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.
Part of the Strategic Partnerships Division (SPD), the Private Sector Partnerships Section (PSP) leads UN Women’s engagement with the private sector to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. Bringing together key partnership portfolios—including corporate and foundation engagement, HeForShe, Individual, Digital and Public Giving, the Unstereotype Alliance, and the Women’s Empowerment Principles—PSP works to ensure a coherent, integrated approach across partnership modalities. This work is guided by UN Women’s Strategic Plan 2026-2029 which emphasizes diversification of funding, strengthened public-private collaboration, and more strategic, risk-informed engagement with partners.
Within this context, PSP plays a central role in aligning UN Women’s partnerships with evolving global and organizational priorities, including constrained official development assistance, increasing demand for accountability and impact, and the need for innovative financing and partnerships. By fostering cohesion across partnership vehicles and strengthening due diligence practices, PSP supports UN Women in building credible, high-impact partnerships that safeguard the organization’s integrity while enabling effective collaboration with private sector actors.
Under the direct supervision of the Partnerships Engagement and Special Initiatives Advisor, the Due Diligence Consultant is responsible for supporting the Due Diligence review and analysis of prospective private sector partners across UN Women HQ, Regional Offices and Country Offices, to ensure that engagements with current and prospective private sector partners are in alignment with the principles guiding UN Women and the UN System – by protecting UN Women’s integrity and credibility and by enabling effective and creative collaboration while managing risk. This will include providing targeted and critical analysis of Due Diligence data and trends to inform progress updates and/or reporting, maintaining the full Due Diligence records for institutional memory and contributing to capacity-building for UN Women business units to implement the Private Sector Engagement Policy and Procedure.
Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work
1.Service daily requests for Due Diligence assessments, supporting all UN Women business units engaging with private sector
2. Provide advice and support across PSP and UN Women to help build, maintain and coordinate holistic private sector partnerships including through high-quality Due Diligence
3. Coordinate and provide technical support to build capacity of UN Women teams for developing engagements with the private sector
4. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization
Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel
This is a New York HQ based consultancy. / This is an office-based consultancy.
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In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.
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