International Consultant, Expert on Gender and Disability in Crisis and Recovery Settings (Retainer)
Organizational Context
UN Women is dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women globally. In Palestine, it focuses on enhancing economic opportunities, access to social services, and democratic governance. The entity works to integrate gender perspectives across development, human rights, humanitarian action, and peace and security efforts, building partnerships with civil society and national stakeholders to achieve measurable results.
Job Purpose
This role provides expert technical guidance to UN Women and its partners to ensure disability inclusion is systematically integrated into recovery, resilience, protection, livelihoods, economic empowerment, governance, and social cohesion initiatives, particularly in Gaza. The consultant will focus on addressing the multiple barriers faced by women and girls with disabilities, especially in the context of the ongoing crisis. The aim is to promote inclusive recovery processes, enhance the accessibility of services, generate evidence, and ensure the meaningful participation and leadership of women and girls with disabilities across all programme cycles and decision-making processes.
Responsibilities
Provide technical guidance for integrating gender-responsive disability inclusion across UN Women's recovery, protection, livelihoods, economic empowerment, governance, and resilience programming. Support disability-inclusive approaches in service delivery, infrastructure, social protection, GBV prevention and response, and recovery planning, including technical guidance on measures and SOPs. Advise on accessibility, universal design, reasonable accommodation, and inclusive participation. Strengthen the capacities of Women's-Led Organizations (WLOs), Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), service providers, and national institutions on gender-responsive disability inclusion. Facilitate partnerships and promote the meaningful participation and leadership of women and girls with disabilities. Advise on collecting sex-, age-, and disability-disaggregated data and support strengthening disability-inclusive monitoring systems. Develop practical guidance, tools, and recommendations for disability-inclusive recovery planning and programming. Support improved accessibility of services, referral pathways, safe spaces, and economic opportunities for women and girls with disabilities.
Work Experience
Requires at least 5 years of progressive experience in disability inclusion and gender equality, with demonstrated experience mainstreaming disability inclusion across sectors like livelihoods, economic empowerment, protection, governance, or recovery programming. Experience in humanitarian or crisis-affected contexts is essential. Experience engaging with OPDs, WLOs, civil society, and national institutions, conducting gender and disability analysis, and developing evidence-based recommendations is desirable.
Skills
- Gender-responsive disability inclusion expertise - Disability-inclusive humanitarian and recovery programming knowledge - Experience strengthening OPDs, WLOs, and civil society organizations - Ability to conduct gender and disability analysis - Experience developing accessibility and inclusion tools - Strong facilitation, coordination, and capacity-development skills