Trainer and Performer for Comedy for Equality

Consultant

Overview

Lead stand-up comedy workshop and perform in showcase focused on gender equality.

You have:

• Master's degree in social studies, cultural studies, or related field; or a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in stand-up comedy and/or comedy for activism.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia.
• Understanding of gender equality and women's human rights.
• Substantive experience in managing and implementing similar projects is preferred.

Contract

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Background

I. Background

Women are key contributors across all sectors, communities, and societies. However, inequality still persists, and women face multiple barriers and gender-based discrimination at home, at school, at work, and in public life. Despite a growing number of women graduating from universities, their entry into the labor force has not seen a proportional growth, let alone in a leadership position. Violence against Women and Girls remains the most widespread and pervasive human rights violation worldwide affecting more than an estimated 1 in 3 women[1], a figure that has remained largely unchanged over the last decade.[2]

This reality shows that more efforts are needed to promote gender equality and end violence against women and girls. The upcoming 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, international civil society led campaign that takes place each year from 25 November to 10 December, is a time to raise awareness, mobilize, and spotlight support and actions for gender equality and prevention of violence against women and girls.

Comedy is a highly effective tool for communications and campaigns. It provides opportunities to counter-narratives that discriminate against women and provides safe spaces for women and men to express themselves. Responding to this, in 2021, the United Nations in Indonesia hosted a “Comedy for Equality” showcase, featuring performances from 10 Indonesian comics performing original stand-up routines that reflected humorously on gender inequalities and misogynistic stereotypes. Prior to the showcase, five workshops on comedy for equality were held throughout November and December.

This year, UN Women, UNFPA, and partners will hold “Orange the World” Comedy and Music to End Violence against Women. The “Comedy for Equality” workshop and performance will be organized as part of this activity. The workshop aims to strengthen the capacity of selected comedians from last year’s comedy for equality workshop to advocate for gender equality and end violence against women and girls and to influence and deliver messages that engage the public in promoting gender equality and challenging the harmful social norms in society. Following the workshop, the trainer and participating comedians will perform at the “Orange the World” event.

As such, UN Women is seeking a consultant to be the trainer for the stand-up comedy workshop and to host and perform at the stand-up comedy showcase.

II. The Objectives

The stand-up comedy workshop and performance aims to:

• Enable stand-up comedians to advocate for gender equality and end violence against women and girls.
• Strengthen stand-up comedians’ capacity to influence and deliver messages that engage the public in promoting gender equality, women’s empowerment, and prevention of violence against women and girls.
• Spread the message of gender equality, women’s empowerment, and prevention of violence against women and girls, and encourage people to take action and challenge inequalities and harmful social norms.

[1] Across their lifetime, 1 in 3 women, around 736 million, are subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner, non-partner or both (Violence against Women Prevalence Estimates), however, this figure would be even higher if it included the full continuum of violence that affects women and girls including sexual harassment, violence in digital contexts, harmful practices and sexual exploitation.

[2] WHO (2021) Violence against Women Prevalence Estimates

Duties and Responsibilities

III. Roles and Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the UN Women Advocacy and Communication Analyst, the consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:

• To prepare stand-up comedy for equality workshop materials for participants.
• To facilitate the comedy for equality workshop on 9 December 2022.
• To provide one on one mentoring sessions to participants.
• To become the host and perform at the “Comedy for Equality” showcase session on 10 December 2022.
• Prepare post-workshop report.

IV. Deliverables

Assignments

Deliverables

• Prepare stand-up comedy for equality workshop materials for participants.
• Facilitate the comedy for equality workshop.
• Provide one on one mentoring sessions to participants.

• To become the host and perform at the comedy for equality showcase.

• Finalized and approved workshop plan and materials.

• Post-workshop report.

V. Duration of Assignment and Duty Station

The time required for the consultancy is 1-30 December 2022. The comedy for equality workshop and showcase will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Competencies

VI. 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

VII. Qualifications of the Consultant

Education:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in social studies, cultural studies, or related field; or a Bachelor’s degree in social studies, cultural studies, or related field, or other studies with a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in the field of creative content creation, or gender issues/development, or women’s empowerment in lieu of Master’s degree is acceptable.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in stand-up comedy and/or comedy for activism.
• Substantive experience in managing and implementing similar projects is preferred.
• Experienced in facilitating/moderating and performing at public speaking and/or stand-up comedy events.
• Understanding of gender equality and women’s human rights.

Language Skills:

• Excellent communication skills and fluent in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

VIII. Submission of Application

Submission of package:

• Letter of Interest containing the statement on candidate’s experience in the field of recruitment.
• Updated CV.
• Proposed workshop plan.
• P11 including past experience in similar assignments; can be downloaded at https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/about-us/jobs.
• Financial proposal.

IX. Payment

Payment in full upon satisfactory deliverables. The consultant is responsible for their own income taxes and UN Women is not obliged to deduct them.

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