National Consultant – EVAWG Assistant (retainer)

Full-time Other-General

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. In Kenya, the UN Women Country Programme contributes to the development objectives of Kenya’s blueprint, the Vision 2030, the SDGs particularly SG 5 and is aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework as well as UN Women Global Strategic Plan. In its current Strategic Note, (2023 – 2026), the Kenya Country Programme aims to achieve the following results: (i) increased women’s leadership and participation in governance; (ii) strengthened women’s economic empowerment; (iii) increased protection of women against gender-based violence & access to justice for women; and (iv) strengthened ...