National Consultant-Coordination Officer

Coordinates University Grants Commission implementation of UN Women's ESGBV project in Bangladesh, supporting meetings, partner communication, research, documentation and online monitoring for sexual harassment prevention in universities.

Department: UN Women Bangladesh EVAW team

• Maintain coordination with the University Grants Commission on the approved workplan
• Organize working committee meetings, logistics and documentation with supervisory support
• Liaise with UN Women, civil society partners and selected universities on project implementation
• Coordinate with government stakeholders including MoWCA, DWA and UGC committees as required
• Support capacity-building initiatives on gender equality and gender-based violence prevention
• Coordinate qualitative and quantitative data collection, interviews, focus groups and consultations
• Draft communication materials, event summaries, talking points and background notes
• Support online monitoring tool development, data compilation, analysis and reporting

• Master's degree in gender and development, development studies, international relations, political science, peace and conflict studies, human rights, public policy, governance or another related social science discipline
• At least three years of relevant experience coordinating with high-level government, regulatory, public sector, higher education or ministry stakeholders
• At least three years of experience organizing and coordinating consultations, workshops, trainings, conferences and multi-stakeholder dialogues
• At least two years of experience preparing reports, meeting documentation, briefing notes, concept notes and communication materials
• At least two years of experience working on online monitoring and reporting tools, data generation, compilation, analysis and report writing
• Excellent communication, coordination and relationship management skills
• Excellent command of both Bangla and English

• Consultant works four days per week up to 16 days per month from 1 August 2026 to 14 July 2028
• Consultant must work at the University Grants Commission office during agreed working days
• UN Women will not provide equipment or devices
• No DSA is paid at the duty station; approved travel outside Dhaka may be reimbursed with per diem
• Applications must include an application letter, updated P11 and relevant work sample