Antecedentes

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 work in Ukraine focuses on supporting the government and civil society in advancing gender equality and implementation of the national and international commitments on gender equality and women’s human rights. UN Women Ukraine implements interventions identified by UN Women Ukraine Strategic Note 2024 to support and complement Ukraine’s response to the ongoing war and its devastating impact on women and girls. It aligns with the UN Transitional Framework (2024) and UN Women’s Global Strategic Plan 2022-2025.

UN Women's activities in Ukraine are focused on three key thematic areas: humanitarian assistance, women, peace and security agenda, including conflict related sexual violence response, as well as gender-responsive governance, including gender-sensitive recovery and European integration. UN Women in Ukraine provides technical expert and capacity-building support to the government authorities at all levels, women's civil society organizations, and the private sector for developing and implementing gender equality and women’s empowerment commitments, .

Ukraine has made a range of efforts for European integration, starting from an Association Agreement which was negotiated in 2007-2011 and initiated in 2012. The EU and Ukraine signed the Association Agreement in 2014. Provisional application of important parts of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement began on 1 November 2014: on the respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms and rule of law; political dialogue and reform; justice, freedom and security; economic and financial cooperation. In 2019 Ukraine incorporated European and Euro-Atlantic integration into its Constitution as a strategic course.

On 23 June 2022, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the immediate granting of candidate status for EU membership to Ukraine. On the same day, the European Council granted Ukraine the status of a candidate for accession to the EU. On 8 November 2023, the European Commission recommended opening accession negotiations with Ukraine. On 14 December 2023, European Council made historical decision to open negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the European Union. The ensuing process of opening of the first clusters of EU Chapters requires enhanced adherence to EU requirements, which includes approximation of EU gender equality law and policy, and the consistent application of gender mainstreaming across all sectors, policy areas, and levels of government. Accession negotiations are complex and require technical administrative expertise and resources for absorbing the EU Gender Equality acquis. Capacities, processes and procedures for consistent gender mainstreaming are to be put in place across sectors and levels of governance, posing a challenge to absorbing the EU Gender Equality acquis.[1]

National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service (NAUCS) is one of the UN Women strategic partners to institutionalize gender equality training for civil servants of all levels and officials of local governments to strengthen their capacity on gender mainstreaming in public administration. The mission of the NAUCS is the development of a professional, efficient, stable, politically impartial civil service that meets the principles of good governance and the standards and best practices of the EU Member States. The Agency's activities are based on the principles of the rule of law, ensuring compliance with human and citizen rights and freedoms, legality, openness and transparency, responsibility.

To develop capacity of civil service on gender mainstreaming to the EU accession process and Gender Equality EU acquis implementation, NAUCS and UN Women are joining efforts to introduce such official training course for civil servants.

To strengthen these efforts, UN Women is now seeking a National Consultant to provide support to the NAUCS in developing curricula and trainings on gender mainstreaming in European accession process.

[1] ‘Gender Equality acquis’ refers collectively to the body of EU laws, rules, resolutions, declarations, regulations, directives and treaties, which explicitly refer to gender equality and make up a subset within the ‘acquis communautaire’. The EU explicitly expects candidate countries and potential candidates, “to progressively align with [the] EU gender equality acquis and have the institutional framework to enforce it”. See: EU Gender Action Plan 2021-2025 (GAP III).

Deberes y responsabilidades

Under the overall guidance of the UN Women Representative in Ukraine and direct supervision by the Programme Specialist, the National Consultant will provide support to the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Servants (NAUCS) expert and technical support on development a training course and curricula for civil servants on gender mainstreaming in EU integration.

The consultant will be reporting to Programme Specialist, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.

All reports should be submitted in English language and include the full set of supporting documents, such as analytical briefs, meeting notes, concept notes and agendas, handouts and lists of participants, etc. The supporting documents can be submitted in Ukrainian.

The assignment will include but not be limited to the following tasks developed in coordination with the NAUCS and UN Women:

• Support with preparation of professional development program for trainers on gender mainstreaming in EU accession process
• Support with preparation of a short-term professional development curriculum for public servants of category “A” and Deputy Ministers involved into the negotiation process and designated officials (coordinators) on ensuring equal rights and opportunities of women and men on gender mainstreaming in EU accession process
• Support with preparation of a short-term professional development curriculum for public servants of category “B”-“C” involved into the negotiation process and civil servants from subdivisions on ensuring equal rights and opportunities of women and men on gender mainstreaming in EU accession process
• Support with preparation of the training materials package for the above curricula
• Support with organization and facilitation of the Training of Trainers (ToT) within the Summer school of training excellence on gender mainstreaming in EU accession process
• Support with conducting and facilitation of pilot trainings (at least 1 pilot training) as per a short-term professional development curriculum for public servants of category “A” and Deputy Ministers involved into the negotiation process and designated officials (coordinators) on ensuring equal rights and opportunities of women and men on gender mainstreaming in EU accession process
• Support with conducting and facilitation of pilot trainings (at least 1 pilot training) as per a short-term professional development curriculum for public servants of category “B”- “C” involved into the negotiation process and civil servants from subdivisions on ensuring equal rights and opportunities of women and men on gender mainstreaming in EU accession process
• Preparing the presentations, pre- and post-assessments and analytical materials after each training session.

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a Kyiv based consultancy. This is a partial office-based consultancy.

Competencias

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/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values 

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES: 

• partnership building
• negotiation 
• commitment to continuous improvement
• business planning
• reporting

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education and Certification:

• Advanced (Masters) degree in Public Policy and Administration, Gender Studies, Law, Economics, International Relations, Social and Humanitarian Sciences, or related field is required.

• BA degree with 2 additional relevant years of experience can be accepted in lieu of MA degree.

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year of relevant work experience (after Master’s degree) in the field of governance and public administration, civil service, human rights and/or gender equality, or other related fields in Ukraine;  
• Proven experience of providing advisory/technical support to the government institutions on the issues of GEWE;
• Proven experience on training courses development and providing trainings on GEWE
• Proven knowledge of EU accession process, human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment frameworks.
• Previous experience with the EU institutions and accession process will be considered as an asset; 
• Experience with UN Women and other UN agencies will be considered as an asset;

Languages:

• Fluency in verbal and written English and Ukrainian is required. 
• Knowledge of any other UN official language is an asset.

All applications must include a completed and signed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc

Applications without P11 may be treated as incomplete and may not be considered for further assessment.

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