National Consultant for conducting a Participatory Gender Audits (PGAs) for a national institution

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Background

Since 2015, UN Women has been implementing the regional programme “Men and Women for Gender Equality” (MWGE) to enhance gender equality in the Arab Region, through understanding the root causes for gender inequality, and addressing them through innovative approaches that involve both men and women. The second phase of the MWGE programme (MWGE Phase II) is currently operating in six countries: Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and Tunisia. The programme, unique to the region and funded by Sweden, is focused on engaging men and boys to achieve gender equality in partnership with women and girls, while also promoting the rights of women by addressing misconceptions about masculinities.

The MWGE Phase II builds on the solid foundation, results and lessons learned established during phase I to accelerate transformative change with respect to gender equality and women’s rights through broader community outreach, and institutional and legal change. Furthermore, a regional campaign entitled “Because I am a man “is being implemented to raise awareness on the critical roles of fathers in childcare, violence prevention and gender equality issues.

The MWGE Phase II contributes to: • Outcome 1: Communities have more gender-equitable behaviors. • Outcome 2: Key institutions (academia, faith-based institutions, media, governments) and networks integrate/promote gender-responsive practices. • Outcome 3: Laws, policies and strategies promoting gender equality are drafted, revised and/or approved.

As part of the above Outcome 2 of the MWGE Phase II programme, UN Women is working with key institutions (governments, academia, and media) so that they commit to gender-responsive practices as a result of UN Women’s regional and national efforts to promote gender equality and male engagement.

To achieve this, UN Women is supporting the undertaking of gender audits for selected institutions from the six countries of MWGE Phase II implementation.

A gender audit is an internationally recognized tool to assess the institutionalization of gender equality into organizations, including in their policies, programmes, projects and provision of services, structures, processes, and budgets. As a method for gender mainstreaming, gender audits help organizations to identify and understand gender patterns within their composition, structures, processes, organizational culture and management of human resources, and in the design and delivery of policies and services. They also help assess the impact of organizational performance and its management on gender equality within the organization. Gender audits establish a baseline against which progress can be measured over time, identifying critical gender gaps and challenges, and making recommendations of how they can be addressed through improvements and innovations.

Objectives of the Assignment:

Under the framework of the MWGE Phase II programme, UN Women is seeking to recruit an experienced consultant in the field of gender and development to support the development of participatory gender audits for a one national institution and to conduct one Training of Trainers (ToT) for the participator gender audits team involved at the national partner.

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultant will work under the overall guidance of the UN Women Country Representative of Jordan, the direct supervision of the Programme Analyst, and in very close collaboration with the focal point and staff members of the national institution.

For the sake of consistency and methodological alignment within the MWGE regional programme, the consultant may also be required to participate at meetings with other UN Women members from the Regional Office for Arab States and from the other five UN Women’s country offices who are conducting gender audits in their respective countries, as well as with the consultants recruited by UN Women to conduct such gender audits.

The selected consultant will undertake the following tasks, duties and responsibilities: 1. Conduct a Training of Trainers (ToT) for the national partner on the ILO PGA tool with the main objective of strengthening and expanding the capacity to conduct gender mainstreaming activities, which involves: • Support the selection of the PGA team at the national partner that will work with the consultant on the PGA in consultation with UN Women; • Develop and finalize the training programme in full coordination with UN Women; • Deliver a five-day training workshop for selected staff at the national party in Arabic. The selection of participants to the ToTs will be led by the national partner and supported by UN Women and the consultant; • Develop and submit a Workshop Report in English covering: the training content and topics covered, general observations, main findings and recommendations. 2. Conduct a Gender Audit for the national partner with the main objective of providing them with key recommendations for gender-sensitive and responsive policies, tools, programmes/projects, services and practices including community mobilization and reach, which involves: • Conduct meetings to introduce the PGA methodology, objectives and process to obtain the consent while ensuring highest level of commitment towards achieving gender equality in their institution. • Conduct a desk review of the following documents: internal policies and regulations, strategic plans, HR policies and regulations, administrative and financial rules and regulations, and all related literature and documentation including the relevant organizations’ strategies, research papers, assessments, programmes, services, etc

