National Consultant – Women Economic Empowerment Advisor

Contract

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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.

In Indonesia, UN Women works with government, civil society organizations (CSOs), academia, the media, and the public and private sectors to address national priorities of gender equality and women’s empowerment. Placing the advancement of women’s rights at the centre of our work and aligning with UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2021-2025UN Women Indonesia focuses on (1) Inclusive human development through ending violence and discrimination against women and build women’s leadership to build sustainable peace (2) Advance value-added and transformative economy by supporting women’s economic empowerment (3) Gender-responsive approach to building climate resilience and disaster risk reduction (4) Using innovation and data to leverage gender responsive governance.

The Consultancy is expected to contribute to the Women’s Economic Empowerment thematic area of the UN Women Indonesia Country Office, which focuses on:

1. Gender-responsive entrepreneurship capacity development
2. Strengthening the role of the private sector for gender-responsive business ecosystem
3. Financing for gender equality and women’s empowerment
4. Advancing women’s economic empowerment in climate action and transition to a green economy

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Programme Management Specialist/Head of Programmes and coordination with Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) as well as other programme team in UN Women Indonesia, the Consultant will undertake the following tasks:

• Provide advisory services related to national economic policies and priorities to the UN Women team to shape strategic interventions and programming on WEE in Indonesia, focusing on the development of new initiatives in climate change/green economy, sustainable finance, care economy, and other emerging economic priorities that are relevant for UN Women Indonesia.
• Strengthen partnership and resource mobilization particularly to build strategic partnerships with International Finance Institutions, international organizations, research centers, and think tanks and to support Country Office in developing concept notes and proposal for resource mobilization.
• Provide review, substantive inputs, and analysis to ensure the quality of UN Women's knowledge products, particularly policy briefs, modules, and manuals, in line with UN Women’s strategic direction for women’s economic empowerment.
• Support the Programme Management Specialist/Head of Programmes with any other relevant duties as may be assigned in relation to Women’s Economic Empowerment programme.

CONTRACT PERIOD AND WORK LOCATION

The period of this consultancy is from 21 August to 31 December 2023. This Consultancy is home based and will require travel as requested/approved by Programme Management Specialist/Head of Programmes.

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of Programme Management Specialist, UN Women Indonesia.

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Deliverables

Deadline of Submission

1

A comprehensive report approved by Programme Management Specialist/Head of Programmes that include concrete actions/contribution on the following aspects:

• Advisory service provided to UN Women during the period of reporting on WEE Programming
• Substantive inputs/review provided to UN Women knowledge products, concept notes and other documents
• Meetings attended, strategic partnership identified, engaged and documented
• Other tasks performed as specified in the Scope of Work

31 August 2023

2

A comprehensive report approved by Programme Management Specialist/Head of Programmes that include concrete actions/contribution on the following aspects:

• Advisory service provided to UN Women during the period of reporting on WEE Programming
• Substantive inputs/review provided to UN Women knowledge products, concept notes and other documents
• Meetings attended, strategic partnership identified, engaged and documented
• Other tasks performed as specified in the Scope of Work

30 September 2023

3

A comprehensive report approved by Programme Management Specialist/Head of Programmes that include concrete actions/contribution on the following aspects:

• Advisory service provided to UN Women during the period of reporting on WEE Programming
• Substantive inputs/review provided to UN Women knowledge products, concept notes and other documents
• Meetings attended, strategic partnership identified, engaged and documented
• Other tasks performed as specified in the Scope of Work

30 October 2023

4

A comprehensive report approved by Programme Management Specialist/Head of Programmes that include concrete actions/contribution on the following aspects:

• Advisory service provided to UN Women during the period of reporting on WEE Programming
• Substantive inputs/review provided to UN Women knowledge products, concept notes and other documents
• Meetings attended, strategic partnership identified, engaged and documented
• Other tasks performed as specified in the Scope of Work

30 November 2022

5

A comprehensive report approved by Programme Management Specialist/Head of Programmes that include concrete actions/contribution on the following aspects:

• Advisory service provided to UN Women during the period of reporting on WEE Programming
• Substantive inputs/review provided to UN Women knowledge products, concept notes and other documents
• Meetings attended, strategic partnership identified, engaged and documented
• Other tasks performed as specified in the Scope of Work

31 December 2023

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 this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-employment-values-and-competencies-definitions-en.pdf.

Functional Competencies

• Ability to conduct analysis regarding policy and guideline development and advocacy;
• Good time management;
• Good writing skills, and able to identify target audience for written documents;
• Good interpersonal communication skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s degree in economics, international finance, international relations, development studies, social science, or related field. Relevant additional course/research on women’s economic empowerment, gender equality, financial inclusion, and social inclusion is an added value. Post Graduate degree in economics/development studies will be an advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum seven years of relevant professional work experience in policy advocacy, programme development, and implementation on economic development. Three years or more experience of gender equality and social inclusion is an advantage.
• Three years of experience in providing advisory service/part of the consulting team to the Government, International Organizations on green economy and/or sustainable finance is an advantage.
• Experience and affinity working with the private sectors, government, business coalition, and research centre and solid understanding/experience of gender-related workplace policies and women-owned Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong technical expertise in policy analysis
• Knowledge on Indonesia’s economic policy and national priorities
• Well versed in current development on innovative policy-making and able to communicate effectively with government and business sectors.

Language Skills:

• Fluency in oral and written Indonesian and English is required
• Excellent technical and analytical writing skills (to be assessed through writing sample)

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

Submission of package

• Letter of Interest containing the statement on the candidate’s experience in the field of recruitment
• Updated CV
• Writing sample (report, essays, articles, concept notes, policy brief)
• P11 including past experience in similar assignments, can be downloaded at https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/about-us/jobs.
• Financial proposal for each deliverable.

PAYMENT METHODS

Payments for this consultancy will be based on the achievement of each deliverable and certification that each has been satisfactorily completed.