| Overview : International Consultant to provide technical support to Judicial Training Institute Duty Station/Location: Home based with travels to Monrovia, Liberia Application Deadline: 16th of November 2018 Type of Contract: Contract for Consultant (CFC) Language required: English Starting Date: 29th of November 2018 Expected duration of the assignment: 29th of November 2018-8th of April 2019 - 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, peace and security and humanitarian actions. UN Women’s goal in Liberia is to promote women’s human rights and gender equality which are key in sustaining and furthering achievements in stability and development. In this regard, its programming in the Country is connected to five corporate priority areas: women’s leadership and political participation; enhancing women’s economic empowerment (WEE); engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes (WPS), advancing women’s rights to live free from violence (VAW) and Gender Responsive Governance. In addition, UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s joint work in advancing gender equality. | 
