UN Women, the United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women, was created to accelerate progress towards the fulfilment of their rights around the world. UN Women assists UN member states in setting international norms and standards for achieving gender equality and works with governments and civil society to develop laws, policies, programs, and services needed to implement these standards.

UN Women, in partnership with the National Commission on Women Affairs and Family and Demographic Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and with other partners, including from the civil society works to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) in Kazakhstan.

It works with the civil society organizations (CSOs) in the format of an extended Civil Society Advisory Group and plans to extend its outreach to the CSOs in all provinces of the country, including in the rural areas. The UN Women plans to strengthen its cooperation with the CSOs and support their capacity building, focusing also on youth CSOs.

In this regard, UN Women Kazakhstan plans to hire an international consultant, to conduct analysis and assessment of civil society organizations that are working country-wide in the area of GEWE and youth and prepare recommendations on how UN Women could strengthen its engagement with the CSOs, especially in the provinces and rural areas.

The results of the work will be provided for making further decisions on improving cooperation with the CSOs.

To carry out this task, it is planned to hire an international expert with experience in this field.

Duties and Responsibilities

Purpose

Under the supervision of UN Women Programme Specialist, the International Consultant is expected to conduct analysis and assessment of civil society organizations that are working country-wide in the area of GEWE and youth and prepare recommendations for UN Women strategy to further strengthen its engagement with the CSOs, especially in the provinces and rural areas. The International Consultant is also expected to provide an overview of concrete examples of international best practices of engaging CSOs.

Duties and Responsibilities

The International Consultant will provide expertise and assessment described above and is expected to undertake the following specific tasks:

Mapping of CSOs working in the area of GEWE and youth in each province, including rural areas;
Conducting consultations with all relevant partners, including government, civil society, international community, academia and media as well as with UN partners in the country;
Preparation of an analytical assessment report with supporting documents on the CSOs and their strength, weaknesses, opportunities and risks and potential areas of UN Women’s interventions; overview of 2-3 examples of international best practices of engaging CSOs.
Prepare recommendations for UN Women strategy to further strengthen its engagement with the CSOs, especially in the provinces and rural areas.
Conduct 3 online consultations with local stakeholders to present the findings.

The consultant is expected to work remotely (home-based) and conduct online consultations with UN Women. If the pandemic situation allows, the consultant is expected to travel to Kazakhstan for offline consultations.

All deliverables must be certified and approved by UN Women.

Deliverables and timelines

The assignment should be carried out within a period of December 2021 - March 2022. The International Consultant is responsible for delivering the following outputs:

Deliverables

Working Days

Design a work plan and a timeline; Mapping of CSOs working in the area of GEWE and youth in each province, including rural areas;

5 w.d.

Conducting consultations with all relevant partners, including government, civil society, international community, academia, and media as well as with UN partners in the country;

20 w.d.

Preparation of an analytical assessment report with supporting documents on the CSOs and their strength, weaknesses, opportunities and risks and potential areas of UN Women’s interventions; a case study of 2 examples of international best practices of engaging CSOs;

10 w.d.

Prepare recommendations for UN Women strategy to further strengthen its engagement with the CSOs, especially in the provinces and rural areas.

5 w.d.

Conduct 3 online consultations with local stakeholders to present the findings.

10 w.d.

Total working days: 50 working days

Management arrangements:

The International Consultant will work under the direct supervision of the UN Women Programme Specialist for Kazakhstan. The consultancy will require home-based work and potential travel to Kazakhstan if the pandemic situation allows.

Financial arrangements:

Payment will be made upon submission and approval of deliverables, and certification by the UN Women Programme Specialist that the services have been satisfactorily performed. The International Consultant’s performance will be evaluated against such criteria as timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, accuracy, and quality of the products delivered.

Competencies

Core Values:

Respect for Diversity;
Integrity;
Professionalism.

Core Competencies:

Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
Accountability;
Effective Communication;
Inclusive Collaboration.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-employment-values-and-competencies-definitions-en.pdf

Required Skills and Experience

The selection process of International Consultant will be by following criteria:

Education:

Advanced degree in gender studies, civil society studies, international law, international relations, political affairs, human rights, public administration, business administration and related areas.

Experience:

Minimum 5 years of experience in the area of human rights, civil society and/or gender;
Experience with the UN and other international organizations, as well as with government agencies is mandatory;
Knowledge of CSOs in Kazakhstan is an advantage.

Languages:

Excellent writing and speaking skills in English and Russian.

Applicants must meet the above minimum qualification requirements which will be included in the technical evaluation process in the future. The next stage of the assessment process will be maintained by cumulative analysis methodology of technical proposal (70%) and the financial proposal (30%) of the candidate.

Technical evaluation criteria

Criteria

Maximum points

Education

Advanced degree in gender studies, civil society studies, international law, international relations, political affairs, human rights, public administration, business administration and related areas

150

Professional experience

Minimum 5 years of experience in the area of human rights, civil society and/or gender;

- Experience with the UN and other international organizations, as well as with government agencies is mandatory

5 years – 200

5-10 years – 250

< 10 year - 300

Experience with the UN and other international organizations, as well as with government agencies is mandatory

100

Knowledge of CSOs in Kazakhstan is an advantage

Languages

Excellent writing and speaking sk ills in English (50) and Russian

100

Total

700

Only candidates, who will accumulate at least 490 (70%) points of the maximum 700 points during the technical evaluation process, will be qualified for financial proposal*.

* Each candidate will be requested to submit consolidated financial proposal (a "consolidated financial proposal" that includes applicant's all expenses required to perform the tasks, including travel expenses for the task, etc.).

The financial offers of the technically qualified candidates will be requested and will be weighted in terms of selection points as per below formula:

B = T + Clow / C x 300 where

T- is the universal technical score awarded to the evaluation of the proposal (only those proposals that pass 70% of the technical evaluation);

C is the financial offer of the candidate; and

Clow- is the lowest financial proposal among all evaluated candidates;

300 is the maximum financial point that can be obtained.

The successful candidate will have accumulated the highest aggregated score (technical and financial scoring).

Application Process

All documents should be sent including:

CV/ UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc
Technical proposal describing how the expected assignment will be performed. The technical proposal should also include:
Financial proposal in USD, including all costs and expenses the International Consultant will have to fulfill all tasks within the framework of this ToR.

Only candidates who have passed the preliminary selection will be informed.

Kindly note, that the system will only allow one attachment, hence all supporting document e.g. P11, CV, technical and financial proposals must be scanned as one attachment. Applications without the completed P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment

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