Background/Context:
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.
Within UN Women, The Division of Management and Administration (DMA) is accountable for the UN Strategic Plan (SP) implementation through effective and efficient management and administration services. This includes Financial Management, Operations, ICT, Security and Safety, Procurement, Facilities and Administration Services. The Division of Management and Administration (DMA) formulates, implements, and ensures compliance with, operational policies and procedures, including strengthening and streamlining standard business practices and mainstreaming gender equality in the UN System’s operations including through inputting into interagency operational coordination mechanisms and the ongoing UN-Reform.
The consultant will report to the Deputy Director- Operations, DMA and work closely with Procurement, Human Resources, Finance, Information Systems and Telecommunications, and Program teams.
Description of Responsibilities/Scope of Work
The objective of this consultancy is to develop a structured Third-Party Outsourcing Framework for UN Women, covering key principles, governance mechanisms, risk management approaches, and implementation guidelines to facilitate strategic third-party outsourcing decisions.
The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:
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Deliverables
Duration & Location
The consultancy will be conducted over Five (5 months). The consultant will work remotely, with possible in-person engagements at UN Women HQ or regional offices, if required.
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Statements :
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.
