National Consultant to support the development of the Brunei Darussalam Mid-term Review Report of Progress on the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (RP
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Background
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 center of all its efforts, UN Women also leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action.
The impact of violence against women (VAW) cuts across all the three pillars of the ASEAN Community, namely, the economic, political-security and socio-cultural; and all three pillars are similarly committed to ending violence against women (EVAW) (ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 2016).
The Progress Report On Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (ASEAN Progress Report On Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, 2016) reveals that all ASEAN Member States (AMS) have enacted laws and have adopted programs to protect women and children from violence, exploitation, and abuse and discrimination, but that there are considerable differences in national legal frameworks=. Further, there are also differences in the extent of implementation, monitoring, and data collection to support VAW programming. In short, progress has been uneven and other areas were found to still require further attention, including data gaps on the extent and impact of VAW; limited financial and human resources to support the enforcement of laws and the delivery of support services; and the pervasiveness of discriminatory gender norms that condone VAW (ASEAN, 2016).
As part of the regional block’s key response, in 2016, the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (RPA on EVAW) 2016-2025 was finalized in order to guide regional and national implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Elimination of Violence Against Children, adopted by the Leaders at the 23rd ASEAN Summit in 2013.
To translate commitments into strategies and actions to be taken at national levels, the ten AMS have made significant gains in their implementation of the RPA on EVAW. To review the progress of the ASEAN as a body and of each AMS, the Mid-Term Review Process was started in 2019 in collaboration with the ACWC, ACW and UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP). The mid-term review (MTR) consisted of two components, namely: (1) a comprehensive desk review of key human rights reports submitted by each AMS as part of their national reporting to the Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination of Women (CEDAW) and as part of the Beijing Platform for Action review, 25 years since its adoption (BPfA+25); and (2) a survey distributed to each AMS, consolidating information on their progress on the Key Actions and Priority Areas of the RPA on EVAW for the first five years of its implementation (2016-2020).
In this context, UN Women is looking for a national consultant to provide technical support to develop and finalize the Brunei Darussalam Mid-term Review Report of Progress on the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (RPA on EVAW).
Objective of the Consultancy
Under the supervision of the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, and in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of Brunei Darussalam and the ASEAN Commission on the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) Brunei Darussalam, the consultant will provide support to the organization and facilitation of a roundtable discussion with key national stakeholders in the country and, based on the discussions, will elaborate the Brunei Darussalam Mid-term Review Report of Progress on the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (RPA on EVAW).
Duties and Responsibilities
Scope of work
The consultant will work with the suggested tasks as below:
Deliverables
Key task
Deliverable
Target date
Support the organization and facilitation of a roundtable discussion with key national stakeholders
1. Validated agenda and CN for the roundtable discussion with key questions to be asked by the facilitator.
15 April 2021
Draft and finalize the report
2. Based on the discussion during the roundtable, draft report of the Brunei Darussalam Mid-term Review Report of Progress on the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (RPA on EVAW)
30 April 2021
3. Agreed and finalized report in English (and Brunei Malay, if applicable), which reflects comments and feedback from UN Women, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of Brunei Darussalam and the ACWC Brunei Darussalam to be shared with the national consultant no later than 7 May.
14 May 2021
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 Culture, Youth and Sport of Brunei Darussalam and the ACWC Brunei Darussalam.
Competencies
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
Eligibility criteria
- 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.
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in research and/or policies elaboration on gender or violence against women.
- Experience facilitating national workshops is an asset.
- Experience in working with CSO organizations or government entities in Brunei Darussalam is an asset.
- Knowledge of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
- Understanding of the social, cultural, and political context of Brunei Darussalam.
- Fluent in English and Brunei Malay.
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
A) 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%
B) Substantive experience and skills
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in research and/or policies elaboration on gender or violence against women.
- Experience facilitating national workshops is an asset.
- Experience in working with CSO organizations or government entities in Brunei Darussalam is an asset.
- Knowledge of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Understanding of the social, cultural, and political context of Brunei Darussalam.
70%
C) Reporting writing, editing and language skills
Fluent in English and Brunei Malay.
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.
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 support the development of the Brunei Darussalam Mid-term Review Report” no later than 7 April 2021, Midnight New York, USA.
Submission package includes:
Curriculum vitae
- Financial proposal: the financial proposal shall specify a lump sum amount breaking down the professional fee for each deliverable.
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