International consultant to provide capacity building on negotiation techniques, mediation and conflict management

UN Women Moldova seeks an international certified consultant to provide capacity building on negotiation, mediation and conflict management. The consultant will deliver up to 6 training courses tailored for women MPs, women mayors and women in executive roles, focusing on negotiation techniques, mediation, conflict management, and related experiential learning methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop learning modules/methodology on negotiation techniques, mediation and conflict management, ensuring alignment with international standards and best practices in experiential negotiation training and adult learning.
• Deliver up to 6 training sessions for up to 20 participants each, as per the developed methodology.
• Develop and conduct pre- and post-training questionnaires assessing the knowledge of participants.
• Develop a Final Report on the assignment, summarizing lessons learned, challenges, and recommendations for future capacity-building opportunities.
• Coordinate and provide technical leadership for the delivery of the training.
• Prepare, consolidate, and submit all required deliverables including learning modules, facilitation guides, training materials, agendas, attendance records, questionnaires with analysis, and final report.
• Collaborate closely with the UN Women team and report to the Programme Specialist on Women in Leadership, and Gender Sensitive Governance and Budgets.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in International Relations, Law, Political Science, Conflict Resolution, Public Administration, Psychology, 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 negotiation, mediation or conflict resolution (or accreditation as mediator) is required.
• At least 5 years of proven experience in designing and delivering experiential training programmes on negotiation, mediation and/or conflict management for senior officials, parliamentarians, diplomats or executives is required.
• Demonstrated experience in the use of simulations, role-plays and case-based methodologies for executive-level audiences is required.
• Experience in political, institutional or multilateral negotiation settings (e.g. parliaments, governments, EU institutions, international organizations) is an advantage.
• Experience working with women leaders and sensitivity to gender dimensions of negotiation and conflict, including power asymmetries, is an advantage.
• Experience working with international organizations, including the UN, is an advantage.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of Romanian language, or any other UN official language is an asset.

Skills

• Negotiation Techniques
• Mediation
• Conflict Management
• Experiential Training Design
• Training Delivery
• Simulations
• Role-plays
• Case-based Methodologies
• Executive Training
• Political Negotiation
• Institutional Negotiation
• Multilateral Negotiations
• Gender-sensitive Negotiation
• Capacity Building
• Certification in Negotiation
• Certification in Mediation
• Certification in Conflict Resolution

Languages

English