordinate and facilitate outreach, meetings, and collaborations with government, non-government, and community / local stakeholders for different activities under the intervention; Manage, plan, and track budgets related to different activities under the intervention, including tracking and collating information related to procurement and expenditures for financial reporting; Coordinate logistics related to implementation in a timely manner, including procurement, travel planning, and other logistics related to conducting the various activities planned; Support the production of training / capacity building / IEC material by coordinating with focal colleagues around these activities, organizing photos and information from the field, coordinating for internal and government approvals, etc.; Undertake comprehensive documentation, oversight, and monitoring of the activities undertaken, including coordinating with government stakeholders and UN Women colleagues for field data collection / evaluation toward the M&E framework; Undertake reporting at all stages of the intervention through providing field level data & information, and maintaining & providing written and audiovisual records of all activities and engagement with government, NGO, and community stakeholders; Support with developing additional background reports, concept notes, and proposals around gender inclusion & disaster management in Madhya Pradesh as may be required; Any other deliverables as may be required for effective implementation of this initiative with approval from the Supervisor. Programmatic Deliverables: Facilitating Stakeholder Consultations: Divisional consultations and State consultations. Formulating Standard Operating Procedure for the Flood situation from gender lens. Developing an operational module for undertaking training of departmental workforce on the SOP. Designing, organizing and facilitating Master training of Department’s workforce on SOP. 2 – 3 page summary report of each activity undertaken with regards to training, capacity building, data & assessments, and field visits, under the intervention, including photos and other audiovisual records, logistics arrangements, and financial expenditures. Administrative Deliverables: Submission of monthly workplan with clear deliverables. Monthly reports on work undertaken with regards to the scope of duties listed. Updated budget, logistics, activity, and output framework & tracker. Any other deliverable as may be required under the scope of this TOR and agreed by the Supervisor. Competencies : Core Values: Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity. Core Competencies: Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example. Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: Functional Competencies: Strong knowledge of the government ecosystem in Madhya Pradesh; Excellent communication & collaboration skills; Excellent coordination & logistics planning skills. Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in areas related to development, such as public policy & planning, disaster management, or other related social science field. Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in project planning & operations in the development sector, either urban or rural development, is required; Experience of working in the development sector within Madhya Pradesh is required; Strong experience of working with government stakeholders in Madhya Pradesh, whether at local or state levels, will be given preference; Experience working in the area of disaster management, will be given preference. Language Requirements: Fluency in written and spoken English and Hindi. Evaluation and Selection Criteria: The evaluation process for selection of the candidate will be based on the following assessment: Interview – 80 Points Writing Samples – 20 Points Please Note: For an assignment requiring travel, consultants of 65 years or more require full medical examination and statement of fitness to work to engage in the consultancy. Consultants are required to submit doctor's certificate to state fitness to work and travel for this assignment. Due to large number of potential applicants, only competitively selected candidates will be contacted for remaining steps of the service procurement process. The consultant is expected to use their own computer equipment. The office will not provide any computer equipment for this assignment. Travel and DSA will be booked and settled as per consultant contract norms directly by UN Women on submission of F-10 form with original ticket stubs, vouchers, etc. as per actuals. Statements : In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. Diversity and inclusion: At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.) Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process .
Job Description Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. All human development and human rights issues involve gender dimensions. UN Women globally focuses on key priority areas that are fundamental to women’s equality, and that can unlock progress across the board. UN Women’s priority areas include increasing women’s leadership and participation in political spaces, ending violence against women, enhancing women’s economic empowerment, engaging in all aspects of women peace and security processes, making gender equality central to national planning and budgeting through Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and advancing gender in intergovernmental processes. UN Women’s work on Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) or Gender Budgeting (GB) involves ensuring that national planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation processes incorporate a gender perspective. UN Women’s GB programmes at the regional and country level have made significant contribution towards this by building political support, developing technical resources and capacities, generating good practices for improving women's access to services and increasing accountability for Gender Equality and Women’s empowerment (GEWE). At the forefront of global, regional and local advocacy for application of GB, UN Women has built partnerships with diverse government, inter-governmental and non-governmental partners to further efforts and demonstrate GB’s relevance to sustainable development, aid effectiveness, public sector reform and financing for development. UN Women’s India Country Office, based in New Delhi is implementing a project with the objective of strengthening institutional mechanisms for GB resulting in an increase of gender perspective in budgets, improved availability of data, and tracking of progress on gender equality initiatives in select central ministries and states. It will aim to create a conducive policy environment and enhance institutional capacities on gender budgeting at the national and state level. Insights generated from this project will enable key stakeholders at the national and state level to accelerate their efforts to ensure that women’s priorities are adequately reflected in national and state budgeting processes, and to make concrete changes for adequate resource allocation towards women’s priorities. UN Women through this programme is working with nodal GB state departments and line departments in six states, namely, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Goa, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand to deepen anchoring of Gender Budgeting at the local level. This year onwards, the programme is expanding to two additional states - Bihar and Tamil Nadu to strengthen institutional mechanism and enhance capacities of government officials and other stakeholders to implement gender responsive planning and budgeting measures, and leverage technology to advance gender budgeting including through an e-governance tool. Within this context, UN Women seeks the services of State Technical Coordinator-Gender Budgeting (GB)who willbe placed within the nodal Gender Budgeting Department in Tamil Nadu and will be responsible for implementing programme activities on gender budgeting in the assigned State. Under the overall programmatic guidance of the Programme Lead – GRB and Policy Specialist - Gender Tamil Nadu (State Lead), the State Technical Coordinator - GB will provide technical support to the state government to advance gender budgeting. The incumbent will work with the project team to ensure that the project produces the results in the State to the required standards of quality and within the given time and cost specifications. The State Technical Coordinator-GB will work closely with the nodal department and have the following tasks: Strengthening coordination and mechanisms for gender budgeting in the state- Assist in establishing/strengthening effective coordination mechanisms within and among Social Welfare & Women Empowerment, Planning, Finance, SDG Coordination Centre and other line departments to institutionalize and promote GB in the state. Provide technical expertise and support to nodal department to set up/review and monitor institutional mechanisms and processes to adopt/advance GB in the state including Gender Budget Statement, Gender Budget Cells, Inter-departmental monitoring processes etc. Provide technical support for issuing advisory and necessary guidelines for line departments at the state level to create/strengthen gender budget cells, and implement GB. Coordinate with relevant non-government actors including civil society organisations, academia, and women’s networks on GB and women’s budgets. Advocate for organising pre-budget consultation with CSO, women’s groups, academia and other stakeholders in collaboration with Social Welfare & Women Empowerment, Planning, Finance and other line departments. Research and documentation- Undertake mapping and documentation of the planning, budgeting and auditing processes at the state level. Support the state government in developing state action plan on GB. Provide support in undertaking sectoral/policy analysis for select sectors on GB and develop state specific sectoral policy briefs. Document and disseminate resources and knowledge products on GB, such as case studies and good practices at the state level. Support IT specialist and UN Women project team in roll out and implementation of e-governance tool on GB. Support Policy Specialist- Gender to generate good practices on utilisation of Nirbhaya Fund from other states. Facilitating training and capacity development of relevant constituents on GRB Support to compile/develop training tools, manual, and other resource material on GB for the state. Coordinate with the state nodal department and training institutions to conduct state specific training needs assessment as per level of officials, develop capacity building strategy and training calendar for GB. Support in facilitating training programmes for state level officials, relevant stakeholders and create a pool of local GB experts. Monitor the outcomes of the trainings by undertaking pre and post assessment and developing quality training reports. Implementation of project at state level- Coordinate with project team for timely completion of project deliverables including periodic reporting. Preparation of monthly progress reports. Any other duties as assigned by supervisor. Expected Deliverables: Input and technical expertise provided to state nodal and line departments on GB. Evidence based State Action Plan developed with the state nodal department on GB with monitorable targets and timelines. Institutional mechanisms and processes including functional gender budget cells, gender budget statement, inter departmental monitoring committees and gender responsive program appraisal developed and implemented. Training and capacity development of state officials, relevant stakeholders strengthened based on assessments and training calendar on GB developed. Timely compilation and submission of reports. Any other duties, as required by Supervisor. Competencies: Core Values: Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity. Core Competencies: Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example. Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: Functional Competencies: Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude; Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills; Focuses on impact and result for the partners and responds positively to feedback. Sound understanding of development issues and gender; Adheres to deadlines and follows up on time-bound issues; Maintains diplomacy, tact and strict confidentiality with internal and external partners and clients. Education: Master’s Degree or equivalent in Social Sciences/Economics/Social Work /Gender Studies/Public Administration/Policy or related fields. Experience: At least 5 years of experience at the national/state level working with development projects including hands-on experience of design, implementation and monitoring/evaluation of projects, preferably on Gender Responsive Governance, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment; Some experience of working with national/ state governments on gender issues, preferably on violence against women, gender budgeting. Region specific experience will be preferable. Experience of undertaking budgetary/ policy analysis and capacity building of government officials on gender issues. Proficiency in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.). Language: Proficiency in English; good command over Hindi and Tamil is desirable. Evaluation and Selection Criteria Criteria for shortlisting of CVs will be based on the following assessment: Required Degree and Qualification (5 points); Minimum Experience relevant to the assignment (10 points); Working knowledge and experience of writing on Gender Issues (5 points). The evaluation process for selection of the candidate will be based on the following assessment: Written Test (20 points) Interview (80 points) Please Note: For an assignment requiring travel, consultants of 65 years or more require full medical examination. Consultants are required to submit doctor's certificate to state fitness to work and travel for this assignment. Due to large number of potential applicants, only competitively selected candidates will be contacted for remaining steps of the service procurement process. The consultant is expected to use their own computer equipment. The office will not provide any computer equipment for this assignment. This is a full-time assignment. The consultant is expected to disclose any outside activity and shall not be permitted to take up any outside work during this assignment. Statements : In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. Diversity and inclusion: At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.) Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process .
