Care Economy consultant to support the development of a regional programme aimed at accelerating women’s employment in the Arab States region.

Background

UN Women, anchored in the vision of equality enshrined in the United Nations Charter, 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.

In Morocco, UN Women’s mission is to support the acceleration of progress in gender equality and the promotion of women’s rights.

As part of a regional strategy aimed at achieving a 5% increase in women’s employment across Arab States by 2030, UN Women Morocco Country Office (CO) intends to implement a regional programme that aims to accelerate women’s employment by adopting a multidisciplinary approach, sustainable financing, and market systems-oriented strategies, in niche sectors that provide decent jobs. The programme leverages the achievements, data, and knowledge of UN Women in Arab States to scale up good practices towards a multidisciplinary model composed of complementary programmes. The programme identified several key sectors that are considered amplifiers for the creation and fostering of employment opportunities for women, such as the care economy, the green economy and the STEM economy.

Through this call for consultation, UN Women Morocco is recruiting an expert to support the development of the regional programme and the contextualization of Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) solutions to ensure their alignment with national priorities, the institutional and legal framework, and Morocco’s public policies. 

The consultant will work under the overall guidance of the Head of Office of the UN Women Morocco CO . 

Duties and Responsibilities

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

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FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Strong knowledge of women’s economic empowerment, especially on private sector development.
• Strong programme formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making.
• Strong networking skills.
• Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities, and threats to fundraising.
• Strong knowledge of the region.
• Ability to write policy papers, speeches, and briefings.

Required Skills and Experience

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