South Sudan: Gender and Peacebuilding National Consultant

Sep 14, 2021 | UN Women
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Under the supervision of the Deputy Country Representative and in close collaboration with the Under Secretary in the Ministry of Peacebuilding, where this position is based, the Gender and Peacebuilding consultant will provide policy and programmatic expertise to the Government of South Sudan and UN entities and country teams working on peacebuilding and policy support on gender and peacebuilding overall.

Duties and Responsibilities

Develop policy and research at the normative and programmatic levels:

- Conceptualize, develop and execute policy on gender mainstreaming in the area of gender-responsive peacebuilding;
- Identify emerging trends and cutting-edge themes in peacebuilding that require policy and programmatic response from government and UN partners;
- Develop background materials and briefs on gender-responsive peacebuilding and contribute to ongoing policy discussions around peacebuilding and sustaining peace;
- Provide advisory services and technical assistance related to gender-responsive peacebuilding;
- Provide technical leadership to government ministries and departments o ensure gender mainstreaming in conflict analysis, peacebuilding project design, implementation, and M&E to promote accountability within the office to gender equality commitments.
- Support the development of tools and resources to improve standardization of good practices in peacebuilding;
- Develop background materials and briefs on gender and peacebuilding issues and contribute to related positioning and messaging of the Ministry of Peacebuilding;
- Develop and implement knowledge management strategies to capture and disseminate good practice in Peacebuilding;
- Support the development of training and capacity building tools for the Ministry of Peacebuilding in gender and peacebuilding;
- Oversee the implementation of the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security Policy.