Job Description Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. All human development and human rights issues involve gender dimensions. UN Women globally focuses on key priority areas that are fundamental to women’s equality, and that can unlock progress across the board. UN Women’s priority areas include increasing women’s leadership and participation in political spaces, ending violence against women, enhancing women’s economic empowerment, engaging in all aspects of women peace and security processes, making gender equality central to national planning and budgeting through Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and advancing gender in intergovernmental processes. UN Women’s work on Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) or Gender Budgeting (GB) involves ensuring that national planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation processes incorporate a gender perspective. UN Women’s GB programmes at the regional and country level have made significant contribution towards this by building political support, developing technical resources and capacities, generating good practices for improving women's access to services and increasing accountability for Gender Equality and Women’s empowerment (GEWE). At the forefront of global, regional and local advocacy for application of GB, UN Women has built partnerships with diverse government, inter-governmental and non-governmental partners to further efforts and demonstrate GB’s relevance to sustainable development, aid effectiveness, public sector reform and financing for development. UN Women’s India Country Office, based in New Delhi is implementing a project with the objective of strengthening institutional mechanisms for GB resulting in an increase of gender perspective in budgets, improved availability of data, and tracking of progress on gender equality initiatives in select central ministries and states. It will aim to create a conducive policy environment and enhance institutional capacities on gender budgeting at the national and state level. Insights generated from this project will enable key stakeholders at the national and state level to accelerate their efforts to ensure that women’s priorities are adequately reflected in national and state budgeting processes, and to make concrete changes for adequate resource allocation towards women’s priorities. UN Women through this programme is working with nodal GB state departments and line departments in six states, namely, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Goa, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand to deepen anchoring of Gender Budgeting at the local level. This year onwards, the programme is expanding to two additional states - Bihar and Tamil Nadu to strengthen institutional mechanism and enhance capacities of government officials and other stakeholders to implement gender responsive planning and budgeting measures, and leverage technology to advance gender budgeting including through an e-governance tool. Within this context, UN Women seeks the services of State Technical Coordinator-Gender Budgeting (GB)who willbe placed within the nodal Gender Budgeting Department in Tamil Nadu and will be responsible for implementing programme activities on gender budgeting in the assigned State. Under the overall programmatic guidance of the Programme Lead – GRB and Policy Specialist - Gender Tamil Nadu (State Lead), the State Technical Coordinator - GB will provide technical support to the state government to advance gender budgeting. The incumbent will work with the project team to ensure that the project produces the results in the State to the required standards of quality and within the given time and cost specifications. The State Technical Coordinator-GB will work closely with the nodal department and have the following tasks: Strengthening coordination and mechanisms for gender budgeting in the state- Assist in establishing/strengthening effective coordination mechanisms within and among Social Welfare & Women Empowerment, Planning, Finance, SDG Coordination Centre and other line departments to institutionalize and promote GB in the state. Provide technical expertise and support to nodal department to set up/review and monitor institutional mechanisms and processes to adopt/advance GB in the state including Gender Budget Statement, Gender Budget Cells, Inter-departmental monitoring processes etc. Provide technical support for issuing advisory and necessary guidelines for line departments at the state level to create/strengthen gender budget cells, and implement GB. Coordinate with relevant non-government actors including civil society organisations, academia, and women’s networks on GB and women’s budgets. Advocate for organising pre-budget consultation with CSO, women’s groups, academia and other stakeholders in collaboration with Social Welfare & Women Empowerment, Planning, Finance and other line departments. Research and documentation- Undertake mapping and documentation of the planning, budgeting and auditing processes at the state level. Support the state government in developing state action plan on GB. Provide support in undertaking sectoral/policy analysis for select sectors on GB and develop state specific sectoral policy briefs. Document and disseminate resources and knowledge products on GB, such as case studies and good practices at the state level. Support IT specialist and UN Women project team in roll out and implementation of e-governance tool on GB. Support Policy Specialist- Gender to generate good practices on utilisation of Nirbhaya Fund from other states. Facilitating training and capacity development of relevant constituents on GRB Support to compile/develop training tools, manual, and other resource material on GB for the state. Coordinate with the state nodal department and training institutions to conduct state specific training needs assessment as per level of officials, develop capacity building strategy and training calendar for GB. Support in facilitating training programmes for state level officials, relevant stakeholders and create a pool of local GB experts. Monitor the outcomes of the trainings by undertaking pre and post assessment and developing quality training reports. Implementation of project at state level- Coordinate with project team for timely completion of project deliverables including periodic reporting. Preparation of monthly progress reports. Any other duties as assigned by supervisor. Expected Deliverables: Input and technical expertise provided to state nodal and line departments on GB. Evidence based State Action Plan developed with the state nodal department on GB with monitorable targets and timelines. Institutional mechanisms and processes including functional gender budget cells, gender budget statement, inter departmental monitoring committees and gender responsive program appraisal developed and implemented. Training and capacity development of state officials, relevant stakeholders strengthened based on assessments and training calendar on GB developed. Timely compilation and submission of reports. Any other duties, as required by Supervisor. Competencies: Core Values: Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity. Core Competencies: Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example. Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: Functional Competencies: Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude; Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills; Focuses on impact and result for the partners and responds positively to feedback. Sound understanding of development issues and gender; Adheres to deadlines and follows up on time-bound issues; Maintains diplomacy, tact and strict confidentiality with internal and external partners and clients. Education: Master’s Degree or equivalent in Social Sciences/Economics/Social Work /Gender Studies/Public Administration/Policy or related fields. Experience: At least 5 years of experience at the national/state level working with development projects including hands-on experience of design, implementation and monitoring/evaluation of projects, preferably on Gender Responsive Governance, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment; Some experience of working with national/ state governments on gender issues, preferably on violence against women, gender budgeting. Region specific experience will be preferable. Experience of undertaking budgetary/ policy analysis and capacity building of government officials on gender issues. Proficiency in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.). Language: Proficiency in English; good command over Hindi and Tamil is desirable. Evaluation and Selection Criteria Criteria for shortlisting of CVs will be based on the following assessment: Required Degree and Qualification (5 points); Minimum Experience relevant to the assignment (10 points); Working knowledge and experience of writing on Gender Issues (5 points). The evaluation process for selection of the candidate will be based on the following assessment: Written Test (20 points) Interview (80 points) Please Note: For an assignment requiring travel, consultants of 65 years or more require full medical examination. Consultants are required to submit doctor's certificate to state fitness to work and travel for this assignment. Due to large number of potential applicants, only competitively selected candidates will be contacted for remaining steps of the service procurement process. The consultant is expected to use their own computer equipment. The office will not provide any computer equipment for this assignment. This is a full-time assignment. The consultant is expected to disclose any outside activity and shall not be permitted to take up any outside work during this assignment. Statements : In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. Diversity and inclusion: At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.) Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process .
