Malaysian National Only - National Consultant to develop a report from the Online International Conference: Best Practices on Protection and Assistance for Victims of Trafficking in Persons(

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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.

Assignment Background: Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region

Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region is part of the Spotlight Initiative to eliminate violence against women and girls, a global, multi-year initiative between the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN). Safe and Fair is implemented through a partnership between the ILO and UN Women (in collaboration with UNODC) with the overriding objective of ensuring that labour migration is safe and fair for all women in the ASEAN region.

Safe and Fair works in close cooperation with governments and social partners to achieve three inter-linking specific objectives: (1) Women migrant workers are better protected by gender- sensitive labour migration governance frameworks; (2) Women migrant workers are less vulnerable to violence and trafficking and benefit from coordinated responsive quality services; and (3) Data, knowledge and attitudes on the rights and contributions of women migrant workers are improved. The programme strategy mainstreams three cross-cutting topics: women’s voice and agency; rights-based approach; and broad engagement of stakeholders.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, and in collaboration with the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) Malaysia, the consultant will develop a report from the Online International Conference: Best Practices on Protection and Assistance for Victims of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) on 25-26 November 2021.

The aim of the KPWKM Online International Conference is to:

1. provide a platform for service providers and relevant stakeholders in the area of Protection from different countries (origin and destination countries) to share their experiences and approaches in providing care and protection services to TIP victims/survivors;
2. launch the KPWKM Training Manuals of Victim Care and Protection, in conjunction with the 16 Days Campaign; and
3. establish and strengthen networks between government and civil society partners, locally and internationally in the area of Protection.

Scope of work

The consultant will work with the suggested tasks as below:

Deliverables

Key task

Deliverable

Target date

Develop the meeting report from the KPWKM Online International Conference

1. Draft report that summarizes key points discussed, raised and addressed during the meeting with recommendations. The draft report would need inputs from KPWKM and other relevant stakeholders including but not limited to UN Women

5 December 2021

2. Final report from the KPWKM Online International Conference that addressed feedback and comments from relevant stakeholders including KPWKM and other relevant stakeholders

31 January 2022

Supervision

The national consultant will work under the supervision of the EVAW Programme Specialist of the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development Malaysia.

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

Functional Competencies

• Good analytical skills
• Good knowledge of violence against women

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of international development, law, gender studies, social sciences or other related areas. Master’s degree in the relevant areas is an advantage (in lieu of 2 years of experience).
• A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in violence against women and/or trafficking in persons.
• Experience in working on the issue of women migrant workers is an asset
• Experience in working with CSO organizations or government entities in Malaysia is an asset.
• Knowledge of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
• Understanding of the social, cultural, and political context of Malaysia.
• Fluent in English.

Evaluation

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 individuals is evaluated based on the following technical qualification evaluation criteria:

Technical Evaluation Criteria

Obtainable Score

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of international development, law, gender studies, social sciences or other related areas. Master’s degree in the relevant areas is an advantage.

  20%

Substantive experience and skills

• A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in violence against women and/or trafficking in persons
• Experience in working on the issue of women migrant workers is an asset
• Experience in working with CSO organizations or government entities in Malaysia is an asset.
• Knowledge of gender equality and the empowerment of women.

• Understanding of the social, cultural, and political context of Malaysia.

  70%

Reporting writing, editing and language skills

• Fluent in English.

  10%

Total Obtainable Score

100%

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 financial component is 100.
• The maximum number of points will be allotted to the lowest price proposal that is opened/ evaluated and compared among those technically 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.
• Financial proposal: the financial proposal shall specify a lump sum amount breaking down the professional fee for each deliverable, in local currency.

Submission of application

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit an electronic application to hr.bangkok@unwomen.org with -cc to voranun.tarachatr@unwomen.org with the email subject “National Consultant to develop a report for the Online TIP Conference, Malaysia” no later than 10th November 2021, Midnight New York, USA.

Submission package includes:

• P11 https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-p11-personal-history-form.doc?la=en&vs=558
• Financial proposal: the financial proposal shall specify deliverable fees breaking down into the professional fee per day, in MYR.

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