Gender and Knowledge Management Specialist (National Consultant)
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Background
B. Project Description and Background
In 2010, the Philippines automated its electoral process, paving the way to faster, more efficient counts administered by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). However, COMELEC itself has yet to digitise its broader processes, and still collates and analyses much of the data in a manual fashion. As a result of this, senior leadership has had difficulty in making administrative and policy decisions which are driven by evidence, thus attenuating the effectiveness and responsiveness of public service.
While data can improve service delivery, it can also unlock the potential for innovative solutions emanating from wider civil society. Currently the academe, think tanks, and civil society organisations have struggled to access up-to-date and comprehensive datasets with which to study and develop responsive policy solutions and innovations.
A critical area wherein accurate, data-driven policies and solutions are needed is women’s political participation. Women leaders are still grossly underrepresented at 20.16%, with many of those who do occupy public office often being part of political dynasties, temporarily keeping the seat safe while their male family partners abide by the term limit regulations. According to the Philippine Commission on Women, it is clear that gender stereotypes, wherein women are considered as weak, emotional and indecisive discourage voters from voting for women candidates. At the same time, the “multiple burden” experienced by many women, whether they bear most of the responsibility for performing domestic duties while they engage in political, economic, and social activities discourages women themselves from preparing and running for political office. This is compounded by the preference of political parties or groups to finance male candidates who are perceived to have higher probabilities of winning the election.
These issues are expected to worsen given the physical distancing challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, the impact of travel restrictions, reduced physical mobility, and economic depression has meant that many women will struggle to effectively participate.
Data has huge potential to provide more visibility on barriers to women’s political participation; inform the design of responsive reforms or initiatives, as well as provide a compelling narrative for its advocacy and implementation. However, COMELEC has limited capacity to both monitor in real time the rate of voter registration, and has difficulty with analysing data for policy development, specifically gender-disaggregated data. Outside of the automated voting system, data gathering is predominantly manual, with some field offices sending compact disk drives to the central office due to poor internet connectivity, and data analysis done in an ad-hoc manner, often in response to a specific policy question or request for information. As such, COMELEC’s ability to analyse data and produce evidence-based policy, given the overwhelming use of data management in elections, needs strengthening.
Considering these issues, there is an urgent need to strengthen the digitalization capacity of COMELEC to ensure that it can develop data-driven and online solutions that can help promote women’s political participation, whether as leaders or as voters, in the new normal.
Duties and Responsibilities
C. Scope of Work
The Project will hire a Gender and Knowledge Management Specialist to ensure harmonization of the implementation of the key outputs of the project pertaining to policy development and women’s leadership training. The Consultant shall be expected to provide quality assurance for the policy agenda and the women’s leadership training. The Consultant shall work closely with the Impact Advisory Team’s project assistants as quality assurance for the projects outputs and also ensure timely submission of outputs from contractors. The Consultant will ensure that a consultative process will be followed in the development of the policy agenda and the women’s leadership training.
The Gender and Knowledge Management Specialist shall focus on supporting the implementation of project component 2: supporting consultants who shall work closely with stakeholders in developing and advocating policies that promote the political participation of women; and component 3: developing a leadership training platform for women. The Consultant shall ensure the outputs under these components were developed in consultation with COMELEC and external partners, namely Congress, independent commissions, civil society, and the academe.
The Consultant’s work will be demonstrated through the following outputs:
OUTPUT 1: COMELEC Policy Agenda
The Consultant will work with COMELEC, its stakeholders, and UNDP consultants to consolidate the policy agenda to promote women’s political participation. She/he will be involved in the consultative process to determine the key policy questions of COMELEC and will also provide quality assurance to at least three (3) policy notes under this project. The consultant will also support the activity design for policy fora.
The main deliverables for this output are (1) Report which consolidates policy agenda to promote women’s political participation, (2) Quality Assurance report on at least three policy notes, and (3) Activity designs for at least two (2) policy fora.
OUTPUT 2: Quality Assurance Reports on the Women’s Leadership Training
The Consultant will put together Quality Assurance reports on the outputs of the contractor who will be developing the design and modules for the women’s leadership training. The Consultant will ensure that a consultative process is implemented and that the training will be designed with sustainability as a key component.
The main deliverables for this output are (1) Final Quality Assurance Report of Women’s Leadership Training and (2) Quality Assurance Report of capacity building modules
D. Expected Outputs and Deliverables
Deliverable/Output
Estimated Duration to Complete
Review and Approvals Required
Output 1: Inception Report. Including work plan and Gantt chart.
15 working days
Pintig Project Manager and or Team Leader for Impact Advisory Team
Output 2: Consolidated policy agenda to promote women’s political participation – topics and research questions developed via consultative process with key stakeholders.
40 working days
Output 3: Quality Assurance Report of Capacity Building Modules.
40 working days
Output 4: Final Quality Assurance Report of Women’s Leadership Training, including recommendations for sustainability.
40 working days
Output 5: (1) Activity designs for at least 2 Policy for a and (2) Quality Assurance Report for at least 3 policy notes
35 working days
E. Governance and Accountability
The Consultant shall be directly supervised by the Pintig Lab Project Manager, with whom all outputs shall be submitted and through whom all communications shall be coursed or copied.
The Consultant may also be required to coordinate with and seek guidance from the UNDP Impact Advisory Team Leader who will also provide overall supervision.
