National Consultant to support ARMSTAT in management of the national Time Use Survey (for Armenian Nationals Only))

Contract

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Background

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (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, the UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality are translated into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts while building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

UN Women Georgia is implementing the second phase of the Women’s Economic Empowerment in the South Caucasus (WEESC) Project with funding from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC). The overarching goal/impact of the project is to ensure that women, particularly the poor and socially excluded, in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia are economically empowered and participate in relevant decision-making. Output 2 and Output 3 of the WEESC Project focus on legislative and policy frameworks and the gender-responsive programs, public services, strategies, and plans delivered by the government and public institutions to support women’s economic empowerment in Georgia and Armenia.

To create a more supportive environment for women’s participation in the formal labour market, UN Women is supporting the Statistical Committee of Armenia (ARMSTAT) in the area of gender statistics. In 2021, UN Women supported ARMSTAT in conducting the Armenia Pilot Time Use Survey (APTUS) within WEESC Phase I. In Phase II, UN Women proposes to renew its partnership with ARMSTAT to conduct a national Time Use Survey (TUS).

In order to support the delivery of the TUS, UN Women plans to hire a national consultant who will be based at ARMSTAT to provide management support to achieve the following objectives:

• Support ARMSTAT in preparation for the launch of the TUS project, compiling project documents and responding to any internal and UN Women queries that may arise during the project initiation process;
• Facilitate the timely delivery of TUS project activities according to the Project Description, Detailed Implementation Plan, and Budget;
• Monitor the implementation of TUS project activities and provide support, feedback and guidance to ARMSTAT staff as required.

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the National Consultant are:

TUS management and implementation support

• To ?liaise with ?stakeholder?s and organize the consultations with the inter-agency National Reference Group to discuss the ?objectives of ?the TUS? and validate survey findings,? including logistical and secretariat support to the inter-agency working group meetings if required;
• To develop the ToR for the ARMSTAT task force team that will be involved at the various stages of the TUS;
• To oversee the implementation of activities jointly agreed between ARMSTAT and UN Women with regards to TUS;
• To ensure the adherence to project objectives, rules, regulations, processes and procedures in the planning and implementation of TUS activities;
• To coordinate and provide technical and logistical support to international consultants engaged in the TUS including during country missions.

TUS monitoring and reporting support

• To establish systems for TUS progress tracking, implementation and monitoring using results-based management tools;
• To conduct regular monitoring and quality assurance of field survey implementation, data cleaning and entry as per agreed criteria with UN Women and ARMSTAT;
• To gather and compile all information necessary for documenting each stage of the survey process as per agreed criteria with UN Women;
• Hold weekly meetings with the UN Women Project Analyst to provide updates on TUS project progress;
• In collaboration with the relevant ARMSTAT departments, ensure quality and timely narrative and financial reporting to UN Women on progress of the project in the English language;
• To convene and report monthly the progress on project implementation to UN Women and ARMSTAT task force team on TUS;
• Perform other relevant duties as required.

Deliverables:

The timeframe for the work of the consultant is planned for the period of 1 May, 2023 to 31 May, 2024, for up to 250 working days, in the ARMSTAT office in Yerevan and home-based. Key deliverables and timeframe are the following:

• Progress Report 1 – covering duties and responsibilities spelled out above (submitted to UN Women by 31 May 2023 – up to 10 working days);
• Progress Report 2 – covering duties and responsibilities spelled out above (submitted to UN Women by 30 June 2020 – up to 20 working days);
• Progress Report 3 – covering duties and responsibilities spelled out above (submitted to UN Women by 31 July 2023 – 20 working days);
• Progress Report 4 – covering duties and responsibilities spelled out above (submitted to UN Women by 31 August 2023 –20 working days);
• Progress Report 5 – covering duties and responsibilities spelled out above (submitted to UN Women by 30 September 2023 – 20 working days);
• Progress Report 6 – covering duties and responsibilities spelled out above (submitted to UN Women by 31 October 2023 –20 working days);
• Progress Report 7 – covering duties and responsibilities spelled out above (submitted to UN Women by 30 November 2023 – 20 working days);
• Progress Report 8 – covering duties and responsibilities spelled out above (submitted to UN Women by 31 December 2023 –20 working days);
• Progress Report 9 – covering duties and responsibilities spelled out above (submitted to UN Women by 31 January 2024 – 20 working days);
• Progress Report 10 – covering duties and responsibilities spelled out above (submitted to UN Women by 29 February 2024 –20 working days);
• Progress Report 11 – covering duties and responsibilities spelled out above (submitted to UN Women by 31 March 2024 –20 working days);
• Progress Report 12 – covering duties and responsibilities spelled out above (submitted to UN Women by 30 April 2024 – 20 working days);
• Progress Report 13 – covering duties and responsibilities spelled out above (submitted to UN Women by 31 May 2024 –20 working days).

