National Consultants/ Trainers on Gender Issues (for a Roster)

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.

UN Women in Georgia supports state and non-state partners towards the achievement of substantive gender equality in Georgia. In line with international and national commitments, UN Women works on the levels of policies and legislation, institutions and grassroots, in order to achieve transformative results for increased gender equality and greater protection of the rights of women and girls.

UN Women Georgia puts special emphasis on the work towards Ending Violence Against Women, promotion and support to Women, Peace, and Security agenda in Georgia, Economic Empowerment of Women and last but not least, Mainstreaming of Gender into National Planning and Budgeting Processes. Along with these key priority areas that constitute UN Women mandate, UN Women interventions in Georgia are anchored in the UN Country Team’s Development Assistance Framework with the government of Georgia.

In order to enhance the understanding of various stakeholders (state agencies, private sector entities and non-governmental organizations) on how they can promote gender equality and women’s rights in their respective industries, UN Women would like to create a Roster of National Consultants/Trainers who will be responsible for developing modules and conducting trainings in Georgia (with the possibility to travel to the regions). The exact training topics will be finalized based on the need’s assessment conducted by the consultant.

The consultancy work is expected to start on February 2022 and end in February 2023.

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the National Consultant/Trainer are:

• To develop a detailed work plan for the assignment;
• To produce a training needs assessment questionnaire and conduct an online needs assessment of the training participants (as needed);
• To develop a detailed agenda and modules, presentations and relevant training materials;
• To develop and conduct analysis of pre and post-training surveys;
• To conduct a series of trainings on gender equality and women’s rights for the training participants coming from different stakeholder groups (with the possibility to travel to the regions of Georgia);
• To draft and submit the final training report outlining the training process, pre-and post-training assessments and recommendations for follow up actions, including on further capacity development needs of the participants.

Deliverables:

• A detailed work plan for the assignment/s submitted to UN Women (3 days in advance to the training);
• Training needs assessment questionnaire developed, assessment conducted and analyzed (as required by UN Women) (3 days in advance to the training);
• Detailed agenda and modules, presentations and relevant training materials, including pre and post training tests (3 days in advance of the training);
• Trainings conducted on gender equality for the training participants coming from different stakeholder groups (with the possibility to travel to the regions of Georgia);
• The final training report in English, outlining the training process, results of the pre-and post-training assessments and recommendations for follow up actions, including on further capacity development needs of the participants written and submitted to UN Women within 3 working days from the training (5 days after the training).

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: 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 gender/women’s studies, human rights, sociology, law, international development or related field or 10 years of equivalent combination of certification and experience in the relevant area;

Experience:

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in the field of gender equality and women’s rights;
• At least 3 years of experience in delivering trainings on gender issues to government officials, civil society, private sector companies or grassroots’ communities;
• At least 3 years of proven experience in developing training manuals, modules and programmes;
• Sound understanding of interactive learning methods and adult-learning techniques.

Language:

• Fluency in English and Georgian.

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:

• Master’s degree in gender/women’s studies, human rights, sociology, law, international development or related field or 10 years of equivalent combination of certification and experience in the relevant area;
• At least 3 years of experience in delivering trainings on gender to government officials, civil society, private sector companies or grassroots’ communities.

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):

• Master’s degree in gender/women’s studies, human rights, sociology, law, international development or related field or 10 years of equivalent combination of certification and experience in the relevant area; (max 50 points);
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in the field of gender equality and women’s rights (max 50 points)
• At least 3 years of experience in delivering trainings on gender issues to government officials, civil society, private sector companies or grassroots’ communities (max 70 points);
• At least 3 years of proven experience in developing training manuals, modules and programmes; (max 50 points);
• Sound understanding of interactive learning methods and adult-learning techniques (max 80 points).
• Fluency in English and Georgian (max 50 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 consultant will report to and work under direct supervision of UN Women WEE Programme Analyst and under the overall guidance of UN Women Georgia Country Representative.

Financial arrangements:

Payment will be disbursed upon submission and approval of deliverables and certification by UN Women National Programme Officer that the services have been satisfactorily performed.

Application submission package:

• Duly filled in Personal History Form PHF11 that can be downloaded from https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process
• CV;
• Financial Proposal - lump sum proposal/offer* in GEL (or USD) (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. Travel costs (ticket, DSA etc.) should not be included and will be paid for separately by UN Women.

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 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:

• UN Women retains the right to contact references directly. Due to the large numbers of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.
• Applications without the financial offer will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.