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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality are translated into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts while building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
UN Women has begun implementing a new Strategic Plan (2018-2021) which outlines the Entity’s strategic direction, objectives and approaches to support efforts to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls. One of the strategic outcomes of the new Plan is to ensure that “Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems.” To achieve this UN Women will support member states, civil society, political parties and other partners to encourage “more women of all ages to fully participate, lead and engage in political institutions and processes. This includes support for political decision-making bodies (including parliaments, local governments, political parties) and electoral management bodies to be inclusive, gender balanced and gender sensitive; women’s networks; stereotypes that work against women’s leadership be addressed, including through the engagement of men and boys; and for young women, indigenous women and women with disabilities to reach decision-making positions.”
In line with this new global Strategic Plan of UN Women 2018-2021, UN Women Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECA RO) and Turkey Program Presence seek a consultant to carry out a substantial review of the “Gender Equality in Political Leadership and Participation in Turkey” project that has been implemented in Turkey since 2014, in close partnership with Turkish Grand National Assembly’s (TGNA) Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and based on the review, prepare a revised programme document. Funded by SIDA the project aims to ensure that:
- Legal frameworks and policies to advance gender equality and women’s right to participate in decision making are reformed/adopted and implemented,
- Women’s leadership and participation in politics is promoted by gender responsive measures (parliamentary mechanisms, processes and services),
- Legal frameworks and policies to increase women’s leadership and political participation are influenced by gender equality advocates
The Project works to operationalize legal frameworks and policies to advance gender equality and women’s right to participate in decision making by activities aimed at supporting the EOC and relevant partners within the TGNA to identify and address legislative and policy gaps. In addition to project is meant to help strengthen the capacity of gender equality advocates to promote gender equality, women’s leadership and political participation.
Early elections to parliament were called for 24 June 2018, and local elections are scheduled for March 2019, making this an opportune time to assess what the program has been able to accomplish, and based on these lessons learned to revise the program document to better reflect the current political context and available opportunities to support women’s participation and leadership. Revisions should include costed activities that encourage women’s political participation at the national and local level including in the TGNA, amongst experts and parliamentarians, political parties, women branches of political parties, CSOs, municipalities, gender equality units and line ministries. The revised program document should be validated by programme stakeholders and presented to the donor at the end of the consultancy.
For these assessment and revision tasks, ECA RO is recruiting an international consultant with expertise on program evaluation and design, especially in the field of women’s political participation, preferably in the Europe and Central Asia region.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Turkey Women Political Participation Project Manager, and under the overall guidance of the Advisor on Governance, Peace and Security in ECA RO, the International Consultant will have the following responsibilities and tasks to generate specific deliverables.
1. Stakeholder report with a mapping of current and potential stakeholders
2. Assessment of the project (implementation period from 2014-2018);
3. Revision of the results and resources framework according to the newly proposed activities for 2019 and 2020;
4. Drafting of amendment of project document (including situation analysis, justification, budget, implementation plan, etc.)
Task 1 (from 13 August – 24 August 2018): Preparation and desk review (home-based)
Conduct a desk review and situational analysis based on a review of key documents and data provided by ECA Regional Office. Review UN Women work on Women’s Political Participation in ECA and beyond for strategic approaches and examples of good practices. Review literature on women’ s political participation and leadership in Turkey. Prepare the work plan and interview list for field work in Turkey.
Task 2 (from 27 August - 15 September ): Field work (Turkey-based)
In Turkey – carry out interviews and focus group discussions (if appropriate) with UN Women staff, program partners, participants in previous activities, other UN agencies, political party representatives, CSO representatives, donors, academics, etc.
Interviews to be carried out in Ankara and Istanbul. Prepare brief summaries of main conclusions of meetings and reflect it in the stakeholder’s mapping report
Based on field findings prepare the first draft of assessment and validate it with UN Women ECA RO.
Present the draft assessment and draft revised program, including ToC and log frame to UN Women staff (with partners if appropriate).
Task 3 (17 September – 28 September): Drafting (home-based)
Prepare 2nd draft of program assessment, which incorporates comments from ECA RO and Turkey Program office.
Based on the validated assessment, prepare revised program, including the ToC and log frame.
Task 4 (1-10 October): Revision and submission
Finalize the revision of project document (including situation analysis, justification, budget, implementation plan, etc), based on UN Women template and submit to UN Women.
Timeline with Key Deliverables and Payment Schedule
The timely completion, submission and approval of all the deliverables specified below are the conditions for the payments to the consultant.
Key Deliverables/date due/payment received
Workplan that has specific timeline for each activity and each deliverable, incorporating comments from ECA RO.
Draft situation analysis of WPP opportunities and challenges in Turkey.
List of persons to be interviewed while in Turkey.
List of interview questions for semi-structured interviews.
Due: 24 August 40% of payment received
A stakeholders’ mapping report, summarizing meetings and interview
1st draft of program assessment
Due: 15 September
Final programme assessment document, following the validation
1st draft of revised program document with ToC and logframe
Due: 28 Sep 30% payment received
After incorporation of comments from ECA RO and Turkey Program office, final version of amendment of project document (including situation analysis, justification, budget, implementation plan, etc.)
Due: 10 Oct 30% payment received
Competencies
Core Values/guiding principles:
- Integrity - Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.
