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Over the past years, UN Women has provided support to national and local stakeholders in strengthening democratic governance and advancing women’s rights through initiatives aimed at mainstreaming gender in policy planning and budgeting. At present, UN Women project office is supporting activities in areas related to preventing domestic violence, advancing implementation of UN Security council resolution 1325, initiatives leading to increased participation of vulnerable and socially excluded groups of women and gender responsive budgeting (GRB). With regards the latter, UN Women is implementing a three year Regional Project “Promoting Gender  Responsive Polices in South East Europe”, with financial support of the Austrian Development Agency and UN Women core funds.  As result of the past and the present activities, GRB has been identified as important tool for advancing gender equality in key national documents as in accordance with existing Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRoM) national policy documents on social inclusion and gender equality.

 

The long-term result of these initiatives is the incorporation of gender equality principles, perspectives and priorities not only in policy making, but also in budgeting at national and local level, leading to greater accountability and transparency of public finances, empowerment of women and advancement of gender equaltiy.

 

To this effect, UN Women is seeking to recruit a local consultant that will support the production of promotional materials on UN Women project office and in particular on the GRB work in order to increase the knowledge and information on these activities at national and regional level.

Working under the supervision of the GRB Regional Project Manager and the UN Women FYR Macedonia National Project Coordinator on GRB, the local consultant will be responsible to support production of the following GRB materials:

 

- Promotional flyer on GRB focusing on the UN Women supported activities in FYR Macedonia;
- Promotional flyer on GRB focusing on the UN Women supported activities in South East Europe;
- Articles on the UN Women GRB work in FYR Macedonia and South East Europe for the global and regional websites of UN Women; 

 

In close collaboration and consultation with UN Women, the local expert will be expected to deliver:

- Promotional flyer on GRB focusing on the UN Women supported activities in FYR Macedonia, including development of guidelines for and monitoring of the layout and design;
- Promotional flyer on GRB focusing on the UN Women supported activities in South East Europe, including development of guidelines for and monitoring of the layout and design;
- Promotional flyer on UN Women FYR Macedonia project office, including development of guidelines for and monitoring of the layout and design;
- Articles on the UN Women GRB work in FYR Macedonia and South East Europe for the global and regional websites of UN Women. 

• Demonstrates integrity and fairness by modeling UN values and ethical standards.
• Demonstrates professional competence and is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results.
• Display cultural, gender, nationality, religion and age sensitivity and adaptability.

 

 

• Gender equality: knowledge on the status of women’s rights and gender equality related challenges at national and regional level.
• Communication and writting: a) excellent communication and writting skills and b) ability to convey complex concepts in simple messaging to broader public in writing in a clear and persuasive style tailored to match different audiences.

- Advanced university degree on journalism, social sciences, public relations, development studies, gender studies or similar.

 

• A minimum of 5 years expertise and demonstrated experience in the field of media and public relations;
• The expert should be author of publications and/or different articles in public media or other mediums and have experience and proven records in preparing reports, guidelines or similar;
• Solid analytical, writing and communication skills in both Macedonian and English;
• Familiar with gender and human rights messages and theories, publications or work on these areas would be considered an asset;
• Ability to work in an independent manner and organize the workflow efficiently;
• Strong analytical, writing and communication skills in English and Macedonian;
• Good computer skills in Windows environment, knowledge of internet communications and command of MS Office applications (Power Point, Word, Excel)
• Previous experience or familiarity with the UN system is considered an asset;

 

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on a cumulative analysis taking into consideration the combination of the applicants’ qualifications and financial proposal. The award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

• responsive/compliant/acceptable
• having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

Only the highest ranked candidates who would be found qualified for the job will be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Technical criteria – 70% of total evaluation – max 35 points:
• Criteria A – Knowledge of local and regional context with regards to gender equality max points: 10
• Criteria B – Practical experience in producing publications and articles on human rights and gender equality for media or national/international organisations: max points: 15
• Criteria C– Relevant background (education and training in the field of media and gender equality): max points: 10

 

The duration of the contract is maximum 21 working days in the period 1 July – 15 September. The payment will be made upon satisfactory completion of all tasks in the assignment, and submission and approval by UN Women of final report.

 

Interested candidates are requested to apply online through this site no later than COB19 June 2012 and submit:

• Letter of interest for the position;
• Personal History Form (P11). Please follow the format available at http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment and submit personal CV including past experience and contact details of referees;
• Financial proposal, specifying a total lump sum amount (in MKD) for the tasks specified in this announcement. The financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (daily fee, number of anticipated working days, and/or any other possible costs).

Payments will be made only upon confirmation of UN Women on delivering on the contract obligations in a satisfactory manner.

UN Women applies fair and transparent selection process that would take into account the competencies/skills of the applicants as well as their financial proposals.

UN WOMEN is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.