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.
The required services are sought through a Joint Programme Gender Equality Accelerator (JP GEA), implemented by United Nations agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina - UN Women, UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF - with financial support from the European Union and the Governments of Denmark and Sweden, in cooperation with the Agency for Gender Equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Center for Equity and Equality between Women and Men of Republika Srpska and the Gender Center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The JP GEA represents a significant shift in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in BiH. It moves away from fragmented, short-term interventions towards a comprehensive, systems-level model designed to address structural barriers and achieve transformative change together with key governmental and non-governmental partners. Designed in consultation with governmental, civil society and international partners and stakeholders and leveraging the collective mandates, expertise, and comparative advantages of four United Nations agencies—UN Women, UNICEF, UNDP, and UNFPA—the JP targets three critical areas:
1. Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG)
2. Empowering Women Economically (EWE)
3. Elevating Women in Governance and Leadership (EWG&L)
Under the EWG&L pillar, the JP interventions aim to strengthen the enabling environment for women and girls to cultivate leadership skills, engage equally in decision-making, and take the lead in driving gender-transformative development, as well as to ensure that gender-responsive planning, policymaking and budgeting for sustainable development are implemented across all sectors and levels of government.
UN Women continues to advance gender equality by promoting the use of GRB as a tool to ensure that women's needs and priorities are systematically incorporated into policies and related budgets. In line with government priorities stated in national and local plans and strategies, UN Women provides technical support to authorities at all government levels, including Ministries of Finance (MoFs) and line ministries, to strengthen capacities in gender-responsive policy and budgeting. This initiative contributes directly to improving the knowledge and skills of civil servants through both introductory and advanced GRB training, with the long-term objective of integrating gender equality principles, perspectives, and priorities into policymaking and budgeting processes.
In this context, UN Women is contracting a national consultant to support UN Women in strengthening GRB capacities by performing the following tasks:
The consultant will be reporting to Governance and Leadership Programme Coordination Specialist, under the overall supervision of the Programme Management Specialist, and will be supported by Programme Associate, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.
Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work
Deliverables
The Consultant will be responsible for the following deliverables:
Deliverable 1: Design a consultancy workplan, methodology and indicators;
Deliverable 2: Design, prepare and deliver two basic and two advanced GRB trainings across sectors to include MOFs and line ministries on cantonal, entity and state level based on UN Women standardized training curricula, with one basic and one advanced training to be delivered in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and one basic and one advanced training to be delivered in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Deliverable 3: Provide ongoing technical support and coordination with MOFs and line ministries
To facilitate delivery of the above outputs, UN Women will provide the consultant the following:
First round of GRB trainings in Mostar, BiH: Logistical (invitation letter, concept note, agenda) and
technical materials (presentation, agenda, handouts) for 1 basic and 1 advanced GRB 2-day trainings across sectors prepared, submitted, and approved by UN Women, trainings facilitated, and a short training report with key reflections and recommendations submitted
9 October 2026 7 October 2026 (35%)Second round of GRB trainings in Banja Luka, BiH: Logistical (invitation letter, concept note, agenda) and
technical materials (presentation, agenda, handouts) for 1 basic and 1 advanced GRB 2-day trainings across sectors prepared, submitted, and approved by UN Women, trainings facilitated and a short training report with key reflections and recommendations submitted
13 November 2026 7November 2026 (27%)
Support to MOFs and line ministries to mainstream gender in budgetary processes and follow up steps, and follow up meetings with the team as required (reporting through Bi-weekly email updates to the UN Women team) and submission of a final consultancy report summarizing the technical support provided, key achievements, challenges and recommendations.
11 December 2026
10 December 2026 (38%)
TOTAL # of days: 26
Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel
This is a home-based consultancy. As part of this assignment, the selected consultant is expected to travel to Mostar and Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to deliver the basic and advanced GRB training for MOFs and line ministries. All travel costs will be processed and covered separately by UN Women.
Competencies :
Core Values:
Core Competencies:
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Functional Competencies:
• Sound expertise in gender equality, GRB, public finance management
• Strong skills in training techniques and curriculum design, including delivering effective capacity-building sessions.
• Demonstrated leadership and personal examples of promoting knowledge management and professional learning environment
• Excellent networking, team-building, and organizational skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary environments.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, able to produce high-quality reports, presentations, and other documentation.
• Fluent in Microsoft Word, Excel, e-mail, web-based applications, and databases
• Highly adaptable and able to work harmoniously with individuals from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
IV. Required Qualifications
Education and Certification:
• Master’s degree in economics, public finance, social sciences or another relevant 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. – pass/fail
Experience:
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in gender equality, public finance management, public sector reform, or related areas – 30 points
• Demonstrated technical expertise in government public finance policies and processes and GRB, including knowledge of budget processes, gender analysis in public finance, and GRB methodologies and tools, evidenced through at least four (4) similar assignments involving training design and/or delivery – 40 points
• At least 5 years of experience in designing and delivering trainings, presentations, or facilitated learning sessions for adult audiences, including civil servants and technical staff, in multicultural and multi-stakeholder environments – 20 points
• Working/consulting experience with government institutions and international organizations/projects will be considered an asset – 10 points
Languages:
• Fluency in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and English language is required. – pass/fail
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