- Professionalism - Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.
- Cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity - Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Additionally, the individual should have an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.
Core Competencies:
- Planning & Organizing – Develops clear goals in line with agreed strategies, identifies priorities, foresees risks and makes allowances accordingly.
- Organizational Awareness - Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.
- Teamwork - Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
- Accountability – Takes ownership of all responsibilities and delivers outputs in accordance with agreed time, cost and quality standards.
Functional Competencies:
Women political participation and leadership
- In-depth knowledge of women’s political participation and leadership;
- Demonstrated ability to produce clear reports with in-depth analysis and strategic recommendations in English in the relevant field;
- Good political analysis skills;
- Good organizational skills and ability to pay close attention to detail;
- Good coordination and communication skills
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 and good humored even under pressure
- Proven networking skills and ability to generate interest in WPP
- Identifies opportunities and builds strong partnerships with clients and partners
Required Skills and Experience
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Advance (Master’s) Degree, in Gender Study, International Development, Political Science, Sociology, Public Administration, Management or an area relevant to the requirements of the ToR
Experience:
- At least 10 years of experience in political participation and leadership, the majority of which includes work on women’s political participation;
- At least 7 years of working experience in project/programme development, implementation and monitoring;
- At least 7 years experience in formulating/writing program documents, research reports, situation analysis, political programs, laws, policy documents, etc.;
- Previous experience with UN Women and/or with other UN Agencies and/or internationally recognized humanitarian and/or development organizations is an asset.
- Previous professional experience in Europe and/or Central Asia region at the country and/or regional level is an asset.
Languages:
- Fluency in written and oral English is required. Turkish is an asset
Duration and Remuneration
The International expert will be engaged for a total of 43 working days during the period of 15 August 2017 until end of 20 October 2018. He/she should plan to travel to Turkey and spend approximately 20 days in the country, including about 5 days in Istanbul and the remainder in Ankara.
Payment schedule:
To be paid on receipt and approval of each deliverable deadline (3 payments – total of 9 deliverables) based on calculation of the days work, but not exceeding the above listed number of days per deliverable. Once deliverables have been reviewed and cleared by UN Women ECARO, payments will then be made.
ALL PAYMENTS WILL ONLY BE RELEASED TO CONSULTANT ON REVIEW APPROVAL OF SUBMITTED WORK BY HIRING MANAGER.
Documents to be included when submitting the proposals
Interested individuals must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
- Cover letter to include a brief overview in English (unedited text) about which of your previous experiences makes you the most suitable candidate for the advertised position.
- Financial proposal, indicating a total lump sum to include all costs relating to the delivery of outputs (i.e. deliverables) as per description above. The financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum. Include all travel cost for the mission to Turkey and trips to the field. (i.e. economy flights tickets, daily allowance (DSA), insurance and terminal charges).
- P11 with past experience in similar assignments; can be downloaded at http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment, a signed copy must be submitted.
- Two (2) examples of your previous gender related work in English, such as assessment report, program document, training manual, strategy, toolkit, etc. that are relevant to the requirements of this consultancy work should be submitted along with the application. If your document is in a very big volume but available in the public website, you may send us the website link.
Candidates should have the ability to quickly submit degree certificates and medical certification (of good health) should they be short-listed in consideration of the consultancy post.
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials
Please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.
Evaluation of Offers
Consultants will be evaluated using a cumulative analysis method taking into consideration the combination of qualifications and financial proposal. Contract will be awarded to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
- Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
- Having received the highest score out of below defined technical and financial criteria.
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 50 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for financial evaluation.
Evaluation Criteria Maximum points
TECHNICAL EVALUATION (70%)
Language Fluency in written and oral English Required and Pre-requisite to be
Requirements considered for the selection
Education Advance (Master’s) Degree, in Gender Study,
International Development, Public Total score: 10
Administration, Management or related 0: without relevant master degree
areas. 10: master degree
Professional At least 10 years of experience in political Total score: 20
experience participation and leadership, the majority 0: without 10 years of experience
of which includes work on women’s 10: 10 years of experience
political participation 20: more than 10 years
At least 7 years of working experience in Total score: 10
project/programme development, 0: without relevant experience
implementation and monitoring. 6: 7 years experience
10: more than 7 years experience
At least 7 years experience in Total score: 10
formulating/writing program documents, 0: without relevant experience
research reports, situation analysis, 6: 7 years experience
political programs, assessments, 10: more than 7 years experience
evaluations, policy documents, etc.
Previous experience with UN Women Total score: 10
and/or with other UN Agencies and/or 0: without relevant experience
internationally recognized humanitarian 4: one or two relevant experiences
and/or development organizations 7: significant relevant experiences (
Previous professional experience in Total score: 10
Europe and/or Central Asia region at the 0: without relevant experience
country and/or regional level 4: one or two relevant experiences
7: significant relevant experiences
Total technical 70
Financial Evaluation (30%) – max. 30 points:
The maximum number of points assigned to the financial proposal is allocated to the lowest price proposal. All other price proposals receive points in inverse proportion. A suggested formula is as follows:
p = 30 (µ/z)
Using the following values:
p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated
µ = price of the lowest priced proposal
z = price of the proposal being evaluated