Location : Home-based with mobility to meeting areas
Application Deadline : 17-Nov-21 (Midnight New York, USA)
Time left : 4d 2h 52m
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : National Consultant
Languages Required :
Arabic English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 23-Nov-2021
Duration of Initial Contract : 10 working days within 1 month
Expected Duration of Assignment : 1 month
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
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.
Despite women in Lebanon gaining the right to vote in 1952, and despite a vibrant feminist movement, women remain grossly under-represented in public and political life. Out of 76 Lebanese governments formed since 1943, only 13 have included women. Lebanon’s latest government saw a reduction in women’s representation with only 1 female minister out of 24 ministers. Lebanon ranks 149th out of 153 countries in the 2020 World Economic Forum Gender Gap in the female political representation index. Despite a record number of women candidates prior to the 2018 parliamentary elections, only 6 women candidates made it into parliament, which represents 4.6 percent of the 128 elected Members of Parliament. Women are also underrepresented at the local governance, where women make up 5.4 percent of Lebanon’s municipal councilors and 1.9 percent of mukhtar’s.’
To tackle the above, UN Women is working with a wide range of stakeholders, women leaders, aspiring candidates, political parties, and civil society organizations with the aim of raising women’s representation at all levels of political and public life.
Women face myriad challenges when they are exercising their political rights, the most alarming of which is the perceived increase in violence against women in politics (VAWP). Gender-based violence in politics, is on the rise, and is characterized in many different forms, including escalation of harassment, intimidation, sexual and physical violence against women in public life and gender-biased scrutiny by the public and the media, among others.
With the 2022 parliamentary elections looming, UN Women is working to support women’s political participation and representation in the coming elections, including highlighting and raising awareness on the issues of VAWP in local level elections.
In Lebanon and the Arab States, very limited data is available on VAWP in all its forms, even less so at local level, and whenever available, all forms of VAW are not considered. In most cases, VAWP goes underreported to formal institutions due to the culture of silence, stigma and impunity associated with gender-based violence.
Objective of the assignment:
In this context, the UN Women ROAS seeks to support a multi-country study on VAWP at local level (Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Tunisia). The study will document and quantify experiences of women in politics at local level, with a particular focus on assessing their obstacles to political participation, including the experiences of violence, forms of violence, risk and protective factors, help-seeking behaviors, and consequences it may have on women’s health, well-being as well as on their political participation and leadership. In view of the increasing use of social media in the region to frustrate women’s political engagement, the study will also have a particular emphasis on this form of violence. This information will be complemented by an assessment of the national legislative and policy frameworks on women’s political participation and VAWP, enabling the identification of entry points for strengthening the monitoring, normative and institutional framework on VAWP. The information harnessed will serve to inform programme content and direction.
The study will include both qualitative and quantitative components. While UN Women ROAS will contract a data collection company to conduct the quantitative component, UN Women ROAS will also contract a regional consultant to support in the qualitative component of the study, and in particular the consolidation of inputs from the focus group discussions conducted in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Tunisia.
Duties and Responsibilities
The national Consultant will work under the supervision of WPP unit at UN Women Lebanon, and will work closely with UN Women ROAS, in particular the Regional Policy Adviser on Women’s Political Participation.
The national Consultant will provide timely technical support and coordination required to organize, facilitate, and report on focus group discussions conducted in 5 governorates in Lebanon, with locally elected women from municipalities, who will be invited to share their personal experiences and testimonies on the prevalence of VAWP at local/municipal level.
The focus group discussions are to be held between the mid-November and end of December 2021.
To achieve this objective, the national Consultant will undertake the following tasks:
Provide substantive inputs to the focus groups guide proposed by ROAS and LBN office.
Organize focus group discussions, as required, in 5 governorates in Lebanon (one FGD per governorate; 5 total FGDs).
Facilitate and moderate (5) focus group discussions with a representative sample of locally elected women in 5 governorates in Lebanon.
Gather and consolidate all comments, testimonies and inputs issued by participants on (i) the focus groups on the VAWP at local level and (ii) their personal experiences and illustrations on the prevalence of the phenomenon, in all focus group discussions organized in Lebanon.
Provide an annex with full details on participants (names, dates, location and contacts).
Deliverables
Time frame
Main deliverable: Summary report, split into 5 chapters of one governorate each, which includes information gathered in the focus group discussions, including:
Comments made on the topic by elected women in municipalities, including their experiences.
Personal stories and testimonies that could be included in the final report on VAWP at municipal local level.
Annex including full details on participants (name, date, contacts, location of interview)
By 31 December 2021
Competencies
Core Values:
Respect for Diversity;
Integrity;
Professionalism.
Core Competencies:
Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
Accountability;
Creative Problem Solving;
Effective Communication;
Inclusive Collaboration;
Stakeholder Engagement;
Leading by Example.
Functional Competencies:
Substantial knowledge and understanding of Gender Responsive Budgeting;
Demonstrated leadership ability and technical ability to communicate complex ideas verbally and in writing.
Experience in analysis, drafting research findings and recommendations.
Familiarity with processes and thematic issues related to the SDGs.
Ability to lead development of clear strategies and to provide strategic advice to senior management.
Ability to communicate effectively both in written and oral.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Master’s degree in Gender, Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Law or relevant field. PhD is an asset.
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
At least 5 years professional experience in the field of gender equality and gender analysis particularly in the area of violence against women in the Arab States region.
At least 3 previous assignments related to facilitating trainings or sessions, preferably in the area of women’s rights, VAW or gender justice.
At least 3 previous assignments in moderating focus groups and preparing analytical reports and assessments, in the field of gender, or women’s rights or violence against women in West Bank.
Experience with the UN system or/and International Organizations is an asset.
Computer skills, internet communication and command of MS Office is required.
Language:
Fluency in English and Arabic is required; ·
Knowledge of French, an UN official working language, is an asset.
Evaluation Criteria:
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology: Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for the financial evaluation.
Criteria Weight Technical: 70% (70 points)
The total number of points allocated for the technical qualification component is 70. The technical qualification of the individual is evaluated based on following technical qualification evaluation criteria.
Only the candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% of total points (i.e., 49 points) will be considered as technically qualified candidate.
Master’s Degree in Gender, Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Law or relevant field. (20)
At least 5 years professional experience in the field of gender equality and gender analysis particularly in the area of violence against women in the Arab States region. (25)
At least 3 previous assignments related to facilitating trainings or sessions, preferably in the area of women’s rights, VAW or gender justice. (25)
Financial: Lowest Financial Proposal: 30% (30 points)
The points for the Financial Proposal will be allocated as per the following formula:
Contract will be awarded to the technically qualified consultant who obtains the highest combined score (financial and technical);
The points for the Financial Proposal will be allocated as per the following formula: (Lowest Bid Offered*)/ (Bid of the Consultant) x 30;
‘Lowest Bid Offered’ refers to the lowest price offered by Offerors scoring at least 49 points in the technical evaluation.
Application:
Interested Individual Consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process; applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment;
Financial proposal
The above-mentioned documents should be merged in a standalone file including all of them, since the online application submission does only permit to upload one file per application. Incomplete submission can be a ground for disqualification.
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