International Consultant to support UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia’s efforts on Results-based Management (RBM) with focus on work planning, annual reporting, capacity b

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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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality are translated into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts while building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

The new four-year Strategic Note (SN) covering 2022-2025 of the UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) which guided by the corporate Strategic Plan (SP) outlines strategic direction, objectives and approaches to support efforts to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls across the region in key areas: women’s leadership and political participation; women’s economic empowerment; elimination of violence against women and girls; peace, security and humanitarian action; and support to intergovernmental processes.

Through ongoing reviews and evaluations of UN Women’s work, the need for

• improved frameworks to RBM, more specifically result based planning, reporting including alignment with Strategic Plan indicators (one-time course correction)
• donor and project/programme final reports and
• data visualization and
• capacity building gaps at field and sub-regional levels have been repeatedly documented

To enhance the support with a demand driven approach UN Women seeks the services of an International Consultant (IC). It is expected from the IC to support the RO and COs with a) the one-course SP indicators correction exercise, b) the Annual Work Plan process by reviewing the plans and ensure the high quality in line with the corporate guidance, c) the Annual Reporting process to guarantee timely and high quality submissions with results based reporting principles, d) with drafting/copy editing/reviewing of the donor reports with results and change language focus (in line with corporate guidance) and e) capacity building efforts to accommodate increase needs of different sections, as well as UNCTs, GTGs etc. on RBM, Gender Sensitive M&E, Gender Sensitive Programming and others.

Duties and Responsibilities

Objectives of the Assignment:

Under the supervision of the Strategic Planning and Coordination Specialist, the IC will be responsible for:

Activities****Deliverables****Timeframe1. Strengthen regional and country-level capacity on RBM through the delivery of online clinics covering challenge areas as identified through a review of programme documents, donor reports and RMS inputs3 online clinics (one hour each) for RO and CO personnel on Results-Based Management

Before end of contract, Exact timeline to be confirmed with hiring manager once contract starts.2. Coordinate ECARO personnel’s inputs to and draft the Annual Report 2022, including narrative, Q4 monitoring report (bi-annual) and indicators based on ECARO personnel inputs ECARO Annual Report 2022Draft: end January 2023

Final: mid-February 20233. Quality assure twelve ECA COs (Albania, BiH, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkiye, Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine, Moldova, North Macedonia and Tajikistan) Annual Report narratives and indicator submissions and liaise with HQ colleagues as necessary to meet the corporate deadline and standards. 12 COs’ Annual Reports quality assured, and data cleaned28 February 20234. Conduct quality assurance of the Q2 2023 RMS inputs by ECARO (activity and output levels).

Offline written feedback on ECARO’s RMS Q2 progress notesJune 20235. Strategic editing and review ECA reports and review/editing of LCO Donor reports (final, progress, and informal) to meet UN Women corporate standards. Quality assured donor reportsDue December 2022, June 2023 and on an ad hoc basis6. Support COs and ECARO to implement one-time course correction of SP indicatorsReduced number of SN tailored indicators in RMS both for COs and ECARO November 20227. Review and provide technical inputs to draft regional programme results framework to strengthen RBM component.Inputs provided to the regional programme results framework31 January 20238. Compile and disseminate good practices in RBM monitoring and reporting in the ECA region Compilation of good practices, presented to reporting focal points in the ECA region15 March 20239. Support ECARO to build capacities of GTGs with tailored trainings such as Gender Sensitive M&E, Gender sensitive Programming, GEM and gender transformative approachesQuarterly trainings offered GTGs, UNCTs (max. 3) Before end of contract, Exact timeline to be confirmed with hiring manager once contract starts.Payment:

The payment of fees will be made in monthly or bi-monthly basis upon submission of Deliverables and agreed as 15days/month for 2022 and 10 days/month for 2023.

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

Functional Competencies

• Excellent analytical, writing and synthesis skills;
• Demonstrated experience in planning, results-based management and/or evaluation experience;
• Experience in designing and delivering training on results-based management and reporting;
• Demonstrate responsiveness, objectivity, organization and have a good methodology in carrying out the work;
• Demonstrate an ability to produce quality results on time and to work under pressure;
• Experience in designing data and research-based strategies

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s degree in gender data analysis, development, social sciences, law or other related disciplines.

Experience:

• At least 10 years of experience in results-based management (RBM) with a strong focus on indictor development, results-based planning and reporting
• At least 7 years’ experience in strategic reports writing/editing/proof reading with RBM language
• At least 5 years of experience in designing and delivering training for different target groups on RBM and RBM related thematic areas
• Experience in the field of gender equality and women’s empowerment an asset.
• Knowing UN Women Integrated Results and Resources Framework (IRRF) and experience in working with SP indicators both at regional and country level is an asset
• Prior working experience with UN Women ECA region and/or ECA countries is an advantage.

Languages:

Fluency in English is required.

Evaluation of Applicants

UN Women applies a fair and transparent selection process. Applicants will be evaluated using a cumulative analysis method taking into consideration the combination of the applicants’ qualifications/skills and their financial proposal. Contract will be awarded to the individual consultants whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

• Responsive to and compliant with the requirements of the ToR; and
• Having received the highest score out of below combined technical and financial criteria.

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for financial evaluation.

Evaluation Criteria****Max. Points****Breakdown****TECHNICAL EVALUATION (70%) Language RequirementsFluency in written and spoken English REQUIRED****REQUIRED****EducationMaster’s degree (or equivalent) in international relations, gender, sociology, business administration, economics, law or other related disciplines

15 (REQUIRED)****0: without master’s degree

15: with master’s degreeProfessional ExperienceAt least 10 years of experience in results-based management (RBM) with a strong focus on indictor development, results-based planning and reporting

15****0: without relevant experience

10: 10 years of relevant experience

15: more than >12 years of relevant experience Specialized Knowledge and ExperienceAt least 7 years’ experience in strategic reports writing/editing/proof reading with RBM language

15****0: without experience

15: Proven relevant experience At least 5 years’ of experience in designing and delivering training for different target groups on RBM and RBM related thematic areas

5****0:without knowledge and experience

5: proven experience

Knowing UN Women Integrated Results and Resources Framework (IRRF) and experience in working with SP indicators both at regional and country level

10****0: without experience

10: proven relevant experience Experience in the field of gender equality and women’s empowerment an asset.

5****0: without experience/expertise

5: Proven relevant experience Prior working experience with UN Women ECA region and/or ECA countries is an advantage.

5****0: without experience

5: proven experienceTotal Technical 70 Financial Evaluation 30 TOTAL 100Evaluation of submitted financial offers will be done based on the following formula: S = Fmin / F * 30

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 the consideration.

Application Procedure:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications by 2 August with the following documents.

• Duly filled Personal History Form (P-11 form) - including past experience in similar assignments; can be downloaded at http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment, a signed copy should be submitted.
• Letter of Intent to include a one-page brief overview about which of your previous experiences makes you the most suitable candidate for the advertised position.
• Financial proposal (in USD) - specifying an all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown by deliverable and include a daily amount/cost as per template provided. All travel will be subject to the permitted movement under the COVID pandemic and therefore, UN Women will pay for travel of the consultant separately. For this reason, travel should not be included in the consultant’s financial proposal.

Technical evaluation will be represented through desk review of applications and further interview will be organized if needed, depending on the short-listed candidates’ qualifications. The hiring manager reserves the right to also hold interviews as required.

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.)