National Consultant to conduct analysis on Gender and Corruption in North Macedonia
Remote | Home Based - May require travel
- Organization: UNWOMEN - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
- Location: Remote | Home Based - May require travel
- Grade: Consultancy - National Consultant - Locally recruited Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
- Criminology, Extremism, Police Affairs and Anti-Corruption
- Closing Date: Closed
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 (GE) and gender mainstreaming translate into action globally. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.Progress of North Macedonia in recent years respecting and promoting Gender Equality is highlighted in a series of international commitments and in national legal and policy frameworks. The main achievements in the field of gender equality and women’s empowerment reside in the Country’s institutional capacity development for the work on gender equality. Indeed, the legal provisions guaranteeing women’s rights and gender equality are largely in place – the Law of Equal Opportunities of Women and Men, the Election Law amendment instituting quotas, the Action Plan for the implementation of UNSCR 1325 (2020-2025), and the ratification of the Istanbul Convention are normative achievements that influence the institutional practice in promoting gender equality in North Macedonia.However, gaps in policy development and slow implementation of the adopted legislation constitute important structural obstacles to achieving gender equality. Improvements are needed in both strengthening institutional capacities and enhancing cooperation between the gender mechanisms, the key ministries and civil society organizations in order to increase gender mainstreaming in all aspect of government work - primarily policy development and budgeting - as the means for achieving gender equality.In line with the European Council’s decision of March 2020 to open accession negotiations with the Country, the Sida-funded project “Gender Equality Facility” (GEF) aims at supporting the Government of North Macedonia in transposing the EU Gender Equality acquis, strengthening the effective implementation of national and international legal frameworks on gender equality and women’s rights, mainstreaming gender equality into EU integration and planning processes for pre-accession assistance, and strengthening institutional mechanisms for gender equality in line with EU standards. Thereby, GEF supports institutions to correctly align with the EU Gender Equality acquis. The intervention will also address challenges in implementation of laws and gender equality policies by providing support for enhancing coordination and monitoring of gender equality policies and measures. In the medium to longer-term, and in line with the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 and the Principles of the EU Gender Action Plan III (2021-2025), the Project aims to secure implementation/application of gender equality legislation, policies and standards through policy dialogue, technical expertise and guidance, development and sharing of good practice, and strategic partnerships and cooperation.The main partners of the Project are the Secretariat for European Affairs (SEA, the main project beneficiary), Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) structures, the Equal Opportunities Department at the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy (MLSP), and National Gender Machinery institutions
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the UN Women Head of Office, and the direct supervision of the GEF Output Coordinator for Result 2, the National Consultant will be responsible for performing the below key activities:
Main expected outputs/deliverables:
Duration and remuneration The duration of the contract will be for a period of 2.5 months, with a maximum of 30 (thirty) working days to perform the specified tasks. Payment will be made in one installment upon satisfactory completion of tasks and deliverables. |
Competencies
Core Values:• Respect for Diversity• Integrity• ProfessionalismCore Competencies:• Awareness and sensitivity regarding gender issues• Accountability• Creative problem solving• Effective communication• Inclusive collaboration• Stakeholder engagement• Leading by examplePlease visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-values-and- competencies-framework-en.pdf?la=en&vs=637Functional Competencies:Knowledge Management and Learning• Shares knowledge and experience• Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside UN Women• Development and Operational Effectiveness• Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills.• Communicates sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies• Demonstrates very good understanding of and experience in communications and outreach/advocacy• Ability to perform a variety of standard specialized and non-specialized tasks and work processes that are fully documented, researched, recorded and reported• Ability to review a variety of data, identify and adjust discrepancies, identify and resolve operational problems• Uses Information Technology effectively as a tool and resourceLeadership and Self-Management• Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude• Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure• Proven networking skills and ability to generate interest in UN Women’s mandate• Identifies opportunities and builds strong partnerships with clients and partners
Required Skills and Experience
Education/Academic qualification:
Work experience:
Language Requirements:
Other skills:
Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments:
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 has been evaluated and determined as:
Technical Evaluation –70 points:
Financial Evaluation – 30 points
p = 30 (µ/z); where: p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated; µ = price of the lowest priced proposal; z = price of the proposal being evaluated.
Recommended Presentation of Offer: Qualified and interested candidates are asked to submit their application no later than the deadline indicated above:
How to Submit the Application: To submit your application online, please follow the steps below:
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