Job Description Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women, men and diverse genders as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. All human development and human rights issues involve gender dimensions. UN Women globally focuses on key priority areas that are fundamental to women’s equality, and that can unlock progress across the board. UN Women’s priority areas include increasing women’s leadership and participation in political spaces, ending violence against women, enhancing women’s economic empowerment, engaging in all aspects of women peace and security processes, making gender equality central to national planning and budgeting through Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and advancing gender in intergovernmental processes. UN Women’s work on Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) or Gender Budgeting (GB) involves ensuring that national planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation processes incorporate a gender perspective. UN Women’s GRB programmes at the regional and country level have made significant contribution towards this by building political support, developing technical resources and capacities, generating good practices for improving women's access to services and increasing accountability for Gender Equality and Women’s empowerment (GEWE). At the forefront of global, regional and local advocacy for application of GRB, UN Women has built partnerships with diverse government, inter-governmental and non-governmental partners to further efforts and demonstrate GRB’s relevance to sustainable development, aid effectiveness, public sector reform and financing for development. UN Women’s India Country Office, based in New Delhi is implementing a project with the objective of strengthening institutional mechanisms for GRB resulting in an increase of gender perspective in budgets, improved availability of data, and tracking of progress on gender equality initiatives across ministries and select states/UTs. It will aim to create a conducive policy environment and enhance institutional capacities on gender budgeting at the national and State/UT level. It will identify strategies and operational approaches to strengthen on-going efforts in the area of GRB. Insights generated from this project will enable key stakeholders at the national and state level to accelerate their efforts to ensure that women’s priorities are adequately reflected in national and state budgeting processes, and to make concrete changes for adequate resource allocation towards women’s priorities. UN Women through this programme will work with national ministries including Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), Ministry of Finance and line ministries to deepen anchoring of GB across union ministries and sectors. It will create and strengthen institutional mechanisms for GRB and institute methodological changes in Planning-Budgeting and Auditing (PBA) systems for enabling gender responsive actions. The project will aim to enhance capacities of government officials and other stakeholders to implement the gender responsive PBA measures, and leverage technology to advance gender budgeting including through and e-governance tool. Within this context, UN Women seeks the services of GRB Technical Coordinator- MWCD to be embedded in Ministry of Women and Child Development, GoI in New Delhi. Reporting to the Program Analyst- GRB, UN Women and working closely with the nodal official in MWCD, the GRB Technical Coordinator- MWCD will be responsible for coordinating and implementing programme activities with MWCD on Gender Budgeting. Roles and Responsibilities : Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of Program Lead- GRB, the GRB Technical Coordinator- MWCD will support in strengthening the efforts of the national government on Gender Responsive Budgeting. The GRB Technical Coordinator- MWCD will work closely with the nodal official in MWCD, and have the following tasks: Strengthening coordination with relevant Ministries on GB- Technical assistance to MWCD on expansion of GB to central ministries/ departments and states/UTs Providing inputs to various Ministries/Departments on gender issues, particularly for new policies, programmes and legislations. Undertaking assessment of Ministries/Departments and States on their progress on GRB and supporting in the development of the Ministry wise and State wise Action Plans on GRB. Administer self-assessment tool on GB and support ministries/ departments to undertake and update tool periodically. Analysis of document s/references from different Ministries/ States from a gender perspective Collate, compile and analyze information and data received from Ministries/gender Budgeting Cells on Gender Budgeting Analysis of the Gender Budget Statement, pre and post gender budget analysis of sectors and coordination with Ministries/ Departments with regards to the same. Support in conducting a national pre-budget consultation with MWCD, MoF and women’s group and civil society to enable participation and inclusion of women in budget-making processes Research, Documentation and Dissemination of relevant GRB Resources Contributes substantively to the analysis and research of the political, social and economic situation in the country on gender responsive governance/ GRB and prepare substantive inputs Document and disseminate resources for GRB, such as case studies and best practices; Assist in preparation of documents pertaining to GRB, including Annual Reports, Annual Plans and Results Framework Documents etc; Process papers/proposal received for GRB; Assist in preparation of Sanction Orders and Bills and monitor progress of unutilized receipts and disbursements, utilization certificates, vouchers, etc. related to assignments pertaining to Gender Budgeting Scheme; Assist in preparatory work for review meetings with Secretary and Ministers, including, preparation of resource materials, agenda papers, minutes etc; Support IT specialist in roll out and implementation of e governance tool on gender budgeting Facilitating Training and Capacity Development of various stakeholders on GRB Conduct trainings and orientation programmes on Gender Budgeting for (i) Union Government, (ii) State Governments, (iii) District level officers, (iv) PRI members, (v) Training Institutes and (vi) NGO and others; Collaborate with training institutions/organizations engaged in training activities with a view to furthering the aims and objectives of Gender Budgeting and providing technical inputs on Gender Budgeting; Developing Training and IEC Material on GRB Developing training tools, manual, and other IEC materials on GRB, as required; Provide technical assistance to MWCD in developing guidelines on deepening gender budgeting at panchayat/ urban ward levels Provide technical assistance to MWCD in developing guidelines on Gender Auditing and taking gender audit forward. Any other duties assigned by Supervisor in MWCD and UN Women Key Deliverables: Substantive positioning of gender budgeting in government policies and strategy Effective implementation of gender budgeting in 10 union Ministries and select States in coordination with MWCD Core Values: Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity. Core Competencies: Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example. Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: Qualifications and Experience : Education: Master’s Degree or equivalent in Social Sciences/Economics/Social Work /Gender Studies/Public Administration/Policy or related fields. Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience at the national/state level working with development projects preferably on Gender Responsive Governance, Gender Equality and Women Empowerment; with hands-on experience of design, implementation and monitoring/evaluation of projects. Some experience of working with national/ state governments on gender issues, preferable on gender responsive budgeting. Experience of undertaking budgetary/ policy analysis and capacity building of government officials. Proficiency in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.). The evaluation process for selection of the candidate will be based on the following assessment: Interview Written Test Statements : In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. Diversity and inclusion: At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.) Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process .
