Gender And Green Economy Expert (Roster) - National / International

Gender and Green Economy Expert (Roster) - NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL

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.

Gender-responsive green and blue economy are key areas of UN Women’s Strategic Plan 2022-2025 and UN Women’s Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social Justice.

UN Women is building a database/roster of consultants/specialists in different areas of gender and the green and blue economy, to support the rolling out of programmes and policy analysis and advice in this area in the coming years. This is a global search for expertise and specialists from all regions, with ability to speak any of the UN system languages are sought.

Duties and Responsibilities

In particular, the consultant is expected to perform the following functions:

Technical assistance and advice in integrating gender in green economy transition national policies and strategies

• Identify innovative financing mechanisms for gender and the green economy;
• Provide ongoing technical assistance and support to COs and governments related to the green economy transition, by conducting gender analysis of green economy transition policies, participating in missions/online events to discuss and disseminate results and recommendations, support countries in the design of policy dialogues and advocacy strategies, implement recommendations on green economy packages, and other technical support and advice as needed. Technical advice to be provided includes gender and green finance; green economy modelling; labour economics focused on green jobs; green entrepreneurship;

Capacity building;

• Implement on-the-job technical assistance to country offices and UN Women’s staff in engendering green transition policies and strategic documents and undertaking gender analysis in green economy policies
• Design tools for integrating gender perspectives in green transition policies and strategic documents;
• Design and deliver regional capacity building event for UN Women staff and Government counterparts on key economic reforms to integrate women’s needs in green transition policies and strategic documents and integrate gender in green transition policies using a holistic approach (peace and security, violence against women, migration, green transition);
• Design and implement regional advocacy strategy to influence agenda of key regional institutions (ECOWAS, ECCAS, AfDB, AU) to integrate gender in green economy transition packages
• Regional advocacy and policy dialogue

Analysis, research and knowledge management:

• Design knowledge exchanges between countries, taking advantage of national diagnostics on gender and the green economy;
• Conduct national situational diagnosis of the obstacles, opportunities for women's access to the green economy and identify the relevant national laws and policies to support women’s participation in the green economy;
• Develop knowledge products on instruments of innovative green financing towards bonds products and carbon credits, green purchases;
• Design knowledge exchanges and national dialogues with the private sector to connect women entrepreneurs to green supply chains, green jobs, green finance;

Technical expertise in the following areas is sought:

• Gender and economic policies
• Gender and green jobs
• Gender and green entrepreneurship
• Other expertise on gender and the green economy
• Gender and climate resilient agriculture
• Gender and green finance
• Gender and green economy modelling
• Gender and renewable energy

Competencies

Core Values:

• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Respect for Diversity

Core Competencies:

• Accountability
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Effective Communication
• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Strategic thinking

Functional Competencies

• Basic project management skills
• Ability to produce impactful communications materials and knowledge products
• Strong analytical skills on gender and economic policy and green transition
• Ability to design and deliver training and other capacity building strategies in the area of gender and green economy to a variety of audiences
• Strong communications skills in English and French
• Strong commitment to knowledge-sharing within a multicultural environment
• Strong drafting skills and ability to produce a variety of knowledge products for different audiences and purposes

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in gender and economics, development economics, feminist economics, environmental economics, green economics or any other relevant field

Experience:

• Previous professional experience in developing and emerging economies
• Proven experience with the use of gender quantitative and qualitative methods of the green economy
• At least 5 years of international and/or national experience in the areas of gender and green economy transition as per these ToRs
• Proven experience in working with national/regional policymakers in integrating gender in green economy transition policies and strategies

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in at least one UN official working language (Fluency in spoken and written English or French)

UN Women is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence

NOTE: 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.)