Technical Support on Writing Articles on Legal, Gender and related areas

Contract

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Background

I. 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 also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality, and in all deliberations and agreements linked to the 2030 Agenda. The entity works to position gender equality as fundamental to the Sustainable Development Goals, and a more inclusive world.

UN Women, as part of the United Nations in Timor-Leste, contributes to the Government’s efforts to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women, as outlined in its Strategic Development Plan 2011-2030, its Sustainable Development Goals Roadmap, and in support of its international human rights and gender equality obligations. Within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2021-2025), UN Women’s programming in Timor-Leste focuses on Women’s Economic Empowerment, Ending Violence against Women and Girls (EVAWG), advancing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) & Disaster Risk Reduction agendas and supporting implementation of Normative commitments (e.g. CEDAW, Beijing Platform for Action, SDGs), mainstreaming gender across areas to achieve these results. In support of its coordination mandate, UN Women Country Office Co-Chairs the UN Inter-agency Governance Results Group (with UNDP), Co-Chairs Gender Theme Group and the Co-Chairs the Multi-stakeholder Gender Coordination Group with the State Secretariat for Equality and Inclusion.

Duties and Responsibilities

II. Objectives of the assignment

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Head of Office, in collaborations with relevant officers the consultant will be responsible for review and write articles on legal, gender and related areas.

III. Scope of work and tasks

The consultant will perform the following tasks:

1. Desk review and identification of relevant best practices on global normative framework and gender related laws and policies incl. analysis and draft development of related laws and policies.
2. Submit a complete a report to UN Women that should include:

• Methodology of the study
• Background of TL’s context in relation to the proposed articles
• Findings and conclusions of the analysis
• Recommended processes & proposed roadmap.
• Recommended outline of a feasible and effectiveness
• Recommended content of the articles could be fed into the below criteria: Relevance, Efficiency, Effectiveness, Coherence and Coordination, Gender equality and women’s Human Right: the extent to which to support the Government to implement and report effectively on the implementation of the international commitments such as CEDAW, UNSC Resolutions 1325 and its subsequent Resolutions, Sustainability, Covid-19 response: the extent to which would help TL to prepare for climate or health crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic, or to plan to respond to such event, in terms of the WPS pillars (prevention, protection, participation and peace building), Participatory and transparency: the extent to which the key players of the society would take part in the designing, planning, financing, implementing, monitoring, evaluation and reporting, and how the information would be transparently conveyed to the public.

Expected Deliverables:

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Deliverable

Target Deadline

Twenty articles on Global normative frameworks, and gender related laws, policies incl. to identify challenges which Timor-Leste is encountering in advancing gender equality, human rights and women’s empowerment, particularly in the context of disaster management, COVID-19 pandemic and post-disaster recovery, as well as to promote meaningful participation and representation of Timorese women in national development agenda (CEDAW, NAP 1325, NAP GBV and UPR recommendations) which can include but not limited to national security and peacebuilding.

1 Aug 2022 – 31 July 2023

All the deliverables, including events materials, notes and reports should be submitted in written English Language, or with English summary.

Duration of the assignment

The total duration of the contract assignment will be from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023.

Schedule of Payment

Payment in full upon final submission and satisfactory outputs/products in accordance with specified requirements.

Upon receipt of the deliverables and prior to the payment of the instalment, the deliverables will be reviewed and approved by UN Women. The period of the review is one week after receipt.

Inputs:

• The consultant is expected to use her/his own computer and have all needed software for related tasks.
• Cost of internet connection needs to be covered by the consultant.
• Consultant’s performance will be evaluated based on: timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, accuracy, and quality of the deliverables.
• UN Women team will support resource materials, and reference documents as relevant.
• Performance evaluation:
• Consultant’s performance will be evaluated based on: timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, accuracy, and quality of the deliverables.

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

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Strong knowledge of gender equality and women's rights issues;
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with government representatives of Member States (donor and programme);
• Proven networking skills, and ability to mobilize support on behalf of UN Women;
• Strong negotiating skills;
• Knowledge and understanding of UN system and familiarity with inter-governmental processes;
• Strong IT skills, including databases, extranet and office software packages;
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Required experience and qualifications

The Consultant should fulfil the following requirements:

• Bachelor degree in law, social studies, gender studies, international relation, or related disciplines.
• Bachelor degree with minimum 2 years of experience in the field of legal, international development, gender studies, social science, Women, Peace and Security agenda, conflict prevention-resolution and politics & security reform, or other related area.
• Experience in research, analysis of a legal and related articles in other countries, especially Southeast Asian with strong technical expertise in human right, gender and legal reform
• Experience in analysis and development/ drafting of the legal articles or documents.

Language and other skills:

• Excellent verbal and written English and communication skills are essential
• Computer literacy and ability to effectively use office technology equipment, Internet, and email

Submission of package

1. Cover letter and copy of the latest academic certificate;
2. CV, including contact information for 3 references;

3. Financial proposal. The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount per each article and/or daily fee and admin costs. The lump sum costs must be accompanied by a detailed breakdown of costs calculation.

   All applications must include (as an attachment) the CV, and the financial proposal. Kindly note that the system allowed to upload one document only.

   Selected candidates will need to submit prior to commencement of work: UN Women P-11 form, available from http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment

Evaluation:

1. Technical Qualification (100 points) weight; [70%]

2. Financial Proposal (100 points) weight; [30%] A two-stage procedure is utilised in evaluating the proposals, with evaluation of the technical proposal 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 individual is evaluated based on following technical qualification evaluation criteria:

Technical Evaluation Criteria

Obtainable Score

Education

20 %

Experience and skills

70 %

Language and other skills

10 %

Total Obtainable Score

100 %

Only the candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% of total points will be considered as technically-qualified candidate.

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 price component is 100.
• The maximum number of points will be allotted to the lowest price proposal that is opened/ evaluated and compared among those technical 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.