Job Description Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is an essential element of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – the roadmap to a more equal, just, peaceful, and sustainable world. UN Women India is implementing a donor-funded project titled: ‘Gender Equality Xcelerate: Transformative Pathways towards Gender Justice’ for women’s social, economic, and political equality and empowerment towards achievement of the 2030 agenda. The overarching objective of this project is to strengthen women’s leadership in economic, social, and political spheres. The project is being implemented in India over a period of four years (2024-2027) in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Odisha, and Bihar. The following are the broad intended outcomes of the project: UN Women's institutional impact on advancing gender equality is accelerated through outcome-driven advocacy efforts. Government and non-government stakeholders prioritize, monitor, and evaluate GEWE investments at the grassroots level. Transforming norms, strengthening response mechanisms, and empowering stakeholders for a survivor-centric environment through effectively utilizing the Nirbhaya Fund. Reporting to the Programme Lead/Coordinator – GRB Unit, India Country Office (ICO), the Programme Analyst – GRB, will be responsible for leadership, substantive coordination, and overall management of the programme, working closely with state teams, local partners and relevant stakeholders, both internal and external. The Programme Analyst – GRB will be responsible for the day-to-day management, implementation and effectiveness of the programme. In particular, he/she will be responsible for monitoring and reviewing the programme portfolio, work plans, and budget, preparing reports as required by the donor and UN Women management, and mobilising resources as needed. UN Women, through this programme, will work at the local (panchayat) level in 3 states, namely, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Odisha, to deepen the anchoring of GRB. The project aims to enhance the capacities of government officials and other stakeholders to implement gender responsive planning and budgeting measures at the panchayat level. Reporting to the Programme Lead/Coordinator-GRB, UN Women India, the Programme Analyst - GRB will be responsible for coordinating the programme implementation of the activities on gender budgeting for the respective assigned states. Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Programme Lead – GRB, the Programme Analyst-GRB will be responsible for the technical deliverables of the project and ensuring quality control, along with finalising methodology for desk review, guidance and support for state technical coordinators, consolidation of knowledge products, lead support in meetings with government and other stakeholders and content support for GRB trainings. The Programme Analyst-GRB will have the following tasks: Programme Planning, Implementation, and Oversight Contribute to the formulation of the programme’s strategic direction and sectoral priorities. Lead the preparation, design, and implementation of situation analyses. Set objectives, develop proposals, and design plans using RBM methodology. Develop, review, and oversee Annual Work Plans (AWPs) and budgets, ensuring alignment with RBM principles. Provide technical and operational support across all stages of programming. Identify areas for technical support and intervention to strengthen programme delivery. Coordinate calls for proposals, including technical review committees and partner capacity assessments. Manage and monitor financial resources in line with UN Women’s internal control framework and applicable rules. Oversee contracting and management of implementing partners, ensuring compliance with policy and procedures. Implement the programme’s communication and visibility plan. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting Develop and implement the programme’s M&E framework with clear, measurable indicators. Oversee baseline assessments, mid-term evaluations, periodic reviews, and evaluation missions. Update programme frameworks based on reviews, lessons learned, and evaluation findings. Track progress on activities and finances using RBM tools. Organize and facilitate project review and evaluation meetings. Prepare and finalize progress, donor, and aggregate delivery reports, ensuring timely submission and integration of lessons learned. Supervise and guide consultants to ensure quality outputs. Support budget monitoring, realignments, and revisions to ensure efficient resource use. Partnerships, Coordination, and Resource Mobilization Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilization strategies for the GRB programme. Maintain strategic relationships with national government counterparts (MWCD, MORD, MOPR, NITI Aayog, etc.) and nodal GRB departments in selected states. Identify and develop partnerships with UN agencies, multilateral and regional organizations, academic and technical institutions. Contribute to negotiations, drafting of agreements, and monitoring their implementation. Maintain regular communication with donors on programme progress and opportunities. Conduct donor research, prepare briefs, and identify cost-sharing opportunities. Participate in national and UN coordination mechanisms to ensure programme coherence. Capacity Development and Technical Assistance Deliver GRB technical assistance to states and implementing partners. Design and facilitate targeted capacity-building trainings for government counterparts, partners, and internal teams. Develop training materials, conduct pre- and post-training assessments, and analyse learning outcomes. Facilitate internal learning sessions for knowledge sharing and team capacity strengthening. Advocacy, Communication, and Knowledge Management Prepare background documents, briefs, presentations, and conference materials on GRB. Coordinate advocacy campaigns, events, and trainings to advance GRB objectives. Develop and consolidate technical knowledge products based on programme results and research. Represent the programme in donor meetings, advocacy events, and public information forums, as delegated. Team Management Provide managerial, technical, and administrative guidance to ensure timely and high-quality programme delivery. Manage staff performance in line with UN Women policies and processes. Ensure effective flow of information, data, and reports within the team and with stakeholders. Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor. Key Performance Indicators Timely and quality programme design and inputs to the Strategic Note. Timely and high-quality programme delivery in line with budget, workplans, and operational rules and regulations. Effective and timely monitoring and evaluation of programmes. Strong relations with partners and stakeholders. Timely and quality reporting. Regular and effective communication with agencies and partners. Quality and impact of advocacy and communication initiatives. Competencies : Core Values: Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity. Core Competencies: Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example. Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: Functional Competencies: Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting; Ability to lead formulation and monitoring of management projects; Ability to lead business processes re-engineering, implementation of new systems (business side), and affect staff behavioural/ attitudinal change; Ability to build strong relationships with clients, focusing on impact and result for the client and responding positively to feedback; Model and promote transparency, honesty and openness; Lead teams effectively, demonstrating emotional intelligence and good judgment. Good mentoring as well as conflict resolution skills; Demonstrate understanding of client’s perspective; Demonstrate a respect for confidentiality when dealing with individual staff members issues. Education: Master’s Degree or equivalent in Social Sciences/Economics/Social Work /Gender Studies/Public Administration/Policy or related fields. Experience: Minimum 7 years of experience in programme management and implementation, research and training related to gender issues and women empowerment is required. Minimum 5 years of experience working in the Panchayati Raj system directly at national/ state government is required. Experience in Gender Response budgeting at national/subnational level with government Ministries/Departments is desirable. Wider sectoral expertise for dealing with gender issues, as well as experience of training content and government capacity building is desirable. Language: Proficiency in English; Good command of Hindi in reading and writing. Statements : In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. Diversity and inclusion: At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.) Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process .
Job Description Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women, men and diverse genders as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. All human development and human rights issues involve gender dimensions. UN Women globally focuses on key priority areas that are fundamental to women’s equality, and that can unlock progress across the board. UN Women’s priority areas include increasing women’s leadership and participation in political spaces, ending violence against women, enhancing women’s economic empowerment, engaging in all aspects of women peace and security processes, making gender equality central to national planning and budgeting through Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and advancing gender in intergovernmental processes. UN Women’s work on Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) or Gender Budgeting (GB) involves ensuring that national planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation processes incorporate a gender perspective. UN Women’s GRB programmes at the regional and country level have made significant contribution towards this by building political support, developing technical resources and capacities, generating good practices for improving women's access to services and increasing accountability for Gender Equality and Women’s empowerment (GEWE). At the forefront of global, regional and local advocacy for application of GRB, UN Women has built partnerships with diverse government, inter-governmental and non-governmental partners to further efforts and demonstrate GRB’s relevance to sustainable development, aid effectiveness, public sector reform and financing for development. UN Women’s India Country Office, based in New Delhi is implementing a project with the objective of strengthening institutional mechanisms for GRB resulting in an increase of gender perspective in budgets, improved availability of data, and tracking of progress on gender equality initiatives across ministries and select states/UTs. It will aim to create a conducive policy environment and enhance institutional capacities on gender budgeting at the national and State/UT level. It will identify strategies and operational approaches to strengthen on-going efforts in the area of GRB. Insights generated from this project will enable key stakeholders at the national and state level to accelerate their efforts to ensure that women’s priorities are adequately reflected in national and state budgeting processes, and to make concrete changes for adequate resource allocation towards women’s priorities. UN Women through this programme will work with national ministries including Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), Ministry of Finance and line ministries to deepen anchoring of GB across union ministries and sectors. It will create and strengthen institutional mechanisms for GRB and institute methodological changes in Planning-Budgeting and Auditing (PBA) systems for enabling gender responsive actions. The project will aim to enhance capacities of government officials and other stakeholders to implement the gender responsive PBA measures, and leverage technology to advance gender budgeting including through and e-governance tool. Within this context, UN Women seeks the services of Consultant IT Specialist . Reporting to the Team Lead- Gender Responsive Budgeting , UN Women India, the Consultant IT Specialist will be responsible for coordinating and implementing the e-governance tool on Gender Budgeting. Roles and Responsibilities : Under the overall guidance and supervision of Team Lead, the Consultant IT Specialist will support in developing and strengthening the e-governance tool on gender responsive governance and budgeting. The Consultant IT Specialist will work closely with the nodal official in MWCD, and have the following tasks: Develop a plan f or the e-governance tool life cycle including software methodology, definitions, user management, IT requirements, sourcing, and sustenance. Design/strengthen the layout of e-governance tool on gender budgeting based on the content provided by UN Women. Translate information and data received from Ministries/States on Gender Budgeting into user and web-friendly formats Translate modules and training material into user and web-friendly format Manage the dashboard for ministries and states based on data on gender budgeting indicators Develop dynamic ways of making the tool interactive and accessible to users Strengthen the design of the web tool with templates in line with industry standards appropriate for e-governance and in alignment with National E-Governance Plan of the Government of India. Support continuation of the tool, UAT testing, and aggregation of dashboard. Ensure compatibility of the tool with National e-government portals, popular web browsers (Google Chrome, Firefox, Windows, Safari) and mobile platforms (Android and IOS) Ensure integration of tool with government platforms Ensure legal and other compliances of UN Women and Government of India, security audit and measures to safeguard information and privacy Undertake risk management and develop mitigation strategies Support team for effective roll out and implementation of the e governance tool at nation and state levels Draft and submit reports on relevant programme activities Any other task assigned in addition to the above. Any Other Duties Assigned By Supervisor Key deliverables- E-governance tool on GRB designed in such a way that it can be updated and adjusted for future use; E-governance tool on GRB to be implemented across ministries and states. Ensuring the design of the materials is consistent with Government of India’s policies and UN Women’s communications Guidelines; UN Women has non-exclusive world rights in perpetuity of all designed submissions and products. Competencies : Core Values: Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity. Core Competencies: Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example. Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: Functional Competencies: Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude; Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills; Focuses on impact and result for the partners and responds positively to feedback. Qualifications and Experience : Education : Master’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Graphic designing, web designing or related fields Experience : Minimum of 5 years of experience in web designing, and relevant experience in using different web development technologies, tools and software’s Experience of working on social issues, gender concerns and experience of development projects Command over content management systems and applications like Site Core, Word Press, My SQL Database, Apache Web Server etc. Knowledge of web programming languages and programs including HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, XSLT, Macromedia Flash, Java etc. Knowledge of recent trends in graphic design, web sites, including online video publishing etc. Demonstrated ability to create innovative and visually appealing design; Experience of government functioning. Language : Proficiency in English; good command over Hindi in reading and writing. Note: Female web designers are encouraged to apply. Statements : In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. Diversity and inclusion: At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.) Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process .
