Background

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.

The UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office has four main thematic areas:

• Ending Violence against Women and Girls (EVAWG).
• Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE).
• Gender and Protection in Humanitarian Action; and
• Women’s Political Empowerment and Leadership (WPEL)

Under the Governance and Participation in Public Life (GPPL) program is the ‘Access to Justice (A2J) project that is aimed at supporting access to justice including environmental justice through legislation reform, empowerment, advocacy and capacity building of grassroots women, including leaders and human right defenders.  In realizing this aim, UN Women will focus on achieving the following outputs and interventions (1) increase the awareness of women’s rights among women and communities through community outreach on Women’s Access to Justice in targeted provinces (2) conduct national advocacy campaign on FPA, Women’s Access to Justice and Women’s participation in decision making in relation to traditional governance and climate change to create awareness using different tools and (3) increase female participation and representation in advocating women’s access to justice before formal and informal justice system through legislative change and consultations.

Project Information Background

The Project “Enhancing Access to Justice for Women in Asia and the Pacific: Bridging the gap between formal and community-based systems through women’s empowerment and reduction of gender biases” is a five-year programme that began in May 2018, with financial support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

The project aims to strengthen the gender-responsive people-centred justice and eliminate gender discriminatory laws and practices to improve women’s use, access to and participation in justice systems. This is aligned with the gender justice concept, which considers women in legislative frameworks, but also promotes women as active citizens, with the right to live a life free from violence, fully participate in decision making, enjoy their rights, and have responsive avenues for redress if their rights are violated.

In realizing the goal, the project partners - UN Women, ICJ, and OHCHR, both the regional offices of Southeast Asia and the Pacific (OHCHR) - focus on achieving three outputs:

1. Domestic laws adopted and court decisions are consistent with international human rights law and standards, including CEDAW.
2. Gender discriminatory attitudes and stereotyped behaviours towards women by formal and community justice providers are addressed.
3. Grassroots women’s organizations and community-based women’s organizations are empowered and well-positioned to document, monitor, liaise and facilitate interactions with justice providers.

The project results are based on the theory of change that if: (i) A legal enabling environment for women to access gender-responsive justice is created by advocating for laws and court decisions that are consistent with international human rights law and standards, including the CEDAW; and, (ii) Community-based justice systems are gender-responsive and have an increased understanding and awareness of women’s rights; and, (iii) Grassroots women’s organizations, community-based women’s organizations, and communities are empowered and well positioned to document, monitor, liaise and facilitate interactions with justice providers; then, women’s access to justice will be enhanced in the Asia Pacific region. The broader outputs have been contextualised at the country level.  

The project is implemented in the sub-regional level: Southeast Asia (SEA), South Asia (SA) and the Pacific Islands, with a specific focus on Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste and Solomon Islands. The project is designed to work towards that all women will be beneficiaries, without leaving anyone behind, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The total funding provided by the Government of Sweden amounts to $11,391,985. A Mid-Term Review of the programme was undertaken in June 2022. The project is due to end on 30 June 2023.  

Duties and Responsibilities

Objectives of the assignment

Design of the Joint Evaluation

The evaluation will be, in its nature, summative of the entire project period (up to Q1 2023) and include recommendations for the next iteration of the project. The approach should also promote inclusion and participation by employing gender equality and human rights responsive approaches with a focus on utilisation[1], empowerment[2] or feminist approaches[3]. The evaluation will be gender-responsive which applies mixed-methods (quantitative and qualitative data collection methods and analytical approaches) to account for complexity of gender relations and to ensure participatory and inclusive processes that are culturally appropriate.  The design of the joint evaluation should be theory-based, and the Theory of Change of the project may contribute to the evaluation.

Purpose and Use of the Joint Evaluation

As the regional project, “Enhancing Access to Justice for Women in Asia and the Pacific: Bridging the gap between formal and community-based systems through women’s empowerment” (Women’s Access to Justice), is approaching the end of the project timeframe, an independent final evaluation will be undertaken during the last year of the project, as per the Project Document. It will be a joint evaluation between UN Women, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in accordance with the guidance from UN Evaluation Group, and involve the evaluation units following their evaluation policies, where applicable.

