UN Women Global Call for Gender Experts and Trainers

June 23, 2013 By fundsforngos 25 Comments

UN Women has issued a call for applications to connect with a diverse range of knowledgeable and experiencedgender experts and trainers around the world whopossess expertise in the areas of work covered by UN Women’s mandate, UN Women is establishing a global roster of experts and trainers. This roster will facilitate the recruitment, hiring and evaluation of consultants from several thematic areas.

In this context, UN Women is currently inviting experienced experts and trainers (individuals, not firms) to apply to be considered for registration in the UN Women expert and trainers roster in the following thematic areas:
Area 1: Economic Empowerment : Macroeconomic Policy
Area 2: Economic Empowerment : Economic Institutions
Area 3: Economic Empowerment : Sustainable Development
Area 4: Women’s Political Participation
Area 5: Governance and National Planning
Area 6: Gender Equality and HIV/AIDS
Area 7: Women, Peace and Security
Area 8: Gender and Humanitarian Action
Area 9: Training for Gender Equality

The consultant should identify the thematic area that best fits his/her range of experience and expertise. If applicable, it is possible to select more than one thematic area.

Training Accreditation: Experts interested in providing training consultancy services in their areas of expertise can apply for the training accreditation. After joining a thematic roster, applicants will be able to provide information about their training background and complete a competency-based test to demonstrate their knowledge in adult learning. If successful, the candidate will be recognized as both an expert and trainer in the related fields.

Consultants will provide a range of advisory services to clients (UN Women Divisions, Regional Centers or Country Offices,

UN Women Training Centre, project teams, and partners as needed). Specific reporting and working relationships will be specified at the time of contracting for a specific assignment.

For more information, visit this link.