About the Role
UN Women seeks a qualified national consultant to conduct a structured review and analysis of case conference files related to women with disabilities. The assignment aims to identify good practices, gaps, opportunities, and areas for improvement to strengthen the efficiency, effectiveness, coordination, and responsiveness of case conference phases.
Responsibilities
- Develop an inception report detailing the assignment’s objectives, methodology, tools, and deliverables.
- Develop and apply an ethics framework for review and analysis in line with UN Women’s policy.
- Select a representative sample of case conference files (at least five cases) related to women with disabilities.
- Conduct a structured review and assessment of the selected files against agreed-upon criteria.
- Develop and submit a comprehensive analytical report including key trends, patterns, good practices, gaps, challenges, opportunities, priority areas, and lessons learned.
- Develop a final narrative report including a description of the assignment, methodology, findings, observations, challenges, and recommendations.
Requirements
- A master’s degree in law, Public Health, Social Work, Human Rights, Gender Studies, or a related field is required.
- A first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
- At least three years of relevant professional experience in case management of women survivors of violence, or social protection services.
- Demonstrated experience in working on cases of violence against women with disabilities, women’s protection, and access to justice.
- Experience in developing analytical and assessment reports, preferably related to women with disabilities.
- Experience with the National Referral System (NRS) and/or with justice and social sector institutions in Palestine is highly desirable.
- Experience with the UN system and/or international organizations is an asset.
- A sample of a relevant analytical report must be attached as part of the application.
- Fluency in Arabic is required.
- Working knowledge of English is desirable.
Skills
- Gender equality
- Violence against women (VAW)
- Women’s access to justice
- Disability inclusion
- Case file analysis
- Assessment of case management practices
- Analysis of roles, responsibilities, and coordination mechanisms within multi-sectoral case management systems
- Analytical and reporting skills
- Case management approaches
- Coordination mechanisms within the National Referral System (NRS)
- Communication and stakeholder engagement
- Building and maintaining effective working relationships
- Time management
- Working under pressure
- Meeting tight deadlines
- Professionalism
- Integrity
- Constructive attitude
Location
- Home based
- Field visits to partner institutions
- Possible movements between cities
Work Type
- Consultancy
Experience Level
- At least three years of relevant professional experience
Education Level
- Master’s degree in law, Public Health, Social Work, Human Rights, Gender Studies, or related field
- First-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
About the Company
- UN Women is grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls, the empowerment of women, and the achievement of equality between women and men.
- UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure commitments on gender equality translate into action.
- UN Women provides strong leadership and builds effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
- UN Women's triple mandate includes supporting Member States to strengthen global norms and standards for gender equality, promoting coordination and coherence across the UN system, and undertaking operational activities to support Member States in translating global norms into action.
- UN Women has played an innovative and catalytic role in the State of Palestine since 1997.
- UN Women's work in Palestine for 2023-2025 is aligned with three UNSDCF outcomes: greater access to economic opportunities, equal access to social services, and more democratic, rights-based, inclusive, and accountable governance institutions.
- UN Women's Strategic Note supports achieving results in Governance and participation, Women’s Economic Empowerment, Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, and Women peace and security, Humanitarian & Disaster Risk Reduction.
- UN Women, within its joint programme with UNDP and UNICEF (“SAWASYA III”), supports justice, security, and social institutions to mainstream gender and provide gender-responsive services to women victims and survivors of violence.
- UN Women supported the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) in revising the Case Conference Manual and continues to support case management processes for efficiency and gender-responsiveness.
