UN Women Indonesia
Strategic Note International Consultant
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Location :
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Home based with travel
to Jakarta, Indonesia
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Application Deadline :
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21 March 2018
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Type of Contract :
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Individual Contract
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Post Level :
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International
Consultant
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Languages Required :
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English
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Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) |
02 April 2018
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Duration of Initial
Contract :
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02 April 2018
– 31 July 2018
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Background
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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, the 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.
Objective
of the Assignment
The
UN Women Indonesia Country Office in Indonesia is embarking on the process of
developing its first Strategic Note (SN) for the period of 2018-2021,
defining key development results and management/operational results for the
next four years. The Strategic Note will be based on the global UN Women
Strategic Plan which focuses on five thematic priorities: (1) comprehensive
and dynamic set of global norms, policies and standards on gender equality
and the empowerment of all women and girls is strengthened; (2) Women lead,
participate in and benefit equally from governance systems; (3) Women have
income security, decent work and economic autonomy; (4) All women and girls
live a life free from violence; (5) Women and girls contribute to building
sustainable peace and resilience, and benefit equally from crisis prevention
and humanitarian action. In addition, the new SN will be aligned to the Indonesia
national priorities.
As
a necessary part of the process of developing the new Strategic Note, the UN
Women Country Office in Indonesia needs to develop a document that:
· Takes into account the
national context and political developments in Indonesia;
· Is based on current and
emerging trends related to GEWE;
· Reflects UN Women’s mandate
towards achieving goals and objectives of the SDGs and the 2030 development
agenda gender equality commitments, CEDAW and relevant normative frameworks;
· Presents an overview of the
work of other UN agencies and international partners in Indonesia in the area
of gender equality and women’s empowerment and key opportunities and gaps
that could be addressed through strengthened coordination;
· Summarizes key lessons learned
from relevant evaluations and reviews of UN Women’s programmes in the country
over the past few years and provide recommendations on how to build on the
experience gained.
To
this end, the UN Women Country Office in Indonesia would like to bring on
board a short-term international consultant to review relevant documentation
(both internal and external), conduct internal and external consultations in
order to develop a Strategic Note for Indonesia that is in line with UN Women
HQ guidelines for developing country strategies. The consultant should employ
a consultative and participatory approach throughout the development and
drafting of the Strategic Note by involving UN Women staff, other UN agencies
operating in the country, strategic partners and key donors and stakeholders
in the process.
Scope
of Consultancy Assignment:
The
international consultant will report to the UN Women Office in Jakarta. The
consultant will be home based but expected to travel to Jakarta at the
beginning and end of the assignment for 10 working days each mission.
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Duties and Responsibilities
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Duties
and Responsibilities
Under
the direct supervision of UN Women Representative in Indonesia, the
Consultant will be responsible for the following specific tasks:
1.
Conduct a desk review of the current UN Women programme in Indonesia, with
practical and substantial recommendations for improved programme cohesion and
coherence;
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Facilitate initial internal and external consultations with key stakeholders
to validate the preliminary findings of the desk review, obtain additional
insights on key GEWE gaps, challenges and opportunities, etc;
3.
Support the development of the Draft Strategy 2018-2021 office in line with
the outcomes and programmatic areas of UN Women’s Global Strategic Plan.
4.
Conduct final consultation in Indonesia
5.
Develop final the Strategic Plan for the UN Women office in Indonesia.
To
fulfill these requirements, the Consultant is expected to fulfill the
tasks/activities stated in the table below:
General
Activities/Tasks and Deliverables.
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Competencies
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Required Skills and Experience
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Education
Master’s
degree or equivalent in social sciences, gender studies, public
administration, international relations, international law, public policy, or
a related field.
Skills
and Experience
· At least 7 years of experience
in the international development field. Experience working with UN Women is
highly desirable.
· Demonstrated experience in
results-based and strategic planning processes
· Demonstrated experience in
project management, conducting research and writing strategic documents, and
proposals preferably within the UN system
· Advanced knowledge of gender
analysis preferably within the UN system
· Advanced knowledge of
results-based planning, including planning of monitoring & evaluation
work
· Capacity to analyze needs and
formulate recommendations for appropriate responses
· Familiarity with human rights
concepts and approaches
· Strong analytical and
presentation skills
Language
· Fluency in English (written
and oral)
Application
procedure
The
following documents should be submitted as part of the application:
· Cover letter to include a brief overview
about which of your previous experiences makes you the most suitable
candidate for the advertised position.
· Financial Proposal based on the deliverables
breaking down into a daily fee and proposed airfare from the consultant’s
place of origin to Jakarta Daily
Subsistence Allowance and Terminal Cost will be financially covered by UN
Women.
· P11 including past experience in
similar assignments; can be downloaded at http://www.unwomen.org/about-
Payment
schedule
The
Consultant shall be paid upon successful completion of the deliverables. The
payment shall be effected only if the deliverables in this TOR are submitted
to UN Women Representative in Indonesia within the timeframes stipulated in the TOR
and they are approved by UN Women Representative. Without submission and
approval of the deliverables, the Consultant shall not receive any payment
even if he/she invests time for this assignment.
Evaluation
of applicants
Candidates
will be evaluated using a cumulative analysis method taking into
consideration the combination of the applicants’ qualifications and financial
proposal. 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 49 points in the technical
evaluation would be considered for financial evaluation.
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:
p
= points for the financial proposal being evaluated
µ
= price of the lowest priced proposal
z
= price of the proposal being evaluated
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