UNWOMEN International consultant to support the development of UN Joint programme on tackling sexual violence and harassment in BiH

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Background

BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN Women, is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential. We are trusted partners for advocates and decision-makers from all walks of life, and a leader in the effort to achieve gender equality.

UN Women has an extensive programme portfolio to tackle violence against women in all its forms. Violence against women and girls and domestic violence are widespread social problems in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), constituting serious violations of fundamental human rights. Too often this violence is seen and tolerated as “socially acceptable behavior” and is justified as prevailing social practice and behaviour, as accepted norms in the role and status of women in the family and society. The latest OSCE led survey Well-being and Safety of Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2019) indicated that nearly half of women older than fifteen (48%) have experienced some form of abuse including intimate partner violence, non-partner violence, stalking and sexual harassment, this is not acceptable.

In Mid-January 2021, the testimony of a Serbian actress on her experience of sexual abuse by her teacher, a screenwriter and director in Serbia, initiated an avalanche of outrage and testimonies of women and girls from across the Western Balkans on sexual harassment and sexual violence experiences. The Facebook platform “Nisam trazila” (“I did not ask for it”) was quickly established as an informal initiative, started by three women in BiH. To support the movement, the hashtag #nisisama is used in public space/social network space. The movement “Nisam tražila” symbolizes the courage of women and girls who shared their experiences and the need to address the issue of sexual harassment and violence seriously in the region. Today over 3,000 testimonials have been published and over 30,000 women, men, girls, and boys have supported the movement and its objectives.

As a way to respond to the public demand for justice for survivors of sexual violence, throughout the course of 2021 UN Women has facilitated a dialogue with other UN agencies and stakeholders active in combating violence against women in BiH. The outcome of this dialogue and consultation sessions is a comprehensive UN Women mapping document attempting to capture all ongoing UN and other international and local actors’ interventions towards improving legislation, protection, prevention and prosecution of sexual violence in the country, regardless of target group and scope. The mapping exercise has been an important first step in grasping the magnitude of gaps and priorities in addressing this issue.

The UN Women Country Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina is seeking to recruit an International Consultant to provide expertise to ongoing consultations and validation processes with partners in support to the development of UN joint programming on tackling sexual violence and sexual harassment in BiH. The work of the International Consultant will be supported by a National Consultant, and they will work under the overall supervision of the UN Women Representative and the direct supervision of the EVAW Programme Coordinator.

DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE

The overall development objective is to provide expert support to UN BiH efforts in addressing sexual violence and sexual harassment of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as part of a response to the large scale regional public movement to seek justice for survivors. Through this consultancy, UN Women aims to support the UN Agencies committed to develop and implement interventions in legislation, prevention, protection and prosecution of sexual violence and harassment. The results from this process will contribute to UN Women’s goal to end violence against women and girls.

IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE

To provide expert support to the UN efforts to develop a Concept Note with a results framework for a joint programme on combating sexual violence and sexual harassment in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The international consultant will lead the process of consultations and development of the Concept Note with which will outline the theory of change, objectives, strategies and risks for UN in BiH in addressing these issues, responding effectively to the public movement and aiming to close the gaps in the response to cases of sexual violence.

Duties and Responsibilities

The International Consultant will, in cooperation with the National Consultant, support the work of UN Women CO BiH in coordinating the development of the UN Joint Programme to tackle the issue of sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. To support this process the International Consultant is expected to deliver the following results and tasks:

1. Relevant UN agencies and other stakeholders have the same understanding of issues, gaps and priorities in addressing sexual violence in BiH

• In consultation with UN Women, develop a detailed and comprehensive workplan for the development of the UN Joint Programme Concept Note and Results Framework on addressing sexual violence and harassment in BiH
• Conduct a series of initial consultations with UN Women CO BiH and other UN agencies to ensure that the ongoing actions, gaps and priorities reflected in the existing UN Women mapping document are adequately identified and that the actors involved share a common understanding of the current state of play
• Conduct consultations with external (non-UN) local and international stakeholders in this field to ensure the ongoing actions, gaps and priorities are adequately reflected in the existing mapping document
• Update the mapping document with any additional inputs received and use it as a basis for the development of the UN Joint Programme Concept Note and the Results Framework

2. A comprehensive UN joint Programme Concept Note with a Results Framework for combating sexual violence in BiH is in place

• Based on the consultations with UN Women, other UN agencies and external stakeholders, taking into consideration the mapping document, draft a UN Joint Programme Concept Note with a Results Framework outlining possible further interventions by relevant UN Agencies in legislation, prevention, protection and prosecution of sexual violence and harassment in BiH
• Support UN Women in facilitating coordination meetings with other UN agencies and relevant stakeholders to present and collect inputs to the UN Joint Programme Concept Note and Results Framework
• Consolidate inputs to the UN Joint Programme Concept Note and Results Framework and finalize the document
• Together with UN Women present the final version of the Concept Note to UN agencies and other stakeholders

To facilitate delivery of the above outputs, UN Women will provide consultant with available resources including UN Women’s Orientation Brief, Legislative Overview, Mapping actions of key stakeholders and, other relevant resources on these issues.

