Job Responsibilities

• Develop detailed timeline of the assignment with the support of the UN Women ECARO and UNECE.
• Develop methodology and detailed outline of the thematic report and its alignment with the 2030 Agenda.
• Prepare the initial and final drafts of the thematic report, through analysis of the national-level reports and desk review of other sources of information, including those provided by UN Women ECARO, such as programme and policy documents; studies and research publications on both thematic areas. 
• The following key issues have to be addressed: overview of the progress towards the BPfA’s priority actions under assessment and related SDGs enforcement including SDG 1, 5, 8 and 10; and key trends; overview of national legal and policy frameworks in line with CEDAW, BPfA and SDGs targets, and results and perspectives of their implementation;
• Main gaps and challenges to Violence against Women and Women and the Economy; recommendations for policy actions to address the existing gaps and challenges to ensure efficient enforcement of BPfA and SDGs 1, 5, 8 and 10 in the region.
• Coordinate, analyze and collate inputs from UN Women and UN entities (through the Issue-based Coalition on Gender Equality and the Regional Coordination Mechanism) for inputs into the thematic report.
• Identify key thematic messages on priorities emerging from the country-level and regional analysis to support briefing materials for delegations to the Beijing+30 regional consultations to be conducted in partnership with UNECE in Geneva on 21-22 October 2024.
• Based on the analysis done, draft two thematic background papers to be used for the discussions at the B+30 Regional Review Meeting in Geneva on 21-22 October 2024.Each paper will have a maximum of 8,500 words.
• Based on findings of the peer review for the draft paper, finalize and submit its final version to UN Women.