Job Description Please Note: This is a re-advertisement. Applications received for the same position earlier will not be considered. Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Given the increasing impacts of climate change on the frequency and severity of extreme weather events and natural hazards and the disproportionate impact that these events have on the lives and livelihoods of women and girls, UN Women is committed to supporting governments with integrating gender priorities into climate and disaster resilience building programmes, and empowering women and girls to meaningfully participate in planning and decision-making processes. Toward this, the UN Women India Country Office has recently undertaken a number of consultation and capacity building activities in the state of Madhya Pradesh in collaboration with government authorities, and identified key areas for further potential action to strengthen gender inclusion within disaster management in the state. One of the action areas identified includes support to the MP Home Guard, Civil Defense and Disaster Management, Department of Home, Government of Madhya Pradesh through a short-term project - “ PRAWAH ” - which focuses on strengthening gender responsiveness of emergency preparedness & response, community trainings and capacity building, and early warning/early action systems in the context of natural hazards that are particularly relevant for Madhya Pradesh. This intervention aims to support government authorities in actively addressing risks & vulnerabilities of women & girls in localized flood and heavy rainfall situations in different districts of the state, along with strengthening mechanisms to operationalize women’s participation in flood & heavy rain preparedness activities. Activities under the intervention are expected to include training and capacity building exercises for Civil Defense volunteers, SDERF personnel, Aapda Mitras , women stakeholders, and at-risk communities in hazard-prone areas of the state, participatory risk & vulnerability assessments in select flood-prone and flood-affected communities / villages, and production of operational guidelines, checklists, and a variety of IEC material to support both SDERF and communities in ensuring gender responsive approaches to disaster preparedness, early warning/early action, rescue, response, and rehabilitation. Overall, this intervention aims to strengthen government disaster management capacity and community disaster resilience across Madhya Pradesh, while reducing disaster risks for women and other especially vulnerable and marginalized groups. Against this background, the UN Women India Country Office is hiring for the role of a Technical Coordination Consultant to be based out of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, to support the UN Women Madhya Pradesh state office with outreach and implementation of various proposed activities related to gender and disaster resilience in the state, including the proposed project ‘ PRAWAH’ and additional convenings, workshops, and projects that may emerge out of this ongoing government collaboration. The Technical Coordination Consultant will work under direct supervision of the UN Women State Lead for Madhya Pradesh, and in coordination with the Inter-Governmental Programme unit and DRR focal point based out of the country office in New Delhi, and is expected to undertake the following areas of work: Support with planning & implementation of all activities planned under the intervention, including trainings, workshops, field assessments, and other activities as undertaken; Coordinate and facilitate outreach, meetings, and collaborations with government, non-government, and community / local stakeholders for different activities under the intervention; Manage, plan, and track budgets related to different activities under the intervention, including tracking and collating information related to procurement and expenditures for financial reporting; Coordinate logistics related to implementation in a timely manner, including procurement, travel planning, and other logistics related to conducting the various activities planned; Support the production of training / capacity building / IEC material by coordinating with focal colleagues around these activities, organizing photos and information from the field, coordinating for internal and government approvals, etc; Undertake comprehensive documentation, oversight, and monitoring of the activities undertaken, including coordinating with government stakeholders and UN Women colleagues for field data collection / evaluation toward the M&E framework; Undertake reporting at all stages of the intervention through providing field level data & information, and maintaining & providing written and audiovisual records of all activities and engagement with government, NGO, and community stakeholders; Support with developing additional background reports, concept notes, and proposals around gender inclusion & disaster management in Madhya Pradesh as may be required; Any other deliverables as may be required for effective implementation of this initiative with approval from the Supervisor. Programmatic Deliverables: Facilitating Stakeholder Consultations: Divisional consultations and State consultations. Formulating Standard Operating Procedure for the Flood situation from gender lens. Developing an operational module for undertaking training of departmental workforce on the SOP. Designing, organizing and facilitating Master training of Department’s workforce on SOP. 2 – 3 page summary report of each activity undertaken with regards to training, capacity building, data & assessments, and field visits, under the intervention, including photos and other audiovisual records, logistics arrangements, and financial expenditures. Administrative Deliverables: Submission of monthly workplan with clear deliverables. Monthly reports on work undertaken with regards to the scope of duties listed. Updated budget, logistics, activity, and output framework & tracker. Any other deliverable as may be required under the scope of this TOR and agreed by the Supervisor. Competencies : Core Values: Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity. Core Competencies: Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example. Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: Functional Competencies: Strong knowledge of the government ecosystem in Madhya Pradesh; Excellent communication & collaboration skills; Excellent coordination & logistics planning skills. Education : Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in areas related to development, such as public policy & planning, disaster management, or other related social science field. Experience : Minimum of 3 years of experience in project planning & operations in the development sector, either urban or rural development, is required; Experience of working in the development sector within Madhya Pradesh is required; Strong experience of working with government stakeholders in Madhya Pradesh, whether at local or state levels, will be given preference; Experience working in the area of disaster management, will be given preference. Language: Fluency in written and spoken English and Hindi. Statements : In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. Diversity and inclusion: At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.) Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process .
