International expert to extend training and mentoring services on GRB

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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; the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development; human rights; as well as 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 and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Over the past years, UN Women has provided extensive support to national and local stakeholders to strengthen democratic governance and advance women’s rights through initiatives aimed at mainstreaming gender in policy planning and budgeting. In Kosovo, the gender equality objectives are enshrined in the Law on Gender Equality which determines the general and specific measures to ensure and protect the equal rights of men and women. The Kosovo Programme on Gender Equality (2020-2024) sets the general framework for integrating gender equality into laws, policies, and public services. The Law on Gender Equality requires gender mainstreaming of all policies, documents and legislation which implies analysis of policy documents and legislation on from gender lenses. It introduces the concept of Gender Responsive budgeting (GRB) in all areas encompassing institutions in central and local level. In order to strengthen the capacities of the institutions and ensure sustainability of the interventions on Gender Responsive Budgeting, UN Women has initiated a regional programme with participation of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia and North Macedonia on “Transformative Financing for Gender Equality towards more Transparent, Inclusive and Accountable Governance in the Western Balkans” (2020-2024) funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation. The main programme approach will be transformative financing as an enabler factor for policy and financing actions to accelerate implementation of existing national and international commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment. The project includes a set of interventions focused on gender mainstreaming in local planning and budgeting processes, which aims at extending technical and expert support to local government) to advance the application of gender responsive budgeting.

At this stage the project is looking for international expert to deliver GRB ToT to the local experts who afterwards will work closely with local officials in 12 municipalities to support them in applying GRB knowledge in their sectors, mainstreaming gender in sectoral programmes and introducing gender specific objectives and measures that help the monitoring process and impact at local level. The team of local consultants will work under guidance of a lead expert that coordinates the overall training and mentoring process in the municipalities and ensure the work between the experts is synchronized and well-coordinated.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the Programme Specialist and Project Coordinator , the International Consultant will be responsible for the implementation of the following tasks:

1. Desk review of any existing document/analyses on GRB relevant to the local context in Kosovo ;
2. Adapt the UN Women GRB TOT module for local level to Kosovo context , containing training materials and handouts;
3. Deliver the 5 days GRB TOT together with the local/ international resource persons and team of local trainers and moderators;
4. Prepare a report on the results of the TOT with a suggestions on a follow-up action plan;
5. Undertake assessment of the capacity of GRB local trainers and conduct analysis of the trainers’ action plan for the preparation of the workshop for municipal officials - at the local level;

Deliverables

Estimated Timeframe

(Up to 20 working days)

1

Submit the methodology for the tasks and deliverables for this assignment;

1 day ( by July 20th 2021)

2.

Adapt the UN Women training to Kosovo context;

4 days

(by August 1st 2021)

3.

Deliver 5 days the GRB ToT;

8 days (during September 2021)

4.

Provide on-line consultation to the local trainers and feedback /assessment;

5 days(by September 30 2021)

5.

Prepare a narrative report on the task delivered;

2 days (by September 30 2021)

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 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 will be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Criteria

Total points

Max. Points

Technical Evaluation (70%)

70

A master degree in public administration, MS in Economics or any other degree relevant to the requirements of the ToR;

REQUIRED

A minimum of 3 years of demonstrated professional experience in the area of gender equality with focus on gender responsive budgeting and/or public policy and budget monitoring

15

15

0: without relevant expertise and experience

10: 3 years of experience

15: more than 3 years of experience

Previous experience in designing and delivering training and/or mentoring programmes on gender equality and gender mainstreaming in policy making and budgeting

15

15

0: without relevant expertise and experience

0-5: 1 year of experience

5-10: 3 years of experience

15: more than 5 years of experience

Experience and knowledge on decentralization, local policy and budget development processes;

15

15

0: without relevant expertise and experience

0-5: 2 years of experience

5-10: 5 years of experience

15: more than 5 years of experience

Previous work experience in working as part of or managing large team would be considered as an asset

15

15

0: without experience

5:Demonstrated experience

Knowledge on results-based management and strategic planning is a strong asset;

5

5

0: without experience

5:Demonstrated experience

Previous experience working with international organizations would be considered as an asset

5

5

0: without experience

5:Demonstrated experience

Language requirements

Fluency English is required; Albanian and Serbian ( optional)

REQUIRED

Financial Evaluation (30%)

30

TOTAL

100

Evaluation 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.

Duration and remuneration:

The international consultant will be engaged for a total of 20 working days during the period of 15 July 2021 to 30 November 2021. Deliverables from the experts will be reviewed and approved by UN Women before they are considered final.

Competencies

Core Values/guiding principles:

• Integrity - Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

• Professionalism - Demonstrate professional competence and Consultant knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

• Cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity - Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Additionally, the individual should have an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Planning & Organizing – Develops clear goals in line with agreed strategies, identifies priorities, foresees risks and makes allowances accordingly.

• Organizational Awareness - Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

• Teamwork - Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

• Accountability – Takes ownership of all responsibilities and delivers outputs in accordance with agreed time, cost and quality standards.

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

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning

• Shares knowledge and experience

• Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside UN Women

• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills

• Development and Operational Effectiveness

• Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills. Communicates sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies

• Demonstrates very good understanding of and experience in communications and outreach/advocacy

• Ability to perform a variety of standard specialized and non-specialized tasks and work processes that are fully documented, researched, recorded and reported

• Ability to review a variety of data, identify and adjust discrepancies, identify and resolve operational problems

• Uses Information Technology effectively as a tool and resource

Leadership and Self-Management

• Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback

• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude

• Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure

• Proven networking skills and ability to generate interest in UN Women’s mandate

Identifies opportunities and builds strong partnerships with clients and partners

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

• A master degree in public administration, MS in Economics or any other degree relevant to the requirements of the ToR;

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years of demonstrated professional experience in the area of gender equality with focus on gender responsive budgeting and/or public policy and budget monitoring;
• Previous experience in designing and delivering training and/or mentoring programmes on gender equality and gender mainstreaming in policy making and budgeting;
• Experience and knowledge on decentralization, local policy and budget development process in the Kosovo ;
• Previous work experience with UN would be considered as an asset;
• Knowledge on results-based management and strategic planning is a strong asset;

Language

• Fluency in Albanian , Serbian and English is required;

Interested individual consultants are requested to apply electronically no later than 01 July 2021 and to submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

• Short Letter of interest, including financial proposal in local currency (EUR), indicating a total lump sum for the delivery as per above description. The financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (daily consultancy fee, travel and any other possible costs).
• Completed UN Women Personal History (P11) form, that can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment
• UN Women applies fair and transparent selection process that would take into account the competencies/skills of the applicants as well as their financial proposals.

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