UN WOMEN Jobs - 81995- International Consultant to develop recommendation

International Consultant to develop recommendations for public institutions to combat sexual harassment

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Home-based with travel to Moldova

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

03-Dec-2018

Application Deadline :

19-Nov-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

up to 40 days within a 4 months assignment

Languages Required :

English Russian

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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.

In 2018, UN Women Moldova Country Office started to implement its new Strategic Note (SN) for 2018-2022, which is aligned with the Republic of Moldova–United Nations Partnership Framework for Sustainable Development 2018–2022 and the Global Strategic Plan of UN Women. Under its current SN, UN Women cooperates closely with the government, civil society, academia, private sector and the media to advance social, economic and political rights and opportunities for women and girls, placing special focus on those from marginalized, excluded and under-represented groups. These include rural women, Romani women, women with disabilities, women living with or affected by HIV, women survivors of violence, women migrants, young women, elderly women and others. UN Women’s operation in Moldova focuses on bringing about concrete change in the lives of women and the society towards the long-term impact of achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in the country. Specifically, the SN 2018-2022 advances progress under the following three Impact Areas (IA): IA1: More women fully participate and lead in gender responsive governance processes and institutions, including in the security sector, IA2: Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy, IA3: Public authorities, institutions and communities prevent violence against women and girls and deliver quality essential services. Towards these Impact Areas, UN Women works with variety of national and international partners to challenge gender-based stereotypes and towards the creation of an environment, whereby women act as key agents of change towards greater equality and development, in partnership with men and boys.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the UN Women Programme Coordinators on Women in Leadership (WIL) and Eliminating Violence Against Women (EVAW), the international consultant will be responsible to revise international best practices in the area of combating sexual harassment in public institutions and develop a set of recommendations/guidelines to be applicable to Moldovan context.

Specifically, the consultant will be responsible for the following:

Component A- Support to the national institutional framework

Review legal framework, mechanisms and standard operation procedures implemented by various countries and/or existing at the international level, which could be considered as best practices of combating and reducing sexual harassment at the workplace in governmental structures and public bodies. A specific focus should be placed on defense and security structures. The best practices should tackle the reporting mechanisms of cases of sexual harassment, both formal and informal, examples of internal procedures, penalties and sanctions, etc;
Carry out desk review of the national legal, policy and institutional framework on sexual harassment and any relevant studies developed in the Republic of Moldova;
Develop a paper comprising the identified best practices from various countries and the summary of the desk review of the national legal, policy and institutional framework the in terms of combating and preventing sexual harassment at the workplace in governmental structures (civil and security structures);
Engage in consultations with selected public institutions from Moldova, identified in collaboration with UN Women Moldova, with the aim to get a better understanding of their organizational set-ups for thinking through and designing appropriate models of sexual harassment complaints’ mechanisms for civil and security structures where appropriate;
Develop draft models of sexual harassment complaints’ mechanisms for public institutions for civil and security structures, if different;
Provide consultancy and coaching to the UN Women partner institutions working on defining the complaint mechanisms;
Conduct a one-day training for the representatives of public institutions on the key principles for designing of an effective sexual harassment complaints’ mechanism and use the training to finalize the draft model mechanisms together with participants. The international consultant should be responsible to develop all training materials (agenda, training handouts, pre- and post-assessment questionnaires, etc.), which have to be the subject of UN Women prior approval;
Propose a structure with content and handouts for a basic training on sexual harassment in public institutions. Once finally approved by UN Women, the International Consultant should carry out a pilot one-day training. UN Women will provide support in logistically organization of above-mentioned pilot training and will consult on participants’ identification and selection. Based on feedback received from participants, the International Consultant will be responsible to revise the content and handouts accordingly and present the final version to UN Women.

Component B- Support to UN Women

Propose a draft conceptualization of the UN Women’s Concept note on UN Women Moldova’s future engagement in the area of sexual harassment, based on the desk review, consultations carried out and model proposed;
Conduct a one-day knowledge sharing session for UN Women Moldova staff where the consultant can present the international overview and moderate plenary discussions;
Provide programmatic guidance to UN Women on organization of the 16 days campaign in the Republic of Moldova;
Prepare final report about the work carried out, key observations and recommendations for further successful institutionalization of sexual harassment complaints’ mechanisms.

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:

Mature judgment and initiative;
Ability to think out-of-the-box;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN Women;
Ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams;
Ability to work under pressure against strict deadlines;
Ability to present complex issues persuasively and simply;
Displays cultural, gender, religion and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree in Law, Gender, Human Rights, Labor relations, Sociology or similar fields.

Experience

A minimum of 5 years of experience in the field of labour rights and relations and/or discrimination and violence against women in the workplace;
A minimum of 3 years of experience of designing and institutionalizing sexual harassment complaints mechanisms for various institutions;
Previous work experience with governmental institutions, especially in peace and security sector, will be considered an asset;
Experience in gender equality issues pertinent to RM context will be an asset;
Proven experience in working with international organizations (successful experience in working with UN agencies is an asset).

Language Requirements:

Excellent command of English language;
Working knowledge of Russian and/or Romanian languages is an asset.

Application Process and submission package

Interested candidates are invited to submit their online applications following this link: http://www.undp.md/newjobs/jobdetails/1781/ by 19.11.2018, with the followint documents:

Letter of Intent with justification of being the most suitable candidate for the advertised position;
Duly filled Personal History Form (P11), including records on past experience in similar projects/assignments and specific outputs obtained; P11 can be downloaded at http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;

Financial proposal (in USD) - Specifying a total lump sum amount for the tasks specified in this Terms of Reference. The financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (daily rate and number of anticipated working days and any other possible costs); Please see Annex I: Price Proposal Guideline and Template and Annex II: Price Proposal Submission Form (uploaded on http://www.undp.md/newjobs/jobdetails/1781/). Applications without financial proposal will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.