UN Coordination and Normative Consultant Jobs – UNWomen Uganda

Job Title: UN Coordination and Normative Consultant

Organisation: UNWomen Uganda

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (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.

Job Summary: To strengthen UN Women’s coordination and normative functions in Uganda, the Country Office seeks to engage a Coordination and Normative Support Consultant to provide technical assistance, strategic advisory support, and coordination expertise in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment across the United Nations system and broader development landscape. The Consultant will support UN Women’s engagement in normative and intergovernmental processes, strengthen partnerships and accountability mechanisms, contribute to knowledge generation and capacity development efforts, and support coordination among UN entities, Government, development partners, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders. Reporting to the Country Representative, and working in close collaboration with the Deputy Representative, the Coordination and Normative Consultant will provide strategic and technical leadership in advancing UN Women’s coordination and normative mandates.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• The consultant will be responsible for the following key responsibilities:
• Provide technical and strategic support to advance UN Women’s gender coordination and normative mandate:
• Provide technical expertise to support the implementation of UN Women’s gender coordination, normative, and UN Area Coordination (UNAC) priorities and initiatives;
• Develop strategic briefs, concept notes, talking points, position papers, and other technical products to support coordination, normative engagement, and key institutional priorities;
• Identify and advance strategic interventions on gender coordination and normative priorities in collaboration with the UNCT Gender Advisor, Human Rights and Gender Advisory Group (HRGAG), and other stakeholders;
• Provide substantive technical inputs, quality assurance, and strategic advice on coordination and normative processes, including identifying emerging issues, risks, and opportunities for engagement;
• Review and contribute to the development of programme strategies, workplans, policy documents, and related outputs to ensure alignment with UN Women’s coordination and normative mandates.
• Lead and Coordinate GEWE normative commitments and accountability processes:
• Lead and coordinate Uganda CO engagement in intergovernmental and multi-stakeholder processes, including CEDAW, Beijing+30, Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Agenda 2030/SDGs, and other relevant global, regional, and national normative platforms;
• Provide advisory and technical support to Uganda CO units and UN Area Coordination locations and partners on Human Rights treaty body mechanisms, special procedures and other accountability frameworks to strengthen stakeholder engagements/ GEWE initiatives;
• Coordinate and provide substantive inputs to UN Country Team (UNCT) reports, reporting processes, normative assessments and joint accountability mechanisms and identifying opportunities for collective action and policy influence at both national and UNAC levels;
• Lead capacity strengthening initiatives for Government institutions, Implementing Partners, civil society organizations, UNCT and UNAC stakeholders to enhance gender integration and implementation of gender-responsive commitments/action points;
• Facilitate inclusive engagement of women’s rights organizations and diverse civil society actors in normative, accountability, and policy processes to strengthen stakeholder ownership and influence;
• Develop and manage strategic partnerships with government, civil society, regional bodies, and development partners to promote the localization and implementation of international GEWE norms, standards, and recommendations;
• Contribute to resource mobilization, partnership development, and strategic representation efforts in support of the Uganda CO normative and coordination agenda.

Inter-Agency and Development Partner Coordination:

• Coordinate the rollout, implementation, and follow-up of the UNCT-SWAP Gender Equality Scorecard and related accountability processes;
• Provide strategic and technical support to Uganda CO management, the UNCT, HRGAG, and UN Area Coordination (UNAC) platforms on inter-agency coordination and GEWE mainstreaming initiatives;
• Contribute substantive gender analysis and technical inputs to CCA, UNSDCF, National Development Plan (NDP), Strategic Note (SN) and other strategic planning and review processes;
• Manage the secretariat of the Gender Development Partners Group (GDPG) and facilitate strategic dialogue, coordination, advocacy, and partnership engagement among UN entities, government, development partners, and other stakeholders;
• Coordinate the identification and analysis of GEWE-related normative priorities emerging from human rights mechanisms, treaty bodies, and review processes to inform policy dialogue and programmatic action;
• Prepare and contribute to analytical reports, briefs, and knowledge products on UN Women’s inter-agency coordination results, lessons learned, and good practices.

Manage knowledge-building efforts:

• Lead the identification, documentation, synthesis, and dissemination of promising practices, lessons learned, and knowledge generated through Uganda CO’s inter-agency coordination and normative work;
• Develop analytical briefs, position papers, and partnership intelligence products to support strategic engagement and normative advocacy efforts;
• Facilitate the development and dissemination of analytical knowledge products on progress, challenges, and emerging trends related to GEWE normative commitments, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders;
• Provide technical quality assurance and substantive review of knowledge products, publications, and research outputs to ensure alignment with UN Women standards and strategic priorities;
• Lead and provide technical support to implementation of the gender responsive budgeting component of the Gender for Development of Uganda(G4DU) programme.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in International Relations, Gender Studies, Human Rights, Social Sciences or a related field is required;
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;
• A project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience at the national and/or international level in gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE), gender coordination, normative and policy engagement;
• Strong technical experience in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment, human rights, and/or normative frameworks, including capacity development and policy advisory support;
• Proven experience in facilitating multi-stakeholder coordination and building strategic partnerships with government institutions, civil society organizations, development partners, donors, academia, and UN entities;
• Prior experience within the United Nations system, including support to UN inter-agency coordination mechanisms, is highly desirable;
• Experience working in East and Southern Africa and/or in fragile, conflict-affected, or humanitarian settings is an asset.

Competencies:

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.
• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Functional Competencies:

• Strong analytical, written and oral communication skills, including good presentation skills;
• Familiarity of the Sustainable Development Goals; Familiarity with UN system and UN Women coordination and normative mandates;
• Ability to work within a team;
• Excellent analytical skills with strong drive for results and capacity to work independently;
• Strong planning and organizing skills;
• Ability to take decisions and manage political/cultural sensitivities;
• Strong knowledge and understanding of gender equality issues in peace and security and humanitarian action;
• Familiarity with results-based management and rights-based programming.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required;
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 1^st October 2026

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Level of Education: postgraduate degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60