The Consultant is expected to provide his/her own laptop for the work requirement. S/he will be provided with desk space and access to office facilities and equipment. S/he will also be support by UNDP staff for administrative and logistic requirements, as necessary.
The Consultant shall consider at least ten (10) working days lead time for UNDP to review outputs, give comments, certify approval/acceptance of outputs, etc.
F. Duration of Work
- The expected duration of work is one hundred and seventy (170) working days spread over 10 months, from 1 September 2022 to 30 June 2023, unless revised in a mutually agreed upon timetable between the Consultant and UNDP. (Tentative Schedule)
- The UNDP CO will review and give comments on outputs maximum of ten (10) working days after output presentation (or submission if presentation is not necessary).
G. Duty Station
Duty Station: Manila
The Consultant is expected to work remotely and provide their own laptop, workspace, internet connection for the work requirement.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and declaration of State of Public Health Emergency in the Philippines, all work and travel of the Individual consultant shall be done within the guidelines and protocols set by the local and national government. Field work, trainings, meetings, and coordination shall be done in compliance with community quarantine policies.
Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments
The Contractor should send the financial proposal based on a lump-sum amount for the delivery of the outputs identified below. The total amount quoted shall be “all inclusive” (professional daily fees X number of days, communications, etc.) that could possibly be incurred by the Contractor should be factored into the final amount submitted in the proposal. Travel, as deemed relevant by UNDP and compliant with government guidelines on community quarantine, will be arranged and paid for by UNDP and should not be included in the financial proposal.
Medical/health insurance must be purchased by the individual at his/her own expense, and upon award of contract, the Contractor must be ready to submit proof of insurance valid during contract duration.
The contract price will be fixed output-based price. Any deviations from the output and timeline will be agreed upon between the Contractor and UNDP.
Payments will be done upon satisfactory completion of the delivery by target due dates. Outputs will be certified by the Pintig Lab Project Manager or the Impact Advisory Team Leader prior to release of payments.
The Payment terms are as follows:
Percentage
Description
Deadline (Tentative Schedule)
20%
Output 1: Inception Report, including work plan and Gantt chart.
30 September 2022
20%
Output 2: Consolidated policy agenda to promote women’s political participation – topics and research questions developed via consultative process with key stakeholders.
30 November 2022
20%
Output 3: Quality Assurance Report of Capacity Building Modules.
31 January 2022
25%
Output 4: Final Quality Assurance Report of Women’s Leadership Training, including results captured and recommendations for sustainability.
31 March 2023
15%
Output 5: (1) Activity designs for at least 2 Policy for a and (2) Quality Assurance Report for at least 3 policy notes
31 May 2023
Competencies
Corporate Competencies
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN mission, vision, values, and ethical standards
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability
- Promotes UNDP's agenda in meetings
Other Competencies
- Ability to work in close collaboration with a group of national and international experts, to meet strict deadlines and plan the work according to priorities;
- Demonstrates capacity to plan, organize, and execute effectively;
- The initiative, good analytical skills, mature judgment, and ability to work under tight schedule while respecting deadlines achievement, ethics, and honesty;
- Ability to establish effective working relations in a diverse environment
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
- Builds strong relationships with internal and external clients;
- Demonstrated ability to function in a team environment and to deal with a complex multi-stakeholder environment
- Good ability to use information and communication technologies as tools and resources;
Excellent written communication and presentation/public speaking skills focus on results, ability to interact productively in a teamwork environment.
Required Skills and Experience
The Offers received will be evaluated using a combined scoring method - where technical proposal will be weighted 70 points and combined with the price offer which will be weighted 30 points.
The CV will be reviewed using the criteria in the table below. Only offerors who will obtain a minimum of 70% or 49 out of 70 obtainable points will be shortlisted and considered for evaluation of financial proposal
Qualification
Points Obtainable (100 points)
Education
At least a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in development studies, public administration, political science, communications, gender studies, or a related social science discipline.
(Minimum 11 points for bachelor’s degree; additional 2 points for each additional degree)
15 points
Experience
At least ten (10) years previous work experience related to project and/or knowledge management and coordination, or risk-management in the thematic areas of democratic governance.
(Minimum 14 points for 10 years’ experience, additional 2 points for each additional year, maximum of 20 points)
20 points
At least ten (10) years previous work experience in international development, with preference to experience working with the UN system.
(Minimum 11 points for 10 years’ experience, additional point for each additional year, additional 2 points if previous work is within the UN system, maximum of 15 points)
15 points
Completed a minimum of three (3) qualified/ comparable projects on electoral reform, gender empowerment, and human rights.
(Minimum 14 points for three completed projects, additional 2 points for each additional completed projects maximum of 20 points)
20 points
Language
Proficiency in both English and Tagalog
Pass/fail
TOTAL
70 points
Recommended Presentation of Offer:
- Duly accomplished Offeror's Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability for the IC that indicates the all-inclusive lumpsum contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided; If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP;
- Financial Proposal (Annex 2 of Offeror's Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability)- use UNDP Template
- Personal CV or P11 Personal History Form, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;
Offerors must upload in one (1) file the documents mentioned above.
Templates for a) P11 Personal History Form and b) Offeror's Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability and Financial Proposal (Annex 2) are available through the link below. UNDP General Terms and Conditions for Individual Contractors are also available:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vB63DIM-ogrwNGNyj22jBaQnYP6k7p4f?usp=sharing
Incomplete submission of required documents may result in disqualification.
Please see the deadline of submissions above.
Because of the volume of applications UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified.
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