Background

POSITION INFORMATION

*Open to Thai Nationals Only

WE RISE Together Programme Background

Building on UN Women’s flagship “WeEmpowerAsia” programme and the framework of Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), UN Women, in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government, in 2022 launched WE RISE Together programme aiming to prioritise WEPs 5 (Implement enterprise development, supply chain and marketing practices that empower women) and create equal market opportunities for women by advancing Supplier Diversity through Gender-Responsive Procurement (SD-GRP) in Thailand and Viet Nam. This programme envisions creating an innovative ecosystem where women can lead business, and equally access and benefit from greater market opportunities in 4 areas:

1. Stronger ecosystem: Support more public and private organisations to develop and promote policies and practices that advance SD-GRP
2. Increase capacity of buyers: Public and private buying organisations can better advocate for, promote and implement GRP
3. More supportive business models and networks: Through resilient and inclusive business models and networking opportunities, women-owned businesses and gender-responsive enterprises have increase capacity to access markets
4. More equitable market opportunities: Creating platforms for women-owned businesses and gender-responsive enterprises to connect to larger public and private buyers

As there is a continued linkage between WeEmpowerAsia and WE RISE Together Programme, the activities will offer similar learning opportunities with a focus on Supplier Diversity through Gender-Responsive Procurement to both existing and other relevant stakeholders – women entrepreneurs, policy and decision makers, and private sector. These will enable them to collaborate, create and implement gender-responsive procurement policies which allow women to equally and fairly access the market.

UN Women seeks the services of a national consultant to support WRT team to implement activities under Programme areas 3: More supportive business models and networks and 4: More equitable market opportunities. The incumbent will establish, nurture and coordinate with private companies and relevant public and private sector organisations, provide capacity building to targeted buying organizations so they can better advocate for, promote and implement GRP. Based on the stakeholders mapping and results of the Thailand Rapid Assessment on Thailand GRP ecosystem being finalized, the consultant will identify prospective buying organizations, source, procure, or ordinate with experts to provide technical advice for private and public sector organizations to enhance skills in SD-GRP processes. To seamlessly continue the WEPs movement in Thailand, the consultant will coordinate with stakeholders and organize workshops for larger private sector companies to strengthen their gender commitments in alignment with WEPs by enhancing their knowledge and capacity to implement GRP. The consultant will familiarize herself with relevant GRP assessment tools including those of UN Women and coordinate with targeted stakeholders to undertake a comprehensive assessment of their procurement policies and practices to identify opportunities to engage with more diverse suppliers including WOBS and become more gender responsive in the procurement processes. One of the ways to obtain GRP commitment from buying organizations, public and private sectors, is to secure leadership buy-in. The consultant will provide technical advice for targeted organizations to create leadership support. The consultant will also facilitate collaboration, learning events and opportunities for buying and support organizations and WOBs/GREs to connect and establish collaboration and business opportunities. Being aware of the absence of local database of WOBs and sex-disaggregated SMEs, the consultant will coordinate with key stakeholders in order to have the database developed or enhanced. Aside from the scope of capacity development of buyers and equitable market opportunities laid out above, the consultant will coordinate with WRT team members and provide support necessary for the implementation of WRT activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of WRT Regional Coordinator and Thailand Programme Specialist and in close consultation with the WEE team, the national consultant will provide technical expertise and liaise with public and private sector organizations to deliver capacity development of buyers and implement activities contributing to equitable market opportunities.

Specifically, the consultant will undertake the following tasks: 

1. Support the development, planning and implementation of WE RISE Together project

• Support the development, planning and implementation of Thailand WE RISE Together activities, in consultation with the Regional Coordinator and Thailand Programme Specialist;
• Provide technical and coordination support to ongoing projects, training and capacity building programme, consultative meeting with stakeholders/ implementing partners/ service provider on related strategies and documents, workplans, and related products;
• Contribute substantively to the monitoring and tracking of results against programme target of the implementation of programme activities for programme areas 3: More supportive business models and networks and 4: More equitable market opportunities. to ensure that interventions lead to meaningful, high-quality and timely achievement of planned results;
• Assist in performing consulting assignments with UN Women’s counterparts' collaboration with prospect buying organizations. Tasks include planning and coordinating public events such as meetings/workshops/ interactive session and assisting in the development of action plans that organizational buyers will use to manage the change. [OUTCOME 3];
• Facilitate and convene a WEPs Action Learning Dialogue with UN Women’s signatories to pilot SD-GRP business practices and to demonstrate good action to the wider community.  [Leaders Learning Lab, OUTCOME 3].

