Antecedentes

Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women 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 Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) is one of the five Independent Commissions established in terms of Section 245 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and the Gender Commission Act (Chapter 10:31) . Section 246 of the Constitution and the Gender Commission Act outlines the mandate of the Commission which among others is to; monitor and ensure implementation of the gender equality provisions in the Constitution, investigate possible violations of rights relating to gender; receive and consider complaints from the public and to take such action in regard to the complaints as it considers appropriate; to recommend prosecution for criminal violations of rights relating to gender; and to secure appropriate redress where rights relating to gender have been violated.  The Zimbabwe Gender  Commission Act Section 8(1)  further provides for the ZGC to convene and host a National Gender Forum annually to discuss or deliberate any issues related to the Commission' s mandate  and functions.It is against this background that the ZGC will host a National Gender Forum on the 17 and 18 October 2018 . The  proposed theme for the 2018 Gender Forum is 'Review of the 2018 harmonized Elections from a gender perspective; What went wrong and strategies for 2023' .

UN Women Strategic Note 2016-2020 states that CO will provide technical and financial support to the operationalization of the Gender Commission for it to exercise its oversight role and mandate.  Within this framework UN Women seeks to support procurement a consultant to develop the  following background papers;Women’s  in decision making  and political participation.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Under the overall supervision of the  Programme Specialist, the Consultant will have the following responsibilities, which are to be implemented in close collaboration and consultation with the Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Gender Commission:

• Draft a background paper on Gender and Political Participation and decision making
• Present the paper at the Gender Forum.
• Faciliate the round table discussions on   Women’s Political Participation and decision making.
• Prepare a comprehensive paper incorporating inputs from  the forum round table discussions.

• Conduct  a comprehensive review of the current legal and policy frameworks in relation to women’s political participation – challenges and lessons learnt
• Propose potential interventions that can be implemented to bring about equity between men and women in politics ;
• Propose areas where government, constitutional commissions  and civil society can work together to strengthen the implementation of the constitutional ,legal and policy frameworks.
• Develop a set of recommendations that can be used specifically at local government level to promote meaningful political participation of women

Deliverables

The Consultant will deliver the following:

• A comprehensive  draft paper to be presented at the  Gender Forum
• A  comprehensive final paper consolidating inputs from the Gender Forum

Competencias

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:

The assignment requires the services of a consultant with experience in organising high-level capacity building initiatives and facilitating at workshops. The successful consultant will have the following expertise:

• Strong and sound knowledge of women’s rights including national, regional and international human rights and governance frameworks;
• Experience of working for the promotion of gender equality and women´s empowerment an asset;
• Experience in working on electoral assistance or capacity development activities an advantage.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Advanced degree in Law, Human Rights, Political Science, Development Studies or a related discipline.

A minimum of 7 years of experience.