UN WOMEN Jobs - 61897- National Consultant to Conduct the Inter-cluster T

National Consultant to Conduct the Inter-cluster Team Training on Gender and Humanitarian

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

27-Nov-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

15 days within a one calendar month

Languages Required :

English Portuguese

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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

Mozambique is considered extremely prone to recurrent natural hazards, including floods, tropical storms, droughts and earthquakes. The country is located downstream several major rivers, out of which nine have sources in neighbouring countries. The four largest floods recorded in Mozambique have occurred in the last 15 years. The first in 2000/2001, the second of lesser volume in 2007/2008, thereafter in 2013 and most recently in 2015. While sex and age disaggregated data (SADD) is not available, the most recent emergency affected 370,906 individuals and caused 163 fatalities.[1] Sixty percent of the population live along the coastline which makes them particularly vulnerable to tropical storms.[2] While some of these phenomena are cyclical, others are occasional.

The natural disasters have a devastating impact on the development process in Mozambique in general, and particularly for women and girls. Globally, it is widely recognised that women and girls, men and boys are distinctly affected by disasters thus have differentiated needs when it comes to response and resilience. The vulnerability of women and girls in crisis is exacerbated due to socio-economic conditions, including low literacy, low access to and control over resources, difficulties to access information among others. Addressing these needs effectively therefore requires the incorporation of gender equality considerations across all phases of humanitarian action. This is essential to comply with international legal and normative frameworks, and to ensure that gender-based injustices and inequalities are not exacerbated by humanitarian interventions and that, where possible, greater equality is promoted.[3]

In recognition of the importance of consistently addressing gender issues in humanitarian action UN Women Mozambique supported the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC) to draft a Gender Strategy and Action Plan. The Gender Strategy spells out how gender inequality increases women’s and girls’ vulnerabilities to disasters in Mozambique[4] while the action plan outlines the strategy actions which can be undertaken to address the vulnerabilities and to empower women to become active players in the humanitarian action programming cycle. The support to INGC helped the CO to become more aware of the gender gaps in the humanitarian area. In 2015 the CO conducted a scoping analysis of gender in the humanitarian sector. The analysis identified gaps in the capacity of Humanitarian Community in Mozambique on gender issues, in accessibility of evidence-based knowledge on gender-responsive humanitarian action to policymakers and practitioners in Mozambique and on gender-responsiveness of HCT coordination mechanisms.

Considering that addressing capacity gaps is strategic in order to be able to help address the other two gaps, the CO intends to hire a short-term national consultant to support launching of the capacity building process by organizing a first training on gender and humanitarian action for a core team of professionals of all clusters in humanitarian action.

[1] Office of the Resident Coordinator, Mozambique: Flooding. Situation Report No. 6, United Nations, 2015

[2] Mozambique, Managing Recurrent Floods 2000-2013, Country Case Study for Disaster Recovery Framework, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), World Bank, UNDP and EU, 2014.

[3] UN Women, Humanitarian Strategy 2014-2017, UN Women 2014, IASC Policy Statement 2008

[4] Instituto Nacional de Gestão de Calamidades (INGC), Estratégia de Género do Instituto Nacional de Gestão de Calamidades e Plano de Acção 2014-2018, INGC a caminho das Mudanças nas Relações de Género, DRAFT, INGC 2013

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall oversight of the representative, guidance of the Programme Specialist and working closely with the Programme Officer responsible for the humanitarian areas, the consultant will undertake the following major activities:

Prepare the four-day training including:

Selection of an estimated 25 participants. The participants will be staff from the different sectors engaged in all the clusters of the humanitarian response, professionals from women-s organizations and selected professionals from academic institutions who voluntarily apply for the training;
Design the training to build the capacity of a core team of professionals working in the humanitarian area to become future resource persons on the subject main cluster themes. To measure the impact of the training, a pre- and post-assessment quiz must be developed and conducted;
Promote a common approach on how to address gender issues in the different clusters government bodies, provincial actors and local communities;
Promote the establishment of an inter-cluster Gender Task Force.

Facilitate the four-day training.

Provide recommended follow up actions.

Deliverables:

Training Programme in accordance with the UN Training on Gender and Humanitarian Action, to be delivered by one week after signing the contract;
Training materials in Portuguese, including a pre-workshop and a post-workshop assessment quiz, to be delivered by ten days after signing the contract;
Facilitation of the training, during a four-day workshop within the first 15 days of December 2015;
Training Report with Recommended Follow up Actions, to be submitted within one week after completion of the training.

All deliverables shall be agreed with the UN Women Programme Specialist and presented in Portuguese both electronic and hard copies. Final activity report shall be presented in English

Duration of assignment:

The timeframe for the work of the National Consultant is tentatively planned for 15 working days within a month period starting with end of November 2015. The main portion of the work will be done at the UN Women premises and the training location, although some home-based work may be required.

Note: The mentioned number of working days has been estimated as being sufficient/feasible for the envisaged volume of work to be completed successfully and is proposed as a guideline for the duration of assignment. It cannot and shall not be used as criteria for completion of work/assignment. The provision of envisaged deliverables approved by the UN Women Progamme Specialist shall be the only criteria for national consultant’s work being completed and eligible for payment/s.

Management arrangements:

Organizational Setting: The National Consultants will work under direct oversight of UN Women Programme Specialist in close coordination with the Programme Analyst. Consultant will be provided with the necessary information, materials and logistics, for the fulfilment of his/her tasks.

Travel:

No travels are envisaged under the current assignment. In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between UN Women and the National Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.

Performance evaluation:

Consultant performance will be evaluated against such criteria as: timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, accuracy, and quality of the products delivered.

Financial arrangements:

Payment will be disbursed upon submission and approval of deliverables and certification by the Program Specialist that the services have been satisfactorily performed.

Competencies

Core values and Competences :

Integrity

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

Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing diversity

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

Ethics and Values

Demonstrating / Safeguarding Ethics and Integrity.

Organizational Awareness

Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

Developing and Empowering People / Coaching and Mentoring

Self-development, initiative-taking.

Working in Teams

Acting as a team player and facilitating team work.

Communicating Information and Ideas

Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively.

Self-management and Emotional intelligence:

Creating synergies through self-control.

Conflict Management / Negotiating and Resolving Disagreements

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

Knowledge Sharing / Continuous Learning

Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.

Functional competencies:

Strong facilitation skills;
Excellent communication, report writing and analytical skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, international relations, public administration, gender issues, or other development-related fields.

Experience:

A minimum of eight years working experience within the field of humanitarian action;
Substantive knowledge and experience related to current policies and practices in the fields of gender equality and humanitarian action.

Language:

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Portuguese.

Application Process:

This is a local position, therefore only citizens of the Republic of Mozambique are eligible to apply.

Applications should be submitted on line and include fully completed UN Women Personal History Form as attachment instead of CV/resume, with the mark “National Consultant to Conduct the Inter-cluster Team Training on Gender and Humanitarian /UN Women Vacancy” by 27 November 2015.

Failure to disclose prior employment or making false representations on this form will be grounds for withdrawal of further consideration of his/her application or termination, where the appointment or contract has been issued.

Note:

The system will only allow one attachment, hence all supporting document e.g. P11, CV and Cover letter must be scanned as one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment. Only qualified, shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test and interview.

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.