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.

The objective of the Assignment:

UN Women, in partnership with the National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW), seeks a communications specialist to develop an institutional communications strategy for the Commission in addition to the production of an advocacy strategy and materials for legislative reforms. The consultant will report to UN Women head of office, under the overall supervision of NCLW’s Administrative Director, and work with their advocacy.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct a communication needs assessment for NCLW, including for projects and corporate initiatives including for ongoing legislative reforms.
• Develop and implement communication and outreach/advocacy strategies and plans.
• Develop and produce communications and advocacy materials including newsletters, briefing materials, press releases, brochures, fact sheets and audio-visual materials as needed.
• Maintain and update database of relevant press.
• Update NCLW website and develop monthly newsletter.
• Organize roundtable discussion and briefing session as needed.
• Provide advice and guidance to communications and advocacy team.
• Provide training and workshops on communication and advocacy as appropriate

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:https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf?la=en&vs=637 

Functional Competencies

•  Demonstrated knowledge and experience in monitoring and evaluations, data collection methods and tools;
• Ability to communicate complex information and ideas in a simplified manner;
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English and Arabic;
• Ability to work under pressure and to deliver on time.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Master’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism or relevant field is required.

Experience:

•  At least 5 years of professional work experience at the national level in public relations, communications or advocacy, including in media relations.
• Experience in the use of social media platforms.
• Experience in media relations is an asset.
• Familiarity with gender equality issues in Lebanon and the region desirable.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in Arabic and English is required.

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.

Technical: 70% (70 points)

• Professional experience and skills:  40 points
• Education: 20 points
• Language proficiency in Arabic and English: 10 points

Financial: Lowest Financial Proposal: 30% (30 points)

The points for the Financial Proposal will be allocated as per the following formula:

• 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.

Application:

Interested Individual Consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

• A cover letter with a brief presentation of your consultancy explaining your suitability for the work and link to the portfolio of work;
• UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
•  Personal CV; and Financial proposal; Proposed inclusive daily rate.

The above-mentioned documents should be merged in a standalone file including all them since the online application submission does only permit to upload one file per application. Incomplete submission can be a ground for disqualification.

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.