• Conduct interviews, focus group discussions and workshops with the concerned organization’s executives and staff. • Undertake interviews with key selected partners/stakeholders of the national partner audited, and potentially also some focus group discussions and/or questionnaires with a selected pool of the target group of the national institution (demand side). • Develop numerical baselines of the institutions audited that determine the degree of gender-responsiveness of the institution across different areas (i.e. policies, programmes, organizational structure, etc.) that can be used to measure progress over time. • Conduct online anonymous survey with staff members of the institutions audited that helps to identify gaps in staff members’ gender knowledge, capacities, attitudes and behaviors on gender norms and masculinities, degree of application of existing gender policies and instruments, etc. • Contribute to alignment and consistency of the methodologies utilized by the gender audits conducted by the MWGE programme in the six target countries. • Identify gender gaps in specific areas of the institution (internally and externally) such as policies, practices, tools, projects, services, etc., proposing recommendations for amendments. • Based on the findings of the gender audit, develop in close cooperation with the national partner a detailed action plan to inform their strategy of implementing the recommendations. The action plan should contain: (i) specific follow-up activities, (ii) indicators to monitor outcomes, (iii) a designation of who is responsible for implementation, (iv) estimated costs and sources of funds, and (v) timeframe. • Present the results of the review, main recommendations/proposed amendments and action plans to the national partner, for discussion, review and approval separately. • Prepare and present a final report in Arabic and English for the national partner, approved by UN Women. • Prepare for and facilitate a launching event, as needed, for the results of the gender audit and recommendations, upon the approval of the national partner and in close coordination with UN women.

Deliverables

Deliverable 1:Training materials, a training programme for a ToT on the ILO PGA tool, and two training workshops on the ILO PGA tool. A final Workshop Report (approved by UN Women), including all annexes such as training materials, minutes of meetings, and pre and post assessments, interviews, focus groups, attendance sheets, photos, copies of certifications, etc. Deliverable 2: Two PGA action plans based on the PGA recommendations for the involved national partner. The action plan should contain: (i) specific follow-up activities, (ii) indicators to monitor outcomes, (iii) a designation of who is responsible for implementation, and (iv) timeframe. Deliverable 3: A final Report in English on the Gender Audit (approved by UN Women, including annexes such as assessment tools, etc. and presentation of outputs, proposed amendments, recommendations and action plans of the revisions.

Timeframe: The timeframe of the assignment is four months and around 25 working days per each deliverable: the assignment is expected to start in November 2022 and to be finalized by February 2022.

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

Functional Competencies: • Sound knowledge of gender-related issues and women's rights, including international human rights conventions, gender equality, gender analysis, gender mainstreaming techniques and tools, as well as masculinities. • Sound knowledge of organizational strategic plans, internal regulations and policies, financial rules and regulations and HR manual. • Previous experience in conducting desk reviews, focus groups and interviews. • Previous experience in designing and conducting TOTs and gender audits. • Strong dialogue and communication skills. • Previous experience in working with Organizations, especially media institutions and ministries.

Please visit the link below for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Emp loyment/UN Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Required Skills and Experience

Education: A Master’s degree economics, social, or gender studies or any related development fields. Bachelor’s degree in combination with 2 additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the master’s degree.

Experience:

• Significant experience in conducting gender audits of at least 6 years. • At least 10 years of experience in working in the domain of women’s development and gender issues. • Familiarity and previous work with the Jordanian governmental and UN organizations is an asset.

Language Requirements: Professional knowledge of English, and fluency in Arabic

Evaluation Criteria

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology: Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for the financial evaluation.

Criteria Weight Technical: 70% (70 points) Educational university background (5 points) Experience in conducting gender audits; (15 points) Relevant working experience with private companies (15 points) Experience in working in the domain of women’s development and gender issues (20 points) Familiarity and previous work with the Jordanian governmental and UN organizations (5 points) Provide two samples of work. (10 points)

Financial: Lowest Financial Proposal: 30% (30 points) The points for the Financial Proposal will be allocated as per the following formula:

Contract will be awarded to the technically qualified consultant who obtains the highest combined score (financial and technical);

The points for the Financial Proposal will be allocated as per the following formula: (Lowest Bid Offered*)/ (Bid of the Consultant) x 30;

'Lowest Bid Offered' refers to the lowest price offered by Offerors scoring at least 49 points in the technical evaluation.

Application:

Interested Individual Consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

• UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;

• Samples of work undertaken (at least two) of gender audit reports.

• Personal CV; and financial proposal; Proposed inclusive daily rate.

The above-mentioned documents should be merged in a standalone file including all them, since the online application submission does only permit to upload one file per application. Incomplete submission can be a ground for disqualification.

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.)