Job Description Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. UN Women’s India Country Office, based in New Delhi, India, works to accelerate the advancement of gender equality and the empowerment of women through the strengthening of strategic partnerships, technical and policy advisory services and advocacy with governmental, inter-governmental and civil society partners. In addition, UN Women India is charged with leading and coordinating the UN system’s work on gender equality, including through ensuring accountability for results. Reporting to the Head of Communications, the Communications Consultant (Design and Social Media), supports the conceptualization and designing of UN Women India media products to increase the standing and awareness of UN Women with partners, the media and the public. The incumbent will also support in managing social media handles and administrative tasks for the Communications team. Provide creative / design support in the development of a coherent India Country Office communications and advocacy material: Planning concepts and designs by studying relevant information and materials; Work on a range of projects, using various software programs to visualize and develop innovative graphic designs that meet India Country Office’s communication goals; Obtain input from programme units to ensure that designs meet organizational standards and brand expectations, express ideas accurately, and represent UN Women; Translate strategic direction into high-quality design within an established brand identity. Conceptualize, design and layout of: High-quality innovative, creative and attention-grabbing materials for web-based communications using full-page multimedia tool in English (or similar), and infographics, illustrations (in Hindi and English) for web-based campaign and advocacy; Provide support to design newsletters, brochures and print material; Provide excellent support in designing brochures and print material; Ensure communications material to highlight achievements of various programs, initiatives and campaigns; Design and support development of various reports and presentations. Provide support to drive India CO’s social media presence and website: Gather information for the development of content for the India Country Office’s website and social media channels; Daily management of social media presence across Twitter/X, Facebook and Instagram including posting, tagging and sharing of relevant content. Drafting content for the Regional Office LinkedIn on behalf of ICO. Maintain files, databases, and systems relevant to the ICO’s digital presence; provide timely updates on engagement metrics and support social media reporting; Create digital content in line with the overall communication plan; Ideate and support team with innovative ways to showcase UN Women work on social media/website. Facilitate knowledge management and sharing: Contribute to the identification of best practices and lessons learned; Provide/ exchange information with other COs/RO. Other Related Tasks: Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor; Provide support on special web/digital/media projects undertaken by the India Country Office; Work independently as well as cooperatively with teams to meet deadlines and schedule project implementation based on workload, which may include five or more simultaneous projects. Deliverables: Timely organization of support to designing of creative content Timely inputs to communication and advocacy materials Timely delivery quality administrative support to printing of media products UN Women India’s Social Media calendars are well-maintained Competencies : Core Values: Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity. Core Competencies: Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example. Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: Functional Competencies: Ability to create, edit and present information in clear and presentable formats, using appropriate IT functionality Knowledge of social media and communication strategies and tools Good event planning skills Ability to identify relevant events and stories and communicate them to a mass audience Good multimedia skills Education: Bachelor’s degree in design, communications, public relations or journalism is an asset. A Masters degree in Communications is desirable. Experience: At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience in providing design /creative support to the formulation and implementation of internal and external communications and advocacy strategies and related plans; Experience in the use of computers applications and software packages (Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Canva, and other relevant AI Design etc.) as well as web-based management systems; Experience in the use of social media and digital communication, and analytical tools like Hootsuite, Google Analytics. Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Hindi is required; Working knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset. Evaluation and Selection Criteria: The evaluation process for selection of the candidate will be based on the following assessment: Presentation based Interview – 70 Points Design and Writing Samples – 30 Points (please include link to design portfolio if available) Please Note: For an assignment requiring travel, consultants of 65 years or more require full medical examination and statement of fitness to work to engage in the consultancy. Consultants are required to submit doctor's certificate to state fitness to work and travel for this assignment. Due to large number of potential applicants, only competitively selected candidates will be contacted for remaining steps of the service procurement process. The consultant is expected to use their own computer equipment. The office will not provide any computer equipment for this assignment. Travel and DSA will be booked and settled as per consultant contract norms directly by UN Women on submission of F-10 form with original ticket stubs, vouchers, etc. as per actuals. Statements : In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. Diversity and inclusion: At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.) Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process .
Job Description Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. All human development and human rights issues involve gender dimensions. UN Women globally focuses on key priority areas that are fundamental to women’s equality, and that can unlock progress across the board. UN Women’s priority areas include increasing women’s leadership and participation in political spaces, ending violence against women, enhancing women’s economic empowerment, engaging in all aspects of women peace and security processes, making gender equality central to national planning and budgeting through Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and advancing gender in intergovernmental processes. Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is an essential element of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – the roadmap to a more equal, just, peaceful, and sustainable world. However, ensuring adequate resources in terms of financing gender equality is fundamental to achieving the SDGs. UN Women India is championing the cause of Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women towards achievement of the 2030 agenda by using Gender responsive budgeting as a macro-economic strategy to address gender disparities and promoting inclusive development. Gender responsive budgeting is a vital tool to ensure adequate budgetary provisions through gender-responsive planning and budgeting processes. Gender responsive budgeting promotes gender equality by identifying gender specific barriers across all sectors of development. Gender responsive budgeting was adopted and introduced in India in 2005-2006 as a fiscal innovation strategy by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to translate gender commitments into budgetary commitments. Ministry of Finance has been publishing “Gender Budget Statements”, mandated by Budget Call Circulars along with the Union Budget every year since then. The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), Government of India is the nodal Ministry for Gender Budgeting, which has been undertaking various initiatives to strengthen gender responsive budgeting. This includes efforts to build capacities and institutionalize the concepts and application of gender responsive budgeting across the central and State levels. UN Women continues to provide technical support to the nodal Ministry, MWCD since its inception to institutionalize gender responsive budgeting in the country. UN Women India is considered a thought leader and highly regarded technical partner on gender-responsive budgeting through its consistent engagement with both government counterparts and civil society for over two decades. UNW efforts to enhance gender responsive budgeting as a tool in public finance management are proven by the continued scale-up and demand for technical expertise by national and state governments. India Country Office continues to work with national ministries/departments and states in India over the years resulting in increased allocations for women and improved mechanisms to track spending. UN Women India aims to capture the country office’s gender responsive budgeting journey of last one decade of intervention at the national and sub national levels to understand its impact and lesson learnt to inform the decision making at the policy level. While many Ministries and States are implementing a range of these GB initiatives, the status of institutionalization varies, gender responsive budgeting initiatives at the central and state level are often limited by a Gender budget reporting-centric approach. The overarching objective of this assignment is to document the process and impact of Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) in India over the last decade (2015–2025). The specific objectives are to: Assess how Gender Responsive Budgeting programs and policies have contributed to enabling government and non-government stakeholders to prioritize, monitor, and evaluate investments in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) at the national level. Examine the impact of GRB as a tool for advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment through outcome-oriented advocacy and policy engagement, making a case at the state level with a specific focus on Madhya Pradesh. Identify key gaps and propose strategic recommendations to accelerate progress toward gender equality at the national and state levels. Capture lessons learned and good practices to strengthen the design and implementation of GRB initiatives moving forward. Within this context, UN Women seeks the services of a Senior Consultant- Gender Budgeting (GB), reporting to the Programme Coordinator-GRB, UN Women India, to collect and compile the data, engage with various stakeholders and deliver a comprehensive report in a stipulated time. The major stakeholders could be Union and State Governments, Women CSO’s, Gender Experts, Academic and Research Institutions working on gender responsive budgeting. Scope of work of the consultant Reporting to the Programme Coordinator- Gender Responsive Budgeting Unit, the Consultant will be responsible for leading the following activities. Stakeholder mapping of relevant government departments, institutions, research organisations, civil society organisations, and gender experts working in the space of gender responsive budgeting. Conduct Key Informant Interviews with key stakeholders and actors in the journey of gender responsive budgeting in the last decade. Desk review of policies, programs/initiatives that allocated budgets to addressing GEWE at the national level and in Madhya Pradesh over the last decade. Documentation of success stories at the national and state levels (3-4) Assess the impact of the GRB program on the implementation of selected schemes/ programmes related to GEWE in Madhya Pradesh Deliverables: An inception report with a detailed work plan for the assignment, along with the list of mapped government departments, institutions, research organizations, and other stakeholders - 15 November 2025 Finalized Key Informant Interview (KII) tools and list of documents for desk review, approved by UN Women 30 November 2025 Draft national report capturing the GRB journey, including success stories - 15 January 2025 Draft state report capturing MP GRB story, including success stories - 15 January 2025 Final national and state report incorporating UN Women’s suggestions - 30 January 2025 A detailed presentation showcasing the assessment process and key results with actionable recommendations - 10 February 2026 Payment Schedule: On submission of inception report – 20% Payment - 15 November 2025 On completion of data collection – KIIs and Desk Review – 30% Payment -20 December 2025 On submission of final reports- national and state – 40% Payment - 30 January 2026 On submission of detailed presentation – 10% Payment - 10 February 2026 Competencies : Core Values: Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity. Core Competencies: Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example. Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: Functional Competencies: Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude; Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills; Focuses on impact and result for the partners and responds positively to feedback; Sound understanding of development issues and gender; Adheres to deadlines and follows up on time-bound issues; Maintains diplomacy, tact and strict confidentiality with internal and external partners and clients. Education: Master’s Degree or equivalent in Economics, Social Sciences//Social Work /Gender Studies/Journalism/Public Administration/Policy or related fields. Substantial work experience in policy advocacy/gender-responsive budgeting in particular Experience: At least 10 years of experience at the national/state level working with the Government, UN agencies on Gender Responsive Budgeting, Gender Responsive Governance, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. Experience working on gender-responsive budgeting with the government will be an added advantage. Experience in process documentation, strategic planning and development Proficiency in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.). Language: Proficiency in English; good command over Hindi and the state language in reading and writing. Application: Interested applicants should apply for this announcement through UNDP jobs site: jobs.undp.org Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document: All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment; Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment, please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment; Applications received after the close date will not be accepted; Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Evaluation and Selection Criteria Criteria for shortlisting of CVs will be based on the following assessment: Required Degree and Qualification (5 points); Minimum Experience relevant to the assignment (10 points); Working knowledge and experience of writing on Gender Issues and gender responsive budgeting in particular (5 points). The evaluation process for selection of the candidate will be based on the following assessment: Written Sample (30 points) Interview (70 points) Please Note: For an assignment requiring travel, consultants of 65 years or more require full medical examination and statement of fitness to work prior to engagement in the consultancy. Due to large number of potential applicants only competitively selected candidates will be contacted for remaining steps of the selection process. This is a part-time assignment. The consultant is expected to use their own computer equipment. The office will not provide any computer equipment for this assignment. Travel and DSA will be booked and settled as per SSA norms directly by UN Women on submission of F-10 form with original ticket stubs, vouchers, etc. as per actuals. Statements : In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. Diversity and inclusion: At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.) Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process .
