Sector-specific Gender Consultant (Remote, 3‑month contract)

About the role

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is seeking a Sector‑specific Gender Consultant to develop gender mainstreaming guidelines for the Business and Industry transformation area. This three‑month remote assignment will support the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN) in integrating gender considerations into project planning and implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Review existing gender mainstreaming policies, frameworks and high‑quality guidelines relevant to Business and Industry.
• Conduct a gender analysis of sub‑sectors such as manufacturing, circular economy, clean industrial processes and supply‑chain decarbonisation, applying an intersectional lens.
• Facilitate consultations with CTCN technical teams, implementing partners, National Designated Entities, women’s organisations and gender experts.
• Draft sector‑specific gender mainstreaming guidelines, including checklists, sex‑disaggregated indicators and gender‑responsive procurement criteria.
• Coordinate validation of the guidelines with CTCN Secretariat, partners and an external gender expert.
• Produce a concise capacity‑building one‑pager for partners and NDE focal points.
• Present the final guidelines and provide implementation notes for embedding them into CTCN workflows.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Gender Studies, Women’s Studies, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Environmental Studies or a related field.
• Proven experience conducting gender analyses and developing gender mainstreaming tools in the context of business or industry transformation.
• Familiarity with UN gender policies, the CTCN Gender Assessment and Action Plan, and intersectional analysis.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to influence gender integration in global climate‑technology projects.
• Collaboration with leading UN agencies, private‑sector partners and civil‑society organisations.
• Remote work flexibility for the contract duration.