UN WOMEN Jobs - 87084- National Consultant – Mapping of Existing and Prog

National Consultant – Mapping of Existing and Programmatic Initiatives, WeEmpower Asia (Open to Indian Nationals Only)

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Home-based (with travel assignments), INDIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

15-Sep-2019

Application Deadline :

05-Sep-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

45 working days spread over 3 months (September 2019 to December 2019))

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

45 working days spread over 3 months (September 2019 to December 2019)

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 2015, on 25 September, the United Nations General Assembly adopted unanimously the Resolution 70/1 Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Gender equality and women’s empowerment is at the heart of the agenda, as numerous goals and targets address structural barriers to achieve equal rights and opportunities between women and men, girls and boys.

One of the key areas of concern is the economic empowerment of women. It is expressed in targets and indicators of SDG 5 (Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls) and SDG 8 (Promote inclusive and sustainable development, decent work and employment for all). Progress toward it depends not only on the adoption of a set of public policies by governments, but also on the existence of an enabling environment and active engagement of the corporate sector. This is also relevant to the achievement of SDG 1 (Poverty Reduction), SDG 10 (Reduced inequalities) and SDG 17 (Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development).

About 90 per cent of jobs in the world are in the private sector. This represents a huge potential to implement transformative actions in the world of work and social responsibility in favour of women, benefiting the whole society. There is an increasing consciousness, interest and commitment of private and public sector companies on the value and benefits of gender equality and the economic empowerment of women and its role to achieve it.

UN Women - in partnership with the European Commission is proposing the regional programme “Promoting Economic Empowerment of Women at Work in Asia – WeEmpower Asia” to contribute to the economic empowerment of women, recognizing them as beneficiaries and partners of growth and development, by increasing commitment of private companies to gender equality and women´s empowerment and strengthening companies’ capacities to implement these commitments. The programme will ultimately contribute to the achievement of gender equality through enabling women’s labour force participation, entrepreneurship, economic empowerment and thus their full and equal participation in society.

The guiding platform will be the Women’s Empowerment Principles. The WEPs are a set of Principles for business offering guidance on how to empower women in the workplace, marketplace and community. Coordinated by UN Women and the UN Global Compact, the Principles emphasize the business case for corporate action to promote gender equality and women's empowerment and are informed by real-life business practices and inputs gathered from across the globe.

Targeting women led enterprises and networks, multi-national companies, and relevant stakeholders in selected Asia countries, the project will promote business opportunities for women entrepreneurs and women-owned enterprises in Asia and their business relations with Europe, while supporting inter-regional dialogue and exchange of good practices to increase the capacity of the private sector more broadly in the implementation of gender-sensitive business culture and practices. The programme will cover seven countries: India, Indonesia, China, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam. It will also have a regional component under the responsibility of UN Women Region Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP).

UN Women seeks the services of a national consultant to develop the WeEmpower Asia Programme Strategy for India informed by an analysis of existing policy and programmatic initiatives by the government, corporates and civil society organizations in the areas of women’s entrepreneurship and formal employment.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of Country Programme Manager-WeEmpower Asia Programme and in close consultation with the Programme team, the national consultant will provide technical expertise in developing the Programme Strategy including identifying potential industry sectors for intervention, potential partners and key stakeholders as well as geographic locations. The consultant will also leverage her/his networks to identify and facilitate interaction with relevant stakeholders including industry federations, women entrepreneurs/ SMEs/ networks, private sector companies, government and civil society organisations to identify areas of collaboration

Specifically, the consultant will undertake the following tasks:

Conduct a detailed mapping/review of existing policy and programmatic initiatives including training services by the government, corporates, industry association and civil society organizations in the areas of women’s entrepreneurship and formal employment (15 days)
Hold bilateral and group consultations with relevant stakeholders such as industry federations, women entrepreneurs/ SMEs/ networks, private sector companies, government and civil society organisations (7 days)
Based on the assessment and consultative processes, develop a Programme Strategy including identifying potential industry sectors for intervention and rationale, potential partners and key stakeholders as well as geographic locations and work plan for Programme implementation (7 days)
Facilitate interaction with relevant stakeholders including industry federations, women entrepreneurs/ SMEs/ networks, private sector companies, government and civil society organizations to identify areas of collaboration (10 days)
Analyse barriers and provide recommendations for implementation of relevant policy framework and programmes in India for women led SMEs and women entrepreneurs (6 days)

Time Frame and Expected Deliverables

Report analysing policy and programmatic initiatives including training services by the government, corporates, industry association and civil society organizations in the areas of women’s entrepreneurship and formal employment - September 2019
Meetings/consultation notes with relevant stakeholders such as industry federations, women entrepreneurs/ SMEs/ networks, private sector companies, government and civil society organisations - September–October 2019
Programme Strategy Document including identifying potential industry sectors for intervention and rationale, potential partners and key stakeholders as well as geographic locations and work plan for Programme implementation - October 2019
Meetings facilitated with relevant stakeholders including industry federations, women entrepreneurs/ SMEs/ networks, private sector companies, government and civil society organizations to identify areas of collaboration - September– November 2019
Report with analysis and recommendations for implementation of relevant policy framework and programmes in India for women led SMEs and women entrepreneurs - November 2019

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates commitment to UN Women’s mission, vision and values;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning:

Shares knowledge and experience;
Actively works towards continuing personal learning, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.

Development and Operational Effectiveness:

Ability to perform a variety of specialized tasks related to design, planning and implementation of programme, managing data, reporting;
Ability to provide input to and use new IT based systems.

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 even under pressure;
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
Good understanding of gender and development in South Asia;
Demonstrable ability to work in a team;
Ability to work under pressure;
Good writing and communication skills;
Excellent computer literacy and skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Masters’ degree in Gender and Development Studies, or any Social Sciences.

Experience:

Minimum 8 years of professional experience in developing and implementing programmes on women’s economic empowerment with a focus on women workers in the informal sector and farmers.
Demonstrable understanding of gender, development, policy and praxis issues in the context of women’s economic empowerment with a focus on women workers in the informal sector and farmers
Relevant papers, articles and knowledge products published
Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision

Language:

Strong written skills in English and good command over Hindi as medium of communication.

Application:

Interested applicants should apply to this announcement through UNDP jobs site: jobs.undp.org

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/about-us/jobs;
Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment, please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment;
Applications received after the close date will not be accepted;
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Evaluation and Selection Criteria

Criteria for shortlisting of CVs will be based on the following assessment:

Required Degree and Qualification (5 points);
Expertise and Experience relevant to the assignment (10 points);
Demonstrable experience on policy advocacy with the government and other stakeholders (5 points);

The evaluation process for selection of the candidate will be based on the following assessment:

Writing Samples (20 points)
Interview (80 points)

Please Note:

For an assignment requiring travel, consultants of 65 years or more require full medical examination and statement of fitness to work to engage in the consultancy.
Due to large number of potential applicants, only competitively selected candidates will be contacted for remaining steps of the service procurement process.

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.