Editor/writer to support the drafting of GEWE Programme Documents

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Background

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN Women, is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential. We are trusted partners for advocates and decision-makers from all walks of life, and a leader in the effort to achieve gender equality.

UN Women office in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was established in 2008 to provide support to governmental and non-governmental partners to implement existing international and national commitments to women’s rights and gender equality. UN Women is working in several corporate impact areas with partners from both public sector, civil society and other UN Agencies, focusing on Women’s Economic Empowerment, Ending Violence Against Women, Gender Responsive Governance and Women, Peace and Security. The convening power of UN Women was re-confirmed during the national Beijing+25 Review Process in 2019, and UN Women support to the implementation of the three iterations of the BIH Gender Action Plan. UN Women is uniquely positioned to support the implementation of national priorities by both government and CSOs. Additionally, within UNCT, UN Women is strongly positioned to lead on the issues related to gender equality and empowerment of women. Operationally the comparative advantage for the formulation and implementation of development interventions within its mandate was raised in 2014 by the transitioning of UN Women presence from project office to country office.

UN Women BiH’s Strategic Note (SN) 2021 - 2025 is a forward-looking document that underscores the integrated nature of the Country Office (CO) programme and is fully aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2021 - 2025. The SN outlines the overall strategy and plan of action for the CO and includes a Development Result Framework (DRF) focused on plans, and Organizational Effectiveness and Efficiency Framework (OEEF) focused on coordination mandate and operations, each with expected results and targets/ indicators/baselines.

UN Women has a significant commitment and involvement in joint programming with the key sister UN Agencies. This commitment is underpinned with the vision of common approach and joining the comparative advantages of UN agencies to achieve synergetic work in support to greatest impact for women and girls in the country.

The UN Women Country Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina is seeking to recruit an International Consultant – editor/writer to support the drafting of GEWE Programme Documents. The International Consultant will work under the overall supervision of the UN Women Representative, and direct supervision of the Programme Specialist.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key deliverables

Indicative number of working days

Gender Accelerator Initiative programme documents

10

Gender Based Violence programme documents

3

GEWE Programme documents

2

Development objective The overall development objective is to provide expert support developing programmatic vision and response to key gender equality and women’s empowerment challenges in the country.

Immediate objective To provide expert support to UN BiH efforts to develop a UN joint programming, to support the drafting of relevant documents in line with UN Women partnership and resource mobilization approaches.

Outputs Under the direct guidance and overall supervision of the UN Women Representative and the direct supervision of the Programme Specialist, the international consultant will undertake the tasks outlined in the section five below. To facilitate delivery of the above outputs, UN Women will provide consultant with available previous versions of the documents as well as relevant templates.

Deliverable

Expected completion time (due day)

Payment Schedule (optional)

Draft Gender Accelerator Initiative documents for internal and fundraising purpose (including narrative, presentations, logframe, summaries and other documents as requested).

15 February 2024

Peer review Gender Based Violence programme documents based on the draft provided by UN Women

04 March 2024

Revise Gender Accelerator Initiative documents for internal and fundraising purpose and conceptualize the relevant documents as requested.

01 April 2024

Finalize Gender Accelerator Initiative documents for internal and fundraising purpose.

30 April 2024

Draft/review GEWE project documents for internal and/or fundraising and purposes in line with the UN Women resource mobilization and partnership approaches.

15 June 2024

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

• This is a home-based consultancy.
• This consultancy does not require travel.

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

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

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:

https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values

Functional competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning

• Shares knowledge and experience
• Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside UN Women
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills
• Development and Operational Effectiveness
• Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills. Communicates sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies
• Demonstrates very good understanding of and experience in communications and outreach/advocacy
• 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 resolve operational problems
• Uses Information Technology effectively as a tool and resource

Leadership and Self-Management

• Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
• Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure
• Proven networking skills and ability to generate interest in UN Women’s mandate
• Identifies opportunities and builds strong partnerships with clients and partners

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree in human rights, gender, international relations, international development, international law, or other social science fields is required. – pass/fail

Experience:

• At least 6 years of solid relevant professional experience in content writing, research, editing, creative writing, or related fields.- 30 points
• Proven track record of previous work experience with UN System or other international organizations in similar assignments. – 30 points

• Solid understanding of gender equality and women’s empowerment issues. – 20 points

• Previous experience in writing Prodocs a strong asset. – 10 points

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. – 10 points

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required - Pass/fail

How to Apply

• Personal CV or P11 (P11 can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc)
• A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page)
• Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns, or other materials.

The above-mentioned documents should be merged in a standalone file including all them, since the online application submission does only permit to upload one file per application. Incomplete submission can be a ground for disqualification.

Qualified women and men and members of minorities are encouraged to apply. UN Women applies fair and transparent selection process that would take into account the competencies/skills of the applicants as well as their financial proposals.

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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