JOB DETAILS

Type of contract : Consultant Contract

Level : Level 3 - Senior

Hiring Unit : Natural Sciences Sector (SC)

Duty Station : Perugia

Work location : Remote

Duration of contract : 11 months

Hiring open to : External candidates

Application deadline (Midnight UTC+1 Time) : 24/07/2026

UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

OVERVIEW

Background

Since 2014, UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) has developed a comprehensive Water and Gender Component. With the goal of advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women in water, WWAP´s main areas of activity related to water and gender include methodological approaches and evidence-based technical backstopping; wide-scale advocacy actions; capacity development, and on-the-ground project support. WWAP’s Water and Gender activities target government leaders and decision-makers, water practitioners, academia, and the general audience.

Within this framework, and under the direct supervision of the Water and Gender Programme Specialist,



the International Senior Water and Gender Expert, is requested to develop activities with outputs related to support implementing the UNESCO WWAP Water and Gender approach in GEF Transboundary Water projects, and capacity development linked to the technical support agreed between UNESCO and UN Water- Integrated Monitoring Initiative (IMI) for the gender contextualization of SDG 6.

ASSIGNMENTS

Tasks and activities

The consultant will carry out tasks in the following categories:
- WWAP publications

Support the editorial process of WWAP gender and water documents and publications including content-editing of selected text with emphasis on outcomes from the WWAP support to GEF Transboundary Water projects and other relevant water and gender technical assistance including within the WWAP-led Multistakeholder Coalition for water and gender.
- Water and gender project implementation

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