National Consultant to provide capacity building on crisis management and safe leadership in public administration, politics, and management positions in the private sector (multiple positions)

The consultant will provide capacity building on crisis management and safe leadership tailored for women in leadership roles in public administration, politics, and management positions in the private sector. The role involves developing learning modules, delivering training sessions, providing mentoring, and producing a final report to strengthen women's leadership and resilience in high-pressure contexts.

Responsibilities

• Develop learning modules/methodology on crisis leadership and safe leadership in politics, ensuring alignment with international standards, national legislation, and best practices, covering framing and message formulation; public presence; responding to sexist narratives and gender disinformation; psychological resilience; and communication in times of crisis.
• Deliver at least 6 training sessions on crisis leadership and safe leadership in politics (up to 25 participants * up to 6 trainings).
• Develop and conduct pre- and post-training questionnaires assessing the knowledge of participants.
• Provide individual mentoring/advisory sessions for the beneficiaries of the program, on demand, within or as a component of the capacity building program.
• Develop a Final Report on the assignment, summarizing lessons learned, challenges, and recommendations for future capacity-building opportunities.
• Coordinate and provide technical leadership for the delivery of training and preparation of all required deliverables including learning modules, facilitation guides, training materials, agendas, attendance records, questionnaires, and final report.
• Collaborate closely with UN Women team and other consultants, reporting to thematic pillar leads and Project Analysts.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, Gender Studies, Law, International Relations, Psychology, Leadership Development, or other related 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.
• Certification in leadership development, facilitation, or project/programme management would be an asset.
• At least 5 years of proven experience in designing and delivering methodologies and training programmes on transformative and adaptive leadership and decision-making, particularly for women in public leadership roles in politics, in security and/or women in management positions in the private sector is required.
• Proven experience in developing curricula, facilitation guides, and interactive methodologies for executive-level or senior public officials is required.
• Experience working with parliaments, governments, local authorities, or international organizations on governance and women’s political participation is required.
• Experience in women’s leadership in crisis preparedness and resilience, including work related to crisis governance, emergency response, or institutional resilience is an advantage.
• Experience working with international organizations is an advantage, including UN.
• Fluency in Romanian and English is required.
• Knowledge of any other UN official language is an asset.

Skills

• Leadership Development
• Facilitation
• Project Management
• Programme Management
• Training Design
• Curriculum Design
• Interactive Methodologies
• Transformative Leadership
• Adaptive Leadership
• Decision Making
• Women's Leadership
• Crisis Management
• Crisis Preparedness
• Resilience Building
• Governance
• Emergency Response
• Capacity Building
• Mentorship
• Report Writing

Languages

Romanian, English