Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Specialist

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 Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR1325, 2000) is the landmark resolution on women, peace and security (WPS) that links gender equality to the maintenance of international peace and security. WPS agenda is a significant international normative and policy framework, because it addresses the gender-specific impacts of conflict, political crisis, displacement, disaster, violent extremism, and mass atrocities on women and girls. Two decades and nine resolutions after, WPS agenda continues to expand its footprint in global policy making.

Indonesia is one of the lead ASEAN Member States to advance WPS agenda in the ASEAN region, particularly around issues of conflict prevention, peace mediation and negotiation including counter terrorism (CT) and prevention of violent extremism (PVE), women in peace keeping operation among others. Under the UN Women Indonesia SN-AWP 2021-2025, governance and WPS is one of the programme priorities funded by various donors. It is also fully aligned with Indonesia UNSCDF 2021-2025.

In Indonesia, UN Women Indonesia Country Office Programs are guided by the Strategy Note 2021-2024, that is aligned with UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) signed between the Minister of National Planning and UN system in the country. The Country Office is currently managing four major programmes/portfolio, namely, Women’s Economic Empowerment, Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW), Governance and Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and Humanitarian and Disaster Risk Reduction.

Under the guidance of the Governance, and Women Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action (WPSHA) Thematic Lead and direct supervision of the Programme Analyst for Governance/Women, Peace and Security, the Consultant is responsible in providing technical support for the management and implementation of the WPS programme in Indonesia, including the monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and reporting of the portfolio.

Duties and Responsibilities

II. SCOPE OF WORK, SPECIFIC TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the overall guidance and supervision from the Programme Management Specialist/Head of Programmes, the consultant will undertake the following tasks:

• Provide technical support to the inception phase of the Netherland funded programming on Women Peace and Security, including coordination of programme implementation under the Women, Peace and Security portfolio with particular focus on community-based initiatives, including peace villages initiative.
• Contribute to monitoring and reporting for the Women, Peace and Security portfolio of UN Women Indonesia CO;
• Provide inputs to annual and quarterly reports; review and coordinate the submission of implementing partner financial and narrative reports;
• Provide substantive inputs to donor and UN Women reports.
• Develop tools for the design and implementation of specific social norm and/or behavioral change technical components; ensure project implementation adheres to the appropriate ASEAN and Indonesia strategies and remains technically sound.
• Review, analyze and contribute to the evaluation of the effectiveness of social norm/behavioral change programs/projects/components and make recommendations for improvement.
• Ensure that strategies and implementation of social norm/behavioral change align with technical work to advance the WPS agenda and coordinate cross thematic linkages to promote gender mainstreaming into programme interventions within UN Women Indonesia/ASEAN programmes, key relevant partners and stakeholders.
• Contribute to building strategic partnerships and contribute to the implementation of resource mobilization strategies for the Women, Peace and Security portfolio;
• Provide support in knowledge building and sharing efforts on the Women, Peace and Security programming in Indonesia;
• Work closely with UN Women Indonesia country office and provide support on contextualizing/localizing programme documents, country strategies, and knowledge products on Women, Peace and Security;
• Provide support for national activities and strategies addressing Women, Peace and Security, and their incorporation into CO Strategies and annual work plan;
• Contribute to creating linkages with existing Women, Peace and Security programmes/projects, including support collaboration with other thematic areas such as those related to climate change and disaster risk reduction; violence against women/trafficking; and women economic empowerment.
• Gather and compile all information necessary for results-based monitoring and reporting on the assigned project portfolio;

III. CONTRACT PERIOD AND WORK LOCATION

The period of this consultancy is from 1 May – 31 October 2023. The consultant will be based in Jakarta, Indonesia and/or home-based and at the UN Women Indonesia Office or other locations as required.

IV. EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of Programme Management Specialist/Head of Programmes, UN Women Indonesia to achieve the following deliverables:

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Deliverables

Estimated Level of Effort

Target Completion

Dates

1

Submission of activity report and relevant documents (briefing notes, workplan, concept note, presentation, etc ) in supporting the planning, development, and implementation of the Women, Peace and Security portfolio work in July in line with request and feedback from UN Women.

15 days

31 May 2023

2

Submission of activity report and relevant documents (briefing notes, workplan, concept note, presentation, etc ) in supporting the planning, development, and implementation of the Women, Peace and Security portfolio work in August in line with request and feedback from UN Women.

15 days

30 June 2023

3

Submission of activity report and relevant documents (briefing notes, workplan, concept note, presentation, etc ) in supporting the planning, development, and implementation of the Women, Peace and Security portfolio work in September in line with request and feedback from UN Women.

15 days

31 July 2023

4

Submission of activity report and relevant documents (briefing notes, workplan, concept note, presentation, etc ) in supporting the planning, development, and implementation of the Women, Peace and Security work in October in line with request and feedback from UN Women.

15 days

31 August 2023

5

Submission of activity report and relevant documents (briefing notes, workplan, concept note, presentation, etc ) in supporting the planning, development, and implementation of the Women, Peace and Security work in November in line with request and feedback from UN Women.

15 days

30 September 2023

6

Submission of activity report and relevant documents (briefing notes, workplan, concept note, presentation, etc ) in supporting the planning, development, and implementation of the Women, Peace and Security portfolio work in December in line with request and feedback from UN Women.

15 days

31 October 2023

Competencies

V. 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.

Functional Competencies

• Excellent knowledge of gender equality, gender-responsive governance, women, peace and security
• Excellent programme planning, formulation, implementation, management and monitoring skills, including strong knowledge of results-based management
• Team management skills
• Ability to develop detailed operational plans and budgets, and deliver on them
• Ability to synthesize programme performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making
• Excellent networking and partnerships-building skills
• Ability to interact with donors, identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising
• Ability to perform qualitative and quantitative research, and use evidence to inform policy advocacy and technical advice
• Excellent analytical and communications skills; ability to write high-quality papers, speeches, briefings and reports;
• Strong knowledge of programme development, implementation, results-based management and reporting.

Required Skills and Experience

VI. REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• At least a Master’s degree or equivalent in human rights, law, public administration, political science, economics, social sciences, international development, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years’ progressively responsible experience at the national and international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes;
• Technical experience in women, peace and security, preferably with field experience in managing and/or overseeing programmes in this area;
• Experience in leading/managing a team;
• Experience and/or knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region is a very strong asset;
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors, in particular ASEAN, is a significant advantage;
• Proven experience in integrating gender equality concepts into regional/global frameworks;
• Excellent proven communications and negotiation skills;
• Experience working in the UN System is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required;
• Knowledge of other UN official working languages is an asset.

VII. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION AND EVALUATION

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit an electronic application no later than 26 April 2023. The application must include (as attachment) the following documents:

• Letter of Interest containing the statement on candidate’s experience in line with the scope of work and requirements.
• Updated CV.
• P11 including past experience in similar assignments; can be downloaded at https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/about-us/jobs.
• Financial proposal with proposed daily fee.

Evaluation

The evaluation will be based on the combination of the weighted technical and financial scores (80 per cent technical and 20 per cent financial). The technical evaluation includes the knowledge/experience in gender equality and women’s empowerment, experience working in international organizations/development sector. Evaluation methods include desk review and/or interview.