UN WOMEN Jobs - 70678- MID-TERM EVALUATION OF UN WOMEN PROJECT

MID-TERM EVALUATION OF UN WOMEN PROJECT

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

08-Mar-2017

Application Deadline :

28-Feb-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

35 days

Languages Required :

English Portuguese

Expected Duration of Assignment :

35 days

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UN Women is the United Nations (UN) entity dedicated to promote gender equality and empowerment of women. UN Women was established in 2010 to accelerate the aims of the UN in tackling gender inequalities and meeting the needs of the worlds’ women.

In 2014, UN Women, with the support of the Belgium Government, initiated the implementation of a four year project on Gender Equality, Women’s Economic Empowerment and Climate Change. The project was designed to mitigate the negative impact of adverse climatic change on the livelihoods of women in six districts of Gaza Province in terms of food insecurity and of further deepening the persisting gender inequalities. The project aims to facilitate relevant and effective strategies to support women’s economic empowerment and use this as an entry point for promoting transformation of gender relations. The work towards transforming gender relations, on one side, is expected to take place through awareness raising, advocacy and support to women participation in decision-making at the household and community level. On the other side, it encompasses engagement with gatekeepers of the local socio cultural norms – community and opinions leaders – to create an enabling environment for women to exercise their rights to access to and control of productive resources.

Goal 2 of UN Women’s Strategic Plan is that ‘women, especially the poorest and most excluded, are economically empowered and benefit from development’. Under this impact area interventions are developed to drive job creation and income generation for women from less formal, vulnerable and unprotected occupations, to formal, decent and sustainable work and business opportunities. The initiative is aligned with UN Women flagship programme on women’s economic empowerment and is contributing for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, especially SDG#5 on Gender Equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; Goal 2 on Zero Hunger: End Hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. SDG#16 on Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

Duties and Responsibilities

The overall goal of the project is ‘to empower women and their communities to become change agents in and beneficiaries from local decision-making and implementation towards enhanced livelihoods, food security and climate change resilience.

The project is being implemented in six (6) districts in the province of Gaza, namely, Guijá, Mabalane (as priority areas), Massingir, Chigubo, Chicualacuala and Massangena (for technical assistance on gender-responsive budgeting). The direct beneficiaries of the project are women and local government authorities. The project time-span is four years (September 2014 to August 2018) and costs 1.6 million Euros. The project management structure includes a Steering Committee composed of UN Women; the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Action; sister UN agencies, local governments and women groups.

The project’s strategy includes:

Capacity development and promotion of sustainable livelihoods and food & nutritional security for vulnerable women;
Increasing women’s participation in local decision-making platforms and accelerate transformation of gender norms;
Support multi-sectorial frameworks to respond to women’s economic empowerment and climate change adaptation; and
Improve availability/use of data to guide planning, resource allocation and monitoring of women’s economic empowerment commitments.

Competencies

Corporate Competences and Ethics

Demonstrate integrity, values and ethics in accordance to UN Women norms;
Promote the vision, mission and strategic objectives of UN Women;
Show respect regardless the race/colour, sex, religion, nationality and age as well as be sensible to cultural adaptation capacity; and
Evaluators are expected to have personal and professional integrity and abided by the UNEG Ethical Guidelines for Evaluation and the UNEG Code of Conduct for Evaluation in the UN System ensuring that the rights of individuals involved in the evaluation are respected.

Functional Competences

Knowledge of legislation, programme and public policies on gender, women’s economic empowerment, and women’s rights in general in Mozambique;
Demonstrated experience in gender and economics related research;
Leadership and skills to work with autonomy and initiative; and
Strong Advocacy skills.

Managing knowledge and learning

Promote knowledge sharing and a learning culture;
Team working; and
Strong communication skills, oral and written in Portuguese and English.

Required Skills and Experience

Post-Graduate degree (Masters) in development studies, economics, social science, rural development and other related fields;
A strong record (minimum 7 years) in designing and leading evaluations including gender-responsive evaluations;
A minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in the field of gender equality and women’s empowerment;
Work experience in economic empowerment, rural development and food security;
Knowledge of gender-responsive planning and budgeting approaches is an asset;
Sound understanding of social and cultural reality of Mozambique in particular traditional norms affecting gender equality;
Sound understanding of the functioning of government structures in Mozambique;
Knowledge of the national gender machinery, women’s organizations, policies and legislation on WEE/rural women;
Excellent analytical skills and prior experience of both quantitative and qualitative data analysis; and
Knowledge of a local language of Gaza province is an asset.