The purpose of the evaluation is to feed into learning about what worked well with respect to the joint approach to gender-responsive people-centered justice, what can be improved, serve accountability purposes, and feed into decision-making regarding further iterations of the project. The primary evaluation users, namely UN Women, OHCHR and ICJ, will use the evaluation to further strategize for gender-responsive people-centered justice, while secondary users within the respective organizations and partners will use the information to learn about what works when advancing and enhancing women’s access to justice.

The donor, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), may use the evaluation for accountability and as input for decision-making purposes.

Methodological Approach

The suggested methods of data collection include desk review, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and survey. A case study approach will be taken to allow for in-depth look at key issues or implementation modalities at country level, which will include stakeholder consultation, observation, and review and documentation analysis (e. g. progress and completion reports, workshop and mission reports, knowledge and advocacy products, and other appropriate documentation produced and related by UN Women, OHCHR and ICJ). Nepal and Solomon Islands have been identified as case study countries based on criteria related to relevance, risk associated with the intervention, significant investment, demands for accountability from stakeholders and richest learning opportunities.

The National Consultant for Solomon Islands will be engaged to lead the data collection. The evaluation must integrate gender and human rights approaches and perspectives throughout data collection and analysis. It is particularly important to understand and assess how the project addresses complex, intersectional discrimination and how this affects women’s rights.

Evaluator will conduct consultation with stakeholder groups, to the extent possible, using participatory tools and suggest a plan for the inclusion of women and individuals and groups who are vulnerable and/or discriminated against in the consultation process and a plan for translation, as necessary. Based on consultations, the national consultants will visit selected project sites to validate the findings of the desk review and documentation analysis and identify good practices and lessons learned. The evaluation may employ participatory storytelling or most significant change approach through the country case study visits.

The entire evaluation will be undertaken as per UNEG guidelines and consider a human-rights-based and gender empowerment approach[4]. The evaluation experts and all their direct collaborators will follow UN Women’s Evaluation Handbook[5] and UNEG Ethical guidelines.

Stakeholder Participation

There will be several stakeholder meetings, including debrief meetings with key in-country stakeholders (for Solomon Islands, only UN Women implements in country) at the end of each field visit to validate emerging findings from the mission and identify/fill data gaps. Then, once the evaluators have analysed the data, they will present preliminary findings to the Evaluation Reference Group (ERG) to validate these and consider preliminary feedback in the development of the draft report.

Key stakeholders (e.g., internal stakeholders, programme/project partners, donors, the Project Steering Committee, etc.) will be consulted through this the joint evaluation. It is important to pay particular attention to the participation of rights holders—women and vulnerable and marginalized groups—to ensure the application of a gender-responsive approach – this will be done through a civil society representative on the Evaluation Reference Group (ERG) and through the case studies.

• Stakeholder participation in data collection: there will be the inclusion of a diverse range of stakeholders – including vulnerable groups – in data collection.

Key Evaluation Questions

The evaluation team will revise the evaluation questions based on consultations during the inception phase and consider the feasibility of the objectives and scope outlined in this Terms of Reference. The evaluation team should raise and address any other relevant issues that may emerge during the evaluation. They should be guided but not limited by the evaluation questions listed below.

The evaluation team will develop an evaluation matrix during the inception phase in consultation with the Evaluation Management Group (EMG) and the Evaluation Reference Group (ERG) which will outline the questions and means of answering them.

The evaluation will cover all components of the programme, including those implemented by each partner.

Time Frame: the evaluation will cover the entire project life (from June 2018 up to and including quarter 1 of 2023 as the last year of the project).

Geographical coverage: the evaluation will cover all countries where the project is implemented, Solomon Islands and Nepal have been selected for a more in-depth review of outcome-level achievements.

Stakeholder coverage: the evaluation will reach out to stakeholders, i.e. beneficiaries, participating governments, civil society partners, implementing partners at the national and regional levels, and partner agencies, as well as the project steering committee members and project partners.

