JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

UN Women ESARO, in collaboration with UNODC Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA) and the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO), is implementing the “Empowering Every Badge” project, which aims to enhance security in Eastern Africa by increasing women’s participation in law enforcement, promoting gender equality, and transforming institutional attitudes within policing and criminal justice structures. A critical component of the project has been the revision and updating of the EAPCCO Gender Training Manual, which UN Women originally supported the development of in 2016. This revision seeks to address evolving security threats, enhance accessibility, and ensure the manual is adaptable to the changing security landscape across the region. The updated manual, now validated as the EAPCCO Handbook on Gender Responsive Law Enforcement, incorporates more inclusive and localized content, ensuring greater relevance across diverse contexts. As per agreement with counterparts, UN Women, UNODC, and the EAPCCO will support the effective implementation of the Handbook in respective Member States by supporting EAPCCO and selected Member States in  developing a Trainer’s Guide to accompany the Handbook. The Trainer’s Guide is to be a generic framework in order for individual Member States  to develop their respective and specific trainings based on need, context and target audience. Hence, UN Women seeks to hire a consultants to support this for a total of 15 days over the period 4 months.

The consultant will be reporting to the Women Policy Advisor, Governance, Peace and Security, ESARO , and will be supported by the Programme Management Specialist, Gender and Security Sector, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.

Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work

• Prepare materials and talking points for the virtual presentation of the Handbook to the EAPCCO Permanent Coordination Committee (PCC), deliver the presentation and respond to questions (3 days);
• Facilitate 4 online meetings of the working group established to develop the Trainer’s Guide, including consolidating inputs, facilitating the group, and collating the necessary outputs (7 days);
• Prepare and facilitate a validation meeting for the final draft of the Trainer’s Guide, incorporate feedback, and prepare a summary report including key recommendations (5 days).

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy.

Any travel and related costs will be covered separately by the Hiring Unit.

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:

• Excellent knowledge of gender, inclusivity and policing.
• Strong policy analysis experience.
• Strong writing skills and ability to synthesize programme performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making.
• Ability to lead the formulation of strategies and their implementation.
• Strong networking and facilitation skills.
• Ability to negotiate and interact with donors, identify and analyze trends, opportunities, and threats to fundraising.

Required Qualifications

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in gender studies, international relations, public administration, political science, international relations, law criminology, or criminal justice, crime prevention and/or law enforcement is required.
• A first-level university degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in gender and policing at the international or national level is required.
• Proven experience working with security sector institutions/reforms an added advantage.
• Proven experience in designing and delivering gender training in the field of law enforcement or related fields is required.
• Proven leadership experience, teams’ facilitation, communication, planning, presentation, report writing and organization skills; and
• Strong writing skills in English is essential.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is 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.