Gender Mainstreaming and Climate Change Trainer - International Consultant - Home Based

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.

The UN Women Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS) exercises UN Women functions at a regional level and in support of UN Women’s engagement in 17 countries across the region. Drawing on UN Women’s triple mandate, ROAS promotes the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The ROAS Strategic Note 2026-2028 includes a comprehensive and innovative monitoring and reporting framework to measure and report on transformational results at the regional level, including in those countries where UN Women is a regionally based entity.

UN Women leads the UN System-Wide Gender Equality Acceleration Plan by coordinating strategy development, strengthening accountability through UN‑SWAP upgrades, supporting UN country teams, mobilizing resources, and countering backlash on women’s rights. It drives system-wide coherence, gender-responsive leadership, financing, normative advocacy, and partnership across the UN to accelerate SDG 5. Strengthening capacity of the UN system to mainstream gender equality and women’s empowerment in UN operations at country and regional level, including in the area of climate change and the environment, is critical to this effort.

The consultant will report to the Regional Coordination Specialist

Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work:

• Online gender mainstreaming training:

The consultant will prepare the agenda, materials, presentations etc., informed by the UN Women Gender Mainstreaming Guidance, and strategies and good practices of relevant agencies including UNEP, FAO and WFP regarding gender mainstreaming and climate change / the environment. In consultation with the Regional Coordination Specialist, the trainer will integrate illustrative case studies and linkages to the UN System-Wide Gender Equality Acceleration Platform. The training will be delivered via two workstreams for 18 participants each. Participants will be a mix of UN Women and other agencies’ personnel. Each workstream will include nine hours of contact time.

• Online reflection session:

The consultant will facilitate one online session (approximately one hour in duration) for training participants to reflect on what they have learnt in the training and how they will implement their new skills to advance gender mainstreaming in CA/UNSDCF development and / or implementation, as well as other key points arising.

• Summary report:

The consultant will provide a brief report recording the participants, agenda, key discussion points and reflections for participants. The consultant will also include the materials of the training as an annex to the report.

Deliverable
Expected completion time (due day)
Online gender mainstreaming training: The consultant will prepare the agenda, materials, presentations etc., informed by the UN Women Gender Mainstreaming Guidance, and strategies and good practices of relevant agencies including UNEP, FAO and WFP regarding gender mainstreaming and climate change / the environment. In consultation with the Regional Coordination Specialist, the trainer will integrate illustrative case studies and linkages to the UN System-Wide Gender Equality Acceleration Platform. The training will be delivered via two workstreams for 20-25 participants each. Participants will be a mix of UN Women and other agencies’ personnel. Each workstream will include nine hours of contact time.
The training will be delivered during the week of 14 September 2026. Payment for all deliverables will be made in full upon receipt of the final deliverable.
Online reflection session: The consultant will facilitate one online session (approximately one hour in duration) for training participants to reflect on what they have learnt in the training and how they will implement their new skills to advance gender mainstreaming in CA/UNSDCF development and / or implementation, as well as other key points arising.

The online reflection session will be held two weeks after the workshop.

Payment for all deliverables will be made in full upon receipt of the final deliverable.

Excepted Contract end date 8 October 2026

Consultant’s Workplace

This is a home-based consultancy. Travel is not required.

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.

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Functional Competencies:

• Capacity to engage and influence stakeholders from diverse UN entities;
• Capacity to apply participatory pedagogies and methodologies;
• Capacity to guide personnel from diverse UN entities to conduct analysis of gender mainstreaming gaps in programming and policies.

Required Qualifications:

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in gender studies, development studies, politics, economics or a related field;
• 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 10 years of progressively responsible experience in gender mainstreaming is required;
• Experience designing and delivering training for UN Women and other UN entities is required;
• In-depth knowledge of gender mainstreaming processes, frameworks and challenges in the UN System is required.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required;
• Knowledge of another UN 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. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.