What are the responsibilities and job description for the UN Women: Partnerships and Coordination Specialist Consultant, Home-Based, Consultant position at UN Women?
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.
Through the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok and several country and multi-country offices, UN Women builds on a long history of support to governments and women’s movements. UN Women’s programmes in Asia and the Pacific focus on ending violence against women; humanitarian action and disaster risk reduction; women’s economic empowerment and migration; governance, peace and security; gender and climate; gender statistics and HIV/AIDS. For more information about UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, please visit asiapacific.unwomen.org.
Through a multi-year agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and UN Women, the Entity’s footprint in Seoul was established in 2022. To date, and under the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, the work has focused on supporting traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in the Asia and The Pacific region in realizing commitments to gender equality, women’s empowerment, and the rights of women and girls through (i) gender capacity-building training programmes, (ii) research and support for production and use of gender data, and (iii) network building, partnership cultivation to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in the region.
In 2024, UN Women and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF) expanded the UN Women footprint to not only focus on the above, but within this to also significantly increase attention to the care economy and its crucial role in ensuring women’s empowerment in the face of the region’s shifting demographics; and towards a heightened investment in increased knowledge and partnerships to end tech-facilitated violence against women and girls. Further, under the UN Women Regional Office, the UN Women Centre of Knowledge and Partnerships in RoK (the Centre) will focus on mobilizing RoK-based public and private sector partners to advance global implementation of gender equality and women’s empowerment under the SDGs, the Beijing Platform for Action, and the UN Pact for the Future.
The Partnerships and Coordination Specialist Consultant will play a primary liaison role between the personnel at the Centre, UN Women ROAP, UN Women HQ, and MOGEF. This includes planning, and coordinating the next phase of relevant documents such as the memorandum of understanding (MoU) and the Project Document, from internal and external consultations, review and clearance from drafting to finalization for the Centre; developing key meeting reports and briefs to better document discussions and outputs of Centre activities; as well as coordinating proposals, donor visibility, communications and reporting for other UN Women MOGEF-funded projects from the Asia Pacific region.
The Partnerships and Coordination Specialist Consultant will report to UN Women Regional Office Asia and the Pacific’s Head of External Relations and be responsible for supporting the Centre in the Republic of Korea in the next phase of planning, reporting and coordination to ensure alignment with both the new footprint and the new Strategic Plan and Regional Office’s Strategic Note and sustain support for the Centre’s operations. The Partnerships and Administrative Assistant will be focal point on the contract and payment issues. The consultant has no team members reporting to them.
Description Of Responsibilities /Scope Of Work
This is a home-based consultancy. The consultant is expected to be available during Seoul working hours for online meetings as required.
Competencies :
Core Values:
Functional Competencies:
Education and Certification:
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.
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.
Through the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok and several country and multi-country offices, UN Women builds on a long history of support to governments and women’s movements. UN Women’s programmes in Asia and the Pacific focus on ending violence against women; humanitarian action and disaster risk reduction; women’s economic empowerment and migration; governance, peace and security; gender and climate; gender statistics and HIV/AIDS. For more information about UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, please visit asiapacific.unwomen.org.
Through a multi-year agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and UN Women, the Entity’s footprint in Seoul was established in 2022. To date, and under the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, the work has focused on supporting traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in the Asia and The Pacific region in realizing commitments to gender equality, women’s empowerment, and the rights of women and girls through (i) gender capacity-building training programmes, (ii) research and support for production and use of gender data, and (iii) network building, partnership cultivation to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in the region.
In 2024, UN Women and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF) expanded the UN Women footprint to not only focus on the above, but within this to also significantly increase attention to the care economy and its crucial role in ensuring women’s empowerment in the face of the region’s shifting demographics; and towards a heightened investment in increased knowledge and partnerships to end tech-facilitated violence against women and girls. Further, under the UN Women Regional Office, the UN Women Centre of Knowledge and Partnerships in RoK (the Centre) will focus on mobilizing RoK-based public and private sector partners to advance global implementation of gender equality and women’s empowerment under the SDGs, the Beijing Platform for Action, and the UN Pact for the Future.
The Partnerships and Coordination Specialist Consultant will play a primary liaison role between the personnel at the Centre, UN Women ROAP, UN Women HQ, and MOGEF. This includes planning, and coordinating the next phase of relevant documents such as the memorandum of understanding (MoU) and the Project Document, from internal and external consultations, review and clearance from drafting to finalization for the Centre; developing key meeting reports and briefs to better document discussions and outputs of Centre activities; as well as coordinating proposals, donor visibility, communications and reporting for other UN Women MOGEF-funded projects from the Asia Pacific region.
The Partnerships and Coordination Specialist Consultant will report to UN Women Regional Office Asia and the Pacific’s Head of External Relations and be responsible for supporting the Centre in the Republic of Korea in the next phase of planning, reporting and coordination to ensure alignment with both the new footprint and the new Strategic Plan and Regional Office’s Strategic Note and sustain support for the Centre’s operations. The Partnerships and Administrative Assistant will be focal point on the contract and payment issues. The consultant has no team members reporting to them.
Description Of Responsibilities /Scope Of Work
- Prioritizes Project Document coordination (consultation, facilitation of diverse inputs, writing, negotiation and securing approvals);
- Facilitate proposal coordination for MOGEF funding opportunities and coordinating documentation of communications, visibility, reporting requirements;
- Drafting summaries of key meetings and other convenings as required.
- Provide technical advice and support on all aspects of the Project Document development cycle, serving as regional working level focal point for MOGEF as and when required.
- Provide support to the Centre for preparation of various policy-oriented knowledge products based on key discussion points and background documents of the Centre’s key activities. This will include preparing the Centre’s Korean summaries for MOGEF.
This is a home-based consultancy. The consultant is expected to be available during Seoul working hours for online meetings as required.
Competencies :
Core Values:
- Integrity;
- Professionalism;
- Respect for Diversity.
- Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
- Accountability;
- Creative Problem Solving;
- Effective Communication;
- Inclusive Collaboration;
- Stakeholder Engagement;
- Leading by Example.
Functional Competencies:
- Strong understanding of the Government of the Republic of Korea’s policy and ODA priorities
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family’s priorities
- Skills in project management
- Excellent analytical skills
- Demonstrated experience with UN Women processes and systems, particularly as relates to Project Documents
- Strong knowledge of proposal development and management of MOGEF-funded activities
- Strong inter-personal skills, ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with multicultural personnel at all levels of the organization
- Ability to work productively in a highly pressured environment
- The consultant must have a strong sense of responsibility, a flexible and proactive mindset, and the ability to work independently and as a creative, collaborative member of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in support of the UN Women Knowledge and Partnerships Centre.
Education and Certification:
- Master’s degree or equivalent in business management, social sciences, public administration, international relations, communications, 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
- Minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional work experience in project development and management, donor relations, proposal development or resource mobilization
- Proven experience managing diverse stakeholders, particularly donors
- Experience writing Project Documents for UN Women is an asset
- Experience with negotiations within an international organization is highly desirable
- Good command of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) are required
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment is desirable;
- Experience working in UN Women or another UN organization is highly desirable
- Experience working in or with developing countries is an advantage
- Fluency in English and Korean is required.
- A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page, 11-point font please)
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.