2. Monitor, report and communicate results of Thailand WE RISE Together project

• Facilitate the reporting and communicating results, in coordination with Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Team, to ensure performance indicators are incorporated and reported on in project specific systems/tool of programme areas 3: More supportive business models and networks and 4: More equitable market opportunities.

3. Provide substantive and collaborative support to advocacy and outreach efforts to public and private sector organizational buyers

• Per the findings of Thailand WE RISE Together Rapid Assessment, identify prospective key stakeholders and partnership with prospect organizational buyers and design strategic action plan for stakeholder engagement;

• Advocate for Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) commitment with companies and private sector organisations to deepen effort specifically for WEPs Principle 5 implementation and to accelerate progress towards more gender-responsive and inclusive ecosystem;
• Assists in the coordination of partnerships with stakeholders including government and private sector organizations and to support the development of connecting platform for women-owned businesses and gender-responsive enterprises;
• Conduct due diligence for private sector and partnership engagement and liaise with Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships and Advisory Services (MPAS) team as needed;
• Engage with companies and private sector organisations who are interested in becoming WEPs signatories and with prospective companies and organisations in the respective networks to grow the WEPs community.

 TIME FRAME AND EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates commitment to UN Women’s mission, vision and values;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Technical Competencies:

• Demonstrate strong verbal communication skills with experiences in coordinating and managing stakeholders in a professional manner
• Professional experience in project coordination and stakeholder management 
• Professional experience in programme implementation in development projects
• Knowledge of Result-Based Management
• Good command of Thai and English
• Knowledge of gender and socioeconomic issues in Thailand
   

Leadership and Self-Management:

• Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Remains calm, in control even under pressure;
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
• Demonstrate understanding of gender and development in South East Asia;
• Demonstrable ability to work in a team;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Excellent writing and communication skills;
• Excellent computer literacy and skills.

Required Skills and Experience

RECRUITMENT QUALIFICATIONS AND APPLICATION

• Master’s degree in Gender and Development Studies, Economics, Social Sciences, or other related fields.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least 2 years of professional experience in program supporting women’s economic empowerment, women’s entrepreneurship, gender or relevant development projects.
• Strong knowledge in women’s empowerment and gender issues
• Evidence of course-work exploring the discipline of Result-Based Management (whether as a standalone course or as part of a wider curriculum) is an advantage.
• Experience in supporting programme implementation in development projects within the United Nations systems is an advantage.
• Experience in stakeholder management and coordination with public and private sectors.
• Excellent written communication skills in Thai and English

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 applications, with evaluation of the technical application 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 candidates who may be contacted for validation interview.

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.

Submission of application

Interest candidates are encouraged to submit electronic application to UNDP website : https://jobs.undp.org and hr.bangkok@unwomen.org and copy to dollaporn.intrroong@unwomen.org, no later than 27 Jul 2023, COB.

Submission package includes:

• Personal History Form (P11) which can be downloaded http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/about-us/jobs ;
• Writing examples (Thai and English)
• Evidence of course-work exploring the discipline of Result-Based Management or Change Management (whether as a standalone course or as part of a wider curriculum) (if any)
• Financial proposal in Thai Baht: the financial proposal shall specify a Monthly Rate (for 20 working days per month) and travel-related cost (if any). Please see the financial proposal template below:

Financial proposal Template

Note:

• Applications received after the close date will not be accepted;
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• For an assignment requiring travel, consultants of 65 years or more require full medical examination and statement of fitness to work to engage in the consultancy.
• Due to large number of potential applicants, only competitively selected candidates will be contacted for remaining steps of the service procurement process.
• The applicants need to combine all files in one single PDF before submission on UNDP website

Payments:

Payments for this consultancy will be based on the achievement of each deliverable and certification that each has been satisfactorily completed. Payments will not be based on the number of days worked but on the completion of each stated deliverable within the indicated timeframes. Any travel under this consultancy will be covered by UN Women as per our rules and regulations.

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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.)