International Consultant OECD Standards Analysis on Gender Equality

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Background

UN Women, the United Nations gender equality and women’s empowerment entity, is an active advocate and advocate for women and girls globally. «UN Women» assists UN Member States in setting international norms and standards for achieving gender equality, cooperates with governments and civil society in developing laws, policy approaches, The programmes and services required to implement these standards.

«UN Women» together with the National Commission on Women’s Affairs and Family and Demographic Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the National Commission) and the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinaugural) Implements the related grant «Assistance to Kazakhstan in the implementation of the Concept of Family and Gender Policy, in terms of ensuring gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls in Kazakhstan and overcoming the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis» for the period 2022-2024. The aim of the project is to assist Kazakhstan to implement the Concept of Family and Gender Policy, to ensure gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls in Kazakhstan and to overcome the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.

In 2016, the Presidential Decree approved the Concept of Family and Gender Policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2030. The concept defines the basic principles and approaches in the formation of the country’s family and gender policy. The stated objectives of the State gender policy are to achieve the equal rights, benefits, duties and opportunities of men and women in all spheres of society, and to overcome all forms and manifestations of gender-based discrimination. In order to achieve the goal of the State Family and Gender Policy, it is necessary to achieve the objective of improving the legislation in the field of gender and family policy, as well as its harmonization with international standards, UN recommendations, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).[1]

Kazakhstan plans to prepare an applicant for OECD membership in 2025. The main goal of this step is to improve the standard of living and well-being of the citizens of Kazakhstan, development of the country, applying OECD standards. «UN Women» to activate and create conditions for Kazakhstan’s accession to the OECD plans to provide expert support to the Government of Kazakhstan regarding the implementation and achievement of OECD recommendations, in particular, and the OECD Social Institutions and Gender Equality Index (SIGI).

In this regard, under the related grant, it is planned to provide expert support to the Government of Kazakhstan to achieve OECD standards in the field of gender equality and women’s empowerment.

«UN Women» structure in Kazakhstan together with the Ministry and the National Commission plans to hire an international consultant, which will analyse Kazakhstan’s achievement of OECD standards in the area of gender equality and women’s empowerment and develop recommendations for achieving OECD standards on gender equality.

The objective of this assignment is to engage an international consultant to provide expert support on the analysis of Kazakhstan’s achievement of OECD standards in the field of gender equality and women’s empowerment for the effective implementation of SIGI indicators into national policy.

Duties and Responsibilities

To carry out the technical task, it is mandatory to send an international consultant to Kazakhstan.The international consultant will work closely with the national consultant.

The tasks of the international consultant will include the following tasks and responsibilities:

1. Development of a project workplan with timelines and responsibility and presentation of the plan to national partners;

2. Examination of OECD standards and recommendations on gender equality and the empowerment of women;

3. Work with the national consultant to analyse and assess the current status of Kazakhstan’s achievement of OECD standards on gender equality and women’s empowerment:

- In the area of gender policy, identify areas of gender policy where policy reforms, improvement of national legislation and institutional changes are needed to promote gender equality;

- to present for consideration and approval strategic recommendations adapted to the Kazakh context, in order to bring the gender policy and current practices in line with international best practices (analytical overview with schemes, tables, infographics; Comparative analysis with other countries in the region).

4. Development and presentation of recommendations in the form of an Analytical Report on the implementation of standards and recommendations for further accession of Kazakhstan to the OECD;

5. Study of the implementation of temporary special measures to ensure gender equality in Kazakhstan. As a result, prepare, together with the national consultant, proposals for draft rules for monitoring special measures and assessing their impact;

6. Preparation of the final report and presentation of the results of the work for the Ministry and national partners.

It is expected that the international consultant will work under the coordination of the Project Manager of the «UN Women». All results must be submitted and approved by the «UN Women» in agreement with the Ministry.

Competencies

Main values:

Honesty;

Professionalism;

Core competencies:

Gender awareness and sensitivity;

Accountability;

Effective communication;

Interaction with stakeholders;

Follow this link for more information on the core values and competencies of the United Nations Women’s Network: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headers/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN Women-and-competencies-pdf framework.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Higher education in political science and international relations, education and pedagogy, law/jurisprudence, gender sciences, economic/social sciences or related fields;
• Previous experience in gender policy as a volunteer or as an auxiliary may replace higher education requirements in social sciences or political sciences.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience, including direct participation in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) projects and expertise in social institutions and the Gender Index (SIGI);
• Proven experience with SIGI-related projects or initiatives within OECD or in cooperation with OECD;
• Experience in working with UN agencies or other international organizations, as well as with state bodies in the field of information and public development. (attach a copy of the supporting materials or provide a link to the site where you can find the document).

Language requirements:

• Excellent written and spoken English skills are required;
• Excellent written and spoken Russian skills will be an advantage.