Consultant for Institutional Accountability on Gender Equality
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries and territories, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, viewing the promotion of every child's rights not just as a job, but as a calling. UNICEF offers diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this consultancy is to support UNICEF's Gender Equality Section within the Programme Group in fulfilling its mandate related to gender equality. This involves assisting with data quality assurance and aggregation for annual reporting on the Gender Equality Action Plan (GEAP), facilitating the production of comprehensive annual reports that document gender results, challenges, and lessons learned, and producing materials to support technical assistance provided to country offices. The consultant will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and completeness of reporting to the UNICEF Executive Board, the UN System-Wide Action Plan on Gender Equality, and donors, thereby contributing to the acceleration of progress on gender equality across UNICEF's impact result areas and institutional systems.
Responsibilities
The consultant will be responsible for supporting the data quality assurance and aggregation processes for the annual reporting on UNICEF's Gender Equality Action Plan (GEAP). This includes verifying the accuracy and completeness of data submitted by country offices through corporate platforms. Additionally, the consultant will facilitate the production of gender equality annual reports, ensuring they effectively document gender results, identify challenges encountered, and highlight lessons learned. This involves coordinating with relevant stakeholders to gather necessary information and insights. Furthermore, the consultant will be tasked with producing various materials to support the technical assistance provided to country offices on gender equality programming and implementation. This may include developing guidance documents, presentations, and other resources. The role also involves contributing to the preparation of reports for the UN System-Wide Action Plan on Gender Equality and for donors, ensuring alignment with corporate standards and donor requirements. The consultant will work closely with the GEAP hub to ensure reporting requirements are met and to support country-level implementation efforts.
Work Experience
A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience with a demonstrated track record in substantive writing and data analysis on gender and development. Experience in managing programmes/projects, including budgets and contracts, is essential.
Skills
Data quality assurance, Data aggregation, Report writing, Gender equality analysis, Programme management, Project management, Budget management, Contract management, Technical assistance, Slide deck creation, UNICEF/UN reporting systems knowledge, Excellent written communication