UN Women - International Consultancy - Programme Planning and Coordination Consultant, Home-based

II. Consultancy Assignment

Background/Context

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. 

UN Women Myanmar Country Office (MCO) has been operational in the country since 2013, successfully delivering its mandate through various phases of political transition, the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 military coup and recurring natural disasters. In response to the multilayered crises in Myanmar, the MCO continues to deliver across the humanitarian development nexus in one of the most constrained and uncertain operational environments. In partnerships with women led organizations, UN Women invests in providing essential lifesaving protection services, building community -based response systems and resilience structures as well provide women and women led households with economic empowerment through income generating skills and assets. The MCO programmes are fully aligned with the 4 key strategic priorities in the current UN Transitional Country Framework (UNTCF) 2024-26.   UN Women is an active member in the UNCT providing leadership on GEWE, including through inter-agency mechanisms to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE). In Myanmar, UN Women co-chairs the UNCT Gender Theme Group and the GEWE Cooperation Partner Group. 

 

In 2026, the United Nations in Myanmar is developing a three-year UN Transitional Country Framework (UN-TCF). In parallel, UN Women MCO is preparing its three-year Strategic Plan. The development of these planning frameworks presents a critical opportunity to ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) commitments remain a shared priority across the UN system and are fully integrated into the system-wide coordination mechanisms currently being established.

 

Within this context, UN Women Myanmar Country office is seeking to hire a Programme Planning and Coordination Consultant to strengthen MCO’s normative coordination mandate at the country level and provide technical support to strengthen gender commitment in the UN Planning Frameworks and UN Women’s strategic planning process.

 

Objectives of the Assignment

 

Under the direct supervision of the Country Representative and in close coordination with relevant units, the Programme Planning and Coordination Consultant will support system-wide coherence on gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) through UN Country Team (UNCT) coordination mechanisms, with a focus on UN TCF, while also ensuring the coordination and support to the development of the MCO’s strategic planning processes. This includes supporting the implementation of annual work plans for inter-agency GEWE mechanisms such as the UNCT Gender Theme Group, GEWE Cooperation Partner Group providing technical support on gender mainstreaming, and facilitating capacity development and knowledge exchange. 

 

Additionally, the Consultant will contribute to internal planning processes in line with corporate norms and standards. This includes supporting integration of Results-Based Management (RBM) principles into project documents, concept notes, as well as collaborating with team members to define, prepare, and document different business cases and specifications for project lifecycle in alignment with the organization’s Planning, Monitoring and Reporting Policy and related procedures.

 

The Consultant will work closely with the UN GTG co-chair, UN agency gender focal points, UN Women Myanmar staff, and the Regional Office.

 

Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work

Duties and responsibilities: 

Provide support to the Country Representative in strategic planning process for the Myanmar Country Office

• Provide technical support to CO in the development of country level planning instruments, such as strategic note, work plans, programme/ project documents. 
• Collaborate with regional Evaluation Specialists and country M&E focal points to ensure that findings and lessons from evaluations are reflected in strategic planning processes;
• Provide technical support to joint inter-agency UN planning processes, including gender mainstreaming in the development of UN Transitional Cooperation Framework (UNTCF), joint workplans, M&E frameworks, joint programmes and the application of the Gender Equality Marker (GEM) 

Provide support to the Country Representative and Country Office on inter-agency coordination. 

• Coordinate the UNCT Gender Theme Group and other relevant inter-age