UN WOMEN Jobs - 55501- Training for Gender Equality Consultant, French -

Training for Gender Equality Consultant, French - UN Women Training Centre

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Home-based

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

07-May-2015

Application Deadline :

21-Apr-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

4 months

Languages Required :

English French

Expected Duration of Assignment :

4 months with possible extension if more courses are translated

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, 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.

The UN Women Training Centre (TC) is dedicated to supporting the UN and other stakeholders to realize commitments to gender equality, women’s empowerment and women’s rights through transformative training and learning. Its mission is to become the leading UN Centre that contributes, through training for gender equality, to building a society that respects and promotes human rights for all women and men. The gender capacity-development programmes range from basic and introductory levels to specialized and advanced levels for diverse audiences with different backgrounds. In terms of capacity-development strategies and techniques, the TC makes maximum use of on-line training techniques, paying special attention to e-learning courses and an active learning approach.

The Training Centre has developed and launched a basic course on gender for the UN System entitled “I Know Gender” which consists of several modules. This course aims to develop and/or strengthen understanding and awareness of basic concepts of gender equality and women’s empowerment to all UN staff at Headquarters, at regional and country levels, and promote a first step towards behavioral change and the integration of a gender perspective into everyday work for all UN System staff. It provides a background of general knowledge and information on gender equality and women’s empowerment. The course is available in the TC’s eLearning Campus (https://trainingcentre.unwomen.org/course/view.php?id=2) in in English and is currently being translated to French and Spanish.

The Training Centre is also developing two self-paced courses on Security Sector Reform: “Addressing the Rights and Needs of Women in Border Management” and “Addressing the Rights and Needs of Women in Prisons” in Arabic, English, French and Spanish.

The objective of this consultancy is to provide backstopping services in the review/adaptation of translations to French of training courses and materials for the UN Women Training Centre.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Training Programme Coordinator, the consultant will be responsible for the delivery of the following products:

Supporting the translation to French of the I Know Gender Course, including taskssuch as: Review translation of storyboards to French in consultation with TC staff; Consolidate comments to provide feedback to translators; Identify needs for the adaptation of content and resources and adapt them as necessary, working with UN Women Training Centre staff as needed; Implement quality assurance mechanisms for French translations; Backstop the packaging process of the translated versions with developers, implementing quality assurance strategies;
Supporting the translation to French of two SSR Courses: “Addressing the Rights and Needs of Women in Border Management” and “Addressing the Rights and Needs of Women in Prisons”, including tasks such as: Modify the French translation of the original text of both courses in order to adapt them to the final versions available in English; Identify documents that already exist in French; For those that do not exist in French, find an equivalent document; Download documents, name them properly and organize them in a folder;
Supporting the translation to French of other courses and texts as necessary, including tasks such as: Review translations of courses, tools and other documents to French in consultation with TC staff; Consolidate comments to provide feedback to translators; Identify needs for the adaptation of content and resources and adapt them as necessary, working with UN Women Training Centre staff as needed.

Competencies

Core Values and Guiding Principles:

Integrity

Demonstrate the values of United Nations and UN Women, act without consideration of personal gain, resist undue political pressure in decision-making, no abuse of power or authority, stand by decisions in the organization’s interest, and take action in cases of unprofessional or unethical behavior.

Professionalism

Show pride in work and achievements, demonstrate professional competence and mastery of subject matter, conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments and achieving results, motivated by professional rather than personal concerns, show persistence when faced with challenges, and remain calm in stressful situations.

Respect for Diversity

Work effectively with people from all backgrounds, treat all people with dignity and respect, treat men and women equally, show respect for and understand diverse opinions by examining own biases and behaviours to avoid stereotypical responses, and do not discriminate against any individual or group.

Core Competencies:

Ethics and Values

Promoting Ethics and Integrity / Creating Organizational Precedents.

Organizational Awareness

Building support and political acumen.

Developing and Empowering People / Coaching and Mentoring

Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation.

Working in Teams

Building and promoting effective teams.

Communicating Information and Ideas

Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication.

Self-management and Emotional intelligence

Creating an emotionally intelligent organization.

Conflict Management / Negotiating and Resolving Disagreements

Leveraging conflict in the interests of the organization & setting standards

Knowledge Sharing / Continuous Learning

Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced degree in Gender and Development, Education or other related fields.

Experience:

5 to 10 years of experience in the fields of gender, and development;
Of which minimum of 5 years of experience in gender equality/mainstreaming;
Of which minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in developing materials, tools, manuals and/or course content for training for gender equality.
Experience in gender, peace and security will be an asset;
Familiarity with the UN system and specifically on gender equality and women’s empowerment within the UN system.

Language Requirements:

Excellent command of written and spoken English and French.