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.

On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation launched an illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine, causing widespread death, destruction, displacement and suffering.  The war in Ukraine is impacting women and men, girls and boys, in their diversities, in different ways and threatening progress made in recent years towards greater gender equality, disability inclusion and reinforced human rights. To respond to the emerging needs in Ukraine. UN Women is implementing a large and ambitious country programme addressing gender mainstreaming in governance, women’s political participation, Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, the Women Peace and Security agenda, women’s economic empowerment, and gender mainstreaming in the humanitarian response, as well as playing a strong role in UN system coordination by leading the UN Gender Theme Group and co-leading the Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) group. 

UN Women globally identified gender equality and women’s leadership as one of the key thematic impact areas for its Strategic Plan 2026-2029. Expected results include: greater parity in decision-making, particularly at local levels, enabled through legal reforms, special measures and institutional safeguards that prevent and respond to violence against women in public life; strengthened institutional capacity, across legislatures, public institutions, statistical offices and national women’s machineries, to track and deliver on commitments to women’s leadership; increased capacity and influence of diverse women’s rights organizations and networks, particularly those led by young women and those facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, to hold duty bearers accountable and drive change through transformative leadership and social norms change; enhanced power and visibility of women leaders and their networks, including in public and private domains where women are underrepresented.

UN triple mandate enables Ukraine CO to advance norms and standards for gender equality and women’s empowerment, while addressing the needs of war-affected women and girls. There is scope to further strengthen links between normative, coordination, and operational roles to support the Government of Ukraine, civil society and the private sector more efficiently. To achieve this, the CO will leverage its UN System coordination role to support gender mainstreaming with improved capacities and increased focus on generating evidence-based data and tracking results.

 UN Women supports the development of knowledge and research products to strengthen the evidence base on best practices to support gender equality and women's empowerment.

UN Women is seeking for an international consultant to provide services on English editing, summarizing and condensing of UN Women reports, research, studies etc.  

The consultant will be reporting to the Programme Management Specialist, and will be supported by Project Coordination Analyst, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.

Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work

The assignment will include providing support on summarizing and condensing of UN Women reports, research, studies etc., including English editing. The list of reports to be reviewed will include but not be limited to the following documents:

• Commissioned research on the impact of the war on the role of women in political processes in Ukraine. The summary should include key findings and recommendations for the research.
• She Drives Analytical report of the pilot phase by FID.  Condensed report should include challenges, lessons learned, way forward and recommendations for the implementation of She Drives project phase 2. 
• Any other reports as per UN Women request

To achieve the following deliverables, the consultant will work for a maximum of 50 working days between 16 March and 10 December 2026.

Outputs:

Contractor’s performance will be evaluated against such criteria as: timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, efficiency, accuracy, and quality of the products delivered. The evaluation will be carried out and cleared by the hiring manager which will also be the basis for payment to the consultant based on the delivery of each output.

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based, remote consultancy. The consultant will not travel to Kyiv. 

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:

• Knowledge of Result-Based Management 
• Excellent report writing skills 
• Partnerships building 
• Excellent programme management skills  

Required Qualifications

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in gender studies, international development, sociology, or a related field 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 would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 7 years of progressively responsible work experience in UN Women programme coordination and reporting, as well as UN system coordination.
• Experience in coordinating and reporting on UN Women programmes is required. 
• Experience in UN system coordination is required.
• Experience in preparing the gender sub-chapter of the RDNA report is required.
• Familiarity with the national development context in Ukraine is an asset. 
• Excellent analytical skills with strong drive for results and capacity to work independently.
• Excellent English communication and writing skills.

Languages:

• Fluency in English required.
• Knowledge of any other UN official language is an asset

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.