Consultant - Project Coordinator - Empowering Women in STEM (WeSTEM)

Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

UN Women s Country Office, based in New Delhi, India, works to accelerate the advancement of gender equality and the empowerment of women through the strengthening of strategic partnerships, technical and policy advisory services and advocacy with governmental, inter-governmental and civil society partners. In addition, UN Women CO is leading and coordinating the UN system s work on gender equality, including through ensuring accountability for results.

UN Women India is currently implementing its India Strategic Note 2023-27. The Outcome 1 of the Strategic Note focusses on sustainable and inclusive growth through higher productivity, competitiveness in economic activities that create decent work, livelihoods and income, particularly for youth and women. Within this Outcome UN Women is implementing a project titled We Empower (WE) India in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. The objective of the project is to advance women s skills and motivate women in higher/technical/vocational institutes to pursue employment in the formal sector, and for ITIs, focus on STEM education and careers. The projects target beneficiaries are marginalized young women already enrolled in higher/technical/vocational education.

The project undertakes a holistic approach to empowerment offering pathways and support to access higher education, internships, apprenticeships, and employment opportunities for women. The projects leverage partnerships at all levels, using innovative pedagogies and finance to achieve its objective.

I n this context UN Women is looking for the services of a Consultant to coordinate the project activities. S/he will work under the day-to-day guidance and direct supervision of the Programme Officer and overall supervision of Country Programme Manager (WEE), to support in the management of project activities and coordinate with relevant team members, including the operations team, implementing partner organizations and government officials, to ensure successful implementation of Projects.

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In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and womens empowerment.

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