Historique

UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women.  A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. 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; fosters women’s empowerment and equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action, peace and security. UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality, and in all deliberations and agreements linked to the 2030 Agenda. The entity works to position gender equality as fundamental to the Sustainable Development Goals, and a more inclusive world. 

UN Women’s goal in Timor-Leste is to promote women’s human rights and gender equality as the country works towards sustaining and furthering achievements in stability and development. This includes efforts to ensure women’s right to live free from any form of violence, efforts to advance women’s economic empowerment and women’s leadership and participation in support of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda, and advance international agreements and commitments related to gender equality and women’s empowerment, including through adequate planning and budgeting. 

Human trafficking is a multi-billion-dollar global industry that continues to thrive despite increased awareness, well-articulated policies and established legal frameworks[1]. It is increasingly referred to as a form of modern-day slavery, and it is becoming increasingly recognized as a prevalent issue in Timor-Leste. According to US department of States annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) reports, Timor-Leste is both a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking. The majority of victims are women and children, who are trafficked within the country or to other countries in the region, including Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. Lack of awareness and knowledge about human trafficking, high levels of poverty, and a lack of economic opportunities continues to exacerbate the vulnerability and exposure to human trafficking.

              Since February 2023, UN Women and the Government of Timor-Leste represented by the Ministry of Interior, have joined force to address and combat the prevalence of Human Trafficking in the country. Among the key aspects of responding to trafficking, apart from legal framework and institutional capacity of law enforcement and frontline officers, is broader awareness and access to information, capacity to identify and respond and having adequate tools to do so. At community levels, there are also the protracted risk of social stigmatization, often coupled with a lack of close support built and led by women leaders in local communities. To form a comprehensive, effective, and wide-reaching response, it therefore requires the Government of Timor-Leste to establish gender-responsive risk reduction mechanisms and victim protection systems in high-risk communities and dedicate targeted efforts towards strengthening community-led change and a multidimensional approach to prevent and combat trafficking in the country.

Through this program, UN Women will apply a community-based approach as a holistic, collaborative method for combating human trafficking, to ensure support to victims and survivors, raise awareness and build capacity to prevent and respond, and build partnerships between local stakeholders. The aim of this approach is to reduce the vulnerability of VoT’s by increasing the capacity of local communities to identify, respond, and protect by empowering the communities and women leaders to take an active role as agents of change. To mainstream this approach throughout the project implementation, in its inception phase, a national Civil Society Organization (CSO) will be contracted to carry out selected parts of the community-based work. This approach also aims to increase national ownership, collaboration between government and non-governmental organizations and ensure an effective and comprehensive response with a long term, sustainable impact.

UN Women is seeking an international consultant to develop guiding documents to promote gender-responsive and survivor-centered prevention and response to human trafficking

[1] UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime). (2020). Human trafficking and migrant smuggling. Retrieved from https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html

Devoirs et responsabilités

The major objective of the assignment is to provide extensive technical and advisory support to the Implementing Partner (CSO) in developing an in-depth guiding document providing an outline of current structures and mechanisms for prevention, response, and support to TIP in each target site, identifying prominent actors, leaders and agents of change to support community-based action for preventing and responding to Trafficking in Persons (TiP). Additionally, the International Consultant is required to collaborate with CSOs including essential service providers to develop a community-based first responders guide, and provide training on the guide.

1. Scope of work and tasks

Under the overall guidance of the Head of Office of UN Women Timor-Leste, and direct supervision of the National Programme Officer for Women, Peace and Security and DRR,  the Consultant will be working closely with the CSOs, UN Women Timor-Leste’s Women, Peace and Security Programme Team, and other development partners in the area.

The international consultant will be responsible for providing technical and advisory support, which will include the following:

Task 1: Based on the initial consultations and the findings from the in-depth scoping study conducted the consultant will develop an in-depth guiding document (English and Tetum) for community-based prevention and response. This is an advisory document which will be streamlining a collaborative, inclusive, and comprehensive approach that addresses the local context's specific needs and challenges, including:

• Definition and scope of TIP withing the local context’s and their specific needs and challenges: The advisory document should providing a clear definition of TIP and highlighting the different forms of exploitation and its definitions (GBV, smuggling, TIP) to establish a common understanding among stakeholders and guide the development of prevention and response strategies.
• Risk factors and vulnerabilities; Outline of context specific risk factors and vulnerabilities that make individuals within the rural border communities susceptible to trafficking.
• Community-Based prevention strategies: The document should outline prevention strategies that aim to reduce the demand for exploitation and empower individuals and communities to resist and report trafficking (through the community mobilizer networks etc).
• Identification and mapping of key actors, community leaders and agents of change: Identify actors that are or will be supporting community-based action for preventing and responding TIP and how to continue identifying actors for change within the community mobilizer nerworks;
• Response and support mechanisms: The document should provide guidance on how to respond to trafficking cases, including existing victim identification, referral mechanisms, and legal and psychosocial support for survivors (if there are not adequate services available this should be identified as significant gaps and areas in need of intervention)

• Community engagement and participation: The guidance document should include a section on how community engagement and participation is a key aspect of preventing and responding to trafficking at grassroot levels and the importance of promoting a culture of zero tolerance towards exploitation and increase awareness, knowledge and tools to build resilient and supportive community networks.

• Monitoring and evaluation: The document should outline a monitoring and evaluation framework for the community mobilizer networks to measure the effectiveness and impact of the networks and ensure accountability. The framework should involve developing indicators to track progress, conducting regular assessments, and incorporating feedback from stakeholders and beneficiaries to adjust strategies as needed.

