2 POSTS: National Consultants for Designing and Conducting Training of Trainers for Youth Advisory Group within the Peer Mentoring Program

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Background

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. Placing women's rights at the center of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It providesstrong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. UNFPA is leading UN Agency for sexual and reproductive health, focused on youth and population dynamics. Its work in is structured around the vision that by 2030, society benefits from inclusion, equality of opportunity as well as capability of all members to make informed healthy choices, fulfill their potential, participate in decision-making and contribute to development. In an effort to strengthen participation of young people and to ensure that their voices are heard, the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), in close cooperation with Youth Advisory Group (YAG) and supported by the Resident Coordinator’s Office, developed Peer Mentoring Program for promotion of human rights, gender equality and increased youth participation in Serbia (Peer Mentoring Program). The project goal is to expand the opportunities for youth participation at the local level and promotion of human rights. As well as contributing to a cohesive society for all generations in which every individual's rights are respected and young people have the opportunities to actively contribute to the development. The specific objective is to strengthen the role of youth in promotion of youth human rights, gender equality and to increase participation of youth in various aspects of life at local level. The project will be implemented through a young leadership training and peer mentoring process in which experienced young people (YAG members) support their peers at the local level to create and implement the initiatives to increase youth participation, promote human rights and create space for social engagement of youth at the local level. Moreover, through this peer process, social media and digital platforms should be used to spread information about project, to strengthen protection and promotion of human rights and benefits of youth participation.

Objective

The objective of this assignment contract is to design and conduct Training of Trainers tailored for member of the YAG, with the aim of providing YAG members with a capacity building training with a focus on leadership skills, knowledge transferring skills and promotion of human rights In other words, YAG members will be capacitated to design and conduct trainings on human rights and gender equality for their peers in six local communities to be selected.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Working under the overall supervision of Project Officer / Head of Office the consultant will be responsible for the following:

• Prepare workshop curriculum and agenda for the ToT for YAG members within the Peer Mentoring Program in order to prepare YAG members to roll out trainings on youth human rights promotion at local level. The thematic focus should be on leadership skills, knowledge transferring skills and promotion of human rights. Curriculum must be based on insights to be provided by YAG members through entry questionnaire, on their needs and preferences. Entry questionnaire must be prepared at the beginning of the process as a part of curriculum preparation.
• Conduct two-day ToT for YAG members. Training will be organized in Belgrade in second half of March (Sunday and Saturday).
• Support ToT participants (YAG members) to define programme roll out of basic trainings at local levels.
• Prepare and conduct entry and exit tests in the beginning and end of ToT, for assessing knowledge improvement of participants (YAG members).
• Prepare comprehensive report on the organized ToT, with evaluation of the whole process, results from entry and exit tests and trainers’ conclusions and recommendations included.

Deliverables and Timeline

Deliverables

Timeframe/Deadline

Deliverable 1 – ToT agenda, curriculum (based on insights get from entry questionnaire), entry and exit test for participants’ progress assessment (in Serbian).

The focus should be on leadership skills, knowledge transferring skills and promotion of human rights

27 March 2023

Deliverable 2 - Comprehensive Report on conducted ToT (in English). Report must reflect on entire process, including evaluation of the entire process, tests’ results and trainers’ conclusions and recommendations included.

14 April 2023

Competencies

Competences and Qualifications

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Human Rights and Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Youth Engagement
• Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employ ment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Functional Competencies:

• Demonstrates very well developed written and oral communication skills;
• Ability to work in an independent manner and organize the workflow efficiently;
• Ability to perform a variety of standard specialized and non-specialized tasks and work processes that are fully documented, researched, recorded, and reported;
• Ability to review a variety of data, identify and adjust discrepancies, identify, and resolveoperational problems;
• Good report writing skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

A bachelor's degree in law, gender studies, international relations, political sciences, social sciences/humanities, or an area relevant to the requirements of the TOR. Master’s degree will be taken as advantage.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of professional experience in the field of promotion and protection of human rights;
• At least 5 years of professional experience in designing and conducting trainings covering human rights issues;
• Minimum 1 year of experience particularly in designing and conducting Training for Trainers (ToT) as specific form of capacity building modality;
• Demonstrated experience in work with the youth.

Language:

Fluency in Serbian and English is required (written and oral).

Application procedure:

The following documents should be submitted as part of the application:

• P11 with past experience in similar assignments can be downloaded at https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/E mployment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc, a signed copy should be submitted.
• Financial Proposal Specify a total lump sum amount for the tasks specified in this Terms of Reference. The financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount per deliverable and the daily rate. Can be downloaded from the following link: https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/2022-07/confirmation.docx . Candidates should have the ability to quickly produce degree certificates and medical certification (of good health) should they be short-listed in consideration of the consultancy post.

In order to apply please merge your P11 and the financial proposal into a single PDF file. The system does not allow for more than one attachment to be uploaded.

Any request for clarification must be sent by standard electronic communication to the e-mail [email protected].

Evaluation of applicants:

Consultants will be evaluated using a cumulative analysis method taking into consideration the combination of qualifications and financial proposal. Contract will be awarded to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

1. Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
2. Having received the highest score out of below defined technical and financial criteria.

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for financial evaluation.

Evaluation Criteria

Max points

TECHNICAL EVALUATION (70%)

Language Requirements

Fluency in written and spoken English and Serbian.

REQUIRED

Education

Bachelor's degree in law, gender studies, international relations, political sciences, social sciences/humanities, or an area relevant to the requirements of the TOR. Master’s degree will

be taken as advantage.

20

0: without relevant university degree

20: Bachelor’s degree

Professional Experience

At least 5 years of professional experience in the field of promotion and protection of human rights.

20

0: Less than 5 years of experience 10: 5 years of experience

20: More than 5 years of experience

At least 5 years of professional experience in designing and conducting trainings covering human rights issues.

10

0: Less than 5 years of experience 5: 5 years of experience

10: More than 5 years of experience

Minimum 1 year of experience particularly in designing and conducting Training for Trainers (ToT) as specific form of capacity building modality.

10

0: Less than 1 year of experience 5: 1 year of experience

10: More than 1 year of experience

Demonstrated experience in work with the youth.

10

0: without relevant experience

10: with relevant experience

Total technical

70

Financial Evaluation (30%) – max. 30 points:

The maximum number of points assigned to the financial proposal is allocated to the lowest price proposal. All other price proposals receive points in inverse proportion. A suggested formula is as follows: p = 30 (µ/z)

Using the following values:

p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated

µ = price of the lowest priced proposal

z = price of the proposal being evaluated

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

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