Under the direct supervision by UN Women Programme Specialist, the National Consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:

TASK 1: Pass “I Know Gender WPS” Learning Course (Original) available at UN Women Training Center[1] and familiarize with its translation into Ukrainian.

TASK 2: Submit the approach and workplan for the development of the additional chapter to the “I Know Gender-WPS” module, based on a desk review of the existing strategic documents relating to Women, Peace and Security Agenda, including but not limited to: Global Study on the Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution[2], UN Women Sourcebook on Women, Peace and Security[3], Tracking Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000)[4], Ukraine’s two National Action Plans on UNSCR 1325, Mid-term Evaluation of the Ukrainian NAP on Implementation of UNSCR 1325 until 2020[5] (2018), Sectoral Action Plans on UNSCR 1325 of the Ministry of Defense, Gender Equality Strategy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (specifically Chapter on WPS), National Police and Border Guard, Strategy for Prevention of and Response to Conflict Related Sexual Violence in Ukraine as well as Specific Guidelines on NAP Localization, Costing and Budgeting (forthcoming), other relevant documents.

TASK 3: Develop and submit the additional chapter to the “I know Gender-WPS” training module. The Module should be gender-responsive and include the Ukrainian context of the WPS agenda, its advancement and localization, aligned with the on-going decentralization reform[6]. The chapter should also incorporate the two recent UNSCR WPS resolutions no 2467[7] and 2493[8].The chapter shall contain, as a minimum, the narrative thematically corresponding to the following sections:

• Section 1 Introduction - background, underlying factors, intervention logic and logical framework of the WPS Agenda in Ukraine;
• Section 2 Practical implications - analysis of the two NAPs on 1325, results, influence and promising practices; and
• Section 3 Conclusions - recommendations for the Ukrainian context, annexes.

The consultant shall manage the review process of the additional chapter which will be carried out with inputs from UN Women, line ministries and women’s organizations.

• Assignment Deliverables:

Supporting documents may be provided in Ukrainian.

Inputs

• The Consultant is expected to work home-based using her/his own computer but may access the UN Women office for printing of relevant documents or should he/she be required to work on-site at any point during the assignment.

Performance evaluation:

• Contractor’s performance will be evaluated against such criteria as: timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, accuracy, and quality of the products delivered. The evaluation will be carried out and cleared by UN Women after receiving and accepting deliverables reports which will also be the basis for payment on a monthly basis to the consultant.

Financial arrangements:  

• Payment will be disbursed in 3 instalments according to the above schedule of deliverables upon receipt of the progress reports and their certification by the UN Women Programme Specialist, that the services have been satisfactorily performed.

[1] https://trainingcentre.unwomen.org/portal/

[2] https://wps.unwomen.org/themes/

[3] https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2012/10/un-women-sourcebook-on-women-peace-and-security

[4] https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2012/10/wpssourcebook-02a-trackingimplementationunscr21325-en.pdf?la=en&vs=1200

[5] http://womenua.today/UWC-library/unwomen/46-NAP1325_ENG_updated.pdf

[6] https://decentralization.gov.ua/gender/legislation

[7] http://unscr.com/en/resolutions/2467

[8] http://unscr.com/en/resolutions/2493

Competencies :

Core Values

• Respect for Diversity;
• Integrity;
• Professionalism.

Core Competencies

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Human Rights based Approach and Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please 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=637

Qualifications :

Qualifications Education:

• Master’s degree in Human Rights, Political Science, Gender Studies, Social Sciences or related field required. In the absence of a master’s degree, additional professional experience of 2 additional years in relevant field may be accepted.

Experience:

• At least 2 years of experience in the field of gender equality or women’s empowerment;
• Experience in drafting technical/substantive documents in the field of gender equality and/or women’s empowerment related to Ukraine context;
• Proven experience in Women, Peace and Security Agenda through development of substantive documents (analyses, guidelines/tools, training materials, action plans, scientific articles, etc.) and/or participation in related initiatives;
• Experience of working with government institutions will be considered as an asset;
• Experience in the development of training materials will be considered as an asset.

Languages and other skills: 

• Fluent Ukrainian; working knowledge of English.

Evaluation of Applicants:

Applications will be evaluated based on the cumulative analysis taking into consideration the combination of their qualifications and financial proposal. A two-stage procedure is utilized in evaluating the proposals, with evaluation of the technical proposal being completed prior to any price proposal being compared. The award of the contract should be made to the individuals whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

• Responsive/compliant/acceptable.
• Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

Technical criteria 70% of total evaluation – max 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 desk review and following technical qualification evaluation criteria:

Technical Evaluation Criteria

Criterion A – Relevant education – max. 10 points

Criterion B – Language skills – max. 5 points

Criterion C – Relevant Experience with total for all stated criteria:

• At least 2 years of experience in the field of gender equality or women’s empowerment – max. 20 points;
• Experience in drafting technical/substantive documents in the field of gender equality and/or women’s empowerment related to Ukraine context - max. 15 points;
• Proven experience in Women, Peace and Security Agenda through development of substantive documents (analyses, guidelines/tools, training materials, action plans, etc.) and/or participation in related initiatives; - max. 10 points;
• Experience of working with government institutions will be considered as an asset – max 5 points;
• Experience in the development of training materials will be considered as an asset – max. 5 points.

Total Obtainable Score for technical criteria - max. 70 points;

Financial/Price Proposal evaluation:

• Only the financial proposal of candidates who have attained a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation will be further considered and evaluated.
• The total number of points allocated for the financial/price component is 30.
• The maximum number of points will be allotted to the lowest price proposal that is opened/ evaluated and compared among those technical qualified candidates who have attained a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation. All other price proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price.

Evaluation of submitted financial offers will be done based on the following formula: S = Fmin / F * 30

(S - score received on financial evaluation; Fmin - the lowest financial offer out of all the submitted offers qualified over the technical evaluation round; F - financial offer under the consideration).

Application and submission package:

The candidate’s application should include:

• Brief Letter of Interest containing the statement on candidate’s experience in the field of recruitment. Completed and signed UN Women Personal History (P-11) form, that can be downloaded from:  https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-p11-personal-history-form.doc?la=en&vs=558

• Proposal. The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount in UAH with a breakdown of a daily professional rate per number of anticipated working days to include all costs (telephone, etc.).

Interested candidates are requested to apply no later than midnight 19 January 2021 by submitting 2 attachments: 1) technical (P-11 and a Letter of Interest) and 2) financial proposals to the following e-mail address: [email protected] with a subject National Consultant for developing training modules on Women, Peace and Security Agenda.

Applications without financial proposal will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

UN Women applies fair and transparent selection process that would take into account the competencies/skills of the applicants as well as their financial proposals.

Sample of Financial Proposal

The format shown on the following tables is suggested for use as a guide in preparing the Financial Proposal

Cost Breakdown per Deliverables*(Lump Sum, All Inclusive)

Deliverables - # of days and Percentage of Total Price (Weight for payment) -   Price, UAH

1   

2   

3   

 Total max. # of working days (100%)     UAH ……

*Basis for payment tranches

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