UNDP Jobs - 73953- International Consultant (Resilience Building and

International Consultant (Resilience Building and Gender Equality)

Location :

Home based (for UNDP- BRH), THAILAND

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

01-Sep-2017

Application Deadline :

22-Aug-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Up to 30 working days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

1 September 2017- 15 November 2017

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

The Asia-Pacific is the most disaster-prone region in the world. During the period 1994 to 2013, 40 per cent of the world’s natural disasters occurred in this region; and in 2014 alone, this figure climbed to more than 50 per cent with some 6,000 people dead and 79.6 million people affected. To add to this, climate change poses a grave danger in the present and the future in increasing the frequency and incidences of weather-related disasters.

While disasters do not discriminate, their impact is not gender neutral. Disasters affect men and women differently. According to a recent global study by the London School of Economics, women are 14 times more likely to die or be injured in disasters due to existing gender inequalities. Systematic discrimination of women contributes not just to higher mortality rates among them but also compromises their ability to respond to disasters and overall resilience to future disasters and climate change. The review of the Hyogo Framework for Action in Asia and the Pacific (2011-2013) revealed weak progress in addressing gender equality across the Asia-Pacific. Only 14 per cent of the countries in Asia-Pacific collect sex and age disaggregated data, while only 2.4 per cent countries reported on the participation of women’s organizations in national platforms.

The Sendai Framework for Action (2015-2030) was adopted at the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Japan in March 2015. The Sendai Framework states in its Guiding Principles: “A gender, age, disability and cultural perspective should be integrated in all policies and practices, and women and youth leadership should be promoted”. In support of this principle, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub’s Disaster Risk Reduction Team and Gender Team have developed a conceptual framework and guideline to illustrate strategic entry points to building community resilience through strengthened gender equality.

The UNDP gender and resilience framework builds on Five Resilience Capitals, ie., Human Capital, Financial Capital, Political Capital, Physical Capital and Natural Capital. Adapting and integrating CARE’s gender equality framework (Structure; Relations; Agency) in the gender and resilience framework will enable to demonstrate how changes in gender transformative capacity influence the level of resilience of the Five Resilience Capitals. The relevance and utility of the gender and resilience framework was validated through consultations with men and women in disaster-affected communities in rural Nepal. A number of indicators have been developed that would help DRR practitioners design and implement gender sensitive measures to strengthen community resilience. The next step is to design pilot interventions taking into consideration specific local contexts of the selected sites.

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope of Work

The consultant is expected to design pilot interventions in three countries where UNDP is supporting disaster risk reduction initiatives. Representing the diversity of the Asia Pacific region, three very different countries will be selected so that the versatility and adaptability of the gender and resilience framework can be tested. The pilot interventions are to be incorporated in ongoing broader disaster risk reduction initiatives rather than implemented as separate gender-specific interventions.

The consultant will:

Develop a work plan for the assignment;
Review and analyse current DRR programmes/ projects/ Country Programme Documents (CPDs) of the selected Country Office;
Develop a Theory of Change integrating gender and resilience for integration into the new CPDs ;
Based on the review, recommend and plan pilot interventions in consultation with gender and DRR specialists in the Country Offices;
Develop work plans and timelines for the suggested interventions.

Expected Outputs and Deliverables

The consultant will be expected to deliver the following:

1) Work Plan for the assignment (3 days) by 10 September 2017 (reviewed and approved by Gender Team Leader and DRR Specialist, UNDP BRH);

2) three country reports drafted with findings, Theory of Change and recommendations (no longer than 10 pages each, based on desk review), (21 days) by 31 October 2017 (reviewed and approved by Gender and DRR specialists in three Country Offices; Gender Team Leader and DRR Specialist, UNDP BRH);

3) Three CO work plans developed for piloting interventions (6 days) by 15 November 2017 (reviewed and approved by Gender and DRR specialists in three Country Offices; Gender Team Leader and DRR Specialist, UNDP BRH).

Institutional Arrangement

Under the overall guidance of the Regional DRR Specialist and Gender Team Leader at the UNDP Asia Pacific Regional Hub (UNDP BRH), the consultant will work closely with members of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Team. The consultant will also consult relevant UNDP Country Office teams to gain in-depth understanding of the contexts of the projects on the ground.

Weekly Skype meetings with the Regional DRR Specialist and Regional Gender Team Leader will be organized to monitor the progress and to ensure the timely delivery of the final product. Additional meetings will be arranged as required.

Duration of the Work

1 September 2017 – 15 November 2017 (up to 30 working days).

Duty Station

Home based with no travel.

Competencies

Ability to perform tasks in timely manner and under pressure, to tight deadlines;
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with a wide range of partners persuasively and collaboratively;
Able to work independently and as part of a team seamlessly using a range of modern means of communication as required

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Disaster Risk Reduction, Gender Studies, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or related field.

Experience:

At least 5 years of work experience in disaster risk reduction and programme/ project formulation;
Professional experience in integrating gender considerations in disaster risk reduction policies and/or programmatic interventions;
Extensive knowledge on gender equality challenges in Asia and the Pacific;
Work experience in Asia Pacific region is preferred.

Language:

Strong command of English with excellent writing skill.

Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments

The contract will be based on Lump Sum Amount

The total amount quoted shall be all-inclusive and include all costs components required to perform the deliverables identified in the TOR, including professional fee, travel costs, living allowance (if any work is to be done outside the IC´s duty station) and any other applicable cost to be incurred by the IC in completing the assignment. The contract price will be fixed output-based price regardless of extension of the herein specified duration. Payments will be done upon completion of the deliverables/outputs and as per below percentages:

• Deliverable 1- Work Plan for the assignment: 10% of total contract amount;

• Deliverable 2- Three country reports drafted with finding, Theory of Change and Recommendations (based on desk review, no longer than 10 pages each): 40% of total contract amount;

• Deliverable 3- Three CO work plans developed for piloting interventions: 50% of total contract amount.

Evaluation Method and Criteria

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology;

Cumulative analysis

The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as a) responsive/compliant/acceptable; and b) having received the highest score out of set of weighted technical criteria (70%). and financial criteria (30%). Financial score shall be computed as a ratio of the proposal being evaluated and the lowest priced proposal received by UNDP for the assignment.

Technical Criteria for Evaluation (Maximum 100 points)

Criteria 1: Education- Max 15 points;
Criteria 2: Relevant work experience- Max 20 points;
Criteria 3: Experience in DRR programme/ project formulation- Max 15 points;
Criteria 4: Experience of integrating gender in DRR interventions- Max 20 points;
Criteria 5: Extensive knowledge of gender equality challenges in Asia and the Pacific- Max 20 points;
Criteria 6: Excellent English Writing Skills- Max 10 points.

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Documentation required

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications. Please group them into one (1) single PDF document as the application only allows to upload maximum one document:

Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided in Annex II.
Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references.
Technical proposal, including a brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment;
Financial proposal, as per template provided in Annex II. Incomplete proposals may not be considered.

For required document template, please click the link below:

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=39920