Join UN Women as a Knowledge & Evidence Systems Consultancy in Nairobi for East and Southern Africa: Apply by 20 August 2026

Overview

UN Women is seeking a Knowledge and Evidence Systems Consultant for East and Southern Africa. The assignment is a four-month individual consultancy based in Nairobi, Kenya, and forms part of the organization's move toward a Regional Gender Evidence and Learning Unit that brings together research, statistics, data analytics, knowledge management, learning and evidence use.

The consultant reports to the Regional Statistics Specialist Gender and acts as regional lead on knowledge management, information management, evidence systems, digital repositories, dashboards and business intelligence. Duties include developing standards, classification and metadata systems for evidence and knowledge assets, running learning and after-action reviews, and building and managing a repository of datasets, research, evaluations, policy briefs and good practices. The consultant also designs interactive dashboards, scorecards and automated reporting, trains country office staff and partners, writes guidance materials and explores uses of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics.

Expected deliverables are an operational regional evidence management framework, a working evidence repository and knowledge platform, dashboards and business intelligence systems, better access to evidence, stronger organizational learning practices, communities of practice, and an end-of-assignment report with lessons and recommendations.

Who can apply

Applicants need a master's degree in information management, information science, information systems, data science, library and information science, computer science, digital transformation or a related field. A first-level university degree plus two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted instead.

Requirements

At least five years of progressively responsible experience designing and managing information systems, databases, digital repositories or knowledge management systems is required, together with business intelligence and dashboard experience using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL or KoboToolbox. Knowledge of R or STATA is an advantage, as is experience in gender equality, development, humanitarian work, statistics or research, and experience with the United Nations or international organizations. Fluency in English is required; another UN language is desirable.

How to apply

Applicants should complete every section of the UN Women application, since incomplete applications may be disqualified.

Key dates

Applications must be submitted before August 20, 2026.