Background

Starting from 2013, UN Women, with the support of the European Union (EU), has been implementing the project “Innovative Action for Gender Equality in Georgia” (IAGE). The overall objective of IAGE is to adopt and implement relevant policies and legislation to address specific healthcare, social, and economic needs of women from excluded groups in Georgia, while the specific objective is to support women’s initiatives aimed at confidence building and social stability through addressing healthcare, social, and economic needs of national minority, imprisoned, IDP and conflict affected women and women living in remote mountainous areas in Georgia.

The project is aimed at realizing three interrelated outputs/results:
  • Capacity of gender equality and women’s rights advocates increased to advocate for integration of issues of excluded groups of women and girls in relevant policies and legislation;
  • Willingness and capacity of state structures increased to incorporate issues of excluded groups of women and girls in relevant policies, legislation and services on national and local levels;
  • Partnerships among the government and women’s civil society groups as well as women’s people-to-people diplomacy initiatives increased for promotion of social stability and confidence building.
The final beneficiaries’ of the IAGE are four groups of women and girls: 1) national & ethnic minorities, 2) imprisoned women, 3) women residing in isolated mountainous settings and 4) single, elderly and disabled women, and female headed households among the groups of IDP and conflict affected women.

As a first step in achieving the first output of the project, the programme is currently conducting a mapping of the capacity needs of civil society actors in order to design tailor-made capacity development interventions, from the viewpoint of evidence-based advocacy and gender mainstreaming into social and healthcare policies. This mapping which will be finalized in October 2013. NGOs and research organizations participating in the mapping study on a voluntary bases will participate in the follow-up training to be designed based on the findings and recommendations of the study.
Focus of the IAGE is to strengthen the voice and capacity of gender equality and women's rights advocates for gender sensitive policymaking. Furthermore, it will tackle a challenge of bridging the gender equality gap in policies and legislation through increased involvement of civil society and policymakers in addressing the needs of excluded groups of women and girls. Based on the above, strengthening and equipping civil society actors with knowledge and tools to demand human centred and gender sensitive policies and legislation is crucial in achieving this objective.

Therefore, IAGE programme intends to hire International Consultant / trainer to design the training manual based on the results and recommendations of the mapping study on capacity development needs of civil society from the viewpoint of evidence-based advocacy and gender mainstreaming into social and healthcare policies and conduct trainings for NGOs and research institutions. The consultant will work in a team with local consultant/trainer.

Duties and Responsibilities

The International Consultant/trainer will work under the direct supervision of the IAGE Programme Manager and overall guidance of UN Women National Programme Officer and will benefit from technical and operational support of UN Women Office in Georgia and will  be responsible for the following:
  • To design the training manual based on the results and recommendations of the mapping study on the capacity development needs of civil society from the viewpoint of evidence-based advocacy and gender mainstreaming into social and healthcare policies;
  • To conduct at least four trainings (two pilot and two finalized) for NGOs and research institutions using the manual
Training logistics will be taken care of by UN Women in Georgia

To fulfill the expected tasks the International consultant is expected:

  • To prepare a detailed work plan  and  submit it to the UN Women IAGE Programme Manager for feedback and approval;
  • With the assistance of local consultant, to carefully review the existing educational materials in the field of evidence-based advocacy and gender-mainstreaming in the policies and to enrich the module with the best practices of evidence-based advocacy work that speak to the Georgian context; 
  • To carefully review the recommendations of mapping study on capacity development needs of civil society;
  • Based on the above endeavors, design tailor-made training manual for civil society on evidence-based advocacy and gender mainstreaming into social and healthcare policies and submit for review and approval to the programme manager;
  • Together with local consultant/trainer, to conduct and lead two pilot trainings in Tbilisi (2.5 days each) on evidence-based advocacy and gender mainstreaming into social and healthcare policies for NGOs and research institutions using the designed manual;
  • To test the designed manual during the pilot 2.5 day trainings and make notes on required adjustments/changes, if necessary, finalize the manual and submit to IAGE Programme Manager for final approval;
  • Together with local consultant/trainer, to conduct and lead two more trainings in Tbilisi for NGOs and research institutions using the finalized manual; These two finalized trainings should be held after finalizing the manual and incorporating the observations made during the first two pilot trainings into it. The three tasks: conducting of first two pilot trainings, finalization of the manual, and conducting two more finalized trainings should be completed within one trip to Tbilisi, Georgia;
  • Evaluate the level of the participants’ knowledge prior and after the training via ad hoc questionnaires to be disseminated respectively ahead of training for tailoring of the module to real trainees needs and capacity and after the training for evaluation purposes;
  • Submit a comprehensive report. The report shall include activities conducted, including work on the manual, comprehensive information on conducted trainings, its evaluation based on filled in questionnaires and observations during the training (with clear reference to the trainees, their potential and weakness to be addressed).
Key Deliverables and Timeframe:
  • Detailed work  plan  (two working days) – 7 October, 2013;
  • First draft of training manual (thirteen working days) – 21 October, 2013;
  • Conduct two pilot trainings in Tbilisi (2.5 days each) on evidence-based advocacy and gender mainstreaming into social and healthcare policies (preparation and training – eight working days) – 31 October, 2013;
  • Finalized manual (seven working days) – 11 November, 2013;
  • Conduct two finalized trainings in Tbilisi(2.5 days each) on evidence-based advocacy and gender mainstreaming into social and healthcare policies using finalized manual (six working days) – 19 November, 2013; 
  • Comprehensive report on activities conducted (eight working days) – 29 November, 2013.
The timeframe for the work of the consultant is tentatively planned in the period of 1 October- 29 November, 2013 for a total of 44 working days.

