UN WOMEN Jobs - 56615- UN Women Consultant: Support the Delivery of the

UN Women Consultant: Support the Delivery of the Online Moderated Courses on Care Economy

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Home based

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

10-Jul-2015

Application Deadline :

17-Jun-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

5 months

Languages Required :

English Spanish

Expected Duration of Assignment :

5 months

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) in Santo Domingo 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. The UN Women TC offers training for gender equality and women’s empowerment to UN Women staff, UN agencies, as well as personnel of governments, civil society and partners. 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 Gender, Migration and Development Programme developed by the former INSTRAW aimed at furthering knowledge on the links between migration and development, using remittances, global care chains and migrant’s rights. The programme continued its focus on the changing gender dimensions of and gender roles in migration and supporting knowledge and capacity development on the feminization of migration and gender inequality in access to labor, productive resources and revenues. The Gender, Migration and Development programme focused its efforts specifically on global care chains and during its last phase on feminist economy in Latin America. In order to ensure the proper knowledge transfer to the Training Centre, the Migration project was closing with the development of a course on “Care Economy.” The content of the Care Economy was developed and peer-reviewed in English and Spanish.

In 2014, the Training Centre launched an online moderated course on care economy in English and Spanish through its eLearning Campus. The course was given from October to December to 40 learners which were selected from more than 400 applications. The course received positive feedback from course learners. Due to the increasing demand from different stakeholders and in order to fully capitalize on course materials developed last year, the Training Centre is offering the course again in 2015.

The objective of this consultancy is to support the delivery of the online moderated courses on Care Economy in English and Spanish. Support will mainly entail acting as tutor to the course, as mentored by the lead moderator.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Training and Capacity Development Specialist, the consultant will be responsible for the following activities and deliverables:

Shortlist of applications to English and Spanish versions of the course, including activities such as screening course applicants for shortlist and holding Skype calls with participants to provide course orientation prior to course commencement
Resource materials for online moderated course, including activities such as mapping and gathering resource materials for the online moderated course
Weekly communications messages summaries of online lectures
Moderation of course in English and Spanish, including coordination of weekly online lectures
Weekly summary of online discussions, including activities such as supporting students in preparing assignment outlines
Preparation of online platform facilities, including activities through coordinating with TC staff for setting up online platform facilities and uploading courses
Summary report of communications with course participants
Inputs for the end of course and lessons learned report

The consultant will be expected to teach the course in case of unforeseen events in which the Lead Moderator is unable to lead the course. If this occurs, the TORs will be amended as necessary.

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

Functional competencies

Excellent level of conceptual and analytical capacity.
Demonstrates use of initiative and ability to make appropriate linkages in work requirements.
Able to work virtually, using communication technologies.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Proven skills in desktop computer software such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree in gender and economics or related disciplines is required; a PhD in economics is a plus.

Experience:

Minimum of 7 years of extensive experience that combines research and capacity development in the area of gender and economics and/or women’s economic empowerment at the national and international level is required.
Proven record of publications on the economics and gender, including publications on global care changes and care economy in English and Spanish with renowned institutions is required.
Experience in facilitating multi-cultural training for adults.

Language Requirements:

Excellent command of written and spoken English and Spanish.