UN WOMEN Jobs - 82284- Research and Statistics Consultant

Research and Statistics Consultant

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

31-Jan-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

3 months

Languages Required :

English

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.

Progress of the World’s Women (Progress hereafter) is a flagship report of UN Women. Produced by UN Women’s Research and Data section, the report frames key gender and women’s rights issues for a broad audience of policymakers, advocates and academics. Each report takes up a particular theme and the key elements of the report include a conceptual framework, policy and data analysis, and case studies. There have been seven editions of Progress to date, since 2000.

The upcoming issue of Progress focuses on the theme, ‘Families in a Changing World’. The report will answer the questions: What do families around the world look like, how have they been changing in recent decades and with what implications for women? How can laws, policies and public action support diverse family forms in ways that enable women’s rights to resources, bodily integrity and voice?

It will do so by bringing together high-quality research, innovative data analysis, and compelling case studies to show the plurality of household and family structures across the world; and providing evidence on how public action can ensure that families support women’s and girls’ empowerment. The next edition of the report will be published in the second quarter of 2019.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the report’s manager and coordinator, the consultant will support the launch of the report by creating a series of global and regional fact sheets containing key data and findings from the Progress report. These fact sheets will be used for audience and media engagement for the global and regional launches of the report.

Key responsibilities include:

Create a template for all fact sheets, deciding on key content (including key messages, data, and policy examples), and how to organise the information in an accessible and compelling way.
Populate the factsheets with content drawn from the report, identifying where additional content may be needed;
Liaise with regional and country offices of UN Women to review the fact sheets and potentially expand them to increase regional/national relevance and uptake.

Finalize production of the fact sheets – i.e. keeping track of comments, errors, fact-checking needs, and other gaps that need to be filled. Liaise directly with designers and copy editor in this regard.

In collaboration with the report coordinator and translators, supervise translations of the fact sheets (to Spanish and French)

Competencies

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 valuing diversity:

Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff;
Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

Demonstrates and safeguards ethics and integrity;
Demonstrates ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;
Facilitates and encourages open communication and strives for effective communication;
Stays composed and positive even in difficult moments, handles tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and has a consistent behaviour towards others;
Surfaces conflicts and addresses them proactively, acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution;
Treats all people fairly without favouritism.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Post-graduate degree in development studies, human rights, international relations, or a related field, with a significant specialization on gender equality and women’s rights and/or data and statistics.

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in research, policy analysis and/or advocacy.
Previous experience creating data rich research products and/or supporting major institutional reports.

Languages:

Fluency in English is required;
Knowledge of the other UN official working language, especially French or Spanish, is an asset.