Gender & Education Consultant

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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

Remote (local)
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: Remote (local)
  • Right to work requirements: Not specified
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 05/11/2026
  • Location: Jordan
Education Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

How can you make a difference?  
This assignment aims to advance gender equality in and through education by supporting UNICEF and UNGEI’s efforts to strengthen gender-transformative education policies, systems and programmes. The consultant will provide technical support to country initiatives such as the Gender at the Centre Initiative (GCI), contribute to research and knowledge generation, facilitate learning and partnership engagement, and help scale evidence-based approaches that promote girls’ education, gender equality and inclusion across diverse education contexts.

Minimum requirements:
  • Education:
    • Master’s Degree in gender or women’s studies, child rights, international relations, international development, political science, sociology, psychology, economics
  • Work Experience:
    • At least 8 years of professional experience in education, gender equality or child rights in diverse contexts including emergencies and protracted crises.
    • At least 5 years of professional experience in programming related to gender equality in education.
    • At least 5 years of experience working with governments, especially the Ministries of Education.
    • Experience partnering with other education and gender stakeholders, including CSOs and youth networks.
    • Demonstrated experience in working for women’s and girls’ rights.
    • Experience in preparing and providing training to MoE officials and partners using standard tools, including the Gender Responsive Education Sector Planning tool.
  • Language requirement:
    • Fluency in English and French, orally and in writing, is required.
  • Skills:
    • Expert knowledge of gender equality in education issues, including intersectional gender equality frameworks, Gender-Responsive Education Sector Planning and Gender-Transformative Education.
    • Expert understanding of the education sector, including the functioning of Ministries of Education, education sector dialogue, education sector analysis and planning and education in emergencies.
    • Strong data analysis skills, knowledge of gender and education data sets, national education data systems.
    • High level of initiative and autonomy, ability to undertake complex tasks in a time constrained context.
    • Excellent communication skills, excellent writing competencies, strong oral presentation skills.
    • Excellent interpersonal skills, including an ability to create collaborative work relationships with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
    • Strong commitment to gender equality.

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