Consultancy: Youth Movements for Gender Equality and Education Consultant

UNGEI is a global partnership for gender equality in and through education. Our mandate is to catalyse and galvanize action locally, nationally, regionally and global for girls’ education and gender equality in education. The UNGEI Secretariat is governed by UNICEF policies of employment. We strive to uphold feminist and anti-racist principles in how we work and offer flexible work arrangements.

We bring together diverse partners to develop and implement bold commitments to gender equality in education. We convene global, regional and local conversations and action for girls’ education and gender equality in education, including through the leadership of young feminist activists around the world

The Youth Movements for Gender Equality and Education Consultant is a creative, dynamic and exciting role. You will be responsible for identifying, supporting and strengthening youth and feminist movements across the UNGEI Partnership, and to strengthen feminist leadership within UNGEI networks and the platforms it convenes.

Scope Of Work

The Youth Movements for Gender Equality and Education Consultant is primarily responsible for two streams of work: i) supporting UNGEI’s work to partner with and leverage feminist youth leaders in their efforts to advance gender equality in and through education; and ii) supporting programme coordination on feminist capacity development among education actors. The Consultant will also support the implementation of UNGEI’s intergenerational approach in all of its work. The Consultant will play a key role in UNGEI’s mandate to bridge the feminist movement with the gender equality and education movement. The Consultant will report to the Programme Manager at the UNGEI Secretariat.

Specific Deliverables

Deliverable 1: ‘Feminist School’

• Support the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of different editions of Feminist School, delivered by UNGEI and its partner. Feminist School is an action- and peer-based learning program focused on leadership skills-building along with experiential learning of gender justice.
• Deliver one global public good related to the application of feminist monitoring, evaluation and learning approaches to the Feminist School.
• Develop an external facing product (e.g. a blog article) on positive masculinities, based on the Feminist School Adolescent Boys Edition.
• Deliver a report on the impact of feminist leadership on the education sector, including evidence and case studies).
• Deliver one pitch deck to support the fundraising for the Feminist School and facilitate existing and new partnerships to sustain and scale up the Feminist School.
• Support the preparation of at least three donor reports, incorporating the results of the Feminist School and other areas of work covered by this ToR.
  

Deliverable 2: Youth and feminist movements working on gender equality in and through education

• Support Transform Education, the young feminist coalition hosted by UNGEI. This Includes coaching and facilitating learning opportunities, monitoring the implementation of its action plan, supporting the widening and deepening its membership.
• Deliver Transform Education’s external facing annual report.
• Deliver one pitch deck building the case for resourcing young feminist movements working on gender equality in and through education, based on the evidence and lessons learned from ‘Education Shifts Power’ scheme implemented by UNGEI and partners.
• Foster youth feminist participation and movement building within the Global Working Group to End School-Related Gender-Based Violence, Partner Coalition to End Gender Stereotypes in Classrooms, UNGEI Partnership.
• Identify, facilitate and nurture new partnerships with diverse feminist led and youth led networks for potential collaboration and engagements, especially less represented groups like those focusing on disabilities, LGBTQIA+, marginalized ethnic and religious communities and others. At least 5 such new partnerships are developed.
• Support at least two national young feminist coalitions in the frame of the Gender at the Center Initiative and UNGEI’s other programmes through capacity development and guidance.
  

Deliverable 3: Feminist Network for Gender Transformative Education (FemNet4GTE)

• Support the delivery of the Feminist Network for Gender Transformative Education in September 2025. This will entail liaising with at least 10 youth groups within FemNet4GTE, its planning group and other partners, as well as supporting the safeguarding policy.
• Contribute to the agenda setting of FemNet4GTE by co-designing and preparing sessions with at least 10 youth-led feminist organizations and activists.
• Deliver one blog article featuring the experience of youth-led feminist organizations at FemNet4GTE.
• Contribute to the development of the report of FemNet4GTE.
• Contribute to the long term strategy of FemNet4GTE 2026-2030, to be developed in 2026.
  

Deliverable 4: Campaigning, advocacy and events

• Develop and contribute to at least four campaigns, advocacy activities and/or events around gender equality in and through education by engaging at least 15 young feminist-led organizations, leaders and activists, in close collaboration with the UNGEI Communications & Advocacy Manager. Support UNGEI in at least 4 strategic meetings and events in New York and elsewhere, including in high level settings such as CSW and UNGA. This will also include ensuring young feminist participation (at least 2 at each event) from UNGEI networks during these events and strategic meetings.
• Support the creation of at least 5 pieces of digital content per month to amplify intergenerational and youth feminist work.
• Deliver at least two blog articles featuring the impact of young feminist participation and movement building in the education sector
  

Terms of Reference / Deliverables

Deliverable 1: ‘Feminist School’

• Support the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of different editions of Feminist School, delivered by UNGEI and its partner. Feminist School is an action- and peer-based learning program focused on leadership skills-building along with experiential learning of gender justice.
• Deliver one global public good related to the application of feminist monitoring, evaluation and learning approaches to the Feminist School.
• Develop an external facing product (e.g. a blog article) on positive masculinities, based on the Feminist School Adolescent Boys Edition.
• Deliver a report on the impact of feminist leadership on the education sector, including evidence and case studies).
• Deliver one pitch deck to support the fundraising for the Feminist School and facilitate existing and new partnerships to sustain and scale up the Feminist School.
• Support the preparation of at least three donor reports, incorporating the results of the Feminist School and other areas of work covered by this ToR.
  

Deliverable 2: Youth and feminist movements working on gender equality in and through education

• Support Transform Education, the young feminist coalition hosted by UNGEI. This Includes coaching and facilitating learning opportunities, monitoring the implementation of its action plan, supporting the widening and deepening its membership.
• Deliver Transform Education’s external facing annual report.
• Deliver one pitch deck building the case for resourcing young feminist movements working on gender equality in and through education, based on the evidence and lessons learned from ‘Education Shifts Power’ scheme implemented by UNGEI and partners.
• Foster youth feminist participation and movement building within the Global Working Group to End School-Related Gender-Based Violence, Partner Coalition to End Gender Stereotypes in Classrooms, UNGEI Partnership.
• Identify, facilitate and nurture new partnerships with diverse feminist led and youth led networks for potential collaboration and engagements, especially less represented groups like those focusing on disabilities, LGBTQIA+, marginalized ethnic and religious communities and others. At least 5 such new partnerships are developed.
• Support at least two national young feminist coalitions in the frame of the Gender at the Center Initiative and UNGEI’s other programmes through capacity development and guidance.
  

Deliverable 3: Feminist Network for Gender Transformative Education (FemNet4GTE)

• Support the delivery of the Feminist Network for Gender Transformative Education in September 2025. This will entail liaising with at least 10 youth groups within FemNet4GTE, its planning group and other partners, as well as supporting the safeguarding policy.
• Contribute to the agenda setting of FemNet4GTE by co-designing and preparing sessions with at least 10 youth-led feminist organizations and activists.
• Deliver one blog article featuring the experience of youth-led feminist organizations at FemNet4GTE.
• Contribute to the development of the report of FemNet4GTE.
• Contribute to the long term strategy of FemNet4GTE 2026-2030, to be developed in 2026.
  

Deliverable 4: Campaigning, advocacy and events

• Develop and contribute to at least four campaigns, advocacy activities and/or events around gender equality in and through education by engaging at least 15 young feminist-led organizations, leaders and activists, in close collaboration with the UNGEI Partnerships and Advocacy Manager.
• Support UNGEI in at least 4 strategic meetings and events in New York and elsewhere, including in high level settings including CSW and UNGA. This will also include ensuring young feminist participation (at least 2 at each event) from UNGEI networks during these events and strategic meetings.
• Support the creation of at least 5 pieces of digital content per month to amplify intergenerational and youth feminist work.
• Deliver at least two blog articles featuring the impact of young feminist participation and movement building in the education sector.