UN Women: National Consultant - Women’s Economic Empowerment Expert – Full-time basis, Office-Based, Ramallah, Palestine

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women - UN Women

Consultant Closes 17 Aug 2026 2 days left

Overview

The consultant will provide technical expertise for Women's Economic Empowerment programming in Palestine, focusing on employment generation strategies and programme development.


Key Responsibilities
  • Develop a workplan for the assignment.
  • Provide overall technical expertise for WEE programming in Palestine.
  • Lead the finalization of Palestine's National Chapter.
  • Develop and implement comprehensive work plans for employment generation in Green, STEM, and Care economies.
  • Provide technical guidance on employment generation strategies.
  • Conduct and contribute to in-depth analysis of Palestine’s labor market dynamics.
  • Develop evidence-based employment generation strategies.
  • Design innovative programme models for employment generation.
  • Develop knowledge products, case studies.
  • Support PalCO to build and manage strategic partnerships.
  • Support PalCO to strengthen collaboration with government ministries, UN agencies, and humanitarian clusters.
Required Experience

At least 5 years of progressively responsible work experience in development and implementation, monitoring, and reporting on programmes related to women’s economic empowerment, employment, and/or the private sector is required. Experience in providing advisory support to the government and/or private sector on women’s economic empowerment is required. Experience in conducting and/or contributing to labour market and employment analyses is required. Experience in employment generation in the green (including agriculture and maritime), care or STEM sectors is highly desirable. Experience working with the UN, INGOs or NGOs is desirable.

Qualifications

Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, sustainable development, social sciences, or other relevant fields 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.

Other Details
Languages Required
Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
Languages Preferred
Not specified
Contract Duration
Not specified
Work Modality
Office-Based
Remuneration
Not specified
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