Workplace Integrity and Gender Mainstreaming Expert (CDR)

About the role

The UNDP Lebanon, through Stars Orbit Consultants and Management Development, is recruiting a Workplace Integrity and Gender Mainstreaming Expert (consultant, 3 months, no more than 9 working days per month) to support the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) in Beirut. The assignment covers Stage 1 of CDR's reform roadmap, producing policies and mechanisms for workplace integrity, whistleblower protection, employee protection and gender mainstreaming. The consultant works from home with regular field visits to CDR.

Key responsibilities

• Workstream 1: Draft a Whistleblower Policy with a confidential reporting channel, a non-retaliation commitment enforceable by the Board, an investigation protocol owned by the Audit Committee and annual reminders to staff.
• Draft a Workplace Conduct Policy covering discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment, including reporting routes, investigations, sanctions and protection of complainants and witnesses.
• Draft employee protection provisions (confidentiality, protection against secondary retaliation, bad-faith reports) in coordination with the Human Resources Expert.
• Specify the confidential reporting channel operationally, prepare case-handling forms and the case register, and prepare the submission pack for the Board and brief the Audit Committee.
• Deliver an awareness session for staff and prepare the annual communication calendar and awareness materials.
• Workstream 2: Assess CDR's human-resource arrangements from a gender-mainstreaming perspective, identify gaps and entry points, and define the institutional framework for gender mainstreaming, including roles, responsibilities, monitoring and use of sex-disaggregated data.
• Review workplace and employee-protection arrangements from a gender perspective and strengthen prevention of gender-based discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment.

Required profile

• Master's degree or equivalent in Gender Studies, Gender and Development, Law, Human Resources, Management, Public Administration, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Organizational Development, International Development or a related field; a specialized focus on gender equality, workplace integrity, employment law, anti-discrimination, safeguarding or institutional development is highly preferred.
• At least 10 years of combined experience in (i) workplace integrity, whistleblower protection, discrimination, harassment and employee protection policies, and (ii) gender-mainstreaming frameworks, including gender-responsive HR policies, institutional assessments and monitoring.
• Fluency in Arabic and English, written and spoken.
• Government employees must be able to provide an unpaid leave of absence for the duration.

What we offer

• Health insurance and personal accident insurance, with fees deducted from the monthly payment.
• Day-to-day transportation and communication costs borne by the consultant.

Applications are submitted online via the UNDP vacancies portal with a CV or P11 form, three references, education certificates and a statement of experience, in English only. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.