DELIVERABLES AND TIMEFRAME

Under direct supervision of the EVAW Programme Coordinator, the International consultant will be expected to submit the following deliverables within the indicative timeframe:

Deliverable

Days

Delivery date by (indicative)

Written conclusions from the initial meeting with UN Women to discuss the background of the process and next steps to be used for development of the comprehensive work plan

1

15 January 2021

Comprehensive workplan for the development of the UN Joint Programme Concept Note and Results Framework approved by UN Women

3

31 January 2021

Written conclusions from consultation meetings with UN agencies and non-UN relevant stakeholders, with possibly of one in-country mission in Sarajevo, submitted to and finalized with UN Women to be used in the joint programme’s process

7

20 February 2022

Updated existing UN Women mapping document with additional inputs received through consultation meetings approved by UN Women

3

28 February 2022

Draft Concept Note with results framework on addressing sexual violence and harassment in BiH (maximum 30 pages in English) approved by UN Women

10

15 March 2022

Coordination meetings with UN agencies, with possibly of one in-country mission in Sarajevo, and consolidation of inputs to the UN Joint Programme Concept Note and Results Framework (with up to 7 Agencies)

7

31 March 2022

UN Joint Programme final Concept Note and Results Framework approved by UN Women

3

10 April 2022

Presentation of the Concept Note with all relevant stakeholders

1

15 April 2022

Total

35

Reporting

Under the direct supervision of the EVAW Programme Coordinator and the overall supervision of Representative, the International Consultant will work closely with the UN Women BiH EVAW team. All deliverables should be submitted to the UN Women EVAW Programme Coordinator in English.

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

lease 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

Functional Competencies: Knowledge Management and Learning

• Shares knowledge and experience
• Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside UN Women
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills
• Development and Operational Effectiveness
• Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills. Communicates sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies
• Demonstrates very good understanding of and experience in communications and outreach/advocacy
• Ability to perform a variety of standard specialized and non-specialized tasks and work processes that are fully documented, researched, recorded and reported
• Ability to review a variety of data, identify and adjust discrepancies, identify and resolve operational problems
• Uses Information Technology effectively as a tool and resource

Leadership and Self-Management

• Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
• Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure
• Proven networking skills and ability to generate interest in UN Women’s mandate
• Identifies opportunities and builds strong partnerships with clients and partners

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in law, social studies, development studies, or a relevant related field. Bachelor’s degree in an of these fields with additional 5 years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a master’s degree.

Skills and Experience:

• At least 7 years of experience in working in areas related to gender equality, development or human rights. Specific experience in working on topics related to EVAW (legislation, policy work, protection, prosecution) will be considered an asset
• Demonstrated 5 years of experience in program design (development of concept notes, theory of change, log frames, project proposals, etc.)
• Demonstrated at least years of 3 experience in managing and coordinating assignments with diverse groups of partners
• Knowledge of policy analysis and, coordination related to human rights, gender equality or social inclusion
• Previous work with UN and/or other international organizations will be considered an asset
• Fluency in English, excellent spoken and written skills
• Fluency in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (B/C/S) will be considered as asset

EVALUATION OF OFFERS

UN Women applies a fair and transparent selection process that takes into account both the technical qualification of potential consultants as well as the financial proposals submitted in support of consultant applications. Candidate applications will be evaluated using a cumulative analysis method taking into consideration the combination of applicant qualifications and financial proposal. Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 50 points in the technical evaluation will be considered for a validation interview.

The contract will be awarded to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

• responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
• having received the highest score out of below defined technical and financial criteria.

Criteria:

• Technical Evaluation – documents and interviewed based (70%)
• Master’s degree in law, social studies, development studies, or a relevant related field. Bachelor’s degree in an of these fields with additional 5 years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a master’s degree. - 15
• At least 7 years of experience in working in areas related to gender equality, development or human rights. Specific experience in working on topics related to EVAW (legislation, policy work, protection, prosecution) will be considered an asset – 20 points
• Demonstrated 5 years of experience in program design (development of concept notes, theory of change, log frames, project proposals, etc.) – 15 points
• Demonstrated at least 3 years of experience in managing and coordinating assignments with diverse groups of partners – 10 points
• Knowledge of policy analysis and, coordination related to human rights, gender equality or social inclusion - 5
• Previous work with UN and/or other international organizations will be considered an asset - 5
• Fluency in English, excellent spoken and written skills
• Fluency in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (B/C/S) will be considered as asset

Financial Evaluation - based on submitted offer (30%)

• Evaluation of submitted financial offers will be done based on the following formula: S = Fmin / F * 30 o S - score received on financial evaluation. o Fmin - the lowest financial offer out of all the submitted offers qualified over the technical evaluation round. o F - financial offer under the consideration.

DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE PROPOSALS

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents:

1. Expression of interest explaining why they are the most suitable for the work
2. Detailed financial proposal in USD ((which includes consultancy fees and other expected costs in the form of a lump-sum)
3. Completed UN Women Personal History (P11) form, that can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment

Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.

Due to potential COVID-19 related travel and meeting restrictions, it will be confirmed at a later stage whether the two travels outlined in this TOR will require physical or online presence of the consultant. The selected consultant is expected to be available for travel if conditions allow.

For any additional information, please contact unwomen.bih@unwomen.org

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

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