UN WOMEN Jobs - 67236- Technical Consultant - Gender Responsive Budgeting

Technical Consultant - Gender Responsive Budgeting , Directorate of Women Empowerment, Madhya Pradesh (Open to Indian Nationals Only)

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Bhopal , Madhya Pradesh, INDIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

01-Aug-2016

Application Deadline :

10-Jul-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

One Year (260 working days)

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

One Year (260 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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates

United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. The UN Women Multi-Country Office (UNW MCO) in India also covers Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka.

In India, Gender Budgeting has been recognized as an effective tool for women’s empowerment and addressing gender inequality. The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) adopted the mission statement of ‘Budgeting for Gender Equity’ in 2004-05 for universalizing Gender Budgeting both in the Centre and the States and developed a strategic framework of activities to implement this mission. In recent years, there has been increasing emphasis on institutionalizing GRB mechanisms at the sub national levels.

UN Women has supported GRB Initiatives of the Ministry of Women and Child Development since the beginning of GRB processes in the country. It has provided valuable resources for the GRB Handbook and Manual that the Ministry launched in 2009. UN Women has also provided technical support to the Ministry of Women and Child Development on GRB from time to time. At the state level too, UN Women provides technical support by way of contributing to building capacities of stakeholders and preparing knowledge products.

The Government of Madhya Pradesh has been extremely proactive in strengthening GRB initiatives. UN Women is closely working with the government to provide technical support in this effort. Directorate of Women Empowerment is the nodal agency for ensuring effective implementation of Gender responsive Budget (GRB) in the State. A GRB Cell has been established with in State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW) constituted under the aegis of Madhya Pradesh Mahila Vitta Evam Vikas Nigam, a Society, registered under Society Registration Act 1973 and function under the Directorate of Women Empowerment.

The partnership between the Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP) and UN Women has led to devising a roadmap to strengthen and build efforts on GRB. Some of these include, first, setting up of a Monitoring Committee to oversee and coordinate GRB efforts in the State. The Committee, which is one of its kinds, comprises representatives from Department of Finance, Planning, Women and Child Development and the civil society. Second, GoMP has committed to issue a directive to set up GBCs in the departments that report in the GBS and is working towards revising the existing format of the GBS to ensure better reporting and monitoring on gender equality commitments.

In order to provide support to the ongoing efforts in the State, UN Women wishes to hire Technical Consultant - GRB.

Duties and Responsibilities

UN Women is seeking the services of a Technical Consultant-GRB to be based in the Directorate of Women Empowerment, Government of Madhya Pradesh. The following are the specific terms of reference for the Technical Consultant-GRB:

Prepare the website for GRB in Madhya Pradesh.
Analyse the Gender Budget Statement for 2017-18.
Develop MIS for monitoring of government schemes from a gender lens.
Collect and analyse the data reported in the MIS by the departments.

Deliverable :

Workplan with specific timeline and methodology.
Website on GRB
MIS for monitoring of schemes from a gender lens.
Report and presentation on analysis of the GBS 2017-18;

Competencies

Core Values / Guiding Principles:

Integrity:

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.

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:

Ethics and Values:

Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.

Organizational Awareness:

Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

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.

Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:

Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.

Functional Competencies:

Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills;
Focuses on impact and result for the partners and responds positively to feedback.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

BE/B.Tech in Computer Science from a recognized University.

Experience:

Ability to generate reports, data analysis and interpretations
Proficiency in software applications like Word, Excel, Power point, Spreadsheets etc.
Experience of working with government is desirable.

Language:

Strong written skills in English and good command over Hindi.

Application:

Interested applicants should apply to this announcement through UNDP jobs site: jobs.undp.org
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document:
All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment, please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment;
Applications received after the close date will not be accepted;
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Evaluation and Selection Criteria

Criteria for shortlisting of CVs will be based on the following assessment:

Required Degree and Qualification (5 points);
Minimum Experience relevant to the assignment; and working knowledge and experience on Women and Gender Issues (5 points);
Relevant experience of working with Government (5 points);
Working knowledge and use of computers and its programmes / applications. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advance knowledge of spread sheet and database packages (5 points).

The evaluation process for selection of the candidate will be based on the following assessment:

Interview (100 points)

Note:

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.