Organization and logistics of the training will be taken care of by UN Women.

Management Arrangements:

The consultant will work under direct supervision of UN Women IAGE Programme Manager and overall guidance of UN Women National Programme Officer together with UN Women Georgia Country Representative.
 
Financial arrangements:

Payment will be disbursed upon submission and approval of deliverables and certification by the Programme Manager that the services have been satisfactorily performed:
  • Detailed work plan and the first draft of manual submitted –fifteen days, by 21 October, 2013;
  • Two pilot trainings conducted –  nine days, by 31 October 2013;
  • Finalized manual submitted, two trainings conducted and final report submitted – twenty days, by November 29, 2013.

Competencies

  • Proven track record in developing and adapting training manuals;
  • Strong understanding of gender mainstreaming concept and ability to apply this tool; Sound understanding and demonstrated knowledge of gender equality and women’s rights principles.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:
  • University degree in international relations, social sciences or related field.
  • Certificate of qualified trainer with knowledge of adult-centered learning techniques
Years of Experience:
  • At least  three years of experience in conducting adult-centered learning trainings on gender mainstreaming and evidence-based advocacy;
  • Previous experience in conducting training for people with different background, cultures and languages.
Language requirements:
  • Fluency in English 
Technical evaluation criteria (including minimum qualifications):

 Criteria/Maximum points
  • University degree in international relations, social sciences or related field - 20;
  • Certificate of qualified trainer with knowledge of adult-centered learning techniques - 20
  • At least  three years of experience in conducting adult-centered learning trainings on gender mainstreaming and evidence-based advocacy - 60;
  • Proven track record in developing and adapting training manuals - 70;
  • Strong understanding of gender mainstreaming concept and ability to apply this tool; Sound understanding and demonstrated knowledge of gender equality and women’s rights principles - 70;
  • Previous experience in conducting training for people with different background, cultures and languages - 30;
  • Technical proposal - 60• Fluency in English - 20.
Maximum total technical scoring: 350

Only candidates who have passed over the mandatory criteria and have accumulated at least 245 points under technical evaluation will qualify to the next round of financial evaluation.

Evaluation of financial proposal
 
Evaluation of submitted financial offers will be done based on the following formula: S = Fmin / F * 150
  • S – score received on financial evaluation;
  • Fmin – the lowest financial offer out of all the submitted offers qualified over the technical evaluation round;
  • F – financial offer under consideration.
Winning candidate

The winning candidate will be the candidate, who has accumulated the highest aggregated score (technical
scoring + financial scoring).
 
Submission package:
  • CV and P11 form;
  • Proposal explaining why they consider themselves the most suitable for the work and providing a brief methodology, if applicable, on how they will approach and conduct the work;
  • Financial proposal* in USD– aggregated and with breakdown(total remuneration, travel expenses (per diems, tickets, lodging and terminal expenses).
*Each applicant will be required to submit an aggregated financial offer (“aggregated financial offer” is the total sum of all financial claims of the candidate for accomplishment of the task).

Sample financial proposal:

 

Budget line                         Unit Cost in GEL      Number of Unit     Total in GEL
Honorarium
Travel
Accommodation
DSA
Other (please specify)
Total*

 

* Additional budget details explaining the calculations are welcomed.
 
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