UNDP Jobs - 81197- Consultants for development of five thematic chapt

Consultants for development of five thematic chapters of the Cambodia Gender Assessment 2018

Location :

Home-based and Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

15-Oct-2018

Application Deadline :

01-Oct-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

72 working days (From 15th October to 21st December 2018 )

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

72 working days (From 15th October to 21st December 2018 )

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 Cambodia Gender Assessment (CGA) is a key report undertaken periodically by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (in 2004, 2008 and 2014) to inform on the status of women in Cambodia and provide a comprehensive overview of gender in all sectors. Next CGA is being developed in 2018 under the framework of the ‘Leading the Way for Gender Equality’ program (2017-2020), coordinated by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA) and supported by the Swedish Government, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Oxfam.

CGA is a critical knowledge product used by the Royal Government of Cambodia, academic institutions, CSOs and international organizations to understand the situation of Cambodian women and identify priorities of policy and programmatic interventions to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women in Cambodia. The CGAs have served as evidence to inform the formulation of the five-year National Strategic Plans for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment -known as Neary Rattanak- and of the line ministries’ Gender Mainstreaming Action Plans.

The CGA 2018 is expected to be used as the evidence-based policy tool to integrate gender concerns and priorities across the Royal Government’s relevant policies that will be developed from now onwards: National Strategic Development Plan; First National Gender Policy; Neary Rattanak V and line ministries’ sectoral strategies and Gender Mainstreaming Action Plans.

The CGA 2018 will have one executive summary and 7 thematic chapters: 1) Women in public service and leadership; 2) Gender in education and public behavioral change; 3) Gender and economy; 4) Gender and health; 5) Legal protection and violence against women and girls; 6) Disadvantaged groups of women and girls; and 7) Gender, environment and climate change.

Duties and Responsibilities

In close collaboration with MoWA and LWGE program’s team members, and in cooperation with relevant partners, the selected international short-term consultants will -in sum- develop the above-mentioned CGA chapters which describe the status of women and girls in these sectors as well as key and emerging issues. These CGA chapters will also explain the main responses in place by the Government, with challenges and good practices, and include policy recommendations to inform and be considered by next relevant national policies, including the First National Gender Policy and the Neary Rattanak V. These 5 CGA chapters are:

Women in public service and leadership;
Gender in education and public behavioral change;
Gender and health;
Legal protection and violence against women and girls;
Gender, environment and climate change.

Important Notice:

This procurement notice is for the development of 5 CGA chapters and open for individual applicants. These individual candidates will need to indicate in their applications what CGA chapter(s) they are applying for, with a maximum of 3 chapters per each candidate.

Interested Offerors must visit this link http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=50071 to download Individual Consultant Procurement Notice, Terms of Reference, and Document Templates to be included when submitting this online application.

Competencies

Demonstrated commitment to international women’s human rights standards and MoWA’s and UNDP’s mission, vision and values;
Sensitivity and adaptability to Cambodian culture;
Highest standards of integrity, gender-sensitivity, age-sensitivity, discretion and loyalty;
Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in and with teams;
Good facilitation skills;
Ability to set priorities and manage time effectively

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master or above) in gender/women’s studies, social sciences, international development or another relevant field to subject area/assignment.

Experience:

Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in subject area/assignments. This experience is to be focused on thematic sector(s) of CGA chapter(s) that applicants are applying for.
Strong experience in research, analysis and policy formulation and advise on gender equality for governments .
Experience with UN is considered an added value.
Previous experience working in Cambodia and/or South-East Asia region is a distinct advantage.

Language Requirements:

Excellent verbal and writing English language skills.

UNDP reserves right to reject any applications that is incomplete.

Please be informed that we don’t accept application submitted via email.

Interested Offerors are required to submit application via UNDP jobsite system as the application screening and evaluation will be done through UNDP jobsite system. Please note that UNDP jobsite system allows only one uploading of application document, so please make sure that you merge all your documents into a single file. Your on-line applications submission will be acknowledged where an email address has been provided. If you do not receive an e-mail acknowledgement within 24 hours of submission, your application may not have been received. In such cases, please resubmit the application, if necessary. Please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.

Any request for clarification/additional information on this procurement notice shall be communicated in writing to UNDP office or send to email sereyvattana.chan@undp.org and cc procurement.kh@undp.org . While the Procurement Unit would endeavor to provide information expeditiously, only requests receiving at least 5 working days prior to the submission deadline will be entertained. Any delay in providing such information will not be considered as a reason for extending the submission deadline. The UNDP's response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of inquiry) will be posted in Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice page as provided above. Therefore, all prospective Offerors are advised to visit the page regularly to make obtain update related to this Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice.