National consultant on Women’s Economic Empowerment

The consultant will support the promotion and implementation of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) among private sector partners in Azerbaijan. The role involves engaging with private enterprises to adopt gender-responsive corporate policies and practices that enhance women’s economic empowerment, particularly in rural areas.

Responsibilities

• Promote Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) among private sector partners and business associations in Azerbaijan through multilateral and bilateral meetings.
• Promote and support the signing of the UN Women/UN Global Compact Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) by new private enterprises in Azerbaijan, with a focus on implementing gender-responsive corporate policies and practices.
• Create, update and maintain the coordination work around WEPs with the engagement of WEPs focal points from private sector companies.
• Liaise with WEPs Secretariat vis-à-vis Azerbaijani members as relevant.
• Write success stories in the news format about WEPs signatory companies.
• Undertake other tasks to promote WEPs as requested by UN Women in Azerbaijan.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in business, finance, gender, social sciences, economics, or related fields is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in the field of gender equality and women’s empowerment, in case of Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 2 years of experience working on gender equality and women’s empowerment in the private sector would be an asset.
• Experience in coordinating networks would be an asset.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Fluency in English and Azerbaijani is required.

Skills

• Gender Equality
• Women's Economic Empowerment
• Private Sector Engagement
• Network Coordination
• Policy Implementation
• Corporate Gender Policies
• Data Management
• MS Word
• Excel
• Web-based Management Systems

Languages

English, Azerbaijani