Limitations: although unlikely, should there be limitations on the travel to selected countries, close collaboration with national evaluators and the conduct of virtual interviews/meetings would be required. Triangulation of information received from different sources and synthesis of key findings across the different countries and components will feed into the overall findings, but generalizations should not be made.

Scope of Work/Duties and Responsibilities

Under overall guidance of the UN Women Country Representative and direct supervision of the UN Women Programme Specialist on Women, Peace and Security, with, the consultant will perform the following tasks:

The National Evaluation Consultant is an integral member of the evaluation team and is expected to support the entire Joint Evaluation process under the direct supervision of the Regional Evaluation Specialist and the Access to Justice Project Specialist of UN Women ROAP, and in consultation with the Evaluation Management Group.

Evaluation Phases

The joint evaluation will be conducted according to the following tentative timeline:

STAGE 0: PREPARATION (- mid February 2023)

• Joint review (UN Women, OHCHR, ICJ) of the Terms of the Reference
• Formation of the Evaluation Management Group (EMG) and the Evaluation Reference Group (ERG)
• Recruiting an evaluation team including one international and 2 to 3 national consultants

STAGE 1: INCEPTION (- April 2023)

• Briefing and consultation with EMG
• Desk review of key documents
• Theory of change workshop
• Inception report including the evaluability assessment, stakeholder mapping, theory of change (reconstructed as necessary), methodology, workplan, evaluation matrix, and data collection tools.
• Presentation of the inception report to ERG

STAGE 2: CONDUCT (- mid June 2023)

• Data collection, including virtual and on-site interviews and meetings and debriefing of UN Women upon finalization.
• Data systematization, analysis, and interpretation of findings

STAGE 3: REPORTING (- July 2023)

• Present the preliminary findings to EMG and ERG to validate findings and allow the evaluators to incorporate preliminary feedback in the draft report
• Draft report
• Comments and feedback from Evaluation Management and Reference Groups tracked for transparency
• Final evaluation report
• Presentation of the final evaluation report to the Joint Project Management Committee, comprising heads of UN Women, OHCHR, ICJ, and Sida (June 2023).

STAGE 4: DISSEMINATION (- August 2023 responsibility of UN Women)

• Communications based on the final evaluation to be disseminated widely to stakeholders and public.
• Management response within 3 weeks of completion.

Duration of the assignment

The total duration of the contract assignment will be 25 working days within a 2 ½ months period, between June to August 2023.

The assignment envisages two (2) provincial missions to targeted communities for the Consultant. 

The indicative schedule of missions is from June to August 2023 (subject to confirmation).

Expected deliverables

The consultant is expected to work with the deliver the following results.

The Consultant will need to connect with the team via online communication platforms.

The Consultant is expected to work with the international consultant (Team Leader of the evaluation) and other EMG, ERG members who may be located in different time zones.  

Some meetings would be held outside of normal working hours (earlier or later than this time period i.e. 9am-6pm local time zone and/or Asia Pacific time zones).

All the documents, including the interview tools, training materials and reports should be submitted in written in English language.

Upon receipt of the deliverables and prior to the payment of the installment, the deliverables, related reports and documents will be reviewed and approved by UN Women within one week of submission.

Special Note:

• Payment will be made upon submission of deliverables with an approval of the Regional Evaluation Specialist, the Pacific and the Access to Justice Project Specialist of UN Women ROAP.
• Payment for deliverable 3 will be made upon completion of sub-deliverable and transparent addressing of feedback and comments received from the EMG and ERG, with the approval of the supervisors after 14 August 2023.
• IMPORTANT: UN Women will cover the travel related expenses as per the UN Women standard guidelines, if the travel is required. The professional fee should NOT include travel costs.         
• All deliverables should be in line with the United Nations Editorial Manual and the UN Women Editorial Style Guide.
• All deliverables should be written and generated in English. Data collected is property of UN Women.
• All data collected by the evaluation consultant must be submitted to the supervisor in Word, PowerPoint, or Excel format.  Proper storage of data is essential for ensuring confidentiality and should be in line with UN Women Policy on data management and security.
• All deliverables submitted by the consultant are subject to quality review in line with the UN Women Evaluation Report Quality Assurance.

