International Consultant on Gender Issues

Contract

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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.

UN Women in Georgia supports state and non-state partners towards the achievement of substantive gender equality in Georgia. In line with international and national commitments, UN Women works on the levels of policies and legislation, institutions and grassroots, in order to achieve transformative results for increased gender equality and greater protection of the rights of women and girls.

UN Women Georgia puts special emphasis on the work towards Ending Violence Against Women, promotion and support to Women, Peace, and Security agenda in Georgia, Economic Empowerment of Women and last but not least, Mainstreaming of Gender into National Planning and Budgeting Processes. Along with these key priority areas that constitute UN Women mandate, UN Women interventions in Georgia are anchored in the UN Country Team’s Development Assistance Framework with the government of Georgia.

Men and boys are strategic and essential partners along with women and girls in challenging gender roles and discriminatory gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality. While significant advances have been made towards women’s empowerment globally as well as locally, sustainable and enduring change would require active engagement and commitment of men and boys to challenge gender inequalities in their personal as well as professional lives. One way to achieve male engagement and lasting results in this work is through promotion of positive masculinity that enables men and boys to be empowering without fears of losing their worth, non-violence, showing emotions, truly respectful to women and girls and able to seek and provide help. In order to enhance the understanding of various stakeholders (state agencies, private sector entities and non-governmental organizations) on how they can promote gender equality and women’s rights by upholding positive masculinity values in their respective sectors, UN Women would like to hire an International Consultant/Trainer who will be responsible for developing modules and conducting trainings in Georgia (with the possibility to travel to Tbilisi and regions). The exact training topics will be finalized based on the need’s assessment conducted by the consultant.

The consultancy work for up to 20 working days is expected to start on 29th of August 2022 and last until 20 December 2022.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities of the International Consultant are:

• To develop a detailed work plan for the assignment;
• To develop a detailed agenda and modules, presentations and relevant training materials for a 2.5-day training;
• To develop and conduct analysis of pre and post-training surveys;
• To conduct a series of trainings in person on gender equality and women’s rights for the training participants coming from different stakeholder groups (with the possibility to travel to Tbilisi and regions of Georgia);
• To draft and submit the final training report outlining the training process, pre-and post-training assessments and recommendations for follow up actions, including on further capacity development needs of the participants.

Deliverables:

1. A detailed work plan for the assignment/s submitted to UN Women (3 days in advance to the training) – 1 working day;
2. Detailed agenda and modules, presentations and relevant training materials, including pre and post training tests (finalized at least 3 days in advance of the training) – 3 working days;
3. 6 trainings conducted for the training participants coming from different stakeholder groups (with the possibility to travel to Tbilisi and the regions of Georgia) – up to 15 working days;
4. The final training report in English, outlining the training process, results of the pre-and post-training assessments and recommendations for follow up actions, including on further capacity development needs of the participants written and submitted to UN Women (finalized at least 5 days after the training) – 1 working day.

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/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s degree in gender/women’s studies, human rights, sociology, law, international development or related field;

Experience:

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in the field of masculinity studies, gender equality and women’s rights;
• At least 3 years of experience in delivering trainings on gender issues to government officials, civil society, private sector companies or grassroots’ communities;
• At least 3 years of proven experience in developing training manuals, modules and programmes;
• Sound understanding of interactive learning methods and adult-learning techniques.

Language:

• Fluency in English.

Evaluation Procedure:

The candidates will be evaluated in three stages: according to minimum qualification criteria; technical and financial evaluation.

The candidates must possess the following minimum qualification criteria to be eligible for further technical evaluation:

• Master’s degree in gender/women’s studies, human rights, sociology, law, international development or related field;
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in the field of masculinity studies, gender equality and women’s rights;
• At least 3 years of experience in delivering trainings on gender issues to government officials, civil society, private sector companies or grassroots’ communities;
• At least 3 years of proven experience in developing training manuals, modules and programmes;
• Fluency in English.

The candidates will be evaluated in three stages: according to minimum qualification criteria followed by technical and financial evaluation.

Technical evaluation criteria (including minimum qualifications):

• Master’s degree in gender/women’s studies, human rights, sociology, law, international development or related field (max. 50 points)
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in the field of masculinity studies, gender equality and women’s rights (max. 80 points)
• At least 3 years of experience in delivering trainings on gender issues to government officials, civil society, private sector companies or grassroots’ communities (max. 70 points)
• At least 3 years of proven experience in developing training manuals, modules and programmes (max. 80 points)
• Sound understanding of interactive learning methods and adult-learning techniques (max. 40 points)
• Fluency in English (max. 30 points)

The maximum total technical score amounts to 350 points. Only candidates who have passed over the minimum qualification criteria and have accumulated at least 245 points out of maximum 350 under technical evaluation will qualify for the next stage i.e. evaluation of their financial proposals.

Evaluation of submitted financial offers will be done based on the following formula: S = Fmin / F * 150

S – score received on financial evaluation;

Fmin – the lowest financial offer out of all the submitted offers qualified over the technical evaluation round;

F – financial offer under consideration.

The winning candidate will be the candidate, who has accumulated the highest aggregated score (technical scoring + financial scoring).

Management arrangements:

The contractor will report to and work under direct supervision of UN Women VAWG and WEE Programme and Project Analysts.

Financial arrangements:

Payment will be disbursed upon submission and approval of deliverables and certification by UN Women Programme Analyst that the services have been satisfactorily performed.

• 40% after satisfactory performance of the deliverables 1 and 2;
• 60% upon satisfactory performance of the deliverables 3 and 4.

Application submission package:

• Duly filled in Personal History Form PHF11 that can be downloaded from https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process
• CV;
• Financial Proposal - lump sum proposal/offer* in USD (including breakdown of this lump sum amount, indicating all necessary costs to complete this assignment).

*The applicants are required to submit an aggregated financial offer: “aggregated financial offer” is the total sum of all financial claims of the candidate, including travel costs (ticket, DSA etc.) for accomplishment of all tasks spelled out in this ToR.

How to Submit the Application:

• Download and complete the UN Women Personal History Form (P11)- https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process
• Merge your UN Women Personal History Form (P11), CV and the Financial Proposal into a single file. The system does not allow for more than one attachment to be uploaded.
• Click on the Job Title (job vacancy announcement).
• Click 'Apply Now' button, fill in necessary information on the first page, and then click 'Submit Application;'
• Upload your application/single file as indicated above with the merged documents (underlined above).
• You will receive an automatic response to your email confirming receipt of your application by the system.

Notes:

• UN Women retains the right to contact references directly. Due to the large numbers of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.
• Applications without the financial offer will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.
• The individual consultants should take the mandatory learning security course prior to commencement of assignment– details will follow before the issuance of contract.

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.)