Junior National Consultant (Chinese National Only)
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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.
In China, UN Women provides technical and financial assistance to innovative programmes and strategies for gender equality and women's empowerment. Economic Empowerment is one of key thematic areas that UN Women China team has been focusing on.
In order to enhance women’s economic empowerment in China and work towards rural women’s empowerment in the face of climate change, UN Women China has been working on addressing women’s vulnerabilities to climate change and empowering them to lead sustainable development efforts. UN Women China is implementing the Gender and Climate Change project in Hu’nan province to respond to the key specific challenges and harness the current global and national momentum and support for women farmers’ development.
Besides, in order to address the issues of unpaid care work and domestic work, as well as the violence in the workplace, UN Women has been working on the WeCare project to create an enabling environment and demonstrative pilots to support women in the workplace.
Duties and Responsibilities
SCOPE OF WORK AND SPECRC TASKS
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Analyst, the Consultant will work in close collaboration with the WEA team of the UN Women China office and its partners as necessary on the following key tasks:
1. Support the WeCare project implementation with conducting necessary mapping and research with China Enterprise Confederation, which is the Responsible Party of UN Women for the WeCare project;
2. Work together with China Enterprise Confederation and external consultant to develop training materials for private sectors on creating family friendly work environment for all staff members;
3. Support the coordination and report revision with the research partner on the joint research conducted by UN Women China and FAO China on digital financing in the context of rural revitalization.
4. Work with the research partner and support the development of TOT training modules on Gender and Climate Change for government partners and practitioners in the field for Hunan Rural Revitalization Demonstration Project.
5. Provide M&E and research knowledge and skills to support the WEE team on new reseaches and evaluations with other UN agencies or external partners.
The Consultant’s work is expected to span from 1 December 2021 to 31 October 2022. The consultant will work at UN Women China office.
Deliverables and Timelines
Deliverables
Timelines
- A draft summary of mapping results on family friendly policies and pracitcies among Chinese government and private partners.
31 Dec 2021
- A complete summary of mapping results on family friendly policies and pracitcies among Chinese government and private partners.
31 Jan 2022
- A draft report of “Providing Innovative and Gender-responsive Digital Support to Smallholder Farmers in China”
28 Feb 2022
- The final report of “Providing Innovative and Gender-responsive Digital Support to Smallholder Farmers in China”
31 Mar 2022
- Initial research on the TOT training materials for Hunan parterners
30 Apr 2022
- The draft package of TOT training materials for Hunan partners
31 May 2022
- The final package of TOT training materials for Hunan partners
30 Jun 2022
- A draft Family friendly training materials developed within WeCare project
31 Jul 2022
- A complete family friendly training materials developed within WeCare project
31 Aug 2022
- A draft new research on Gender and Green Economy
30 Sep 2022
- A complete new research on Gender and Green Economy
21 Oct 2022
Competencies
Core Values:
- Respect for Diversity
- Integrity
- Professionalism
Core Competencies:
- Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
- Accountability
- Effective Communication
- Inclusive Collaboration
Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:
Functional Competencies:
- Strong ability in research and report writing
- Strong ability in team work
Required Skills and Experience
Experience and required qualifications
- Master’s degree in social science, gender, development, economics, or business management is required;
- Minimum one year experience in gender issues, especially women’s economic empowerment and or social development is required;
- Strong ability in writing in English is a must;
- Experience on monitoring and evaluation is a plus;
- Prior experience working for the UN agencies is a plus.
Selection and evaluation criteria
Applications will be evaluated based on the cumulative analysis:
- Technical qualification (100 points); weight: (70%)
- Financial proposal (100 points): weight (30%)
A two-stage procedure is utilized in evaluating the applications, with evaluation of the technical application being completed prior to any price proposal being compared. Only the price proposal of the candidates who passed the minimum technical score of 70% of the obtainable score of 100 points in the technical qualification evaluation will be evaluated.
Technical qualification evaluation criteria:
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: Technical Evaluation Criteria
Obtainable Score
- Master’s degree in social science, gender, development, economics, or business management is required;
20%
- Minimum one year experience in gender issues, especially women’s economic empowerment and or social development is required;
30 %
- Strong ability in writing in both English and Chinese is a must;
30 %
- Experience on monitoring and evaluation is a plus;
10 %
- Prior experience working for the UN agencies is a plus.
10 %
Total Obtainable Score
100 %
Only the candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% of total points will be considered as technically-qualified candidates who may be contacted for validation interview.
Financial/Price Proposal evaluation:
- Only the financial proposal of candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% score in the technical evaluation will be considered and evaluated.
- The total number of points allocated for the price component is 100.
- The maximum number of points will be allotted to the lowest price proposal that is opened/ evaluated and compared among those technical qualified candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% score in the technical evaluation. All other price proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price.
How to apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit electronic application (consolidated as ONE attachment) online, no later than 22 Nov 2021. Kindly note the system will only allow one attachment, please combine below listed submission package into one.
The Submission package includes:
- CV
- Motivation letter
- Education certificate
- Previous written sample in English on relevant topics
- Personal History Form (P11 which can be downloaded from
- https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-p11-personal-history-form.doc?la=en&vs=3539
- Financial proposal:
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Payments
Payments for this consultancy will be based on the achievement of each deliverable and certification that each has been satisfactorily completed. Payments will not be based on the number of days worked but on the completion of each stated deliverable within the indicated timeframes on satisfactory completion of task.
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.)
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