Background

The second Phase of UNIFEM-led project “Women Building Peace and Human Security in the Western Balkans: Implementation of UN SCR 1325” was launched in mid-2008 building on UNIFEM work in Kosovo (since 1999) and in the sub-region (2005-2007). Guided by the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security, the Second Phase of the Project has been supporting women’s engagement in peace building processes in Kosovo under SCR 1244, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and at a regional level.
 
The Project has supported two broad processes:
  • gender-sensitive security sector reform; and
  • women’s engagement in peace processes at all political and social levels aiming at achieving following outcomes:
 
Outcome 1: Security sector and relevant government institutions demonstrate increased gender sensitivity in responding to the security needs of women in the Western Balkans.
 
Outcome 2: Strengthened capacity of gender equality advocates, including youth, to influence peace and security agendas towards increased democratization at national and regional levels in the Western Balkans.
 
While the Project has been initially centered on Kosovo, it is regional in scope with country-specific activities implemented also in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, and regional activities (mainly advocacy) covering former Yugoslav states and Albania. The Project has been executed and implemented through UNIFEM project office in Prishtina, led by an international project manager and her local team, in cooperation with UNIFEM offices in Sarajevo and Belgrade and overall supervision of UNIFEM CEE Regional Programme Director. The project has been implemented in close cooperation with the key national partners (central and local Government institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations, security actors, and international organizations) in relevant countries.
 
The total estimated budget for the entire period (2008-2012) stands at approximately 4 million USD. So far the key donors contributing to the project include the governments of Austria, Sweden, Norway and Iceland. During the first two year of the implementation about US 1.1 million has been invested in supporting national partners in the project countries.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the International Consultant/Team Leader and overall support from UNIFEM CEE Regional Office and UNIFEM Kosovo/BiH Offices;
A national consultant for Mid-term Evaluation on UNIFEM Project: Women Building Peace and Human Security in the Western Balkans: Implementing SCR 1325 (National consultant for BiH here after) is responsible for supporting the Team Leader for carrying out the research and desk review, evaluation, facilitating/translating the interviews and meetings, and writing the report. More specifically, the consultant is expected to:
  • Support the Team Leader in carrying out research for desk review
  • Support the Team Leader in identifying key informants/resource persons, conducting various meetings and interviews through facilitations and translation and note taking;
  • Under the guidance of the team leader, take part in the analysis and writing process of the report and preparation of the presentation for preliminary evaluation results to UNIFEM project team and key stakeholders;
The key components of the mid-term evaluation will include desk review, interviews, focus groups, and analysis of the information in the context of UNIFEM strategy for capacity development.

Competencies

  • Thorough understanding of gender, human rights and development, especially in the post-conflict context;
  • Proven research experience;
  • Experience with working with various stakeholders including civil society, government institutions, and international organizations; and
  • Experience in leading an evaluation and managing an evaluation team;
  • Demonstrated ability and excellent communication skills to facilitate and coordinate interviews and focus group discussions;
  • Proven knowledge on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), civil society, and women’s situation in BiH;

Required Skills and Experience

  • Master Degree in Gender/women’s studies, social science, development, or a relevant field (7 years of relevant experience with a relevant Bachelor’s Degree will substitute the Master Degree requirement)
  • At least 5 years of work experience in evaluation in development or post-conflict recovery. Work experience in gender is a strong asset.
  • Fluency in English and all local languages, and full computer literacy are expected.
 
The application should contain:
  • Filled P11 Form (UN Personal History Form) which can be downloaded at: http://www.unifem.sk/uploads/doc/P11.doc
  • A short letter of interest including a price quotation indicating the lump sum requested for delivery of outputs as per the description above

UNIFEM applies fair and transparent selection process that would take into account the competencies/skills of the applicants as well as their financial proposals.

Due to large number of applicants, UNIFEM regrets that it is unable to inform the unsuccessful candidates about the outcome or status of the recruitment process.
Qualified women and members of social minorities are encouraged to apply.