UN WOMEN Jobs - 69380- UN Women - National Consultant for Ending Violence

UN Women - National Consultant for Ending Violence Against Women

Publicado en nombre de

UN WOMEN

Localidad :

Tirana, Albania

Tipo de contrato :

Other

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

Fecha límite de postulación :

18-Nov-16 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

Other

Duración del contrato inicial :

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés

Duración esperada del puesto :

6 months with possibility of extension (estimated 20 days/month)

El PNUD está comprometido con lograr la diversidad de su personal en términos de género, nacionalidad y cultura. Se alienta por igual a las personas que pertenecen a grupos minoritarios, a pueblos indígenas o que tienen alguna discapacidad a presentar su candidatura. Todas las solicitudes se tratarán con la mayor confidencialidad. UNDP no tolera la explotación y el abuso sexual, ningún tipo de acoso, incluido el acoso sexual, ni la discriminación. Por lo tanto, todos los candidatos seleccionados serán sometidos a una rigurosa verificación de referencias y antecedentes.

Antecedentes

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; the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development; human rights; as well as humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women's rights at the centre 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.

UN Women in Albania operates in four core areas, focused on women’s economic empowerment, promoting women in decision making and their active political participation, eliminating violence against women (EVAW) and supporting gender responsive national planning and budgeting. UN Women support to the Government of Albania and civil society seeks to support the adoption and application of global normative standards and in line with CEDAW and EU Doctrine on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women. Under the EVAW portfolio UN Women supports both implementation of normative standards (CEDAW, Istanbul Convention) and national legislation and provision of targeted assistance to establishment of pilot services in compliance with international standards. In addition, UN Women is the lead agency coordinating UN efforts around the UNiTE to end Violence against Women campaign and providing technical assistance and guidance to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Youth in coordinating government and non-government efforts to prevent violence including through involvement of men and boys.

To assist with professional expertise on the implementation of the EVAW initiatives, UN Women will need the services of a National Consultant on EVAW and Human Rights.

Overall objective:

The overall objective of the National Consultant is to assist with professional expertise on the implementation of the UN Women’s EVAW activities.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Programme, the incumbent will support UN Women in the planning and implementation of the EVAW portfolio. With specific responsibilities for providing leadership and coordination of the EVAW activities in Albania, and directly supporting the drafting of policy documents for UN Women and with the Government of Albania. In more detail inputs will include:

Under the guidance of the Head of Programme provide coordination and oversight to all aspects of EVAW programme including the 16-days campaign and similar events;
Advise the Head of Programme on planning and budgeting processes necessary for the implementation of the EVAW Programme;
Provide policy advice on all EVAW related engagements by the Albania country office including as part of regional initiatives;
Provide oversight to contracted consultants and organisations, including supervision, as related to UNTF and FGE grantees, providing technical guidance and monitoring their activities;
Undertake drafting of EVAW policy documents and liaise closely with the Government of Albania.
Provide inputs as part of the reporting of EVAW portfolio and RBM within a “One UN” context, highlighting process, analysis, outcomes and lessons learned from the interventions undertaken with the reported period;
Coordinate, innovate and lead preparation of promotional materials under the programme portfolio; including driving creativity in shared programmes, visibility and measurement of behavioural change.
Interact with UN agencies, noting the strong One UN stance in Albania, and government counterparts in the framework of the EVAW portfolio, with a view to support their partnership with UN Women;
Monitoring and evaluation of EVAW portfolio related activities, results and impact as required.
Support and participate in capacity building activities related to the programme portfolio and the UN Women CO.
Other tasks as assigned by the Head of Programmes and UN Women Representative.

Duration of the Work:

The National Consultant will be contracted for a period of 6 months (December 1st, 2016 – May 31st, 2017) with required level of effort of up to 20 days per month.

