Contract Duration - 10.5 months

Working arrangement: remote, no travel

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to equality

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF is currently implementing its Gender Equality Action Plan (GEAP) 2026-2029, which is an ambitious effort at catalysing field level programming and results that advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in key areas of UNICEF's work. The GEAP programmatic framework works towards (i) achieving positive change for adolescent girls, with adolescent girls, and (ii) integrating priorities for gender equality and the empowerment of all girls and women in policies, budgets, systems and at-scale programmes. In addition, the GEAP identifies a set of institutional strengthening results to make UNICEF a more gender-responsive organization. Together, these approaches strengthen UNICEF’s gender equality results which are prominent in all five goals of the Strategic Plan.

The Gender Equality Section is seeking a Consultant to support the compilation and drafting of key written products fulfilling institutional and interagency reporting obligations. The first is the report on the UN System-Wide Action Plan which tracks UN entities performance on gender equality for the Chief Executives Board for Coordination. The second is the Annual Report on progress on the Gender Equality Action Plan submitted to the UNICEF Executive Board alongside the Executive Director’s Annual Report. The third is the Global Annual Results Report meant principally for donors, partners and the general public. The reports are targeted towards diverse audiences and require extensive compilation of content from various sources into high-quality products with strictly defined formats and tight timelines requiring rapid turnaround.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToRTMC0005575.pdf

Minimum requirements:

Education: Masters in Social Sciences; Gender Studies; International Relations/Affairs; Public Policy; Communications
Work Experience: Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience
Skills:

Must demonstrate excellent writing skills with specific experience writing reports on gender related issues, including gender and health or education
Experience in work environment of an international agency, UN, or other international institution
Be able to work independently as well as with a team in an international, multicultural and interdisciplinary environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships both within and outside the organization.
Abidance by Do No Harm principles and ethics
Ability to use MS Windows, MS Powerpoint, Sharepoint etc
Ability to work within tight deadlines

Language Requirements: Full fluence in English is a must. Working knowledge of French or Spanish is an asset.
Desirables: Past experience with UNICEF in children’s rights, women and girls’ empowerment, gender equality is an advantage

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) Financial proposal TMC0005575.xlsx

Remarks:

If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not visible on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Technical Report Writing Consultant (Gender equality annual reports), Global Programme Division, Gender Equality section, 10.5 months, NYHQ (Remote, no travel), # 595231