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

• Experience supporting or delivering ARMSTAT activities
• Experience in delivering projects from launch to closure
• IT literacy
• Flexibility

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

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s degree in social sciences, statistics, mathematics, economy, or related discipline

Experience:

• At least five (5) years of experience as a project manager in data and survey research related activities.
• At least three (3) years of experience working in data and knowledge management related activities (data collection, analysis, training, methodology development etc.).
• At least one (1) year of experience of drafting project reports in the English language (preferably for UN partnerships)
• Experience working with ARMSTAT is required for this role.

Language:

• Armenian (native);
• English (fluent).

Evaluation Procedure:

The candidates will be evaluated in three stages: according to minimum qualification criteria; technical and financial evaluation.

The candidates must possess following minimum qualification criteria to be eligible for further technical evaluation:

• At least Master’s degree in social sciences, statistics, mathematics, economy, or related discipline
• At least five (5) years of experience as a project manager in data and survey research related activities
• Fluency in Armenian and English

The candidates will be evaluated in three stages: according to minimum qualification criteria followed by technical and financial evaluation.

Technical evaluation criteria (including minimum qualifications):

• At least Master’s degree in social sciences, statistics, mathematics, economy, or related discipline (max 40 points);
• At least five (5) years of experience as a project manager in data and survey research related activities (max 80 points);
• At least three (3) years of experience working in data and knowledge management related activities (data collection, analysis, training, methodology development etc.) (max 80 points);
• At least one (1) year experience of drafting project reports in the English language (preferably for UN partnerships) (max 60 points);
• Experience working with ARMSTAT (max 60 points);
• Fluency in Armenian and English (max 30 points).

Maximum total technical score amounts to 350 points. Only candidates who have passed over the minimum qualification criteria and have accumulated at least 245 points out of maximum 350 under technical evaluation will qualify for the next stage i.e. evaluation of their financial proposals.

Evaluation of submitted financial offers will be done based on the following formula: S = Fmin / F * 150

S – score received on financial evaluation;

Fmin – the lowest financial offer out of all the submitted offers qualified over the technical evaluation round;

F – financial offer under consideration.

The winning candidate will be the candidate, who has accumulated the highest aggregated score (technical scoring + financial scoring).

Management arrangements:

The contractor will report to and work under direct supervision of UN Women Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO) Regional Gender Statistics Specialist and day to day management of UN Women WEESC Project Analyst based in Yerevan.

Financial arrangements:

Payment will be disbursed upon submission of monthly reports of deliverables according to the Detailed Implementation Plan followed by a written confirmation to Programme Specialist that the services have been satisfactorily and timely performed as specified below:

• Progress Report 1: 10 working days (4%)
• Progress Report 2: 20 working days (8%)
• Progress Report 3: 20 working days (8%)
• Progress Report 4: 20 working days (8%)
• Progress Report 5: 20 working days (8%)
• Progress Report 6: 20 working days (8%)
• Progress Report 7: 20 working days (8%)
• Progress Report 8: 20 working days (8%)
• Progress Report 9: 20 working days (8%)
• Progress Report 10: 20 working days (8%)
• Progress Report 11: 20 working days (8%)
• Progress Report 12: 20 working days (8%)
• Progress Report 13: 20 working days (8%)

Application submission package:

• CV;
• Duly filled Personal History Form PHF11 that can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process
• Financial Proposal - lump sum proposal/offer* in AMD: (including breakdown of this lump sum amount indicating all necessary costs to complete this assignment

*The applicants are required to submit an aggregated financial offer: “aggregated financial offer” is the total sum of all financial claims of the candidate for accomplishment of all tasks spelled out in this ToR

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

How to Submit the Application:

• Download and complete the UN Women Personal History Form (P11)- https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process
• Merge your UN Women Personal History Form (P11), CV, samples of previous work and the Financial Proposal into a single file. The system does not allow for more than one attachment to be uploaded.
• Click on the Job Title (job vacancy announcement).
• Click 'Apply Now' button, fill in necessary information on the first page, and then click 'Submit Application;'
• Upload your application/single file as indicated above with the merged documents (underlined above).
• You will receive an automatic response to your email confirming receipt of your application by the system.

Notes:

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