Call for Proposal for Strengthening of practical implementation of gender-responsive budgeting and gender in public finance approach at the sub-national level in selected oblasts of eastern Ukraine

 UN Women plans to engage a Responsible Party as defined in accordance with these documents. UN Women now invites sealed proposals from qualified proponents to provide the requirements as defined in the UN Women Terms of Reference. 

UN Women seeks to engage a qualified CSO to support the strengthening of practical implementation of gender-responsive budgeting and gender in public finance approach at the sub-national level in 6 oblasts of eastern Ukraine. The assignment will focus on building the capacities of the selected regional/local authorities as well as WROs/WLOs to apply gender-responsive approaches in public budgeting and to contribute to more inclusive and accountable recovery and development processes.

The Responsible Party will implement a capacity development and advisory support assignment aimed at strengthening the practical implementation of gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) at the sub-national level in selected oblasts of eastern Ukraine, namely Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Donetsk, Sumy, and Kharkiv oblasts.

The assignment will combine training, participatory consultations, and capacity strengthening of local authorities and women’s rights and women-led organizations (WROs/WLOs) to support regional and local authorities in applying GRB approaches in planning and budgeting processes and to enhance the role of civil society in promoting accountability for gender-responsive public finance.

The assignment will include the following components:

· Development and delivery of GRB trainings for selected regional and local authorities (Regional Military Administrations and/or City Councils) in the selected oblasts.

· Delivery of participatory consultations with selected regional and local authorities (Regional Military Administrations and/or City Councils) aimed at supporting the practical application of GRB tools and approaches within local budgeting processes, with the engagement of women’s rights and women-led organizations (WROs/WLOs).

· Development and delivery of GRB trainings for women’s rights and women-led organizations (WROs/WLOs) operating in the selected oblasts to strengthen their capacity to engage in dialogue, advocacy, and monitoring related to gender-responsive budgeting.

Interested proponents may obtain further information by contacting this email address: [ Click to reveal ]

Proposals must be received by UN Women at the address specified not later than (time) 18:00 (GMT +3) on 22 May 2026.

The budget range for this proposal should be USD 190,000 – USD 210,000 to be submitted in Ukraine Hryvnia as per the latest UN Operational Rates of Exchange available at https://treasury.un.org/operationalrates/OperationalRates.php

Pre-proposal conference with proponents will take place on 13 May 2026, from 12:00 to 14:00 via link: https://unwomen.zoom.us/j/96884079068?pwd=LXTwbIrRUtjsQuO3q8N4VQO4UBv2YY.1 

Please note that selected Programme Partner will be assumed to have accepted al legal terms of conditions present in the Partner Agreement - attached. Besides, the selected Programme Partner will accept to register and seek for verification on the UN Partner Portal an online platform designed to streamline and enhance collaboration between Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and various UN agencies. The UNPP is a joint initiative involving agencies such as IOM, UN Secretariat, UN Women, FAO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNOPS, WFP, and WHO with operational support from UNICC, aimed at simplifying partnership processes and fostering effective cooperation.