Annexes

After the selection of the evaluation consultant/firm, the following documents will be appended to the ToR:

• Integrating Human Rights and Gender Equality in Evaluation (2014): link 
• UN Women GERAAS evaluation report quality checklist
• UN Women Evaluation Consultants Agreement Form
• UNEG Norms and Standards for Evaluation in the UN System
• UN Women Evaluation Handbook

Input

UN Women will provide the Consultant with background materials for the desk review.

UN Women will also cover the costs of daily subsistence allowance (DSA) for provincial visits as per standard UN rate, as well as the costs of in-country travel (Honiara and targeted provinces).

The consultant is expected to work remotely using her/his own computer, but may access the UN Women office for printing of relevant documents or should he/she be required to work on-site at any point during the assignment.

UN Women will also cover the costs for translation of printed materials as required throughout the duration of the assignment.

Management Arrangement of the Joint Evaluation

The joint evaluation will be jointly managed by UN Women, OHCHR and ICJ. UN Women, OHCHR and ICJ would support the evaluators in the evaluation process, including preparation, conduct, reporting, however, should not interfere with the impartiality of the evaluation.

UN Women, OHCHR and ICJ will support the logistical support needed, such as materials and office space during field visits. UN Women, OHCHR and ICJ would jointly engage in the planning and reporting stages. The joint evaluation will have an Evaluation Management Group (EMG) and an Evaluation Reference Group (ERG) to facilitate the management of the evaluation.

The joint evaluation will have the following groups:

Co-managers: UN Women Regional Evaluation Specialist, Independent Evaluation Service, will take the lead in co-managing the evaluation in close coordination and consultation with the OHCHR Independent Evaluation Office, and ICJ. The evaluation co-managers will ensure the independence and impartiality of the evaluation process given that they are not engaged in the management or implementation of the programme. They will provide guidance on methodology and oversee the quality assurance; and serve as the main contact with the evaluation team but will work closely with the Evaluation Management Group to manage the logistics.

Evaluation Management Group (EMG): the EMG includes the evaluation managers and programme personnel from project partners. It oversees the day-to-day management of the evaluation, also provides logistics and other types of support. The EMG is responsible for providing overall quality assurance on the evaluation process and deliverables.

Evaluation Reference Group (ERG): In addition, the joint evaluation requires an Evaluation Reference Group (ERG) to ensure that the voices of stakeholders are heard and responded to through the evaluation process. The ERG will review evaluation products for factual correctness, possible misinterpretations, or major gaps. It is important to ensure their ownership of the evaluation process, as they are also representing the organizations that will carry forward the recommendations. The ERG should be limited to 6-8 people max and represent the diverse range of stakeholders from CSOs, UN agencies, governments, and the donor. 

Evaluation team: A 4–5-member evaluation team is proposed. One International team leader with expertise in evaluation and with experience evaluating people-centered justice initiatives from a gender perspective; the team leader is responsible for the overall evaluation and ensuring quality of the evaluation products; one evaluation research analyst and two to three national consultants (one each in two of the programme countries) will be engaged to lead the case studies in country and support the team leader with data collection and analysis; they should have experience in evaluation; the co-managers along with the UN Women Project Manager will recruit and manage the consultants, yet the evaluation team leader will liaise directly with the evaluation analyst and the national consultants and will be responsible for the final evaluation products.

Travel

UN Women will cover the travel related expenses within Solomon Islands as per the UN Women standard guidelines, if the in-country travel is required.

The professional fee should NOT include travel costs.

Due to the COVID pandemic, the option of travelling or doing virtual consultations will be discussed during the inception phase and consider the latest development on the pandemic.

Ethical Code of Conduct

UN Women has developed a UN Women Evaluation Consultants Agreement Form for evaluators that must be signed as part of the contracting process, which is based on the UNEG Ethical Guidelines and Code of Conduct. These documents will be annexed to the contracts. All data collected by the evaluation team members must be submitted to the evaluation manager in Word, PowerPoint or Excel formats and is the property of UN Women. 

