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United Nations Development Programme1 week ago

UN Women: International Consultant for Programme Quality Assurance and Oversight (Retainer), Home-Based

Remote

Type
Contract
Level
Senior Level
Education
Masters Degree
Company size
Large
Industry
Services

Job Summary

UN Women International Consultant for Programme Quality Assurance and Oversight (Retainer), home-based. Works with the ROAP regional team and country offices to provide on-demand technical services across programme quality assurance, appraisal oversight, field-document QA, and capacity assessment to increase Delegation of Authority (DoA). Responsibilities include developing an oversight strategy, delivering QA feedback on submissions (Concept Notes, ProDocs, budgets, LPAC/RPAC), ensuring compliance with UN Women corporate standards, coordinating with regional programme teams, COs/MCOs/NPPs, and delivering capacity-building initiatives. Outputs include QA assessment notes, capacity assessment reports, training materials, knowledge products on trends and lessons learned, and ad hoc advisory inputs. Requires master’s degree (or higher) and 5+ years in project/programme management, QA and oversight in development/humanitarian contexts; fluency in English; home-based with a six-month+ assignment across 100 working days max; retainer/output-based payments.

Required Qualifications

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political/Development Studies, or other relevant discipline is required
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