UN WOMEN Jobs - 69068- UN Women: International Consultant for Programme S

UN Women: International Consultant for Programme Support

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Home Based Assignment, NEPAL

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

15-Nov-2016

Application Deadline :

28-Oct-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

One year on a retainer basis (with possible extension)

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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. 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.

In Nepal, UN Women's programme focuses on women's leadership in peace, security and humanitarian action, economic empowerment of women, and gender responsive national planning and budgeting processes, to contribute to achieving the goal of gender equality and empowerment of women.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the Country Representative and direct supervision of the Deputy Country Representative and in close consultation with Unit Managers; the incumbent is responsible for helping to translate UN Women Nepal Country Office (NCO) strategic plans into effective programmes and results by supporting the formulation of strong programme documents and reports. The scope of work requires substantive experience and in-depth understanding of results-based management (RBM) for efficiency and effectiveness.

Key activities:

Lead capacity strengthening sessions for NCO staff on project planning, implementation and results reporting using the human rights based approach (HRBA) to programming;
Draft concept notes and proposals for resource mobilization in close collaboration with the thematic units;
In close consultation with Unit Managers, support the preparation and editing of NCO quarterly, annual and donor reports and ensure:
- Results based reporting - Reporting must include progress on outcomes, outputs and indicators; where activities are reported, they are accompanied by strong result statements;
- Deepen analysis where needed in consultation with NCO colleagues;
- Appropriate use of language;
- Completeness of documents and annexes;
- Consistency with previous reports submitted;
- Regional Office/headquarter, partner feedback is addressed.

Deliverables:

Comprehensive concept notes;
Comprehensive project documents;
Edited quarterly, annual and donor reports including a note summarizing the changes;
HRBA training package (presentations and relevant resource material);
Pre and post capacity assessment reports of learning sessions for NCO personnel.

Time frame:

Drafting concept notes and editing quarterly reports and donor reports - 2 days for each
Drafting project documents: 4-5 days for each

Payment Schedule: Payment will be made on monthly basis based on the invoice submitted by the consultant as per the agreed number of work days for the assignments and upon satisfactory performance of the consultant which will be certified by her/his supervisor. The daily consultancy rate will be determined based on SSA guidelines of the UN Women for International Consultant.

Travel and Accommodation expenses: UN Women will bear the full cost of travel and accommodations for official missions as per the UN Women standard guidelines.

Competencies

Core Values and Guiding Principles

Integrity: Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.
Professionalism: Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.
Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity: Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Functional Competencies

Ethics and Values: Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.
Organizational Awareness: Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.
Development and Innovation: Take charge of self-development and take initiative.
Work in teams: Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Communicating and Information Sharing: Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.
Self-management and Emotional Intelligence: Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others.
Conflict Management: Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.
Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing: Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.
Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making: Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

Master’s Degree in international development studies, gender/women’s studies, economics, political science, related social sciences, or related discipline.

Experience

Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience on issues related to project design, monitoring and reporting.
Proven expertise in the area of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Experience in working with government, donors or the UN previously is an asset.
Proven track record in policy analysis, development work in the area of gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Language skills

Excellent command of written and oral English.

Application Procedure:

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 from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment ; and a written sample of the recent three years with min. 3000 words where the applicant is the lead author.
Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment, please combine all your documents into one single PDF document. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11form and the written sample will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

Evaluation and Selection Criteria

Criteria for selection will be based on the following assessment followed by the satisfactory reference check of the candidate:

Required degree and qualification (10 points);
Minimum experience relevant to the assignment (20 points);
Working knowledge and experience in the area of gender equality and the empowerment of women (20 points);
Work experience in policy analysis, development work in the area of gender equality and women’s empowerment (20 points).
Written sample (30 points).

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.