Proper storage of data is essential for ensuring confidentiality and a data protection plan will be developed during the inception phase. The evaluation’s value added is its impartial and systematic assessment of the programme. As with the other stages of the evaluation, involvement of stakeholders should not interfere with the impartiality of the evaluation.

The evaluator(s) have the final judgment on the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the evaluation report, and the evaluator(s) must be protected from pressures to change information in the report. Proper procedures for data collection with rights holders who may have been affected by violence must be adhered to as outlined in the WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations for research on violence against women. Additionally, if the evaluator(s) identify issues of wrongdoing, fraud or other unethical conduct, UN Women procedures must be followed and confidentiality be maintained.

The UN Women Legal Framework for Addressing Non-Compliance with UN Standards of Conduct, and accompanying policies protecting against retaliation and prohibiting harassment and abuse of authority, provide a cohesive framework aimed at creating and maintaining a harmonious working environment, ensuring that staff members do not engage in any wrongdoing and that all allegations of wrongdoing are reported promptly, investigated and appropriate action taken to achieve accountability.

Performance evaluation

Contractor’s performance will be evaluated based on timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, accuracy, and quality of the products delivered.

[1] Promotes intended use by intended users. Strong focus on participation of users throughout the evaluation process.

[2] Project participants are involved in the conduct of the evaluation. An outside evaluator serves as a coach or facilitator in the evaluation process.

[3] Addresses and examines opportunities to reverse gender inequities that lead to social injustice. Prioritizes women’s experience and voices, including women from discriminated and marginalized groups.

[4] UNEG Norms and Standards for Evaluation (2016): https://www.betterevaluation.org/en/resources/example/UNEG-evaluation-standards-2016; UNEG Ethical Guidelines for Evaluations (2020): http://www.unevaluation.org/document/detail/2866; Integrating Human Rights and Gender Equality in Evaluation (2014): http://www.uneval.org/document/detail/1616

[5] UN Women’s Evaluation Handbook https://genderevaluation.unwomen.org/en/evaluation-handbook

[6] Please refer to the Integrating Human Rights and Gender Equality in Evaluation for examples of questions (see Table 11 on pp.81-85): link

[7] Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics.

Competencies

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

Functional Competencies:

• Good programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Good knowledge of Results Based Management
• Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings and recommendations
• Good analytical skills

Required Skills and Experience

Required experience and qualifications

The National Consultant should fulfil the following requirements:

Education:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Law, International Development, Gender Studies, Human Rights, or other related field is required.
• A first-level University Degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience and Skills:

• At least 7 years (Master’s Degree) or 9 years (Bachelor’s Degree) of experience undertaking evaluations, including evaluations of multi-stakeholder projects for multilateral organizations is required;
• Strong experience conducting interviews and focus group discussions, including with vulnerable populations.
• Strong experience gender justice, gender equality and human rights work within development cooperation preferred. 
• Experience in contributing to gender-responsive evaluation or experience in gender analysis and human-rights based approaches is an asset;
• Knowledge in results-based programming in support of gender justice and human rights is highly desirable;
• Working experience in Solomon Islands is required;
• Experience working with the UN system is a strong asset;

Language and other skills:

• Fluency in command of written and spoken English is required (as assessed in the P11).
• Knowledge of the other UN Official working language is an asset.
• Knowledge of the Pacific Language will be considered as an advantage.

Evaluation

Initially, individual consultants will be short-listed based on the following minimum qualification criteria:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Law, International Development, Gender Studies, Human Rights, or other related field is required.
• A first-level University Degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least 7 years (Master’s Degree) or 9 years (Bachelor’s Degree) of experience undertaking evaluations, including evaluations of multi-stakeholder projects for multilateral organizations is required;

The short-listed individual consultants will be further evaluated based on a cumulative analysis scheme, with a total score being obtained upon the combination of weighted technical and financial attributes.  Cost under this method of analysis is rendered as an award criterion, which will be 30% out of a total score of 100 points.

