About Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asiais part of the United Nations system, working to promote international cooperation and address global challenges. As a UN entity, it contributes to the organization’s mission of maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, and promoting international cooperation in solving international problems and encouraging respect for human rights.

Job Summary

This consultancy provides an opportunity to contribute specialized expertise to Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia’s mission in international cooperation and sustainable development. Working in Lebanon, you will apply your professional skills to address complex challenges in international cooperation and sustainable development and support the organization’s programmatic objectives. This role offers the flexibility of consultancy work while contributing to meaningful international development outcomes with global impact.

Key Details

• Job Title:Lead Facilitator of a Participatory Gender Audit
• Grade:CON
• Location:Beirut (Remote work possible)
• Department:Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
• Contract Type:Consultancy
• Salary Range:$50,000.0 – $120,000.0 USD annually

Qualifications

• Academic Qualifications: A masters degree or equivalent in social and/or gender and/or development studies or related areas is required.
• Academic Qualifications: All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree.
• Academic Qualifications: Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
• Academic Qualifications: A minimum of 8 years of experience in working on gender equality and womens rights and sustainable development is required.
• Academic Qualifications: ILO Certified gender audit facilitator is required Previous experience in conducting organizations gender audits is required..
• Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA.
• Language: For this position, fluency in English is required.
• Language: Note: Fluency equals a rating of fluent in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and Knowledge of equals a rating of confident in two of the four areas..

Skills

• Over more than a decade, ESCWA worked steadily on advancing on most on the indicators under the UN-SWAP 1.0 and 2.0.
• ESCWA was also among the leading agencies who started early on reporting on UN-SWAP 3.0.
• Throughout the years, ESCWA was recognized by UN Women, the custodian entity to monitor the implementation of the UN-SWAP, as an outperforming entity, excelling in numerous areas.
• In 2014, ESCWA conducted its first organization-wide participatory gender audit (PGA), and the second in 2020.
• The audits provided an in-depth insight into how gender is mainstreamed in internal processes including planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation.
• They also scrutinized the organizational culture as well as the mechanisms and processes in place to ensure gender is mainstreamed in ESCWA results.
• Human resources related issues were equally examined, including policies on human resources and gender parity.
• The audit reports, that summarize the findings, shed light on the progress achieved and concluded each by a set of recommendations for action to fill the identified gaps.
• Objectives and methodology Capitalizing on the progress made in advancing womens rights and gender equality in the organization, ESCWA is planning to undertake its third PGA in 2026.
• Therefore, ESCWA will form a team composed of two certified gender audit facilitators to conduct its third participatory organization-wide gender audit following ILO methodology in close coordination with the ESCWA Gender Focal Points Network (GFPN) and with the support of its members.
• The audit aims to monitor and assess the progress in achieving gender equality at the level of the organization since 2019.
• The audit will thus: Examine how internal practices and systems are effective in promoting gender equality within the organization and in its outputs and whether these practices and systems and mutually enforcing; Identify challenges and gaps; and Provide recommendations to overcome these challenges and fill the gaps.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Professional development opportunities
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Inclusive and collaborative work environment

How to Apply