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.

In Ukraine, by 2029, UN Women aims to ensure that more women and girls, including those at the greatest risk of being left behind, lead, influence, and benefit from inclusive gender-responsive humanitarian action, governance, recovery, rights, and economic growth.

One of the priorities of UN Women’s work in Ukraine focuses on enhancing national and local capacities of government, women’s rights organizations (WROs), and women activists to drive gender-responsive governance, advance the EU accession process, and implement the Women, Peace and Security Agenda while safeguarding the rule of law, human rights and gender equality.

UN Women supported the governmental institutions with the development and update of the State Strategy on Equal Rights and Opportunities of Women and Men till 2030 and its respective Action Plans[1]. It’s a comprehensive strategic document which defines priority consolidated actions of the central executive bodies and local authorities, CSOs and other stakeholders for advancing gender equality in the Ukrainian society.

To reach the objectives identified by the Strategy the state institutions, local self-government authorities are obliged to complete the activities of the Operational Plan utilizing the gender mainstreaming tools anticipated by the Plan. 

In accordance with Activity 4, Task 3 (Strategic and Operational Objective 1) of the Operational Plan for the implementation of the State Strategy on Ensuring Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men for the period up to 2030, for the years 2025–2027, state authorities, local self-government bodies, and other institutions and organizations are obliged to conduct gender audits in their institutions. And in accordance with Activities 1 and 2 of Task 2, ministries, other state authorities acting as main budget holders, local state administrations and self-government bodies are to conduct gender analysis of budget programmes and to include gender aspects into those programmes based on the analysis.

UN Women keeps supporting the Government of Ukraine to institutionalize and utilize gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) and gender audits (GA) including within Ukraine’s EU accession and recovery framework.

Ministry of Finance (MoF) with UN Women’s support developed  Budget Code, Law#2456-VI,  later approved by Parliament. This law introduced GRB as an obligatory part of the budgetary process. To implement these national commitments UN Women has provided expert support to various state institutions on the gender analysis of budget programmes, integration of gender aspects into state budget expenditure reviews etc.

UN Women in Ukraine was one of the first international organizations to support the government of Ukraine with  gender audits and made a significant contribution to establishing this tool as a basis for institutional transformations focused on sustainability and compliance with gender equality principles.

Gender audits have been carried out on the basis of the Methodological Recommendations for Conducting Gender Audits by Enterprises, Institutions, and Organizations, approved by Order of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine No. 448 of August 9, 2021 (Methodological Recommendations).

In order to help institutions use gender audits as an effective tool for mainstreaming gender into their activities and to give practical advice, UN Women, in cooperation with the Apparatus of the Government Commissioner for Gender Policy and the Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine, with financial support from Sweden, has developed a Step-by-Step Guide “Gender Audit: Roadmap and Practical Advice”, which reflects the experience gained and approaches developed by UN Women for conducting gender audits. The guidebook is based on Methodological Recommendations.

To continue effective implementation of the national commitments by the Government of Ukraine, UN Women is seeking to hire a National Consultant to provide coordination and expert support with gender audits and gender-responsive budgeting tools to ensure the basis for gender-responsive changes in Ukraine is well-established and sustainable. 
 

*All reports should be submitted in English language and include the full set of supporting documents, such as GA methodologies, questionnaires, gender analysis results, events agendas and reports etc. The supporting documents can be submitted in Ukrainian. 

 Inputs 

• UN Women will provide the Consultant with background materials related to the assignment. 
• The Consultant is expected to work using her/his own computer. 
• The Consultant is expected to take mandatory UN Women trainings.

  Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy with visits to UN Women or state institutions offices on as needed basis. 

Travel is not anticipated by the assignment, in case the need to travel arises, all travel arrangements will be made based on UN Women’s rules and regulations. 

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:

• Good data collection and analytical skills, strong report writing competencies. 
• Proficiency in coordinating activities among interagency groups, commissions, and working groups. 
• Strong interpersonal skills to build alliances, negotiate.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, contributing constructively to shared objectives.
• Ability to adjust priorities and approaches as needed. 

Required Qualifications

Education and Certification:

• Advanced (Master’s) degree or equivalent in public administration, law, social science, international relations, human rights, gender studies or other related fields.

• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience (after Master’s degree) in the field of human rights and/or gender equality, governance and public administration, research and development, or other related fields;   
• Proven experience of planning and conducting gender assessments, gender analyses, gender-responsive evaluations, working with gender-sensitive data; 
• Previous experience of providing advisory/technical support to the government institutions on the issues of GEWE. 
• Experience with coordination and technical support of meetings and consultations with government authorities;
• Proven understanding of human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment, and national and international GEWE commitments in Ukraine. 

Languages:

• Fluency in Ukrainian, working level of English is required.

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.