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.

UN Women in Georgia supports state and non-state partners towards the achievement of substantive gender equality in Georgia. In line with international and national commitments, UN Women works on the levels of policies and legislation, institutions and grassroots, in order to achieve transformative results for increased gender equality and greater protection of the rights of women and girls.

UN Women Georgia puts special emphasis on the work towards Ending Violence Against Women, promotion and support to Women, Peace, and Security agenda in Georgia, Economic Empowerment of Women and last but not least, Mainstreaming of Gender into National Planning and Budgeting Processes. Along with these key priority areas that constitute UN Women mandate, UN Women interventions in Georgia are anchored in the UN Country Team’s Partnership for Sustainable Development Framework with the government of Georgia.

In order to enhance the understanding of various stakeholders (state agencies, private sector entities and non-governmental organizations) on how they can promote gender diversity in their respective industries, UN Women would like to create a pool of National Consultants/Trainers who will be responsible for developing modules, or using already existing modules developed by UN Women and conducting trainings across Georgia on gender equality and women’s empowerment topics. The topics under the broad heading of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment for the purposes of this ToR include but are not limited to: key concepts to unfold the underlying causes for gender inequality and gender-based discrimination, national and international legal and policy frameworks upholding women’s rights, key elements for strengthening women’s leadership and agency, different forms of violence against women and best ways for tackling these (changes in the norms and attitudes, prevention and protection mechanisms, etc.), key elements of women’s economic empowerment, etc. The exact training topics / themes will be discussed and agreed with relevant UN Women staff well in advance with the selected consultants/trainers along with the level of training (introductory or advanced) depending on the target audience.

The consultants/trainers will work under overall supervision of UN Women Country Representative and Deputy Country Representative and day to day management and oversight of UN Women Programme Specialists and Analysts and Project Analysts as relevant.

The duties and responsibilities of the National Consultant are:

• To learn / take up existing UN Women training modules on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment issues;
• To design new or adapt existing training modules / sessions for different target groups / purposes in close consultation with UN Women staff;
• To conduct a series of trainings on gender equality and women’s empowerment for the training participants coming from different stakeholder groups (in Tbilisi as well as different other urban and rural locations of the country as well as on-line as requested);
• To develop a detailed work plan for the assignment/s;
• To produce a training needs assessment questionnaire and conduct an online or face-to-face needs assessment of the training participants (as needed);
• To develop a detailed agenda and modules, presentations and relevant training materials;
• To carry out post-training assessment questionnaire with the training participants – in line with UN Women Georgia Country Office’s relevant templates;
• To develop and conduct analysis of pre and post-training assessments;
• To draft and submit the final training report outlining the training process, pre-and post-training assessments and recommendations for follow up actions, including on further capacity development needs of the participants.

Deliverables:

• A detailed work plan for the assignment/s submitted to UN Women;
• Training needs assessment questionnaire developed, assessment conducted and analyzed (as required by UN Women);
• Detailed agenda and modules, presentations and relevant training materials, including pre and post-training tests;
• Pre and post-training tests conducted and analyzed;
• Trainings conducted on gender equality and women’s empowerment issues for the training participants coming from different stakeholder groups (with the possibility to travel to the regions of Georgia);
• The final training report in English, outlining the training process, results of the pre-and post-training assessments and recommendations for follow up actions, including on further capacity development needs of the participants written and submitted to UN Women within 3 working days from the training.

Functional Competencies:

• Proved experience in editing and proofreading of Georgian texts;
• Familiar with human rights terminology
• IT literacy
• Flexibility 

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Education:

• Graduate degree or equivalent to at least Master’s degree in gender/women’s studies, human rights, sociology, law, international development or related field. Alternatively, first level degree and relevant certification in combination with 10 years of working experience in the relevant area;

Experience:

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in the field of gender equality and women’s rights;
• At least 3 years of experience in delivering trainings on gender issues to government officials, civil society, private sector companies or grassroots’ communities;
• At least 3 years of proven experience in developing training manuals, modules and programmes;
• Sound understanding of interactive learning methods and adult-learning techniques

Language:

• Georgian (native);
• English (fluent).

Evaluation Procedure:

The candidates will be evaluated in three stages: according to minimum qualification criteria; technical and financial evaluation.

The candidates must possess following minimum qualification criteria to be eligible for further technical evaluation:

• Graduate degree or equivalent to at least Master’s degree in gender/women’s studies, human rights, sociology, law, international development or related field. Alternatively, first level degree and relevant certification in combination with 10 years of working experience in the relevant area;
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in the field of gender equality and women’s rights;
• Fluency in English. 

Technical evaluation criteria (including minimum qualifications):

• Graduate degree or equivalent to at least Master’s degree in gender/women’s studies, human rights, sociology, law, international development or related field. Alternatively, first level degree and relevant certification in combination with 10 years of working experience in the relevant area (max 40 points);
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in the field of gender equality and women’s rights;
• (max 100 points);
• At least 3 years of experience in delivering trainings on gender issues to government officials, civil society, private sector companies or grassroots’ communities (max 100 points);
• At least 3 years of proven experience in developing training manuals, modules and programmes (max 50 points);
• Sound understanding of interactive learning methods and adult-learning techniques (max 30 points);
• Fluency in English (max 30 points).

Maximum total technical score amounts to 350 points. Only candidates who have passed over the minimum qualification criteria and have accumulated at least 245 points out of maximum 350 under technical evaluation will qualify for the next stage i.e. evaluation of their financial proposals.

Evaluation of submitted financial offers will be done based on the following formula: S = Fmin / F * 150

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 scoring + financial scoring).

Management arrangements:

The consultant will report to and work under direct supervision of UN Women Programme Analyst under the overall guidance of UN Women Georgia Country and Deputy Country Representatives.

Financial arrangements:

For each training, the payment will be disbursed upon submission and approval of deliverables and certification by UN Women that the services have been satisfactorily performed.

Application submission package:

• CV;
• Duly filled Personal History Form PHF11 that can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process
• Financial Proposal - lump sum proposal/offer* in GEL (including breakdown of this lump sum amount, indicating all necessary costs to complete this assignment). Eventual travel costs will be covered by UN Women.

*The applicants are required to submit an aggregated financial offer: “aggregated financial offer” is the total sum of all financial claims of the candidate for accomplishment of all tasks spelled out in this ToR. Travel costs (ticket, DSA etc.)  should not be included and will be paid for separately by UN Women.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

How to Submit the Application:

• Download and complete the UN Women Personal History Form (P11)- https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process
• Merge your UN Women Personal History Form (P11), CV, samples of previous work and the Financial Proposal into a single file. The system does not allow for more than one attachment to be uploaded.
• Click on the Job Title (job vacancy announcement).
• Click 'Apply Now' button, fill in necessary information on the first page, and then click 'Submit Application;'
• Upload your application/single file as indicated above with the merged documents (underlined above).
• You will receive an automatic response to your email confirming receipt of your application by the system.

Notes:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, 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. 

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. 

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. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.).