UN WOMEN Jobs - 80928- Award Administration Assistant

Award Administration Assistant - National Consultant - Four vacant positions

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Cairo, Egypt

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

22-Sep-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

45 Working 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, 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 and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

UN Women is supporting the Kingdom of Bahrain in launching the H.R.H Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim AI-Khalifa Global Award for Women's Empowerment. This Global Award was launched in March 2018, with the aim of awarding the first set of recipients in 2019. UN Women aims to recruit qualified persons to support the Award team in the screening, shortlisting, and pre-evaluation of the Global Award applications.

Duties and Responsibilities

As part of the Award team, the consultants will:

Screen, review, and shortlist the submitted applications in a timely manner according to a strict deadline;
Maintain records and filing;
Assist in coordinating and documenting discussions related to the Global Award;
Prepare minutes for meetings related to the Global Award;
Assist in preparation of briefing kits and relevant materials required for the evaluation processes;
Maintain the applications and update the database accordingly;
Provide coordination and administrative support to the award team;
Identify and compile lists of potential research subjects in accordance with award objectives and parameters, as appropriate to the individual position;
May set up, calibrate and maintain laboratory and/or field research equipment, as specified by the requirements of the award;
Assist the UN Women ROAS with any other duties assigned.

Competencies

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: http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-employment-values-and-competencies-definitions-en.pdf

Functional Competencies

Good analytical skills in gathering and consolidating data and research for practical implementation;
Ability to effectively communicate when working in teams and independently;
Efficient user of Microsoft Office tools;
Good knowledge of results based programme planning and management;
Previous experience in developing assessment and evaluation tools;
Extensive and proven experience in field of research;
Knowledgeable in various research and testing methodologies.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

Master’s degree, preferably in Business Administration, Law, Political Science, Development, Gender Studies or a related field.

Experience

Minimum of 2 years’ experience engaged in research and analysis;
Experience in Project Development, and Coordination;
Excellent knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
Excellent communication and organizational skills;
Demonstrated attention to details;
Ability to post reports, maintain databases, and work well independently and collaboratively;
Good knowledge of UN system and understanding of inter-agency coordination processes is an asset;
Good knowledge of gender equity and women’s empowerment issues.

Language

Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic.

Remuneration – Daily Rate:

The Contract is based on working days.

Required Presentation of Offer

The following documents are required to be submitted:

Updated P11/CV (signed), indicating all relevant past experience, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the candidate and at least three (3) professional references (P11 can be downloaded at UN Women website: http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment).

Criteria for Selection of the Best Offer

Evaluation Criteria:

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology: Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for the financial evaluation.

Criteria Weight Technical: 70%

Criterion 1: Master’s degree, preferably in Business Administration, Law, Political Science, Development, Gender Studies or a related field. (25 points)
Criterion 2: Minimum of 2 years’ experience engaged in research and analysis. (25 points)
Criterion 3: Experience in Project Development, and Coordination. (20 points)

Financial: Lowest Financial Proposal: 30%

Contract will be awarded to the technically qualified consultant who obtains the highest combined score (financial and technical);
The points for the Financial Proposal will be allocated as per the following formula: (Lowest Bid Offered*)/ (Bid of the Consultant) x 30;
'Lowest Bid Offered' refers to the lowest price offered by Offerors scoring at least 49 points in the technical evaluation.

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW, and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

UN Women is applying a fair and transparent selection process that would take into account both the technical qualification of Consultants as well as their price proposals. The contract will be awarded to the candidate obtaining the highest combined technical and financial scores.