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UN Women

National Consultant- Peace and Security

UN Women
Location: Nepal
Salary: Negotiable
Posted Date: 2016-08-21 Deadline: 2016-08-26
  • Location : Nepal
  • Working Position : Entry Level
  • Qualification Degree : Master's Degree
  • Salary : Negotiable
  • Category : Development Work/Consulting Service
  • Nature : Full Time
Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Unit Manager of WPS Programme, the consultant will be responsible for providing technical, logistic and coordination support to the WPS Unit in the upcoming meetings and events and also for the implementation of the remaining activities of the SIWPSAN project. He/she will work in close collaboration with the operations and programme/projects’ staff to exchange information and ensure consistent service delivery and work in a proactive manner to enhance women’s empowerment and gender equality.

The consultant will perform the following tasks:

  • Provide logistic and coordination support to the Women, Peace and Security Unit to organize various events planned under the SIWPSAN Project;
  • Support the project partner to implement the exit strategy to sustain the gains of the project;
  • Support drafting donor report;
  • Provide necessary support to the evaluation team for undertaking the final evaluation of the SIWPSAN project;
  • Support in organising knowledge sharing events;
  • Conduct field visits to monitor and compile the information from the field;
  • Support partners (Saathi, MoWCSW, IoM, SFCG and UNDP) and stakeholders in quality assurance and reporting.

Key Deliverables

The consultant will be responsible for the following deliverables:

  • Monthly work plans;
  • Reports from responsible partners (Saathi, MoWCSW, IoM, SFCG and UNDP) of SIWPSAN project;
  • Event/workshop completion reports;
  • Meeting minutes of key meetings;
  • Mission reports;
  • Donor reports.

Duration of the Assignment and Duty Station:

The duration of this assignment will be up to 31 December 2016. The main duty station of this position for the assignment is UN Women County Office Nepal. The consultant may need to travel to the project districts as and when required. 

Schedule of Payments:

Payment will be made on monthly basis dependent upon the satisfactory performance of the consultant. The monthly payment will be based on UN National Consultant Fee structure.

 

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

  • Builds strong relationships;
  • Focuses on impact and results and responds positively to feedback;
  • Approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
  • Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity;
  • Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
  • Self-development, initiative-taking;
  • Acting as a team player and facilitating team work;
  • Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively;
  • Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.

 

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

  • Master’s degree in social sciences, communication, political, media or international affairs (i.e. international development studies, gender/women's studies, and human rights).

Experience:

  • At least 3 years working experience in the field of event management, logistic management, communication and information management;
  • Expertise and experiences working in women, peace and security, gender responsive peace buidling in the post conflict setting would be an added advantage;
  • Sound knowledge of international standards on gender equality and women’s empowerment and related instruments;
  • A proven ability to liaise with a myriad of stakeholders and partners, including government, civil society, international organizations and grassroots organizations;
  • Prior experience of working with UN/development agencies will be an asset.

Language:

  • Fluency in written and spoken English and Nepali is required.

Evaluation Process:

The technical component is evaluated on the basis of its responsiveness to the Terms of Reference (ToR).

Technically qualified consultants may be contacted for an interview.

The award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

  • Responsive/ complaint/ acceptable, and
  • Having received the highest score in technical evaluation.

Technical evaluation criteria (including minimum qualifications):

  • Qualification (Max 10 points)
  • Expertise and experience in event management, communication and information management (Max 25 points)
  • Familiarity with women, peace and security agenda, gender responsive peacebuilding issues (Max 25 points)
  • Knowledge of international standards on gender equality and women’s empowerment and related instruments (Max 25 points)
  • Work experience in similar assignments with development agencies (Max 15 points)

Maximum total technical score amounts to 100 points. Only candidates who have passed over the mandatory criteria and have accumulated at least 70 points under the technical evaluation will qualify to the next round of the evaluation.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should apply online for the vacancy, using a cover letter and the “Personal History Form - P 11” which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment. Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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.

 

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Organization Summary

UN Women, the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of  Women is operational from 1st January 2011. The UN Women was created by the United Nations General Assembly on 2 July 2010 to accelerate progress in meeting the needs of women and girls worldwide. It is a result of years of negotiations between UN Member States and advocacy by the global women’s movement and is also a part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact

Industry Type NGO / INGO / Social Work
Location Nepal
Organization Size 50-100
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