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Location : | Juba, SOUTH SUDAN |
Application Deadline : | 09-Jul-22 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Time left : | 8d 10h 23m |
Type of Contract : | Individual Contract |
Post Level : | National Consultant |
Languages Required : | English |
Duration of Initial Contract : | 2 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. |
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Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women works to achieve women empowerment, gender equality and elimination of discrimination against women and girls. 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. In South Sudan, UN women support national priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with government, civil society and other relevant actors. Through the “Gender mainstreaming in Security Sector Reform” project, UN Women aims to support the establishment of a representative, inclusive and gender-responsive South Sudanese security sector that ensures the meaningful participation of women at all levels of the security institutions, and prioritizes the protection and promotion of human rights of civilians, especially of women and girls at community levels, and contributes to the sustainability of peacebuilding efforts. The project supports security sector reform (SSR) that provides the blueprint for facilitating inclusive peacebuilding and social cohesion in local communities through women’s participation in the design of its laws, policies, and practices. The project is guided by the Security Council resolution 2151 (2014), which identifies core standards and principles of the UN support to national SSR processes. The resolution underscores the need for the “inclusion of more women in the security sector” and notes the importance of the “equal and effective participation and full involvement of women in the SSR process, given their vital role in the prevention and resolution of conflict and peacebuilding”. Furthermore, the project is also guided by the WPS SCRs 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 2106 (2013), 2122 (2013) and 2467 (2019), which expressly highlight the necessity of integrating women’s needs and priorities into the UN’s support to SSR. Aligning with South Sudan’s national priority, the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), signed on 12th September 2018, also guides the implementation of the project. The R-ARCSS provides important entry points to include women’s experiences with security sector institutions in anticipated security sector reforms under the R-ARCSS. Chapter Two of the peace agreement addresses transitional security arrangements and articulates a reform package of the security sector. In line with this, the parties to the R-ARCSS have been making efforts to realize the security sector reform. However, patriarchal and negative masculinities may make it difficult to include women and consider their participation as part of the security sector reforms in the different security institutions. CONTEXT OF THE ASSIGNMENT: The promotion of gender equality in the security sector is a core element of global, regional, national, and local efforts to “build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels” as enshrined in Goal 16 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. For example, the 2019 High-Level Roundtable on Gender Parity and SSR recommended the Member States and the UN to join efforts to: (i) increase the proportion of women at all levels of the security sector institutions, in particular in senior positions; (ii) prevent and respond to gender-based discrimination in the security sector workplace; (iii) promote the empowerment of women in the security sector and their networks; and (iv) enhance the availability of data of women in the national security institutions to track progress and promote accountability to the implementation of Goal 16. Since gaining independence in July 2011, South Sudan has signed and/or ratified a significant number of international and regional agreements/instruments on gender equality to promote and protect the rights of women and girls in all sectors and institutions. This constitutes the Government’s commitment to promote and protect the rights of women and girls on equal basis with men, including ensuring the meaningful participation of women at all levels of the security institutions of South Sudan based on the gender equality principle enshrined in the regional and international agreements/instruments signed and/or ratified by South Sudan. The national security sector institutions to be targeted in this project include the Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs, Ministry of Interior, South Sudan National Police Service, South Sudan People’s Defense Forces, South Sudan Prisons Services and Strategic Defense and Security Review Board, the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission and any other relevant security sector institutions that are part of the R-ARCSS.
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OBJECTIVE: UN Women South Sudan is seeking to engage a National Consultant to handle the following tasks in support of monitoring and reporting the implementation of international and regional agreements on gender equality in the security sector institutions:
SCOPE OF WORK: The Consultant will be required to work in Juba, South Sudan. The National Consultant will work in close collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare as well as the national security institutions where needed. The consultant may be required to collaborate closely with a UNDP colleague working on the same assignment. DELIVERABLES:
Application Evaluation Criteria: A two-stage procedure will be utilized in evaluating the submissions, that is, the evaluation of the technical component and the financial proposal. The technical component is evaluated based on its responsiveness to the Term of Reference (ToR). Technical qualification evaluation criteria: The total number of points allocated for the technical qualification component is 100. The technical qualification of the individual is evaluated based on the following criteria:
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Application procedures: Interested applicants must submit the following documents/information (in PDF format) to demonstrate their qualifications: Technical component:
Please note, that the system will only allow one attachment, and, hence please combine the multiple files while uploading the attachment.
Qualified women candidates are highly encouraged to apply. Note: At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits employ, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. |
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