The Policy Reform Pillar at the Global Practice of Education is seeking an expert to provide highly specialized technical assistance and guidance to the gender transformative education programme, with a particular focus on supporting the regional component. The expert will provide high level technical expertise to UNICEF, in collaboration with Country Offices, government counterparts, UN agencies and regional partners.
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 Care
How can you make a difference?
The consultant’s work will be organized around the following key tasks and will be carried out through close collaboration with SEAMEO:
1.Support the preparation of a three-day regional workshop capacity building package The expert will, in collaboration with partners, prepare a comprehensive package for the regional workshop in Sept/October to include workshop agenda and programme, draft session plans for the UNICEF-led days and guidance for the remaining sessions and clear methodology for the workshop. All related training materials will be prepared by the expert to ensure the effective delivery of the workshop objectives. This will include collating input from all convening and contributing entities (UN, NGO, Youth, inter-governmental entities). In addition, this should be presented during the Quarter 3 Community of Practice meeting at the end of August which focuses on preparing country delegations for the workshop.
2. Facilitation of Three-Day regional workshop and Expert Assistance to Country Delegations The expert will, in collaboration with partners, facilitate an in-person regional workshop to serve as a platform for stock-taking all the progress made since the start of the programme, the implementation of the policy diagnostic tool and the Community of Practice within SEAMEO countries. During the workshop, the expert will train and accompany country delegations through practical exercises and guidance, to deep dive into the results of the implementation of the policy diagnostic tool, gaining a deeper understanding of the gender barriers hindering progress and develop detailed strategies to address these challenges. At the end of the workshop country delegations will be expected to have adequately informed SEAMEO’s regional roadmap and produce detailed Country Action Plans with dedicated strategies to address key barriers. This will require travel to Bangkok, Thailand.
3. Provide technical assistance to finalize SEAMEO’s Policy Brief and Regional Roadmap and high-level presentation Based on the output of the workshop and consultation with partners, and the SEAMEO policy mapping exercise, the expert will develop a Regional Roadmap for Policy Action to emphasize priorities for advancing efforts to address school violence, particularly SRGBV, and foster positive gender norms in and through education in Southeast Asia. The roadmap offers a way forward for the region at the policy level and should include: summary overview of the regional context around school violence, gender, and learning; synthesis of barriers and bottlenecks hindering progress, as identified during the workshop; a regional roadmap or framework of actionable priorities for SEAMEO/ASEAN over the next five years; and a brief analysis of potential capacity needs to facilitate successful implementation. The assistance will include post-activity debriefing, including assessment of workshop outputs e.g. National Action Plan, with concrete, actionable feedback to the Ministry delegations.
If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: 
TOR Senior School Related Gender Based Violence Consultant.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
- Education: Master's degree in Gender Equality, Education, SRGBV. Master’s or advanced degree in education, social sciences, gender studies, child protection and social services, international development, or a related field.
- Work Experience: Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible relevant experience in the field of education, gender-based violence, including gender norms, mental health, and other related fields and in working with governments in low- and middle-income countries. Specific experience in School Related Gender Based Violence will be a strong asset.
- Relevant international professional experience, such as policy review and development of regional frameworks and policy briefs, on issues related to child protection, gender-based violence and gender norms in education, in developing country contexts.
- Relevant experience in providing high level technical assistance to government and international partner organizations addressing issues related to gender in education, especially gender-based violence in and around schools.
- Communication skills in English.
- Experience working in the East Asia Pacific region.
- Proven experience of high-quality policy support and documentation.
- Experience working with UNICEF is an asset
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 a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation 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 xxx3594.docx
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.