UN Women: Consultant for Advancing Gender-Responsive Civil-Military Engagement in Humanitarian Action, Home-Based, Jakarta, National Consultant
UNWOMEN · Home Based · Apply by October 26, 2026
About this role
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 Indonesia is currently implementing BRIDGES 4 PEACE project, a two-year regional initiative (2026–2028) across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Timor-Leste and Vietnam, with support from the Government of Canada through the Canada's Military Training and Cooperation Program (MTCP). The project aims to advance the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda within defense institutions by strengthening its relevance to emerging security challenges and fostering greater civil-military engagement across the region. A critical pillar of the project specifically seeks to strengthen the understanding and operationalization of the WPS agenda within defense institutions and armed forces. A key area of work focuses on enhancing civil-military engagement, particularly in humanitarian settings where effective collaboration among…