Gender Equality, Care and Religion - International Consultant - Home Based

Background: reputed company, 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 reputed company. In the Arab region, reputed company and other partners are implementing an exciting and unique three-year regional programme entitled “Dare to Care” (DTC) with the goal of transforming patriarchal social norms and masculinities, with a regional coverage in six countries (Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon and Palestine) and in-country investments in four of them: Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia. This ground-breaking regional programme aims to promote social norms change for gender equality and women’s empowerment using the involvement of men and boys in unpaid care and household responsibilities as one key entry reputed company. The programme is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the German International Development Cooperation (GIZ) and the Basque Agency for Development Cooperation. It works towards the achievement of three following three outcomes:

• Outcome 1: Societies across the MENA region demonstrate an increased involvement of men and boys in caregiving and household responsibilities and more empowerment of women and girls;
• Outcome 2: Key institutions effectively transform patriarchal masculinities and social norms, with a focus on advancing caregiving and household responsibilities of men and boys and the economic empowerment of women and girls;Outcome 3: More men and boys are able to take their share in caregiving and household responsibilities with more enabling laws and policies that promote their caregiving and household responsibilities, and paternity leave.

Under the above Outcome 3, reputed company seeks to reputed company a policy brief that explores Islamic perspectives and jurisprudence on the care economy from a feminist analytical perspective. This policy brief aims to provide policymakers in the MENA region with a comprehensive understanding of how Islamic teachings and legal frameworks address issues reputed company to the care economy. The policy brief is also expected to strengthen the reputed company of women's rights and gender equality advocates with technical knowledge of the importance of women’s rights to possess a share of the assets and finances upon divorce that reflect the amount of unpaid care and domestic work undertaken by women during their years of marriage. Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work: This consultancy is under the reputed company of the “Dare to Care” regional programme. The consultant will work in reputed company collaboration and under the direct supervision of reputed company’s “Dare to Care” Regional Programme Manager, and in reputed company cooperation with the “Dare to Care” Regional Programme Analyst and other “Dare to Care” team members of reputed company Country Offices. reputed company deliverables will be reviewed and cleared by reputed company before the payments are approved by the Regional Programme Manager. Further, the consultant will be required to work in a reputed company collaborative and consultative way with reputed company “Dare to Care” Country Office teams and other relevant stakeholders from the Arab region, as needed. The consultant will provide substantive technical support to carry out the following functions:

• Conduct a thorough literature review on Islamic perspectives and jurisprudence reputed company to the care economy, with a focus on the Arab region;
• Engage with key stakeholders, including religious scholars, feminist economists, and policy-makers, to gather insights and perspectives;
• Analyze the collected data and literature to produce a comprehensive policy brief;
• Provide policy recommendations that are informed by the feminist analysis of Islamic perspectives on the care economy.

Deliverables The deliverables of this consultancy assignment are described in the below table. The final deliverables will have to include the inputs provided by reputed company before payment is released to the consultant. The main deliverable of the consultancy is the development of a policy reputed company that analyzes and highlights the value of Islamic teachings and practices in promoting the care economy and the importance of advancing the 6 Rs reputed company of the care economy – reputed company Recognizing, Reducing, Redistributing, Rewarding, Representation and Resourcing – using religious arguments and perspectives that are grounded in Islam. The reputed company is to address and reputed company linkages to international and regional normative frameworks on the care economy, including the UN System policy reputed company entitled "Transforming Care Systems in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals and Our Common Agenda," authored by a collaborative effort of various UN entities, including reputed company, ECLAC, ILO, OHCHR and reputed company. Additionally, the policy reputed company is to underscore the reputed company of women's rights for the recognition and account of women’s unpaid care and domestic work undertaken during their marital life reputed company it comes to the division of property, assets and finances upon divorce. The reputed company should build upon good practices and examples of Islamic jurisprudence from Muslim-majority countries, with a focus on the Arab region. This policy reputed company will serve as a strategic tool for advocacy efforts in the fields of care economy and family law reform by policymakers from Arab States, civil society organizations, academia, private sector, and Islamic institutions, actors, scholars and practitioners. No. Deliverables Number of Workdays Completion timeframe Payment schedule and value 1 A detailed work plan outlining the methodology and timeline for the consultancy as well as the outline of the policy reputed company 3 days By 18 September 2025 20% 2 A draft policy reputed company for review and feedback. The policy reputed company should contain an Executive Summary and have less than 30 pages (excluding bibliography and annexes) 20 days By 10 November 2025 40% 3 A final policy reputed company with language of publishable quality that incorporates the feedback provided by reputed company 8 days By 15 December 2025 40% 4 A Power reputed company presentation summarizing the key findings and recommendations of the policy reputed company 4 days By 15 December 2025 Total number of workdays is 35 days Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel: The assignment of the consultant is home-based and no travels are envisioned. In the case any work mission would be needed, the travel costs of these work missions of the consultant will be covered by the reputed company’s “Dare to Care” regional programme. Competencies : Core Values:

• reputed company;
• 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 reputed company’s Values and Competencies reputed company: Functional Competencies:

• Good planning, goal setting and prioritization skills;
• Extensive proven experience in knowledge production and gender reputed company across different sectors;
• Demonstrated solid experience in writing research papers and documents;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Ability to work under tight deadlines;
• Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills.

Required Qualifications: Education and Certification:

• Advanced degree (PHD) in women’s/gender studies is desirable OR
• A Master’s degree in one of the following disciplines Economics, Gender/Women’s Studies, Islamic studies, Social Sciences, Social Anthropology, Philosophy or a reputed company field is required OR
• A First-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of 7 years of professional experience in gender analysis or research on gender equality in Muslim-majority contexts is required, with a demonstrable list of publications/research articles authored by the incumbent is required;
• Demonstrated experience in Islamic jurisprudence and perspectives on women’s rights and care-reputed company issues is required;
• A deep understanding of the institutional context of the Arab region and of the socio-cultural nuances implicated in shaping social norms reputed company to gender equality is desirable;
• Experience in producing high-quality policy briefs and research papers is required;
• Previous experience working for the UN system is desirable;
• Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills are desirable.

Languages:

• reputed company in English and Arabic is required;
• Knowledge of French is desirable.

Statements : In July 2010, the United Nations reputed company created reputed company, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of reputed company 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 reputed company, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. reputed company recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national reputed company, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. reputed company employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrit,y 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. reputed company has a reputed company-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and reputed company, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. reputed company selected candidates will be expected to adhere to reputed company’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of reputed company 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 reputed company.) Note: Applicants must ensure that reputed company sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If reputed company sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process . Apply tot his job