International Consultant to provide capacity building on crisis management and safe leadership in public administration and politics (multiple positions)

UN Women Moldova seeks an international consultant to provide capacity building on crisis management and safe leadership in public administration and politics. The consultant will develop learning modules and deliver training sessions tailored for women leaders in the public sector, focusing on transformative leadership, crisis preparedness, and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Develop learning modules/methodology on crisis leadership and safe leadership in politics, ensuring alignment with international standards, national legislation, and best practices, covering framing and message formulation, public presence, responding to sexist narratives and gender disinformation, psychological resilience, and communication in times of crisis.
• Deliver at least 6 training sessions on crisis leadership and safe leadership in politics (up to 25 participants per training).
• Develop and conduct pre- and post-training questionnaires assessing the knowledge of participants.
• Provide individual advisory sessions for beneficiaries on demand as part of the capacity building program.
• Develop a Final Report summarizing lessons learned, challenges, and recommendations for future capacity-building opportunities.
• Coordinate and provide technical leadership for the delivery of training, preparing and submitting all required deliverables including learning modules, facilitation guides, training materials, agendas, attendance records, questionnaires, and final report.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, Gender Studies, Law, International Relations, Psychology, Leadership Development, or other related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Certification in leadership development, facilitation, or project/programme management would be an asset.
• At least 5 years of proven experience in designing and delivering methodologies and training programmes on transformative and adaptive leadership in politics and decision-making, particularly for women in public leadership roles is required.
• Proven experience in developing curricula, facilitation guides, and interactive methodologies for executive-level or senior public officials is required.
• Experience working with parliaments, governments, local authorities, or international organizations on governance and women’s political participation is required.
• Experience in women’s leadership in crisis preparedness and resilience, including work related to crisis governance, emergency response, or institutional resilience is an advantage.
• Experience working with international organizations is an advantage, including UN.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Working knowledge of Romanian language is an asset.

Skills

• Leadership Development
• Facilitation
• Project Management
• Programme Management
• Training Design
• Curriculum Design
• Interactive Methodologies
• Gender Transformative Leadership
• Adaptive Leadership
• Women's Leadership
• Crisis Management
• Crisis Preparedness
• Resilience Building
• Governance
• Political Participation
• Public Administration
• Capacity Building
• Emergency Response
• Institutional Resilience

Languages

English, Romanian