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 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.
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Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall guidance of UN Women Special Representative, the direct supervision of the Program Manager, and working in close cooperation and coordination with the UN Women technical team; the UN Women Security Sector Analyst and the UN Women Programme Analyst on Gender Responsive Prosecution, the Consultant will undertake the following duties and responsibilities:
Key Deliverables:
Time Frame: The assingment is expected to start as soon as posible and end on 15 April 2019 with a total of approximate 40 working days |
Competencies
Core Values/Guiding Principles:
Core Competencies:
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:
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Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Experience:
Language Requierements: Fluency in Arabic and professional knowledge of English. Application Procedure: This SSA modality is governed by UN Women General Terms and Conditions. UN Women will only be able to respond to applicants who meet the minimum requirements. Candidates should clearly indicate how they meet the above-mentioned criteria in their applications. The following documents should be submitted as part of the application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials:
Candidates should have the ability to quickly submit degree certificates, medical certification (of good health) expression of Interest (EoI) should they be short-listed in consideration of this consultancy. Long listed candidates should provide a sample of final report including agenda, methodology, valuation and recommendations on similar training on gender mainstreaming. Evaluation of applicants: Candidates will be evaluated using a cumulative analysis method taking into consideration the combination of the applicants’ qualifications mentioned above; and financial proposal. A contract will be awarded to the individual consultant whose offer receives the highest score out of below defined technical and financial criteria. Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 50 points in the technical evaluation will be considered for financial evaluation. Technical Evaluation (70%) – max. 70 points:
Financial Evaluation (30%) – max. 30 points: The maximum number of points assigned to the financial proposal is allocated to the lowest price proposal. All other price proposals receive points in inverse proportion. A suggested formula is as follows: p = 30 (µ/z) Using the following values:
Only long-listed candidates will be contacted.
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