International Consultant to conduct a capacity needs assessment and develop a capacity building plan on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girl’s Empowerment for the UNCT in Bangladesh

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Background

Gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment (GEWE) is integral to realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and all SDGs. In line with the Management Accountability Framework, and to ensure that GEWE are integrated throughout the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), UN development system entities shall put gender equality at the heart of programming, consistent with the minimum requirements agreed upon in the UNCT SWAP Gender Equality Scorecard. The UN in Bangladesh has recently finalized its UNSDCF (2022- 2026) and one of the five Strategic Priorities (SPs) is Gender Equality and Elimination of Gender-Based Violence (SP5). SP5 responds to the Government of Bangladesh’s 8th Five-Year Plan, and sets out to coordinate the UN’s GEWE work across the UNSDCF implementation; to strengthen the capacity and accountability of institutions across public and private sector and government at national and local levels; and to support civil society and the women’s movement to enjoy expanded political space to effectively represent women and girls, and drive policy and social change for the promotion of gender equality and elimination of GBV.

To realize SP5, the capacity of the UNCT in Bangladesh to promote Gender Equality internally and externally is critical. To ensure and proceed with a common understanding of GEWE in programming, advocacy and operations, and as per the UNCT Gender Equality Scorecard Action Plan, the UN’s Gender Equality Theme Group (GETG) will oversee the implementation of a capacity needs assessment and design of a capacity building plan to strengthen the UNCT. The capacity needs assessment will be undertaken during Q3-4 in 2021 to examine the levels of understanding and to identify capacity gaps and learning needs among staff. It will cover staff knowledge and understanding about particular concepts (e.g., gender equality, women’s empowerment, etc.), policies (gender parity strategy, gender mainstreaming strategy) and procedures (reflecting gender equality in procurement and recruitment processes, etc.); and staff capacity to implement these and other gender-related processes. The information will feed into a capacity building plan that will be rolled in January 2022.

Within the UN system, UN Women is mandated to lead, promote and coordinate efforts to advance the full realization of women’s rights and opportunities. The UN General Assembly has called on all parts of the UN system to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women within their mandates, and to ensure that commitments on paper lead to progress on the ground. In Bangladesh, UN Women co-chairs the GETG with UNFPA, and together with UNRCO make up the secretariat of the GETG.

Objectives:

• Design and undertake a capacity needs assessment of the UNCT in Bangladesh on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls (Q3-4 2021). The capacity needs assessment will align with the Gender Equality Scorecard Action plan, the Joint Work Plan of the UNSDCF, and the Joint Programming Framework under SP5.
• Design a capacity building plan (2022-2026) on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, for the UNCT in Bangladesh.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the guidance of the GETG secretariat, and in consultation with the GETG, the consultant will

• Design a capacity needs assessment on GEWE, of the UNCT in areas covering advocacy, programming and operations. The assessment will apply and build on the relevant tools of UN Women resource pool.

• Carry out the assessment, including questionnaires and surveys, focus groups, and interviews with staff and relevant groups under the UNCT including PMT, OMT, M&E group, Comms group, and the UNCT itself.

• Formulate and validate a UNCT gender equality capacity building plan for 2022-2026, including a pooled funding mechanism to fund the capacity building activities.

Expected deliverables.

Deliverables

No. of days

1. Draft capacity needs assessment plan

2 days

2. Validate capacity needs assessment plan with GETG

1 day

3. Prepare, Coordinate and conduct Staff survey, with support from GETG Sceretariat

3 days

4. Conduct Consultations and interviews with relevant UN working groups and staff

10 days

5. Draft capacity building plan (2022-2026)

2 days

6. Validation and finalization of capacity building plan, upon feedback from GETG/UNCT.

2 days

Total Number of days

20 days

Duration of the assignment

The assignment will commence on 15 September 2021 and be completed by 30 December 2021. 20 Days spread between 15 September and 30 December 2021

Payment Milestone Linked with deliverables:

Respective deliverables and documents will be reviewed by UN Women before processing any payment.

