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.

Generation Equality was initiated to disrupt decades of under-investment and lack of progress on gender equality implementation. The initiative intends to support the achievement of the SDGs and the realization of the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action on women’s rights. With the intersecting challenges to gender inequality of COVID-19, the climate crisis, growing conflicts and intensified economic and political instability, the initiative aims both to stop reversals in women’s and girls’ rights as well as accelerate concrete progress.

Generation Equality was launched in 2021 at events in Mexico and France, and in the presence of Heads of State, VIPs, CEOs and civil society and youth leaders and activists. Initially conceived as a five-year initiative, work will continue through and beyond 2026 to enroll new commitment makers, press for collective action on gender equality and ensure accountability.

A Coordination Hub has been established in the Office of the Executive Director to foster, promote and enable a whole-of-organization approach to UN Women’s role as convenor of Generation Equality in line with the Phase II Project Document. The Hub coordinates the timely and quality delivery of project results through effective and efficient management and oversight of the project: systematic planning; monitoring, reporting and evaluation; resource management; operations support; knowledge management; internal and external coordination, communications and stakeholder engagement; cross Action Coalitions/Compact collaboration; localization; partnerships and resource mobilization. It liaises with UN Women’s leadership, senior management and Regional and Country Offices, and promotes a coordinated approach to political outreach and advocacy opportunities.

Under the direct supervision of the Special Advisor at the Generation Equality Coordination Hub, the Consultant will research and development resource mobilization plans, activities and follow up.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Develop a resource mobilization action plan to meet funding targets for UN Women’s convenor role of Generation Equality with a focus on the public sector/government donors.
  • Undertake analysis and research to develop partner intelligence aligned with the needs and opportunities of Generation Equality.
  • Develop targeted pitches and proposals to secure funding for immediate to mid-term needs of UN Women’s convenor role.
  • Prepare complementary materials – including key messages, briefing notes, presentations – to support donor pitches and outreach.
  • Provide recommendations for targeted outreach opportunities in line with funding targets.
  • Maintain online knowledge repository for donor and resource mobilization intelligence and tools. 
  • Coordinate with relevant teams across UN Women to ensure timely, quality inputs to resource mobilization tools.
  • Perform other related functions as required.

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy.

Competencies

Core Values: 

  • Respect for Diversity 
  • Integrity 
  • Professionalism 

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 Core Values and Competencies:  

https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values 

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES: 

  • Demonstrates very good understanding and experience in resource mobilization.
  • Good knowledge of gender equality issues.
  • Excellent written and oral English communication skills.
  • Very strong planning, coordination and organizational skills.
  • Demonstrates very good experience in use of online tools for developing effective RM outreach materials.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work well as part of a team and to take own initiative.
  • Ability to work well under pressure and to meet deadlines.

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, business management, social sciences, public administration, international relations, communications, women's studies, or a related field is required.
  • 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 5 years of progressively responsible work experience in resource mobilization with a focus on the public sector.
  • Experience in the UN System required. Experience in UN Women is an asset.
  • Proven track record of contributing to the successful mobilization of financial resources from the public sector for development and/or human rights priorities is required.
  • Experience in resource mobilization with philanthropies and/or the private sector is an asset.

Languages:

  • Fluency in English is required.
  • Knowledge of another UN official language is an asset.

How to Apply: