UN WOMEN Jobs - 59462- Step it Up Film Festival Consultant (Open to CARIC

Step it Up Film Festival Consultant (Open to CARICOM Nationals Only)

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Bridgetown, BARBADOS

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

07-Sep-2015

Application Deadline :

04-Sep-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

30 working days

Languages Required :

English

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, 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 Caribbean has made significant material gains towards gender equality and women’s empowerment but many systemic and ideological challenges fueled by negative gender stereotypes remain.

On average, one in three women in the Caribbean will experience domestic/intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Available national studies suggest that between 20-69% of women in intimate relationships have experienced violence and that 47.6% of girls and 31.9% of boys have reported that their first intercourse was forced or coerced by family members or family acquaintances.

UN Women’s global campaign, "Planet 50-50 by 2030

Step It Up for Gender Equality" (Step It Up) asks governments to make national commitments to address the challenges that are holding women and girls back from reaching their full potential. Throughout the Post 2015 process seventeen (17) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been identified. Goal 5 is specific to gender equality and women’s empowerment, however substantive gender equality is critical to achieving all 17 goals, as many of the indicators demonstrate. The SDGs and the indicators that address substantive equality also reflect the areas identified in the Samoa Pathway as priority areas for state response.

To create an enabling national policy, regulatory and institutional environment for the implementation of the proposed SDGs, countries should ensure gender-responsive and non-discriminatory laws, institutions, planning and budgeting systems and processes are in place. The implementation of the proposed SDGs should build on existing commitments to gender equality, such as those contained in the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action and Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

From a gender perspective, the localization of the proposed SDGs must be undertaken in a holistic manner, requiring implementation efforts to focus on both all the targets of proposed SDG 5 (Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls) and the proposed gender-sensitive targets across all goals. Ending Violence against Women and Girls is critical to achieving the SDGs.

Step it Up to End Violence against Women and Girls Film Festival

In order to encourage the general public to Step it Up to End Violence against Women and Girls, UN Women, UNIC, Population Services International-Caribbean (PSI-C), and the YWCA are to host a multi-country film festival to showcase films that address the issues of all levels of violence against women and children in our society, and would propel us to move from Policy to Action.

Activism, mobilisation and the power of partnerships, will define the Film Festival that will take place from 25 November to 10 December 2015 in Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago with submissions being invited from across the region.

A Selection Committee of Filmmakers, Academics and Activists has been convened and there will be select films around the following themes:

HeForShe: The Role of Men and Boys in Ending Violence against Women and Girls;
Violence against Marginalised Groups;
Violence against Women and Girls and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights;
Youth and Violence;
Representations of Women and Girls in the Media;
Gender Based Violence and Citizen Security;
Women’s Access to Justice and Rule of Law; and
Community responses through culture and sports to end violence against women and girls.

Caribbean films and films from the Global South will be given priority. Where possible the film directors will be invited to speak after their film with the audience about the subject matter.

Panel discussions and dialogues will also be a part of the film festival on subject matter relevant to the Film Festival themes such as Ending Violence against Women and Girls and Filmmaking: The Challenges of making films on Violence against Women and Girls, The Role of Boys and Men in Ending Violence against Women and Girls, Youth and the Media, Representations of Women in the Media, Sustainable Development and Violence against Women and Girls, etc.

The film festival will target vibrant mixed audiences through the medium of film, so that the participants and patrons of the festival can become engaged as Step It Up ambassadors.

These audiences will be drawn from:

Schools (Students, Teachers and Lecturers);
Women/gender organisations and gender advocacy groups;
Artists of different disciplines; and
The public/civil society (youth clubs/recreational centres, Church groups, High Schools, Tertiary institutions).

The Film Festival will use cultural spaces, tertiary institutions and independent cinemas to reach diverse audiences. In Trinidad and Tobago PSI has reserved the Little Carib Theatre for the Film Festival; and the University of the West Indies Institute for Gender and Development Studies, St Augustine has agreed to collaborate on the Film Festival activities.

The Film Festival will launch with an Orange event, where areas of significant historical and cultural importance will be made ‘orange’ in a show of solidarity to end violence against women.

Youth Film Competition

In addition to the Film Festival held during the 16 days of Activism, workshops on using films and photography as activism tools to end violence against women and girls will be held for young people ages 12 to 18 and 19 to 30 years in collaboration with the YWCA.

Tools will also be placed online for youth who weren’t able to participate in the in situ workshops to get involved and engaged virtually.

All interested youth will be invited to submit short films (no longer than five minutes) made using their smartphones based on the following categories:

#HeForShe: The Role of Men and Boys in Ending Violence against Women and Girls;
Violence against Marginalised Groups;
Violence against Women and Girls and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights;
Youth and Violence;
Representations of Women and Girls in the Media;
Gender Based Violence and Citizen Security;
Women’s Access to Justice and Rule of Law; and
Community responses through culture and sports to end violence against women and girls.

A cross section of the films will be aired on the social media pages of UN Women, PSI-Caribbean as well as other partner agencies. The selected top 1-3 films will be screened at the Step it Up to End Violence against Women and Girls Film Festival.

The objectives of the initiative are to:

Engage non-traditional partners to raise public awareness about gender based violence and actions that can be taken to end gender based violence; and
Empower Youth as advocates to end gender based violence.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the UN Women MCO - Caribbean Representative and the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, a Festival Manager will be contracted by UN Women to work in close partnership with the Communications Associate to organize a successful Step it UP Film Festival.

To this end the consultant will be required to:

Assist UN Women and PSI in finalising the event programme;
Work in collaboration with UN Women, PSI and YWCA to confirm panels, workshops and activities for the Film Festival;
Work in collaboration with the festival Selection Committee to identify and source specific films related to HIV/AIDS, access to justice, violence against vulnerable groups (women living with disabilities and LGBTIQ community) and gender-based violence and the role of men and boys in ending violence against women;
Collaborate with YWCA, PSI and UN Women to secure diverse locations across Barbados, and Jamaica for Film Festival for at least five nights;
Coordinate with UN Women, PSI and YWCA to develop and implement communications and social media strategy for Film Festival to attract wide range of public participation;
Collaborate with UN Women, PSI and YWCA to invite possible partners to participate in the film festival and follow up to confirm participation;
Coordinate event management during film festival; and
Document film festival process.

Competencies

Core Values / Guiding Principles:

Integrity and Fairness:

Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism:

Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work. Conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results.

Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity:

Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

Work in teams:

Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Communicating and Information Sharing:

Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.

Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:

Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behaviour towards others.

Conflict management:

Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.

Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:

Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

University degree or equivalent in Communications or Social Sciences is an asset but not a requirement.

Experience:

At least 3 years’ experience in communications and filmmaking;
At least 2 years’ experience working with film festivals;
Specific experience working in social justice especially the areas of preventing/ending violence against women and children; and
NGO or UN experience.

Languages:

Fluency in English is required.

Deliverables:

Specific activities and deliverables:

Workplan and Timeline;
List of Potential Partners to Approach;
Confirmed Film Festival Schedule including: Films and Workshops on HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence for World AIDS Day (December 1), Films and Workshops on the role of men and boys in ending violence against women and girls;
Successful Film festival held;
Social media campaign successfully launched; and
Written and visual event report.

Remuneration:

Remuneration will be paid in local currency upon reception of the invoice for each completed deliverable.

Hardware, software, and communication:

The consultant must be equipped with a portable computer (laptops). The consultant must be reasonably accessible by email and telephone (preferably mobile). The use of reliable, internet-based communication (Skype or equivalent) is required.

Timeframes and Institutional Arrangements:

The consultant will be engaged for a maximum of 30 working days between September – December 2015. The consultancy will be home-based.

Evaluation Procedure:

The evaluation will follow the subsequent procedure

Stage 1: Preliminary examination

Prior to the detailed evaluation of each offer UN Women will undertake a preliminary examination of the offers in order to determine whether the offers meet the administrative requirements. UN Women may reject any offer during the preliminary examination which does not comply with the requirements set out in this solicitation document, without further consultation with the bidder.

Offers will not be considered for further evaluation in cases where:

They are incomplete (i.e. does not include all required data and/or documents as specified);
The validity of the offer is not in accordance with the requirements;
The technical and financial documents have not been submitted;
If the bidder does not accept the correction of arithmetical errors;
Offers which are incomplete frivolous, clearly not compatible, or contain material deviations from or reservations to the terms of the contract, may in UN Women´s absolute discretion, be rejected or excluded from further consideration at any time during the evaluation, including after preliminary evaluation.

Stage 2: Technical Evaluation

The candidates must possess minimum qualification criteria to be eligible for further technical evaluation (see Annex 1). Technical evaluation will be as follows:

At least 3 years’ experience in communications and filmmaking (30);
At least 2 years’ experience working with film festivals (20);
Specific experience working in social justice especially the areas of preventing/ending violence against women and children(10);
NGO or UN experience (10).

Maximum total technical score amounts to 70 points. Only candidates who have passed over the minimum qualification criteria and have accumulated at least 49 points out of maximum 70 under technical evaluation will qualify for the next stage i.e. evaluation of their financial proposals.

Stage 3: Financial Evaluation

Evaluation of submitted financial offers will be done based on the following formula: S = Fmin / F * 30;
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.

The winning candidate will be the candidate, who has accumulated the highest aggregated score (technical score + financial score).

How to apply

A complete application consists of:

Detailed curriculum vitae including a description of main achievements;
Dully filled Personal History Form PHF11 that can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment;
Financial Proposals (in USD) - 1 proposal identifying Lump sum financial proposal/offer, aggregated including fee per day and a calculation of total fee by assessing how many days each deliverable will take to complete.

Only Short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please group all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.

The consultant contracted will be required to sign a statement of confidentiality and freedom from any conflict of interest with potential future contractors with respect to the TORs and work that they will be delivering.