UN WOMEN Jobs - 87046- National Consultant- Communication Support

National Consultant- Communication Support

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

02-Sep-2019

Application Deadline :

27-Aug-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

25 working days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

25 working days

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

United Nations entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide. It works globally to make the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a reality for women and girls and stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on four strategic priorities: women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems; women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy; all women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence and women; and girls contribute to and have greater influence in building sustainable peace and resilience, and benefit equally from the prevention of natural disasters and conflicts and humanitarian action.

Currently, UN Women Ethiopia is collaborating with the House of Peoples Representatives of Ethiopia (HoPR) under a project entitled ‘Enhancing the gender responsiveness of the house of peoples representatives and the effective leadership of women parliamentarians.” Following the 2015 election the proportion of women parliamentarians in the House of Peoples Representatives is at an all-time high. While the Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC), which is one of the structures in the House of Peoples Representatives that has been established by Regulation No 6/2016 of the House of Peoples Representative Working Procedures and Members Code of Conduct, article 213, has significant contribution for this gain, this has not been well documented.

Undertaking capacity building activities, organizing dialogues on the rights and benefits of women and liaising with regional council women caucuses structures are some of the few mandates that the caucus have. Its mission as identified in its yearly plan is to build the capacity of women parliamentarians with a view to ensure that the rights of women guaranteed under the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) Constitution are mainstreamed in draft legislations, plans and reports subject to the oversight function of the parliament. In addition, promoting female parliamentarians as role models is the mission of the WPC. Taking into consideration the need for the parliamentarians to be equipped with the capacity to mainstream gender, the WPC has been providing capacity building trainings for its members and male members of the parliament in order to carry out their core functions in a gender sensitive manner. The caucus engaged in various undertakings including building the capacity of its members, associate members, federal and regional council members and women leaders that are represented in various women organizations.

To mobilize support for the caucus’s agenda and its related activities, it’s crucial to reach out to citizens and relevant organizations so that they know of its existence and understand its initiatives. Increasing visibility can be attained through having a website, newsletters and social network presence among others. Communication efforts will enable members of the caucus to reflect on what they have achieved and celebrate their impact. Other countries experience also show that women caucuses have a website accessible through the main page of their respective parliaments (e.g. Uruguay) or a separate section in the parliamentary website dedicated to the members and achievements of the women’s parliamentary caucus (e.g. Macedonia).

Despite HoPRs WPC significant contribution to the increased participation and representation of women in the House of Peoples Representatives most of this contribution is not documented in a systematic manner. Institutional memory is weak, and the background, journey and achievements of the WPC is not found in a user friendly and accessible manner. As part of its collaboration with the HoPR and with a view to tackle the challenges, UN Women is seeking the services of an individual consultant to carry out the task of tracking and documenting any relevant data related to the work of the WPC.

Objectives

The objectives of the consultancy are the following:

Ensure institutional memory is preserved and is accessible in a comprehensive manner for reference by any interested organ
Facilitate the accessibility of knowledge related to the WPC by regional councils
Preserve the legacy of the caucus and document its achievements with a view to transfer knowledge from WPC to WPC
Facilitate lessons learned and experience sharing.

Duties and Responsibilities

A comprehensive print-ready contents documenting the journey, achievement and lessons learnt by collecting first hand stories from former and present members of the women parliamentary caucus, male members of parliament and staff of the parliamentary secretariat.
Compiled publishable materials in a form of a short booklet on the journey of the WPC (20 Page max). The consultant needs to ensure grammatical and structural correctness of the text contents as well as inclusion of relevant archived photos with high resolutions.
A clear and focused website content about the WPC and its work including all documents produced under the initiatives of the WPC. To achieve the same, the consultant is expected to work with an IT professional within the Parliament to ensure the identification and digitalization of outcome documents of the WPC for purpose of securing institutional memory.
Prepare tools and formats that will be used for documenting the work of the caucus going forward.
Report on the entire exercise, challenges faced and recommendations for future knowledge management system.

Competencies

Demonstrates integrity and fairness by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards.
Commitment to UN Women’s mission, vision, values and strategic goals.
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
Treats all people fairly without favouritism
Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment

Required Skills and Experience

Educational background

University degree in journalism, communications, knowledge management or related field

Experience and skills

A minimum of four years of experience in undertaking communication and knowledge management related activities;
Ability to analyze and synthesize relevant information and develop highly analytical reports;
Experience in public relations, communications or advocacy would be desirable but not a requirement;
The consultant needs to be able to present evidence of published knowledge products and/or website contents;
Previous experience working with Government organs including Parliamentarians is an added value

Language and Communication

Good interpersonal, networking and communication skills;
Willingness to contribute and work as part of a team;
Flexible and open to learn;
Need to be fluent in both Amharic and English languages.