National Consultant- Programme Support - Open to Sri Lanka nationals 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. Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates the United Nations system’s 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 towards building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

All human development and human rights issues involve gender dimensions. Globally, UN Women focuses on key priority areas that are fundamental to women’s equality, that can unlock progress across the board. The six priority areas include increasing women’s leadership and participation in political spaces, ending violence against women, enhancing women’s economic empowerment, engaging in all aspects of women peace and security processes, making gender equality central to national planning and budgeting through Gender Responsive Budgeting and advancing gender in intergovernmental processes.

The UN Security Council Resolution 1325 recognizes that conflict affects women and girls differently when compared to men and boys, and that women must be part of conflict resolution and long-term peacebuilding processes. In this regard, UN Women has a universal mandate to assist countries and the UN system in progressing more effectively and efficiently towards achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women, as well as upholding women’s rights. UN Women plays a critical role in the development and strengthening of international norms and standards alongside their implementation through operational and coordination activities, while also informing the development of those norms and standards through experiences on the ground. It has also established strategic partnerships and networks with a wide range of stakeholders, including governments, women’s human rights advocates, and civil society organizations.

Following the aftermath of the conflict in 2009, Sri Lanka has made several commitments to peacebuilding, reconciliation and good governance, which represents a historic opportunity to advance accountability and reconciliation as necessary steps towards long-term and sustainable peace. This includes Sri Lanka’s commitment to advance the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda to ensure that peacebuilding initiatives in Sri Lanka include leveraging women’s capacities and contributions, and developing strategies for inclusion, which recognize their roles, and diverse experiences of conflict. Without women’s engagement at the stages of peace consolidation, the dangers of relapse are greatly heightened. Empirical evidence reveals a strong connection between the inclusion of women in peace processes and more durable and stable peace. Despite this however, the most challenging gap in terms of women’s inclusivity in decision-making, concerns the participation of women in peace processes and post-conflict political transitions. This is particularly relevant to the context of Sri Lanka, given that, when compared to other development indices, the political participation of women claims the widest gender gap in the country.

In this context, UN Women is seeking the services of a Consultant to support implementation and provide administrative support for its ongoing projects, which are focused on implementing the WPS Agenda and the G7 Partnerships Initiative, women’s leadership, engagement in peacebuilding, ending violence against women and girls, and women’s economic empowerment. The Consultant - Programme Support will support implementation, reporting, including overall monitoring and coordination.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision and guidance of the UN Women Programme Analyst, Sri Lanka, the Consultant - Programme Support is expected to undertake the following tasks, in close coordination with team at UN Women Sri Lanka and related project partners/stakeholders. The Consultant - Programme Support will remain accountable for the timely submission of the deliverables as per the timeline given below.

Summary of Key Functions:

• Provision of technical inputs and coordination and implementation of the project

• Technical and financial management, monitoring and reporting

• Strategic partnerships, advocacy and knowledge management.

Provision of technical inputs, coordination and implementation of the project:

• Support the thorough analysis and research of the political, social and economic situation in the country to inform programming.
• Review and provide technical inputs to project deliverables and coordinate with relevant stakeholders in finalising these.
• Provide administrative and procurement support related to organizing logistics for project activities, events, trainings, meetings, in accordance with UN/UN Women rules and regulations;
• Liaise with other UN agencies, government counterparts, project partners, consultants, vendors and beneficiary in support of project implementation.

Technical and financial management, monitoring and reporting:

• Provide technical support for project implementation.
• Provide technical input to the UN Women team in the management of budgets.
• Assist in periodic monitoring meetings with government and non-government partners;
• Technically contribute to monitoring, analysis and evaluation of technical and financial reports from partners, including technical and management support;
• Support preparation of internal technical reports and briefs including donor reports; documentation of activities, outputs and outcomes
• Assist regular field visits and liaise with UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific as required.

Strategic partnerships, advocacy and knowledge management:

• Coordinate the development and strengthening of partnerships with UN agencies, government institutions, and civil society programme/project implementation and other stakeholders;
• Coordinate the development of knowledge management strategies, advocacy products related to the project.
• Assist in organising and coordinating advocacy and media campaigns with partners.
• Undertake travel to project locations with the project team.
• Any other responsibilities as assigned by the Supervisor.

Expected deliverables and timelines

No

Tasks and Deliverables

Target Submission Date

1

Monthly status report [3-5 page] on on-going tasks including the following areas of work:

Including but not limited to:

• Technical support given to the development of knowledge products
• Support given to the implementation and monitoring of the project activities
• Coordination and development of communication material
• Coordination of external partnerships and advocacy

30 May 2022

30 June 2022

30 July 2022

30 August 2022

30 September 2022

30 October 2022

30 November 2022

30 December 2022

Duration of Assignment and Duty Station:

The Consultant is expected to work full-time, starting from May 2022 to December 2022. The consultancy is primarily home-based. However, the consultant is expected to visit the UN Women Sri Lanka Office located at 202-204, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7 when requested and undertake travel to project locations along with the project team as required by the project. The cost of most economic and direct travel on mission must be pre-approved by Programme Analyst of UN Women Sri Lanka and it is reimbursable upon submission of evidence of travel, following UN Women Travel Guidelines.

PAYMENTS:

The monthly lump sum will be paid in LKR.

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

Please visit https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf for more details on UN Women Values and Competencies Framework.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

• A Bachelor’s degree on gender, human rights, or international relations.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in implementation of projects related to women’s empowerment and/or women, peace and security.
• Demonstrable experience in organizing multi-stakeholder meetings and coordinating with a wide range of stakeholders, including government, civil society and non-governmental organisations, women groups, and local communities.
• Experience in preparing background documents, concept notes, agenda and talking points for such meetings.
• Experience in designing, implementing and monitoring development projects with particular experience in the areas of women, peace and security a distinct advantage.
• Good knowledge of policies, programmes and instruments to advance gender equality.
• Familiarity with civil society organisations and networks in Sri Lanka working to advance gender equality.
• Familiarity with the United Nations system and its coordination mechanism are desirable.
• Excellent written communications skills, including an ability to prepare succinct analytical documents and briefs in English.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of official national language (Sinhala/Tamil) is essential.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated based on the Cumulative analysis.

• Technical Knowledge (100 points) weight

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

a. Education

20%

b. Experience and skills

60%

c. Language and writing skills

20%

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.

Submission of application

Interested candidates are requested to submit electronic application to hr.bangkok@unwomen.org and cc nayela.naviz@unwomen.org with a subject line as “Application for National Consultant – Programme Support” no later than 29th April 2022. The submission package must include:

• Updated CV
• Personal History Form(P11), which can be downloaded from http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/about-us/jobs
• Writing sample (previous research report, article, publication etc.)
• Financial proposal (monthly rate in LKR, for 20 working days per month)

All applicants must combine the CV, P11, Financial proposal and writing samples and upload as a single attachment to the recruitment system. Applications without the said documents will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

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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