Local Expert on Gender-Responsive Governance, Planning and Budgeting

Strengthens gender-responsive governance, planning and budgeting in four local government units in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The consultant trains and mentors municipal teams, applies gender analysis to public-finance processes and documents progress, lessons and recommendations for inclusive local governance.

• Develop a consultancy work plan, methodology and coordination framework
• Design and deliver training on gender mainstreaming, governance, planning and budgeting
• Prepare agendas, concept notes, presentations, exercises and participant handouts
• Provide tailored technical advice and mentoring to four local government units
• Help municipal teams apply gender analysis and gender-responsive budgeting principles
• Deliver in-house capacity-building sessions for officials and elected representatives
• Coordinate progress reviews with municipalities and UN Women and propose corrective action
• Document good practices, lessons, results, challenges and final recommendations

• Master's degree in economics, financial management, public administration, governance, development studies or a relevant field, or a first-level degree with two additional years of experience
• Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience in gender equality, public-finance management or related fields
• Expertise in government finance systems, budget planning, gender-responsive budgeting, programme-based budgeting and public-finance reform demonstrated through at least three assignments
• Experience designing and delivering capacity building for public servants or elected representatives through at least two assignments
• Fluency in Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian

• Home-based consultancy requiring travel to four selected municipalities and one training location
• UN Women covers approved travel costs separately
• Consultancy totals 27 working days and concludes on 2 December 2026