Job Description Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. All human development and human rights issues involve gender dimensions. UN Women globally focuses on key priority areas that are fundamental to women's equality, and that can unlock progress across the board. UN Women's priority areas include increasing women's leadership and participation in political spaces, ending violence against women, enhancing women's economic empowerment, engaging in all aspects of women peace and security processes, making gender equality central to national planning and budgeting through Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and advancing gender in intergovernmental processes. Achieving gender equality and women's empowerment is an essential element of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development the roadmap to a more equal, just, peaceful, and sustainable world. However, ensuring adequate resources in terms of financing gender equality is fundamental to achieving the SDGs. UN Women India is championing the cause of Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women towards achievement of the 2030 agenda by using Gender responsive budgeting as a macro-economic strategy to address gender disparities and promoting inclusive development. Gender responsive budgeting is a vital tool to ensure adequate budgetary provisions through gender-responsive planning and budgeting processes. Gender responsive budgeting promotes gender equality by identifying gender specific barriers across all sectors of development. Gender responsive budgeting was adopted and introduced in India in 2005-2006 as a fiscal innovation strategy by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to translate gender commitments into budgetary commitments. Ministry of Finance has been publishing Gender Budget Statements, mandated by Budget Call Circulars along with the Union Budget every year since then. The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), Government of India is the nodal Ministry for Gender Budgeting, which has been undertaking various initiatives to strengthen gender responsive budgeting. This includes efforts to build capacities and institutionalize the concepts and application of gender responsive budgeting across the central and State levels. UN Women continues to provide technical support to the nodal Ministry, MWCD since its inception to institutionalize gender responsive budgeting in the country. UN Women India is considered a thought leader and highly regarded technical partner on gender-responsive budgeting through its consistent engagement with both government counterparts and civil society for over two decades. UNW efforts to enhance gender responsive budgeting as a tool in public finance management are proven by the continued scale-up and demand for technical expertise by national and state governments. India Country Office continues to work with national ministries/departments and states in India over the years resulting in increased allocations for women and improved mechanisms to track spending. UN Women India aims to capture the country office's gender responsive budgeting journey of last one decade of intervention at the national and sub national levels to understand its impact and lesson learnt to inform the decision making at the policy level. While many Ministries and States are implementing a range of these GB initiatives, the status of institutionalization varies, gender responsive budgeting initiatives at the central and state level are often limited by a Gender budget reporting-centric approach. The overarching objective of this assignment is to document the process and impact of Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) in India over the last decade (20152025). The specific objectives are to: Assess how Gender Responsive Budgeting programs and policies have contributed to enabling government and non-government stakeholders to prioritize, monitor, and evaluate investments in Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (GEWE) at the national level. Examine the impact of GRB as a tool for advancing gender equality and women's empowerment through outcome-oriented advocacy and policy engagement, making a case at the state level with a specific focus on Madhya Pradesh. Identify key gaps and propose strategic recommendations to accelerate progress toward gender equality at the national and state levels. Capture lessons learned and good practices to strengthen the design and implementation of GRB initiatives moving forward. Within this context, UN Women seeks the services of a Senior Consultant- Gender Budgeting (GB), reporting to the Programme Coordinator-GRB, UN Women India, to collect and compile the data, engage with various stakeholders and deliver a comprehensive report in a stipulated time. The major stakeholders could be Union and State Governments, Women CSO's, Gender Experts, Academic and Research Institutions working on gender responsive budgeting. Scope of work of the consultant Reporting to the Programme Coordinator- Gender Responsive Budgeting Unit, the Consultant will be responsible for leading the following activities. Stakeholder mapping of relevant government departments, institutions, research organisations, civil society organisations, and gender experts working in the space of gender responsive budgeting. Conduct Key Informant Interviews with key stakeholders and actors in the journey of gender responsive budgeting in the last decade. Desk review of policies, programs/initiatives that allocated budgets to addressing GEWE at the national level and in Madhya Pradesh over the last decade. Documentation of success stories at the national and state levels (3-4) Assess the impact of the GRB program on the implementation of selected schemes/ programmes related to GEWE in Madhya Pradesh Deliverables: An inception report with a detailed work plan for the assignment, along with the list of mapped government departments, institutions, research organizations, and other stakeholders - 15 November 2025 Finalized Key Informant Interview (KII) tools and list of documents for desk review, approved by UN Women 30 November 2025 Draft national report capturing the GRB journey, including success stories - 15 January 2025 Draft state report capturing MP GRB story, including success stories - 15 January 2025 Final national and state report incorporating UN Women's suggestions - 30 January 2025 A detailed presentation showcasing the assessment process and key results with actionable recommendations - 10 February 2026 Payment Schedule: On submission of inception report 20% Payment - 15 November 2025 On completion of data collection KIIs and Desk Review 30% Payment -20 December 2025 On submission of final reports- national and state 40% Payment - 30 January 2026 On submission of detailed presentation 10% Payment - 10 February 2026 Competencies : Core Values: Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity. Core Competencies: Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example. Please visit this link for more information on UN Women's Values and Competencies Framework: Functional Competencies: Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude; Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills; Focuses on impact and result for the partners and responds positively to feedback; Sound understanding of development issues and gender; Adheres to deadlines and follows up on time-bound issues; Maintains diplomacy, tact and strict confidentiality with internal and external partners and clients. Education: Master's Degree or equivalent in Economics, Social Sciences//Social Work /Gender Studies/Journalism/Public Administration/Policy or related fields. Substantial work experience in policy advocacy/gender-responsive budgeting in particular Experience: At least 10 years of experience at the national/state level working with the Government, UN agencies on Gender Responsive Budgeting, Gender Responsive Governance, Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment. Experience working on gender-responsive budgeting with the government will be an added advantage. Experience in process documentation, strategic planning and development Proficiency in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.). Language: Proficiency in English; good command over Hindi and the state language in reading and writing. Application: Interested applicants should apply for this announcement through UNDP jobs site: jobs.undp.org Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document: All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment; Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment, please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment; Applications received after the close date will not be accepted; Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Evaluation and Selection Criteria Criteria for shortlisting of CVs will be based on the following assessment: Required Degree and Qualification (5 points); Minimum Experience relevant to the assignment (10 points); Working knowledge and experience of writing on Gender Issues and gender responsive budgeting in particular (5 points). The evaluation process for selection of the candidate will be based on the following assessment: Written Sample (30 points) Interview (70 points) Please Note: For an assignment requiring travel, consultants of 65 years or more require full medical examination and statement of fitness to work prior to engagement in the consultancy. Due to large number of potential applicants only competitively selected candidates will be contacted for remaining steps of the selection process. This is a part-time assignment. The consultant is expected to use their own computer equipment. The office will not provide any computer equipment for this assignment. Travel and DSA will be booked and settled as per SSA norms directly by UN Women on submission of F-10 form with original ticket stubs, vouchers, etc. as per actuals. Statements : In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. Diversity and inclusion: At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women's policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.) Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process .
