Consultant on Care Economy and Gender-Transformative Care Programming

Develops guidance and tools that help policymakers and partners integrate gender-transformative principles into care systems. The home-based international consultancy reviews care-service standards and workforce competencies, analyses Asia-Pacific practice, and delivers an assessment framework, checklist and knowledge products that strengthen UN Women's TransformCare Investment Initiative.

• Conduct an inception meeting to align the consultancy scope, methodology, workplan, timeline and deliverables
• Review care-service standards, operating procedures, quality-assurance frameworks and guidance for childcare, eldercare and disability care
• Analyse competency frameworks, qualification standards and development opportunities for paid care workers
• Analyse Asia-Pacific country practices to identify lessons and innovations for care systems and workforce development
• Develop a gender-transformative assessment framework, checklist and guidance note aligned with the TransformCare Investment Initiative
• Prepare draft and final knowledge products, presentations and knowledge-sharing materials through UN Women review processes

• Master's degree or equivalent in business management, social sciences, public administration, international relations, communications or a related field, or a first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in gender equality, care economy or policy, social protection or related fields
• Excellent English writing skills
• Fluency in English

• Experience in care and migration intersection
• Experience with UN processes and systems, particularly Project Documents and UN knowledge products
• Experience managing diverse stakeholders, particularly donors
• Experience working in or with developing countries

• Care Economy
• Gender Analysis
• Policy Analysis
• Research Synthesis
• Framework Development
• Workforce Development
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Knowledge Product Development

• PowerPoint

• Home-based consultancy with official travel possible under UN Women duty travel policy
• Final knowledge products are due by 20 December 2026