National consultant on the development of a list of permanent topics of projects within the framework of the state social order (Normative Legal Acts) and grant financing and moni-toring of

Consultant

Overview

Conduct analysis of family and gender policies; develop project topics for funding

You have:

• Higher education in political science, international relations, public administration, gender studies, or economic/social sciences.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in the field of family and gender policy or gender equality.
• Experience in conducting trainings for civil servants.
• Experience with online meeting platforms such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
• Experience in working with UN agencies or international organizations, as well as government agencies in the social sphere.
• Excellent writing and speaking skills in Kazakh and Russian languages.

Contract

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Background

UN Women, the United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women, is an active advocate and global champion for women and girls. UN Women assists UN member states in setting international norms and standards for achieving gender equality, works with govern ments and civil society to develop laws, policies, programs, and services needed to implement these standards.

UN Women actively promotes the equal participation of women in all walks of life, with a focus on five priority areas of action: strengthening women's leadership and expanding their participation in society; elimination of violence against women; engaging women in the full spectrum of peace and security issues; empowering women in the economy; ensuring the central role of gender equality in the planning and budgeting of national development. UN Women also coordinates the work on promotion of gender equality across the whole UN system.

UN Women, together with the National Commission for Women Affairs, Family and Demo graphic Policy in Kazakhstan under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter - the National Commission) and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan, are implementing a joint program on promotion of gender equality and empowerment women.By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Concept of Family and Gender Policies of the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2030 was approved in 2016. The concept defines the basic principles and approaches in the formation of family and gender policy in the country. The implementation of the Concept is carried out through specific budget programs, as well as through projects financed through the state social order and grant funding (grants for NGOs).

At the same time, in order to achieve the target indicators of the Concept of Family and Gender Policies in the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2030, it is necessary to ensure the uniform coordina tion of the implementation of projects on family and gender issues of central and local executive bodies.

In this regard, it is necessary to determine the permanent topic of socially significant projects on family and gender policy on the basis of a systematic analysis of trends and problematic issues in this area.

In this regard, UN Women plans to hire a national consultant who will conduct a systematic analysis of trends and problematic issues in the field of family and gender policy and develop a list and justification of mandatory project topics under the state social order and grant funding.

Duties and Responsibilities

The tasks of the national consultant include: 1) Developing a work plan for the development of permanent topics of projects within the framework of the state social order and grant financing and monitoring of its implementation; 2) Studying and conducting a systematic analysis of trends and problematic issues in the field of family and gender policy;3) Conducting interviews with partners (Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, National Commission for Women Affairs and Family and Demographic Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, NGOs, experts, etc.); 4) Based on the analysis, the development of a list of permanent topics of socially significant projects on family and gender policy for state social order and grant financing and monitoring of its implementation, in the context of the implementation of the Concept of Family and Gender Policies of the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2030 and achievement of target indicators, stipulated by this Concept, the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as methods of effective monitoring of the implementation of the state social order (NLA); 5) Presentation of the analysis to national partners and validation of the results. Making changes in accordance with the recommendations; 6) Preparation of the final report in Russian with recommendations attached.

Competencies

Core values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Required Skills and Experience

The consultant selection process will be based on the following criteria: Education: - Higher education in political science and international relations, public administration, gender studies, economic/social sciences or interdisciplinary fields. Work experience: - At least 5 years of professional experience in the field of family and gender policy or gender equality; - Experience in working with civil servants; - Experience and excellent skills with online meeting platforms such as: Zoom, Microsoft t; - Experience in working with UN agencies or other international organizations, as well as with government agencies in the field of information materials in the social sphere (attach a copy of supporting materials or provide a link to the site with the document).

Languages: - Excellent writing and speaking skills in Kazakh and Russian languages.

Selection process Applications must meet minimum qualification requirements which will be reflected in technical evaluation form. The next step in the evaluation process will support the cumulative analysis methodology of the candidate's technical proposal (70%) and financial proposal (30%).

Technical evaluation criteria:

Criteria

Points

Education

Higher education in political science and international relations, public administration, gender studies, economic/social sciences or interdisciplinary fields.

80

Previous Experience

At least 5 years of professional experience in the field of family and gender policy or gender equality.

160

Experience in conducting trainings for civil servants.

160

Functional skills

Experience and excellent skills with online seminar platforms such as: Zoom, Microsoft teams.

110

Experience in working with UN agencies or other international organizations, as well as with government agencies in the field of information materials in the social sphere.

110

Languages

Excellent writing and speaking skills in Kazakh and Russian languages.

80

Maximum total points (70%)

700

Only applications that will accumulate at least 490 points during the technical evaluation process will be qualified for financial proposal.

Package of documents for considerationployment • Motivation letter; • Completed and signed P11 form (available at https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process ). Applicants without completed P11 forms will be classified as incomplete sub mitters and will not be admitted to further evaluation; • Financial proposal* in Kazakhstani tenge, including the total requested amount required to complete all tasks under the ToR;

The admin-jobs.undp.org platform accepts only one attachment, therefore you need to prepare all the necessary documents, scan them as one PDF document and attach to the online application. * Each candidate must submit a consolidated financial proposal that includes all of the applicant's expenses required to complete the assigned tasks, including communication costs, travel expenses to complete the task, etc.

TOR in RUSSIAN is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zkce9-bCkFMWSyCOQYhVaAQNlKTFcAL4/view?usp=sharing

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