Job Description Please Note: This is a re-advertisement. Applications received for the same position earlier will not be considered. Background: UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. All human development and human rights issues involve gender dimensions. UN Women globally focuses on key priority areas that are fundamental to women’s equality, and that can unlock progress across the board. UN Women’s priority areas include increasing women’s leadership and participation in political spaces, ending violence against women, enhancing women’s economic empowerment, engaging in all aspects of women peace and security processes, making gender equality central to national planning and budgeting through Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) and advancing gender in intergovernmental processes. Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is an essential element of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – the roadmap to a more equal, just, peaceful, and sustainable world. However, ensuring adequate resources in terms of financing gender equality is fundamental to achieving the SDGs. UN Women India is championing the cause of Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women towards achievement of the 2030 agenda by using Gender responsive budgeting as a macro-economic strategy to address gender disparities and promoting inclusive development. Gender responsive budgeting is a vital tool to ensure adequate budgetary provisions through gender-responsive planning and budgeting processes. Gender responsive budgeting promotes gender equality by identifying gender specific barriers across all sectors of development. Gender responsive budgeting was adopted and introduced in India in 2005-2006 as a fiscal innovation strategy by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to translate gender commitments into budgetary commitments. Ministry of Finance has been publishing “Gender Budget Statements”, mandated by Budget Call Circulars along with the Union Budget every year since then. The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), Government of India is the nodal Ministry for Gender Budgeting, which has been undertaking various initiatives to strengthen gender responsive budgeting. This includes efforts to build capacities and institutionalize the concepts and application of gender responsive budgeting across the central and State levels. UN Women continues to provide technical support to the nodal Ministry, MWCD since its inception to institutionalize gender responsive budgeting in the country. UN Women India is considered a thought leader and highly regarded technical partner on gender-responsive budgeting through its consistent engagement with both government counterparts and civil society for over two decades. UNW efforts to enhance gender responsive budgeting as a tool in public finance management are proven by the continued scale-up and demand for technical expertise by national and state governments. India Country Office continues to work with national ministries/departments and states in India over the years resulting in increased allocations for women and improved mechanisms to track spending. UN Women India aims to capture the country office’s gender responsive budgeting journey of last one decade of intervention at the national and sub national levels to understand its impact and lesson learnt to inform the decision making at the policy level. While many Ministries and States are implementing a range of these GB initiatives, the status of institutionalization varies, gender responsive budgeting initiatives at the central and state level are often limited by a Gender budget reporting-centric approach. The overarching objective of this assignment is to document the process and impact of Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) in India over the last decade (2015–2025). The specific objectives are to: Assess how Gender Responsive Budgeting programmes and policies have contributed to enabling government and non-government stakeholders to prioritize, monitor, and evaluate investments in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) at the national level. Examine the impact of GRB as a tool for advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment through outcome-oriented advocacy and policy engagement, making a case at the state level with a specific focus on Madhya Pradesh. Identify key gaps and propose strategic recommendations to accelerate progress toward gender equality at the national and state levels. Capture lessons learned and good practices to strengthen the design and implementation of GRB initiatives moving forward. Within this context, UN Women seeks the services of a Senior National Consultant- Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB), reporting to the Programme Coordinator-GRB, UN Women India, to collect and compile the data, engage with various stakeholders and deliver a comprehensive report in a stipulated time. The major stakeholders could be Union and State Governments, Women CSO’s, Gender Experts, Academic and Research Institutions working on gender responsive budgeting. Scope of work of the consultant Reporting to the Programme Coordinator- Gender Responsive Budgeting Unit, the Consultant will be responsible for leading the following activities. Stakeholder mapping of relevant government departments, institutions, research organizations, civil society organizations, and gender experts working in the space of gender responsive budgeting. Conduct Key Informant Interviews with key stakeholders and actors in the journey of gender responsive budgeting in the last decade. Desk review of policies, programme initiatives that allocated budgets to addressing GEWE at the national level and in Madhya Pradesh over the last decade. Documentation of success stories at the national and state levels (3-4) Assess the impact of the GRB program on the implementation of selected schemes/ programme related to GEWE in Madhya Pradesh Deliverables: An inception report with a detailed work plan for the assignment, along with the list of mapped government departments, institutions, research organizations, and other stakeholders - 20 November 2025 Finalized Key Informant Interview (KII) tools and list of documents for desk review, approved by UN Women - 30 November 2025 Draft national report capturing the GRB journey, including success stories -15 January 2025 Draft state report capturing MP GRB story, including success stories -15 January 2025 Final national and state report incorporating UN Women’s suggestions- 30 January 2025 A detailed presentation showcasing the assessment process and key results with actionable recommendations - 10 February 2026 Payment Schedule: On submission of inception report -20% - 20 November 2025 On completion of data collection – KIIs and Desk Review – 30% - 20 December 2025 On submission of final reports- national and state – 40% - 30 January 2026 On submission of detailed presentation – 10% - 10 February 2026 Competencies : Core Values: Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity. Core Competencies: Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example. Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: Functional Competencies: Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude; Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills; Focuses on impact and result for the partners and responds positively to feedback; Sound understanding of development issues and gender; Adheres to deadlines and follows up on time-bound issues; Maintains diplomacy, tact and strict confidentiality with internal and external partners and clients. Education: Master’s Degree or equivalent in Economics, Social Sciences//Social Work /Gender Studies/Journalism/Public Administration/Policy or related fields. Substantial work experience in policy advocacy/gender-responsive budgeting in particular Experience: At least 10 years of experience at the national/state level working with the Government, UN agencies on Gender Responsive Budgeting, Gender Responsive Governance, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. Experience working on gender-responsive budgeting with the government will be an added advantage. Experience in process documentation, strategic planning and development Proficiency in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.). Language: Proficiency in English; good command over Hindi and the state language in reading and writing. Application: Interested applicants should apply for this announcement through UNDP jobs site: jobs.undp.org Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document: All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment; Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment, please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment; Applications received after the close date will not be accepted; Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Evaluation and Selection Criteria Criteria for shortlisting of CVs will be based on the following assessment: Required Degree and Qualification (5 points); Minimum Experience relevant to the assignment (10 points); Working knowledge and experience of writing on Gender Issues and gender responsive budgeting in particular (5 points). The evaluation process for selection of the candidate will be based on the following assessment: Written Sample (30 points) Interview (70 points) Please Note: For an assignment requiring travel, consultants of 65 years or more require full medical examination and statement of fitness to work prior to engagement in the consultancy. Due to large number of potential applicants only competitively selected candidates will be contacted for remaining steps of the selection process. This is a part-time assignment. The consultant is expected to use their own computer equipment. The office will not provide any computer equipment for this assignment. Travel and DSA will be booked and settled as per SSA norms directly by UN Women on submission of F-10 form with original ticket stubs, vouchers, etc. as per actuals. Statements : In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment. Diversity and inclusion: At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.) Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process .
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