Jobs - 31471- UN Women: Consultant on E-learning Course

UN Women: Consultant on E-learning Course

Location :

Home-based

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

02-Aug-12 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

30 working days

Languages Required :

Expected Duration of Assignment :

30 working days

UNDP 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. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UN Women is seeking to hire a consultant to update its e-learning course on implementation of the Security Council resolutions on women, peace and security with new information, case study and empirical data. The e-learning course was developed in 2007 in response to the requests of the Security Council to raise awareness and promote implementation of the Security Council resolutions on women, peace and security, including through advocacy and capacity development. Since that date four new WPS resolutions have been passed and a great deal of policy and programmatic innovation has taken place in the fields of conflict prevention, resolution, peacekeeping and peace building. These developments need to be reflected in this basic introductory e-learning course. The course is intended to build understanding of the content and intent of these resolutions, as well as to establish a basic aptitude in gender and conflict analysis and linked operational measures such as developing a national action plan or adapting institutional practices (for instance in security sector, foreign policy or justice institutions) to implement these resolutions.

Resolution 1325 (2000), unanimously adopted by the Security Council in October 2000 under the Presidency of Namibia, is regarded as one of the most influential documents in establishing the legitimacy of addressing women’s and gender issues in the areas of peace and security. The Resolution provides a framework that makes the pursuit of gender equality relevant to every conflict-related action, ranging from mine clearance to elections to security sector reform. In subsequent years an ‘architecture’ of Women Peace and Security norms and actions have evolved via follow-up resolutions 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009) and 1960 (2010).

While all major stakeholders need to take responsibility for the full implementation of these resolutions, Member States in particular should ensure that they are integrated into their national policies and training programmes to make their implementation systematic and sustainable.

In keeping with the spirit and objectives of the resolution, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is determined to continue strengthening the implementation of these resolutions at the regional and national levels through awareness-raising and capacity-building.

Two initial e-learning courses, mainly focussed on UNSCR 1325, with specific content appropriate to Latin America and the Caribbean on the one hand and Africa on the other, was developed in 2007 . The Peace Operations Training Institute (POTI) collaborated in the production and dissemination of these two e- learning training courses. The courses consist of common modules in its first half that focus on general information about United Nations and its intergovernmental architecture for addressing the women, peace and security agenda. Region-specific modules address the nature and impact of conflict on women in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Africa. T his approach provides both courses with the necessary common foundation but also addresses the specificity of the women, peace and security issues in these two regions.

The Peace Operations Training Institute has been responsible for administering the e-learning course to a broad audience.The Latin America course was released 27 April 2011 and has averaged 232 enrolments per month for a total of 1862 through the end of 2011. The Africa course was released 11 July 2011 and has averaged 249 enrolments per month for a total of 1373 through the end of 2011.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Duty Station: Home based - travel to attend peer review workshop will be paid by UN Women separately

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Lead Programme Specialist on women, peace and security the consultant is to develop a regional module for Asia and the Pacific’s for the e-learning course on the implementation of the SCRs on women, peace and security.

Tasks will consist of:

Providing a general overview, including through a desk review, of the current peace and security situation in the identified region and its impact on women and girls. This should take into account past conflicts and their impacts on women and girls in the region. It should also address the role of women in conflict prevention, their participation in formal and informal peace processes and how their rights, needs and concerns are addressed in conflict and post conflict situations throughout the region. The overview should describe the existing challenges as well as priorities in the context of the implementation of the SCRs on women, peace and security. The overview should contain information about the role of regional organizations in promoting women, peace and security agenda. The special focus should be on the current situation with development of regional and national action plans or strategies. In addition to narrative analysis of the findings the overview should contain available data and concrete examples. It should be modeled on the content developed for the existing e-learning courses on WPS in LAC and Africa.
Organizing the information and analysis in the format of the e-learning lessons, where each lesson is followed up by the questions with multiple choice answers.
Designing of 50 relevant questions for the end-of-course examination.
Consultations with UN Women Regional Office and COs about the latest emerging issues in the area of women, peace and security.
Participating in the peer review workshop organized by UN and presenting this regional module for their consideration and validation. Incorporating comments/suggestion into the final draft.
Ensuring consistency of the presented material with the other regional modules of the e-learning course.
Presenting the findings and analysis in a user-friendly language acceptable for general public without specific knowledge of the issues.

Deliverables:

First draft of a regional module for Asia and the Pacific’s- 20 working days by 20 September 2012
Second draft - 5 further working days (from receipt of revisions and inputs from UNW) by 10 October 2012
The final draft of a regional module - 5 working days ( from the peer review workshop)

Competencies

Core Competencies:

Ability to work in a team;
Excellent communication and networking skills;
Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and productively with internal and external colleagues;
High level of initiative and self-motivation;
Basic computer literacy.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced degree in law, relevant social sciences, political science/ international affairs, international development studies, gender/women’s studies, human rights, peace and security or a related field.

Experience:

Minimum 7-10 years of the regional experience in the area of peace and security from a gender perspective. Knowledge of UN context. Excellent writing and research skills.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English is required.

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment

Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.