Consultant – Governance and Public Administration

About the role

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) seeks a consultant to provide technical and substantive support to its Governance and State-Building Section. The consultant will support the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the section's programmes, projects and activities in governance and public administration, working remotely for a period of three months.

Key responsibilities

• Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of assigned programmes and projects, monitor progress, review documents and reports, propose corrective actions and track follow-up.
• Facilitate workshops and interactive sessions, and help develop action plans.
• Research, analyze and present information from diverse sources, and assist in policy development and evaluations on public governance and institutional transformation.
• Provide national and local analysis of socio-economic, political and institutional dynamics, and design and run surveys and data-collection tools.
• Prepare written outputs such as background papers, report sections, study inputs and conference documents.
• Support meetings and conferences, conduct training workshops and seminars, and make presentations.
• Help prepare official missions and coordinate budget and funding-related documents and reports.
• Analyze data and visualize trends through graphs, charts and tables.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in business administration, management, economics, international law or a related field; a first-level degree plus two years of qualifying experience may be accepted instead.
• At least five years of professional experience in project or programme management, public administration, public policy, international relations, international law, governance or political affairs.
• Experience working with government, international or academic institutions on public-sector reform.
• Ability to communicate complex governance and public policy issues to senior-level audiences.
• Fluency in Arabic and English; Arabic and English are the working languages of the UN Secretariat and ESCWA.

Desirable

• At least two years of experience in legal and institutional research, public policy analysis, governance reform or international relations.
• Experience in conflict countries.
• Strong knowledge of public administration reform, institutional effectiveness, post-conflict recovery and policy implementation in the Arab region.