Gender Climate Infrastructure Consultant (Type B)

Introduction

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FOR THE CONSULTANCY CONTRACT OF: Insitutional capacity building and knowledge generation on gender-transformative climate – resilient infrastructure in Vanuatu

1. Duty Station of the Consultancy: Home Based (with some in-country travel)
2. Duration of Consultancy: 5 Months - September 2026 – January 2027
3. Nature of the consultancy: CONSULTANT CATEGORY – B       

Project Context and Scope

Vanuatu is among the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. Frequent cyclones, sea-level rise, flooding, coastal erosion, droughts, and other climate-related events significantly affect infrastructure systems and the livelihoods of communities. Women, men, girls, boys, and persons with disabilities experience these impacts differently due to existing social and gender inequalities.

Climate-resilient infrastructure is critical for reducing vulnerability and enhancing community resilience. However, infrastructure planning, design, implementation, and maintenance often do not adequately integrate gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) considerations. Gender-transformative approaches go beyond addressing immediate needs and seek to challenge and transform unequal gender norms, roles, and power relations, ensuring equitable participation, decision-making, and benefits for all.

IOM, with technical and financial support from UN Women, is currently implementing a project to help ensure climate-related infrastructure and shelter projects, contribute to the protection, empowerment and equality of women and girls in Vanuatu. This work is supported by UN Women through the Pacific Partnership to End Violence Against Women (Pacific Partnership) programme, funded primarily by the Government of Australia, and the European Union, and coordinated by UN Women and the Pacific Community (SPC), in strategic partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF).

To strengthen national capacities to design, implement, and advocate for gender-transformative climate-resilient infrastructure in Vanuatu, a comprehensive package of technical, policy, and learning resources is required. This will include the development and delivery of a training package for government officials, and other relevant stakeholders; the conduct of a gender gap analysis of climate-resilient infrastructure policies and frameworks to identify opportunities to strengthen gender-transformative approaches and the prevention of GBV; and the production of a policy brief to support evidence-based advocacy and policy reform, ensuring that climate-resilient infrastructure initiatives reduce GBV risks, promote gender equality, and contribute to safer and more inclusive outcomes for women and girls.