National Consultant-Leveraging the Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs) for gender-responsive skilling

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UN Women

Remote (local)
  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: Remote (local)
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Deadline: 28/02/2026
  • Location: Philippines
Economic justice
Background/Context

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, is committed to promoting gender equality and empowering women globally, working to eliminate discrimination and achieve equality between women and men in all areas of life. The organization leads and coordinates efforts within the United Nations system to ensure that gender equality commitments are realized, providing strong leadership and fostering partnerships with civil society and other stakeholders. 

Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work
Within the delegated authority, under the supervision of the Gender Action Lab Programme Manager, and in close collaboration with the UN Women Philippines Country Office team on Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE), the consultant will undertake the following tasks:

1.Gender-Responsive Review and Revision of the Standard for In-Company Trainers in ASEAN Countries and accompanying materials for Master Trainers incorporating broader GEDSI considerations and leveraging the WEPs Framework
  • Conduct a comprehensive desk review of the Standard, related training materials, and relevant ASEAN, RECOTwin and partner documentation, as well as 8-10 key information interviews (KII)s to inform the review.
2. Development of the Challenge Brief and Concept Note for the Philippines Corporate Action Lab and support to incorporate learnings from the pilot into final revised recommendations and guidance for the updated Standard and Regional Guidelines
  • Building on initial findings of the Standard review and consultation with UN Women Philippines, the consultant will conduct an assessment of private sector and TVET linkages (in the Philippines and incorporating best practices globally and/or in ASEAN), with the objective of generating evidence to inform the Challenge Brief and Concept Note for a Philippines WEPs Corporate Action Lab.

3. ASEAN-Level Engagement and Knowledge Sharing
  • Prepare analytical and presentation materials summarizing findings and recommendations.
  • Present results and validation outputs at minimum two ASEAN-level engagements or regional dialogues.
  • Facilitate minimum two dialogues with private sector and/or other regional stakeholders (including facilitation of a session at the study tour) to validate findings and explore opportunities for scaling, replication and policy uptake across ASEAN Member States.

Required Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in relevant fields (education, labour economics, gender studies, development, public policy, business, or related disciplines).
  • A first-level university degree with two additional relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a Master’s degree.
  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in developing practical guidance for private sector related to women’s empowerment and GEDSI, some of which must be applying a gender lens to skilling and/or TVET.
  • Experience in training and skills development in relation to women’s job creation and employment is required
  • Strong expertise in developing private sector guidance and training materials with a Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) lens, with preference given to those with specific experience and familiarity with the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs). 
  • Fluency in written and spoken English and Tagalog required. 

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