Evaluation of submitted offers will be done based on the following formula:

where:

Technical evaluation will be represented through desk review of applications. Interviews and/or written tests will be organized if needed only, depending on the short-listed candidates’ qualifications.

Technical Qualification Evaluation Criteria: The technical part is evaluated on the basis of its responsiveness to the Terms of Reference (TOR).

Financial Evaluation Criteria: In this Second Stage, the financial proposal of candidates, who have attained minimum 70% score in the technical evaluation (at least 49 points), will be compared.

WINNING CANDIDATE

The winning candidate will be the candidate, who has accumulated the highest aggregated score (technical scoring + financial scoring).

Submission of application

Interested candidates are requested to submit fully completed application on the UNDP Vacancy Site. 

Submission Package:

1. Cover letter explaining the suitability of the consultant: applicants are encouraged to address experience and qualifications listed in the ‘criteria for technical evaluation’.
2. Duly filled Personal History Form (P11) and/or Curriculum Vitae (CV) of consultant including records of experience in similar assignments and specific outputs obtained; P11 can be downloaded at: https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment
3. Financial proposal – specifying a total lump sum amount for the tasks specified in this Terms of Reference.  The financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (daily rate and number of anticipate working days and any other possible costs).
4. Please read, use, and complete ANNEX I and ANNEX II below to provide your financial proposal.

Applications without a complete financial proposal will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.  UN Women reserves the right to accept or reject any bid.

The consultancy recruitment process will be governed by the rules and regulations of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).

UN Women Statement on Diversity and Inclusion:

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).

Deadline of all submission: 18th June 2023

Annex I

Price Proposal Guideline and Template

The prospective Individual Contractor should take the following explanations into account during submission of his/her price proposal.

1.Lump Sum Amount

The daily price proposal should indicate a "lump sum amount" which is "all-inclusive"; All costs (professional fees, living allowances, communications, consumables, etc.) that could be incurred by the Individual Contractor needs to be factored into the proposed price.

UN Women will not withhold any amount of the payments for tax and/or social security related payments. UN Women shall have no liability for taxes, duties or other similar charges payable by the Individual Contractor in respect of any amounts paid to the Individual Contractor under this Contract, and the Contractor acknowledges that UN Women will not issue any statements of earnings to the Individual contractor in respect of any such payments.

Contract price is fixed to activities/deliverables indicated in the ToR, regardless of the changes in the cost components (such as days invested for completion of the deliverables.)

2.Travel costs

No travel is envisaged for the implementation of the current assignments, unless otherwise agreed and decided by UN Women.

3.Daily Subsistence Allowance

Not applicable.

4.Currency of the price proposal

The applicants are requested to submit their price proposals to USD.  

In case of proposals in other currency, these shall be converted into USD using the official UN exchange rate for currency conversion at the date of applications’ submission deadline.

Annex II

Price Proposal Submission Form

[ Mandatory document for the Consultant to complete and submit]

To:         United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

Ref:        Individual Consultant – Joint evaluation of the Regional Project on Enhancing Access to Justice

              for Women in Asia and the Pacific [UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific,

              OHCHR Regional Office for South-East Asia, OHCHR Regional Office for the Pacific, and International Commission of Jurists]

Dear Sir / Madam,

I, the undersigned, offer to provide professional consulting services to UN Women within the scope of the referred Assignment.  Having examined, understood, and agreed to the Terms of Reference and its annexes, the receipt of which are hereby duly acknowledged, I, the undersigned, offer to deliver professional services, in conformity with the Terms of Reference.

My maximum total price proposal for the assignment is given below:

Estimated Costs (in USD$)

I confirm that my financial proposal will remain unchanged.  I also confirm that the price that I quote is gross, and is inclusive of all legal expenses, including but not limited to social security, income tax, pension, etc., which shall be required applicable laws.

I agree that my proposal shall remain binding upon me for 60 days.

I understand that you are not bound to accept any proposal you may receive.