Task 2: Collaborate with civil society organizations including essential service providers at the community level to develop a community-based first responders guide (English and Tetum), which includes the following:

• Mapping of the essential services and support available (legal, psychosocial, medical, shelter, etc) at the community level, and its referral mechanism or pathway in details;
• Providing a guide for essential service providers and community-based first responders on collecting personal data and managing cases related to TIP in a gender-responsive and survivor-centered approach, which takes into considerations rights of survivors, and principles of Do No Harm, protection and privacy.
• Explaining specific needs of survivors of trafficking and providing a guide on customaizing the support needed for survivors.

Task 3: Provide a Training-of-Trainers (ToT) to the implementing partner (CSO), which will deliver and replicate the training to other community first responders, civil society organizations and services providers.

1. Duration of the assignment

The total duration of the contract assignment will be for 7 months (May – December 2023).  

1. Expected Deliverables

The International Consultant will deliver the following deliverables:

All the deliverables, including events materials, notes and reports should be submitted in written in English language, or with English summary.

1. Schedule of Payment

Payment in full upon final submission and satisfactory outputs/products in accordance with specified requirements.

Upon receipt of the deliverables and prior to the payment of the instalment, the deliverables will be reviewed and approved by UN Women. The period of the review is one week after receipt.

1. Inputs

• UN Women Timor-Leste’s Women, Peace and Security Programme Team will provide logistical support to any organized consultation, dialogues or events, such as venues, equipment and stationery.
• Selected CSO/IP will lead the identification of the resource persons for interviews, consultations, thematic meetings and advocacy events.
• UN Women will cover costs of work-related travel to the other municipalities outside of Dili (in Timor-Leste) if needed, as well as daily subsistence allowance (DSA) as per standard UN rate. UN Women will also provide vehicle for field visits.
• The consultant is expected to use her/his own computer, presentation equipment and software for related tasks.

The cost of telecommunication and transportation within Dili will be covered by the consultant.

Compétences

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• 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

Functional Competencies:

• Strong commitment to gender equality and the empowerment of women, with demonstrated experience of researching or working on gender issues;
• Strong research and writing skills, with strong analytical skills and creative thinking;
• Ability to think and work logically and work precisely with attention to detail;
• Initiative, sound judgment and demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with staff members of different national and cultural backgrounds;
• Previous experience (also volunteer experience) from the non-profit sector is an advantage.
• Ability to multi-task and address competing priorities
• Ability to produce quality deliverables in a timely manner
• Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, and Power Point

Qualifications et expériences requises

1. Performance evaluation:

Consultant’s performance will be evaluated based on: timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, accuracy, and quality of the deliverables.

1. Required experience and qualifications

The Consultant should fulfill the following requirements:

1. Education

• Master or Bachelor Degree or equivalent (required education in Law, political studies, gender Studies, economics, social sciences, development studies or related fields).

1. Experience:

• Master’s degree with 5 years of relevant work experience, or a Bachelor’s degree with 7 years of relevant work experience related to the project’s subject matters, such as; knowledge of trafficking in persons, cross-cultural competence, knowledge of local context, experience in reaseach and analysis  and community-based approaches.
• Experience in conducting evaluation of national strategies and policies implementation.
• Experience in facilitating consultations, trainings, policy development, dialogues with Government and civil society, including with security personnel;
• Familiarity with and previous experience conducting applied ethnographic research in and around the Timor-Leste-Indonesia frontier is an added advantage.  
• Experience in drafting, planning and formulating government’s strategy and policy framework, preferably in security sector.
• Working experience in Timor-Leste, and familiarity with gender equality and women’s rights issues in Timor-Leste is an added advantage. 

1. Language and other skills:

• Proficiency in oral and written in English. Knowledge of Tetun, Indonesian, Baikeno or other languages used in the border area is an advantage.

1. Submission of package 

Interested candidates are requested to submit electronic application to UNDP Job Site no later than 21 April 2023.

1. Cover letter and copy of the latest academic certificate;  

1. CV, including contact information for 3 references; 

1. Financial proposal. The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount per each deliverable, and indicating separately any travel and administrative fees including daily rate. The lump sum costs must be accompanied by a detailed breakdown of costs calculation. 

All applications must include (as an attachment) the CV and the financial proposal in one package/ document. Kindly note that the system only allowed to upload one document.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be invited to the interview. 

Selected candidates will need to submit prior to commencement of work: 

1. UN Women P-11 form, available from http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment 

1. A statement from a medical doctor of ‘good health and fit for travel’ 

1. Evaluation 

Applications will be evaluated based on the Cumulative analysis.  

• Technical Qualification (100 points) weight; [70%]  
• Financial Proposal (100 points) weight; [30%] 

 
A two-stage procedure is utilised in evaluating the proposals, with evaluation of the technical proposal being completed prior to any price proposal being compared. Only the price proposal of the candidates who passed the minimum technical score of 70% of the obtainable score of 100 points in the technical qualification evaluation will be evaluated. 

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 following technical qualification evaluation criteria: 

Only the candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% of total points will be considered as technically-qualified candidate. 

Financial/Price Proposal evaluation: 

• Only the financial proposal of candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% score in the technical evaluation will be considered and evaluated.  
• The total number of points allocated for the price component is 100.  
• The maximum number of points will be allotted to the lowest price proposal that is opened/ evaluated and compared among those technical qualified candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% score in the technical evaluation. All other price proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price. 

Annex I: Financial Proposal

BREAKDOWN OF COSTS SUPPORTING THE ALL-INCLUSIVE FINANCIAL PROPOSAL

Breakdown of Cost by Components:

The lump sum costs should include administration, travel related costs and expenses related to the consultancy. All prices/rates quoted must be exclusive of all taxes. The lump sum costs must be accompanied by a detailed breakdown of costs calculation.