Duty Station:

The successful contractor will be required to perform tasks with physical presence in the UN Women premises in Tirana, Albania. Some travel to other regions as well as international travel for project activities might be required when authorised by the UN Women Representative. UN Women Albania will cover these travel related costs based on UN Women travel policies.

Competencias

Core values:

Demonstrates integrity and fairness by modeling UN values and ethical standards;
Demonstrates professional competence and is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;

Core Competencies:

Communication: Excellent communication skills, including the ability to pose questions, listen, evaluate and capture opinions, suggestions and comments, both orally and in writing, in a clear and persuasive style tailored to match different stakeholders;
Client orientation: Ability to establish and maintain productive partnerships with national partners and pro-activeness in identifying of beneficiaries and partners’ needs, and matching them to appropriate solutions;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
Analytical skills, initiative, sound judgment, results-oriented and efficiency in a multi-tasking environment.

Functional competencies:

Demonstrated analytical skills on issues related to gender equality, gender-based violence, human rights and related areas.
Knowledge and understanding of the principles of sustainable human development and human rights approaches
Strong commitment in advancement of women’s rights, achievement of gender equality and eradication of domestic violence;
Good knowledge and understanding of United Nations System and particularly the role and mandate of UN Women is essential, previous experience with UN Women preferred.
Ability to work under pressure in complex situations;
Ability to work in an independent manner, set priorities and organize the workflow efficiently;
Willingness to travel around the country to coordinate, attend and monitor project activities;
Full working knowledge of English, including excellent writing and presentation skills
Very good computer skills and ability to use information technology as a tool and resource.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Academic Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Human Rights, Social Sciences, Gender Equality studies desirable. University degree in social sciences and development-related disciplines (international development, gender and social studies, or any other social science related to development).

Work experience:

At least 5 years of professional experience working in the field of social development, gender equality and violence against women.
Experience in implementing EVAW policy, development programmes and projects in Albania and the Balkans strongly preferred. ;
Sound knowledge and previous experience in EVAW policies;
Experience working on international policy, preferably linked to the implementation of international law and global normative standards on gender-equality and women’s empowerment;
Previous experience with awareness raising campaigns on gender equality, ending violence against women and involvement of men and boys.

Language requirements:

Fluency in Albanian and English (spoken and written).

Evaluation of applications:

UN Women applies a fair and transparent selection process. Applicants will be evaluated using a cumulative analysis method taking into consideration the combination of the applicants’ qualifications/skills and their financial proposal. Contract will be awarded to the junior specialist whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

Responsive to and compliant with the ToR; and
Having received the highest score out of below combined technical and financial criteria.

The award of the contract will be made to the junior specialist whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

a) responsive/compliant/acceptable, and

b) having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

* Technical Criteria weight – 70%

* Financial Criteria weight – 30%

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation will be considered for the Financial Evaluation

Technical: Weight 70% Max. Point 70

Education: Max. Point 10
Experience in the area of social development, GE and EVAW: Point 15
Experience in implementing EVAW policy, development programmes and projects in Albania and the Balkans; experience working on international policy essential, preferably linked to the implementation of international law and global normative standards: Max. Point 25
Experience with awareness raising campaigns on gender equality, ending violence against women and involvement of men and boys: Point 15
Previous experience with the United Nations System and UN Women preferred; Point 5

Financial Weight 30% Max. Point 30

Application procedures:

Interested junior specialists are requested to apply electronically through the following link: http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_jobs.cfm no later than November 18th, 2016 and to submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

Cover letter explaining the applicant’s interest in applying for the position;
Filled P11 form including past experience in similar projects and contact details of referees (blank form can be downloaded from: http://www.unwomen.org/aboutus/employment/); Please, merge your completed Personal History form, financial proposal and cover letter, if applicable, into a single file when you submit your application via e-mail as indicated.
The financial proposal shall specify a monthly lump sum amount in Albanian Leke (ALL). Given the nature of the work payments will be based upon a) delivery of the services specified in the TORs, and c) certification of performance.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials