TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR A SENIOR CONSULTANT IN GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP 

1. 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.

Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates the United Nations system’s efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

UN Women Rwanda works with the Government institutions, UN Partners, Civil Society Organizations, Women’s organizations and networks, the Private Sector, Development Partners, Academia, the youth, and other key partners including media to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in the country through its policy advisory support, UN Coordination and programmatic interventions.

In Rwanda, in addition to its normative and coordination interventions, UN Women focuses on three programmatic areas which include: Women`s Leadership and Governance, enabling them to participate and equally benefit from governance systems; Women’s Economic Empowerment for income security, decent work and economic autonomy; as well as Ending violence against women and girls to live a life free from all forms of violence. 

Improvements are needed in both strengthening institutional capacities and enhancing cooperation between the gender mechanisms and the key ministries, the civil society organizations and the private sector and other actors in order to increase gender mainstreaming in all sectors, primarily policy implementation, institutional development and budgeting as the means for achieving gender equality.

It is against that background that UN Women Rwanda Country Office is seeking to recruit a Participation, Governance and Leadership Senior consultant, experienced in gender mainstreaming and analysis both within the policies and implementation practices of central and local levels to provide strategic and technical support to “Participation, Governance and Leadership” Unit. 

2. SCOPE OF WORK AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

UN Women Rwanda is continually updating its strategic note, programme documents and thematic papers to strengthen its strategic and operational engagement and relevance on GEWE, especially on Women’s Participation, Governance and Leadership. It is in that context that it is seeking to recruit a Participation, Governance and Leadership Senior consultant, experienced in gender mainstreaming and analysis both within the policies and implementation practices of central and local levels to provide strategic and technical support to “Participation, Governance and Leadership” Unit. 

3. CONTRACT PERIOD AND WORK LOCATION

The period of this consultancy is from January – June 2024.  The consultant will be based in Rwanda, Kigali Office. 

How to apply

All interested and qualified consultants may download the detailed Terms of Reference at  

https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2023-12/ToRs%20-%20SENIOR%20CONSULTANT%20IN%20GOVERNANCE%20AND%20LEADERSHIP%20-%20Final.pdf

and are requested to submit all required documents to rwanda.offers@unwomen.org not later than 19 December 2023 at 5pm Kigali time. Only pre-selected candidates will be notified.