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About the Role

UN Women seeks a highly qualified consultant with a strong legal and/or criminological background to support the Family Protection Prosecution (FPP) in developing a structured and systematic analytical review of criminal patterns in VAW case files, including cases involving technology-facilitated violence. The assignment aims to generate robust, evidence-based insights into patterns of offending, key risk indicators, and emerging trends across cases, and to leverage this analysis to strengthen criminal justice pathways and enhance institutional responses.

Responsibilities

Develop and submit an inception report including a detailed workplan, methodology, sampling approach, and analytical framework.
Meet with UN Women’s technical team and the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), including the Family Protection Prosecution (FPP), to discuss and agree on assignment objectives, methodology, tools, and key deliverables.
Select a representative sample of case files related to violence against women (VAW) handled by the FPP.
Review and analyze selected case files in accordance with the agreed methodology and structured analytical framework.
Identify recurring criminal patterns, including perpetrator behavior, typologies of violence, contextual characteristics of cases, socio-demographic factors, and geographic distribution, with particular attention to cases involving women with disabilities and technology-facilitated violence.
Examine key risk and escalation indicators associated with violence against women, including prior incidents and the nature of the victim–perpetrator relationship.
Produce a comprehensive analytical report presenting findings from the structured review of VAW case files, synthesizing key typologies, perpetrator behavioral patterns, victim-related vulnerability factors, contextual drivers, and escalation dynamics.
Provide evidence-based insights and recommendations derived from the analysis.
Conduct a validation session to review and validate the analytical report.
Submit a final narrative report that includes a description of the assignment, methodology used, observations, challenges, and recommendations for future related programming interventions.

Requirements

Master’s degree in law, Criminology, Criminal Justice, International Human Rights Law (IHRL), or a related field is required.
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
At least 3 years of professional working experience in legal analysis, criminal justice, or prosecution-related work, preferably in areas related to VAW cases is required.
Professional experience in the areas of violence against women (VAW), gender equality, and women’s access to justice is required.
Demonstrated experience in developing analytical reports and knowledge products on women’s access to justice, or in conducting criminological research and related analytical work is required.
Experience with justice institutions, particularly the public prosecution and/or justice sector in Palestine is desirable.
Experience with the UN or international organizations is desirable.
A sample of relevant analytical work (e.g. reports, analytical frameworks, or studies related to VAW or justice sector work) must be attached as part of the application.

Skills

Very strong background on gender equality, violence against women (VAW), and women’s access to justice.
Strong expertise in legal analysis of VAW cases, including case file review and identification of patterns and risk indicators.
Demonstrates strong analytical, research, and reporting skills.
Demonstrated ability to develop evidence-based analysis and translate findings into practical recommendations.
In-depth knowledge of the justice sector in Palestine, particularly prosecutorial processes related to VAW cases.
Build strong working relationships with stakeholders, respond to their needs, and supports effective coordination.
Communicates clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
Ability to manage time effectively and meet tight deadlines.
Consistently approaches work with energy and a constructive attitude.
Remains calm and effective under pressure.
Fluency in Arabic is required.
Working Knowledge of English is desirable.

Location

Home-based
Frequent visits to the Attorney General Office and District Offices in the West Bank

Work Type

Consultancy

Experience Level

At least 3 years of professional working experience

Education Level

Master’s degree in law, Criminology, Criminal Justice, International Human Rights Law (IHRL), or a related field
First-level university degree with two additional years of relevant experience

About the Company

UN Women (UNW), 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 leads and coordinates the United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world.
It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
UN Women’s triple mandate, along with its global network and deep policy and programming expertise, continues to endow the Entity with a unique capacity to: (i) support Member States to strengthen global norms and standards for gender equality and women’s empowerment, and mainstream gender perspectives in other thematic areas; (ii) promote coordination and coherence across the UN system to enhance accountability and results for gender equality and women’s empowerment; and (iii) undertake operational activities to support Member States, upon their request, in translating global norms and standards into legislation, policies and strategies at country level.
UN Women plays an innovative and catalytic role in the State of Palestine since its inception in 1997 (as UNIFEM).
In line with the national priorities, the work of UN Women for the period 2023-2025 is aligned with three of the Palestine United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework’s (UNSDCF) outcomes.
Its three-year Strategic Note supports the efforts to achieve measurable results in country in terms of four UN Women global Strategic Plan impacts (2022-2025): (SP Impact 1). Governance and participation in public life; (SP Impact 2). Women’s Economic Empowerment; (SP Impact 3). Ending Violence Against Women and Girls and; SP Impact 4. Women peace and security, Humanitarian & Disaster Risk Reduction.
In line with the Palestinian Government’s commitment to fight Violence Against Women (VAW) as set in the National Strategy to Combat VAW, and in full partnership with the protection, security and justice sectors’ actors, including the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP), the Public Prosecution (PP), the High Judicial Council (HJC), the Supreme Judge Department (SJD) and the Ministry of Social development (MoSD), UN Women, within its joint programme with UNDP and UNICEF- “ “is supporting justice and security institutions in strengthening women’s access to justice and promoting women’s leadership within these institutions, through the mainstreaming of gender and women’s rights into their policies and procedures, and the development and delivery of gender-responsive and inclusive services for women victims and survivors of violence.
Building on the institutional achievements of the Family Protection Prosecution (FPP) and its demonstrated impact in enhancing women’s access to justice through gender-responsive and inclusive services, this initiative will support public prosecutors in developing and institutionalizing systematic analysis of violence against women (VAW) cases.
UN Women within its joint rule of law programme “Reinforcing equal access to justice for all Palestinians -Sawasya III” intends to engage a highly qualified consultant with a strong legal and/or criminological background to support the Family Protection Prosecution (FPP) in developing a structured and systematic analytical review of criminal patterns in VAW case files, including cases involving technology-facilitated violence.