Elections and Inclusive Governance Specialist (International Consultant)

About the role

UN Women is seeking an International Consultant to provide senior technical, coordination and results‑management support for its inclusive governance and election portfolio in Papua New Guinea. The consultant will work closely with the UN Women Country Representative and Deputy Country Representative to strengthen national ownership and institutional capacity for gender‑responsive political participation.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to government and civil‑society partners implementing inclusive governance and election programmes.
• Coordinate activities across UN Women’s governance, women’s political leadership and peaceful elections components to ensure complementarity.
• Support planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting and learning for assigned project components.
• Facilitate capacity‑building workshops and knowledge‑sharing sessions for national stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development of results‑based management tools and documentation of best practices.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree in political science, public administration, gender studies or a related field.
• Extensive experience (minimum 7 years) in governance, electoral processes, gender‑responsive policy or similar development contexts.
• Proven ability to work with government agencies, NGOs and UN partners in a multicultural environment.
• Strong analytical, reporting and results‑management skills.

Required skills

• No specific technical skills are listed in the posting.

What we offer

• Opportunity to influence gender‑inclusive political participation in a low‑representation context.
• Collaboration with UN Women, UNDP and OHCHR partners.
• Professional exposure to high‑level governance and election initiatives.