Antecedentes

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination and violence 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) UN Women has intensified its efforts in ending violence against women and girls. With the financial support of Sweden and the EU, UN Women work has been anchored since 2016 in the normative framework the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (also known as the Istanbul Convention). Defined under the IMPACT 3 section in the UN Women Strategic Note 2021-2025, this work shall contribute to enhancing legislative and institutional framework on domestic violence (DV) in BiH, prevention of violence against women and girls (VAWG) on individual and community level and availability and quality service provision across BiH in line with the Istanbul Convention.
Since 2016 UN Women worked on prevention of VAWG and DV by engaging men, women and young people in selected communities in fostering favorable social attitudes and behaviors towards ending VAW. By the end of 2020, 6 370 high school students have increased their knowledge and capacities to prevent VAW and DV, and three Schools of Excellence conducting comprehensive prevention activities have been established. 60 representatives from three religious communities in BiH have raised their capacities to prevent DV and three local communities have established local groups and conducted tailor-made participatory prevention initiatives.
UN Women strongly focused within this work on enhancing the role of media  in prevention of VAWG. Since 2016 until end of 2020 significant results were achieved, some of which are outlined below:

• Three researches on media reporing on gender based violence (GBV)  against women in BiH (2016, 2018 and 2020) have been developed with detailed insight on gaps, challenges and recommendations for responsible reporting on this topic;
• Handbook and Training of Trainers have been developed and used in enhancing capacities of media professionals for responsible reporting on GBV;
• Improved knowledge and skills of at least 290 journalists, editors, journalism students and bloggers on the topic of reporting on gender-based violence;
• As a result of collaboration with 6 universities in BiH, 88 journalism students have improved knowledge about gender-based violence and reporting techniques on this topic;
• A Roster of 30 journalists and bloggers determined to report professionally and continuously on GBV and further strengthen their capacities on the topic created;
• The cooperation of media newsrooms and multi-sectoral teams in 11 local communities across BiH strengthened.

For this purpose, UN Women is seeking to engage a National Junior Consultant to develop a compendium of UN Women results on work with media since 2016. The compendium shall include a summary on the results achieved and knowledge products developed since 2016 in working with media professionals.

DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE
UN Women in BiH puts strong emphasis on the collaboration and strengthening of the role of media in preventing VAWG. The media plays a strong role in shaping  public discourse and as such can be a strong ally in positioning  VAWG in the center of the discourse. By using principles of responsible reporting, the media contributes to changing stereotypes around VAWG.
UN Women in BiH has supported various elements of this work since 2016, including development of  knowledge products, strengthening capacities of media professionals and enhancing the cooperation of  local newsrooms and institutions and organizations working on VAWG with significant results achieved. In 2021 UN Women in BiH is at the point of developing a strategic plan for work with the media community. As a part of this process, a compendium of the results achieved since shall be developed.

IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE
The National Consultant shall work to develop a compendium of the UN Women BiH results achieved in work with media on prevention of VAWG since 2016 until today. The work shall include development of the compendium structure, summary text on the results, and support in finalizing the production process, including layout and design of the publication.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Under the supervision of the UN Women EVAW Prevention Coordinator and the overall supervision of the UN Women Programme Specialist, the consultant is expected to deliver the following results:

1. To develop a structure of the Compendium based on the review of relevant materials and desk research;
2. To write and edit the summary text (up to 15 pages in BCS) reflecting the activities and results of UN Women BiH work with media since 2016;
3. To work closely with UN Women designated staff on the production process (coordination of design and layout with external designer; proofreading; selection of photographs) of the publication until its finalization.
4. Provide regular reports and update on progression of task during the consultancy.

ACTIVITIES AND TIMEFRAME

The consultant will be expected to complete the following deliverables within the indicative timeframe:

The consultancy will last 11 days, in the period from May 2020 to end of June  2021.

REPORTING

All deliverables should be submitted to the UN Women EVAW Prevention Coordinator and UN Women Communications Associate. Final publication should be delivered in the last week of June 2021 in BHS. Approval time required to review the deliverables before authorizing payments is 7 days.

Competencias

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:
Knowledge Management and Learning

• Shares knowledge and experience
• Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside UN Women
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more practice areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills
• Development and Operational Effectiveness
• Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills. Communicates sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies
• Demonstrates very good understanding of and experience in communications and outreach/advocacy
• Ability to perform a variety of standard specialized and non-specialized tasks and work processes that are fully documented, researched, recorded and reported
• Ability to review a variety of data, identify and adjust discrepancies, identify and resolve operational problems
• Uses Information Technology effectively as a tool and resource

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 and good humored even under pressure
• Proven networking skills and ability to generate interest in UN Women’s mandate
• Identifies opportunities and builds strong partnerships with clients and partners

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Academic Qualifications:

• University Degree (BA) in media and communications, political sciences, social sciences, human rights, gender studies or related field.

Skills and Experience:

• At least 3 years of experience in working with media in BiH in the area of media relations, collaborations, and other media-related networking activities.
• At least 1 year of experience in producing various communication materials and knowledge products (briefs, fact sheets, publications, reports, etc.)
• Knowledge and experience in the area of ending violence against women will be considered an advantage;
• Previous experience within the UN System is an advantage;
• Excellent BHS spoken and written skills.

EVALUATION OF OFFERS

UN Women applies a fair and transparent selection process that takes into account both the technical qualification of potential consultants as well as the financial proposals submitted in support of consultant applications. Candidate applications will be evaluated by desk review method and using a cumulative analysis method taking into consideration the combination of applicant qualifications and financial proposal. The contract will be awarded to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

• responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
• having received the highest score out of below defined technical and financial criteria.

The maximum number of points assigned to the financial proposal will be allocated to the lowest price proposal among those candidates.

Criteria:

Technical Evaluation (70%)

• University Degree (BA) in media and communications, political sciences, social sciences, human rights, gender studies or related field- 20 points
• At least 3 years of experience in working with media in BiH in the area of media relations, collaborations, and other media-related networking activities – 25 points
• At least 1 year of experience in producing various communication materials and knowledge products (briefs, fact sheets, publications, reports, etc.) – 20 points
• Knowledge and experience in the area of ending violence against women will be considered an advantage- 5 points

Financial Evaluation (30%)
Evaluation of submitted financial offers will be done based on the following formula: S = Fmin / F * 30
S - score received on financial evaluation;
Fmin - the lowest financial offer out of all the submitted offers qualified over the technical evaluation round;
F - financial offer under the consideration.

Qualified women and men and members of minorities are encouraged to apply. UN Women applies fair and transparent selection process that would take into account the competencies/skills of the applicants as well as their financial proposals.

Due to large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.

DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE PROPOSALS

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents:

1. Expression of interest and confirmation of immediate availability
2. Detailed financial proposal inclusive of all costs (which includes consultancy fees, travel, accommodation
3. Completed UN Women Personal History (P11) form, that can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment

Please note that travel and accommodation costs should be covered by the consultant.

Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered (all documents indicated above need to be uploaded).

For any additional information, please contact unwomen.bih@unwomen.org

How to Submit the Application: To submit your application online, please follow the steps below:

• Download and complete the UN Women Personal History Form (P11)- http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment
• Merge your UN Women Personal History Form (P11), the Financial Proposal, and Expression of Interest into a single file. The system does not allow for more than one attachment to be uploaded;
• Click on the Job Title (job vacancy announcement);
• Click 'Apply Now' button, fill in necessary information on the first page, and then click 'Submit Application;'
• Upload your application/single file as indicated above with the merged documents (underlined above);
• You will receive an automatic response to your email confirming receipt of your application by the system.