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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments to gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

VACANCY NOTICE
UN Women

Position: Country Representative, Kathmandu, Nepal, P5, Fixed-Term Appointment
- Job Identification: 37320
- Apply Before: 10/29/2026, 09:44 AM
-  Job Schedule: Full time
- Locations: Kathmandu, Nepal
- Agency: UN Women
- Grade: P5
- Vacancy Type: Fixed Term
- Job Function: Management
- Initial Contract Duration: 1 year
- Vacancy Category: International opportunities

Job Description

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.

Under the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2023-2027), UN Women Nepal’s Strategic Note 2023–2027 advances gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls through its integrated triple mandate of normative support, UN system coordination and operational activities. The programme portfolio places particular emphasis on women’s economic empowerment, including decent work, entrepreneurship, care, social protection and resilient livelihoods, and on women’s leadership and meaningful participation in political and public decision-making, with a strong focus on women and groups experiencing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, and advancing community and nationally owned social norm change. Disaster risk reduction, climate resilience and humanitarian action are embedded as cross-cutting dimensions across the portfolio, strengthening women’s leadership, agency and economic resilience across preparedness, response, recovery and longer-term development, and contributing to inclusive, gender-responsive and resilient institutions and economies.

The Country Representative operates in a matrix management model, primarily accountable and reporting to the relevant UN Women Regional Director on UN Women-specific mandates, activities and results. Additionally, as a UNCT member, under the Management and Accountability Framework (MAF) of the UN development and resident coordinator system, the Country Representative has mutual accountability with the Resident Coordinator for periodically reporting on contributions and support for the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF, formerly UNDAF).The Regional Director conducts the performance review of the Country Representative whilst seeking inputs from the RC on the Country Representative’s contributions as a UNCT member.

The Country Representative is responsible for leading and managing the Nepal Country Office (CO) portfolio and for translating the UN Women’s Strategic Plan (SP) in line with regional and national priorities, into development initiatives and results by developing, implementing and managing programmes and projects under the Nepal CO; and developing effective partnerships with Government counterparts, UN system agencies and organizations, civil society organizations, and with bilateral and non-traditional donors in order to promote inter-agency partnerships, support for UN reform, and mobilization of visibility and resources to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Application Deadline:October 29, 2026

HOW TO APPLY
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