Consultant to develop Capacity Building Training Manual for Policy Makers on Care Economy
UNWOMEN · South Africa · Apply by October 29, 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 South Africa is based in Pretoria, South Africa, and works with the government, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and the Private Sector to contribute to gender equality by formulating and implementing norms, laws, policies, programmes, and services that ensure the human rights of women and girls and increase economic participation. Care work is essential to societies and economies, encompassing both paid and unpaid labour that supports the well-being of individuals and communities. The global monetary value of women’s unpaid care work is estimated at $10.8 trillion annually, three times the size of the world’s tech industry. Despite its critical importance, care work remains unrecognized and undervalued, entrenched in patriarchal norms that consider it a woman's duty. Women in sub-Saharan Africa spend 3.4 times more…