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Consultancy Title: GAP Hub Consultancy

Division/Duty Station: Global Programme Division, Gender Section  

Duration: 1 October 2025 – 15 September 2026

Home/ Office Based: Remote

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/ Assignment:

Gender equality is essential to realizing the mandate of UNICEF to uphold the rights of all children. UNICEF’s Gender Action Plan (GAP) 2022-25 elaborates the steps required to accelerate progress on gender equality across the five Goal Areas of the Strategic Plan - health and nutrition, education, child protection, protection and water and sanitation, and social protection - as well as within institutional systems and processes, with clear indicators and monitoring mechanisms to track change.

 

As mandated by the Executive Board of UNICEF, a report is prepared every year on the status of implementation of the GAP, to be presented at the annual session of the Board. The global annual report is based on Country Office annual reporting on GAP priorities across goal areas through the Results and Assessment Module, as well as using data from other corporate platforms like Vision and the Emergency Preparedness Platform. In addition to the annual report to the Board, UNICEF prepares reports for the UN System-Wide Action Plan on Gender Equality, the UN Gender Equality Action Plan, and for donors to the gender equality portfolio.

 

To support these reporting requirements, the Gender Equality Section of the Programme Group seeks a consultant to support the following tasks: 

1) Support data quality assurance and aggregation for annual reporting 

2) Facilitate the production of various gender reports to document gender results, challenges and lessons

Scope of Work:

The Consultant will be responsible for the below deliverables to HQ, executed in consultation with regional and country offices as needed. 

1) Support data quality assurance and aggregation for annual reporting 

• Support quality assurance of annual reporting data submitted by country offices under the guidance of the Gender section Planning, monitoring and evaluation focal point, including making inquiries with offices to correct data  
• Support aggregation of data for the calculation of key indicators for the Strategic Plan that the Gender Section is responsible for (H5 indicators) 
• Support the assembly of data from various other sources like Agora, Emergency Preparedness Platform and HR Dashboards for calculation of the GAP standard and SWAP criteria
• Extract narrative results on gender equality for every region

2) Facilitate the production of various gender reports and review for accuracy and completeness 

• Provide coordination and project management support for the development of reports and slides (develop project timelines, ToRs for editors and designers, etc) 
• Submit SWAP report through the portal, and prepare additional reporting for the Gender Equality Acceleration Plan 
• Facilitate the production of the Data Companion to the Executive Board report  
• Facilitate the development of a slide deck for presentation of gender results to the Executive Board (share key results, infographics, and photos  with designer), working with the designer 

Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables:

Work Assignment Overview/Deliverables and Outputs/Delivery deadline

1.  Facilitate the development of reports/slides 

-  Project timeline for each report, 48 weekly calls conducted

31 Aug 2026

2. Extraction of gender equality narrative results

-  Excel file with narrative results by region 

31 March 2026

3.  Aggregation of data for the calculation of gender-led indicators for the Strategic Plan  

-  Completed data sheet for all H5 indicators 

31 March 2026

4. Assembly of data from various sources like Agora and EPP for calculation of the GAP standard indicator

-  Completed data file with all dimensions of the GAP standard 

31 March 2026

5.  Assemble file of data visuals for the Data Companion 

-  Excel files with 30+ tabs for the designer to use as basis for the Data Companion 

30 April 2026

6.  Facilitate development of a slide deck of gender results working with the designer 

-  Completed slide deck for Executive Board 

30 April 2026

7.  Facilitate the production of the GARR working with the editors and designers, providing photos, reviewing drafts 

-  Completed Global Annual Results Report (or chapter) 

31 August 2026

Qualifications

Education: An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in social sciences (i.e. sociology, demography, psychology, political science, social policy or economics), public health, public policy, public administration, international development is required. 

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required *: 

• A minimum of 5 (five) years of progressively responsible professional experience and demonstrated track record of having undertaken substantive writing and data analysis on gender and development.
• Experience in managing programmes/projects is essential, including budgets and contracts.
• Excellent written communication skills are essential.
• Knowledge of UNICEF/UN reporting systems is an asset. 
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) is required.  Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset

Requirements:

Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and

- Upload copy of academic credentials

- Financial proposal that will include/ reflect :

• • the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
  • travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
  • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
  • Indicate your availability

- Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.

- At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.

- Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

U.S. Visa information:

With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4.  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework at: Here

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles 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. 

Remarks:  

Individuals engaged under a consultancy will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants. Consultants are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.