UN Women: Programme Partnership Support - Women’s Economic Empowerment, Home-based, Jakarta, National Consultant

Background:

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. In Indonesia, UN Women works with government, civil society organizations (CSOs), academia, the media, the public and private sectors to address national priorities of gender equality and women’s empowerment. Placing the advancement of women’s rights at the centre of our work and aligning with UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2026-2030, UN Women Indonesia contributes to achieve two outcomes: (1) All people in Indonesia are able to equitably participate in and benefit from sustainable and quality services for enhanced wellbeing, and (2) All people in Indonesia are able to contribute to and benefit from productive, diversified and sustainable economic prosperity.

One of the thematic programme of UN Women is the economic empowerment of women. The women economic empowerment programme of UN Women focuses on the achievement of gender equality through enabling women’s labour force participation, economic empowerment, and thus their full and equal participation in society. In 2010, UN Women and the UN Global Compact launched the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), which is a set of 7 principles that provide companies a roadmap to become more gender-responsive throughout their value chain. The WEPs is the only framework that encompasses gender equality at all organizational levels, beginning with leadership and providing guidance for the workplace, marketplace and community, underpinned by a strong emphasis on accountability and transparent reporting of progress. Under the current Strategic Note (2026–2030), UN Women Indonesia prioritizes Women’s Economic Empowerment in resilient, future-oriented economies, focusing on expanding women’s access to decent work, entrepreneurship, sustainable financing, and participation in the digital, care, and green & blue economies. The programme advances system-level change by strengthening institutional capacities, promoting gender-responsive care policies, scaling WEPs with over 200 private sector actors, and fostering multi-stakeholder platforms to drive responsible business conduct and inclusive economic transformation

Based on the very strong foundation built through previous programme, with  support from The Government of Australia’s  Department of Foreign and Trade (DFAT), the UN Women’s Asia-Pacific launched Gender Action Lab (GAL) which aims to further advance business  sector and government action to accelerate gender-responsive business policies and practices in Asia-Pacific by strengthening, in particular,  implementation efforts to contribute to closing the business  Sector  and Government ‘Action Gap’ across the Asia and the Pacific, with a specific regional focus on ASEAN and especially in four priority countries, namely Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia and Cambodia. GAL aims to incorporate an inclusive and creative problem-solving methodology to enable multi-stakeholders and innovative thinking around specific thematic areas to ideate and prototype new multi-stakeholder solutions. The key outcome is that more companies in Asia - Pacific are implementing gender-responsive business practices and policies to enable more women to equitably lead and participate in the world of work.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Programme Analyst for Women’s Empowerment Principles, the Consultant is responsible to assist the implementation of Gender Action Lab programme in Indonesia. Specifically, the Consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Support the overall process of WEPs Awards 2026 implementation in Indonesia, including being the main focal point for communicating the WEPs Awards process and progress to related parties, including the judges and the national partners.
• Contribute to the scoring process, liaise with the judges to ensure the judging process runs according to UN Women's expectations/standards, and ensure the judges send the scores before the judging deadline.
• Ensure a deeper due diligence process for all shortlisted applications.
• Ensure the planning and implementation of the National WEPs Awards Ceremony in Indonesia, including collaborating with relevant partners to ensure the successful implementation of the WEPs Awards 2026.
• Work closely with the UN Women Indonesia Communication Unit to ensure visibility and awareness regarding implementing the WEPs Awards 2026.
• Prepare a final report about the overall implementation of the 2026 WEPs Awards in Indonesia.

• Facilitate the registration and onboarding process for WEPs Corporate Action Lab Indonesia participants, which includes liaising with business coalition and individual companies
• Assist the delivery of training and capacity-building sessions to private sector partners involved in WEPs Corporate Action Lab and other WEPs-related initiative, including sending out invitations, developing the agenda, inviting speakers/facilitators, and compiling power point presentations and other materials
• Support the development of strategy documents, proposals, briefs, and other documents related to the WEPs Corporate Action Lab in Indonesia

• Provide support to the WEE Programme on building and maintaining partnerships and positioning with private sector;
• Provide support in managing activities and other promotional events to engage government, donors, private sector and civil society to expand and/or sustain interest and resources for UN Women’s WEE programmes and joint UN system programmes
• Prepare background documents and analysis for the WEE Programme to forge and implement strategic partnerships to increase outreach on UN Women’s work in the country

Output

The consultant will produce an overall workplan and monthly report in supporting WEE Programme in line with request and feedback from UN Women.

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy, but the consultant is expected to be based in the Greater Jakarta area as some key in-person workshops and events will be held in Greater Jakarta area.

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: 

Functional Competencies:

• Ability to support design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of development programmes and projects. 
• Strong experience and knowledge in Women’s Empowerment, Diversity and Inclusion, and Gender Equality in or working with the private sector and youth communities. 
• Strong ability for moderating and facilitating workshops and training, and/or business advisory.
• Knowledge of Results Based Management principles and approaches. 
• Ability to maintain networks and partnerships with UN agencies, private sector, youth communities, and donors to promote partnership and build alliances to advance organizational interests and competencies. 
• Demonstrated good oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of UN management systems. 

Required Qualifications

Education and Certification:

• Secondary education is required, or
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Public Administration, International Relations, Economics and other relevant field would be highly desirable although it is not mandatory

Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of professional experience (with high school diploma) or  years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in supporting programme development and planning and/or programme management/implementation is required.
• Experience in project management and communications is required.
• Experience in planning and managing activities, developing Terms of Reference, concept note, presentation and briefs to support engagement with targeted partners would be an asset 
• Experience in engagement with private sectors, especially in promoting gender equality, diversity inclusion and human rights in business is an asset
• Previous experience working in the UN system is an advantage

Languages:

• Fluency in English and Indonesian is required.

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.