Background
Duties and Responsibilities
- Work with external evaluators to develop ToR, criteria, methodology and on-going engagement. The external evaluation will examine the scope and impact of UNDP support to countries on women, girls, gender equality and HIV. It will also assess partnerships with government, the UN family, other technical partners and civil society;
- Identify Best Practices: Carry out a desk review and liaise with UNDP offices globally to develop case studies of ‘good practices’ where UNDP has made a significant, identifiable and, if possible, measureable contribution in the area of women, girls, gender equality and HIV, and, in particular support to countries to: integrate attention to HIV in national planning, gender equality and MDG efforts and to HIV in national gender and gender-based violence plans; promote enabling human rights and legislative environments to reduce vulnerability to HIV and strengthen governance and coordination of national responses; and strengthen resource mobilization and acquisition, including through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. A key reference document will be the UNAIDS Action Framework: Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV 2010 – 2014;
- Organize all elements of a strategic assessment meeting to evaluate UNDP’s country level work to date, and, based on recommendations drawn from the evaluation and from the strategic assessment meeting, strengthen and scale up efforts to address women, girls, gender equality and HIV: Make all arrangements for UNDP to host an evaluation meeting with select regional and country office colleagues and other key national, regional and global partners to assess and strengthen UNDP’s support to gender-sensitive/transformative HIV responses, taking into account critical gender inequalities in order to effectively meet the needs of women and girls. This meeting will provide an opportunity to carefully review the results of the external evaluation\and share experiences of barriers to implementation, and lessons learned;
- Working as one UN: The strategic assessment will help UNDP to reflect on its partnerships for, contributions to and results achieved in the context of the UNAIDS Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV: Operational plan HIV 2010 – 2014, as part of the UNAIDS United Budget, Results and Accountability Framework 2012-15;
- Partnerships: The overall initiative will identify how and with whom UNDP can increase collaboration with global partners interested in moving forward the agenda on women, girls and gender equality in the context of HIV, in particular with UNAIDS and other UN Agencies, as well as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to leverage resources and seek enhanced efficiencies in resource use;
- Guidance Note for Country Offices: A key output from the initiative will be a guidance note for Country Offices to highlight ‘good practices’ and key recommendations on how UNDP Country Offices can strengthen it support to a more gender transformative HIV response The Guidance Note will also look at how HIV and Gender Officers in Country Offices can work better together in efforts to mainstream these two critical cross-cutting issues.
- External evaluation;
- Case studies of ‘good practices’ on gender and HIV draft completed and available for presentation and further discussion at Global Practice meeting;
- Summary assessment of UNDP’s contribution to UNAIDS Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV: Operational plan HIV 2010 – 2014 for discussion at assessment meeting;
- Evaluation/assessment meeting on women, girls, gender equality and HIV takes place – to provide an opportunity for Country Offices and UNDP HQ to learn from each other’s experiences and discuss ‘best practices’ linked to gender issues and HIV Programmes supported by UNDP, plus how UNDP can strengthen this area of work;
- Publication of guidance for Country Offices on how best to strengthen UNDP’s responses to gender equality and HIV.
- Review and case studies – 2 months;
- External evaluation – 3 months;
- Planning and convening strategic assessment meeting to support UNDP to scale up efforts to address Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV – 3 months (to cover all preparation required for the meeting);
- Partnerships: Identify ways in which UNDP can increase collaboration with global partners interested in moving forward the agenda on women, girls and gender equality in the context of HIV, in particular with UNAIDS and other UN Agencies, as well as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to leverage resources and seek enhanced efficiencies in resource use - 1/2 month (discussions at HQ with UNDP HIV Team and other UN Agencies, post Global Practice meeting);
- Guidance Note for Country Offices highlighting how UNDP Country Offices can best strengthen their work on HIV by paying closer attention to gender inequalities and the particular needs of women and girls – 1.5 months.
- The Consultant will report to the Senior Gender, HIV and Health Advisor.
The IC is expected to undertake the following travels during the assignment:
Applicants will be screened against qualifications and competencies specified below through a desk review or an interview process. Applicants will be evaluated based on cumulative analysis based on a combination of the Technical and Financial Scores.
All inclusive daily fee based on the daily rate and financial proposal. The number of days will be negotiated and agreed during discussions with the selected candidate. Payments will be based on the certificate of payment and timesheet verified by the direct supervisor.
Competencies
Organizational Competencies:
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards.
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP.
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
Functional:
- Strong analytical, negotiation and communication skills, including ability to produce high quality practical advisory reports and knowledge products.
Project and Resource Management:
- Ability to produce high quality outputs in a timely manner while understanding and anticipating the evolving client needs;
- Ability to focus on impact and results for the client, promoting and demonstrating an ethic of client service.
- Strong organizational skills;
- Ability to work independently, produce high quality outputs;
- Sound judgment, strategic thinking and the ability to manage competing priorities.
Communications and Advocacy:
- Strong ability to write clearly and convincingly, adapting style and content to different audiences and speak clearly and convincingly;
- Strong presentation skills in meetings with the ability to adapt for different audiences;
- Strong analytical, research and writing skills with demonstrated ability to think strategically;
- Strong capacity to communicate clearly and quickly;
- Strong inter-personal, negotiation and liaison skills.
Required Skills and Experience
- Advanced Degree (at least honors level) in Social Science, Public Health, Law, Economic, International Development or other related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of national/international professional experience in the practice area with policy or programme management experience;
- Country Office knowledge of UNDP´s work on HIV and gender equality and women´s empowerment;
- Knowledge or expertise in the following areas (please be specific): (1) Gender responses to HIV, (2) HIV programming and implementation experience from a Country Office perspective and (3) Knowledge dissemination for HIV affected populations.
- Professional and/or academic experience in one or more of the areas of the Development or knowledge management field.
- Fluency in English required.