Payment schedule is as followings:

Deliverables

Target Dates

Payment

1. Draft capacity needs assessment plan

2. Validate capacity needs assessment plan with GETG

3. Prepare, Coordinate and conduct Staff survey, with support from GETG Sceretariat

4. Conduct Consultations and interviews with relevant UN working groups and staff

5. Draft capacity building plan (2022-2026)

6. Validation and finalization of capacity building plan, upon feedback from GETG/UNCT.

01 Dec 2021

100 % of the total contract amount shall be paid upon submission of deliverable 1-6 and all acceptance and certified by the UN Women Bangladesh contract administrator

Duty Station: (Home based)

Travel and DSA:

This assignment is home-based with online communication. No DSA will be paid at the duty station. If unforeseen travel outside the duty station not required by the Terms of Reference is requested by UN women, and upon prior agreement/approval, such travel shall be at UN women’s expense and the individual contractor shall receive a per-diem not to exceed United Nations daily subsistence allowance rate in such other location(s).

Competencies

Core Values

• Respect for Diversity- displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• Integrity- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards.
• Professionalism- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN Women.

Core Competencies:

• Communication – Facilitates and encourages open and effective communication.
• Inclusive Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement – Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work effectively with stakeholders of different backgrounds
• Accountability – Takes ownership of all responsibilities and deliver outputs in accordance with agreed time, costs and quality standards.
• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues- Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment,

Functional Competencies:

• Ability to conduct qualitative and quantitative research, reviews, mapping, and studies independently with strong gender analysis
• Strong skills and experiences in communicating and presenting ideas for training development
• Consistent approach of work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
• Demonstrates openness to ideas and ability to manage complexities of the situations.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s degree in social sciences, public policy/administration, governance, gender studies or similar.

Experience:

• At least 8 years’ experience in working with the UN system on issues related to gender equality and gender mainstreaming.

• At least 5 years’ experience in developing and carrying out system-wide capacity needs assessments at the policy and programming levels in the UN system;

• Experience in planning and undertaking consultations, training, and participatory design with different stakeholders and UN agencies;

• Strong knowledge of the UN Gender Equality Scorecard and UN architecture at country level;

• Previous experience in Bangladesh would be an asset.

Language:

Excellent writing and editing skills, as well as strong communication and presentation skills in English. Understanding Bangla Language would be an asset.

Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments

Consultant must send a financial proposal based on Lump Sum Amount. The total amount quoted shall be all-inclusive and include all costs components required to perform the deliverables identified in the TOR, including professional fee, only and any other applicable cost to be incurred by the SSA in completing the assignment. The contract price will be fixed output-based price regardless of extension of the herein specified duration. Payments will be done upon completion of the deliverables/outputs and as per below percentages

Evaluation Method and Criteria: Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology.

Cumulative analysis-

The award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant up on Cumulative Analysis/evaluation and determined as: 1. Responsive/compliant/acceptable; and 2. Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation; Only candidates obtaining a minimum 70 mark in technical evaluation will be considered eligible for financial evaluation. Technical Criteria for Evaluation (Maximum 70 points out of 100)

Criteria-01; Educational Qualification- Max Point 10 Criteria-02; Number of years’ experience in working with the UN system on issues related to gender equality and gender mainstreaming. - Max Point 10

Criteria-03; Number of years’ experience in developing and carrying out system-wide capacity needs assessments at the policy and programming levels in the UN system- Max Point 20

Criteria-04; Experience in planning and undertaking consultations, training, and participatory design with different stakeholders and UN agencies; - Max Point 15

Criteria-05; Strong knowledge of the UN Gender Equality Scorecard and UN architecture at country level- Max Point 15

The total number of points allocated for the technical qualification component is 100. The technical qualification of the individual is evaluated based on following technical qualification evaluation criteria:

Only the candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% of total points (70) will be considered as technically-qualified candidate.

Interested candidates will submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications.

To be included as part of the proposal:

• A brief expression of interest: a brief narrative presenting your suitability for this assignment ·
• UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from: http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment
• Sample work
• Financial proposal: Propose the daily fees (per date USD rate * 20 days).

Only applications including all items mentioned above will be considered.

NOTE: Documents required before contract signing:

UN Personal History Form; Full medical examination and Statement of Fitness to work and travel for consultants with travel involved. (This is not a requirement for RLA contracts); Security Certificate BSAFE: EN: https://agora.unicef.org/course/info.php?id=17891 Individual subscribers over 65 years of age are required to undergo a full medical examination including x-rays at their own cost and obtaining medical clearance from the UN Medical Director prior to taking up their assignment; Release letter in case the selected consultant is government official. Only applications will all items mentioned above will be considered

Note: The individual consultant who does not meet the above eligibility criteria shall not be considered for further evaluation. Necessary documentation must be submitted to substantiate the above eligibility criteria

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