Gender Equality Consultant - ASWA Programme

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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

Remote (local)
  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Experience level: 10+ years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: Remote (local)
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 19/08/2026
  • Location: Kenya
Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI) Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
The purpose of the consultancy is to provide the technical, facilitation and knowledge-management support that enables ASWA and other UNICEF country programmes to increasingly integrate gender-intentional approaches in their WASH programmes, while consolidating, disseminating and advocating with the evidence and practice on gender-equitable WASH generated through ASWA implementation.

The Accelerating Sanitation and Water for All (ASWA) programme supports 8 countries [Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Cote D’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Tanzania and Somalia] strengthen WASH systems and accelerate progress toward universal access. The absence of gender-sensitive policies in the WASH sector leaves unaddressed the disproportionate WASH-related workload that falls on women and girls: physical burden and time loss from water collection, heightened risk of violence and harassment when travelling away from home, care burdens linked to unsafe water and poor sanitation, and negative impacts on girls' school performance and retention where gender-separated sanitation and menstrual hygiene facilities are lacking. As stewards of water, women and girls also confront the impacts of climate change daily yet frequently lack decision-making power over water security decisions and finance commitments.

This consultancy provides the technical, facilitation and knowledge-management capacity to do so across three reinforcing outputs: (i) thought leadership, knowledge and evidence generation; (ii) advocacy and influence; and (iii) capacity building and technical support to country offices. As the programme moves toward consolidation, country teams need dedicated support to operationalise their gender action plans, document and learn from their work, and embed gender equality more deliberately in ASWA programming. There is also a strategic opportunity to position ASWA's gender evidence within UNICEF's broader global agenda — including the WASH-GAP 2030 — and to ensure lessons are shared across sectors and with the wider WASH community.

  • Education: Masters’ degree in gender studies, social sciences, public health, water and sanitation, civil engineering, international development or a related field.
  • Work Experience:
    • At least 15 years of progressively responsible experience in WASH programming, including in integrating gender-intentional approaches in WASH programmes.
  • Language requirement:
    • Fluency in English required;
    • working knowledge of French or another UN language an asset

Skills:
•     Good understanding of the global WASH international development community architecture and stakeholders, with ability to identify appropriate gender advocacy entry points.
•     Experience of knowledge management, evidence generation and production of high-quality reports and knowledge products, preferably in the WASH sector.
•     Experience delivering capacity building and technical assistance to country teams across multiple regions and contexts.
•     Excellent facilitation, communication and advocacy skills, including representation in global interagency forums and conferences.

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