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.
The UN Women Fiji Multi-Country (MCO) Strategic Note (SN) 2018-2022 was approved by the Executive Director of UN Women in December 2017. The Fiji MCO SN is a programmatic document that translates the UN Women Strategic Plan 2018-2021 to the Pacific regional and country levels and adapts it to the regional and country contexts and priorities, including the UN Pacific Strategy (UNPS).
The SN outlines the overall strategy and plan of action for the UN Women Fiji MCO for the years 2018-2022 and includes a Development Results Framework (DRF) and an Organizational Effectiveness and Efficiency Framework (OEEF) with expected results and targets, indicators and baselines. Under UN Women’s policies and procedures in relation to programme management, a mid-term review (MTR) is mandatory for programmes of at least three years duration. In this regard the UN Women Fiji MCO will hold its MTR in 2020.
The MTR is not meant to be an evaluation or an in-depth analysis, rather it is “light” in that it focuses more on a strategic reflection of UN Women’s work and progress. It will be contextualized in light of UN Women’s work as part of the UN Country Team’s work in the Fiji MCO, which in turn aligns with the visions and plans of Pacific countries. Included in this context are global processes and decisions like Beijing +25 and the progress of SDG 5 for the Pacific.
Prior to the MTR meeting in June, some preparatory work will need to be completed. This includes a desk review and the analysis and synthesis of results from a survey of key partners and stakeholders.
Objectives of the assignment
The specific objectives of the Fiji MCO SN MTR are to assess:
Scope of Work/Duties and Responsibilities
The process for the MTR will include:
Duration of the Assignment
The assignment will require 15 working days over a period of 4 months.
Under the overall guidance of the Representative of the UN Women Fiji MCO the Consultant will undertake the following tasks as outlined in Section V.
Expected Deliverables
The following are the key deliverables of the assignment:
1. Desk review of key documents, including:
2. Analyze and synthesize the results of the UN Women Fiji MCO SN Survey for Partners and Stakeholders.
3. Analyze and synethesize, and report on the results of stakeholder consultations held in UNW key focus countries and with key partners.
4. Capture the main findings and issues identified for all discussion papers and country consultations in a powerpoint presentation and brief the UN Women team at the MTR Workshop.
5. Lead sessions at the MTR workshop, facilitate and participate fully in discussions.
6. Prepare and finalise SN MTR report including summarising findings from the MTR workshop discussions.
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Deliverables
Approximate number of days
Deadlines
1.
(20% of total payment)
3 days
15th May 2020
2.
(26.7 % of total payment)
4 days
30th May 2020
3.
(33.3% of total payment)
5 days
15th June 2020
4.
(20% of total payment)
3 days
20th June 2020
Total
15 days
Inputs
UN Women will provide the Consultant with background materials for the desk review.
The Consultant is expected to work remotely 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.
Management Arrangements
Performance evaluation
Contractor’s performance will be evaluated based on timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, accuracy, and quality of the products delivered.
Travel
This assignment is mostly home-based, with at least 1 mission, covered by UN Women, to lead the 2-day MTR workshop. Other travel must be covered by Consultant.
Financial Arrangement
Payment will be disbursed upon submission and approval of deliverables and certification by the supervising managers that the services have been satisfactorily performed as per Section V above.
[1] Timing and format of the workshop will be determined based on developments with COVID-19. This may mean that a virtual workshop is held, or that the timing of the workshop may need to be delayed.
[2] As noted above, timing and format of the workshop will be determined based on developments with COVID-19. In the event that the workshop is delayed, the timing of deliverables 3 and 4 would be adjusted.
[3] Travel to physically attend the workshop will depend on developments with COVID-19.
Core Values
Core Competencies
Functional Competencies
Required Qualifications and Experience
The Consultant should fulfill the following requirements:
Education
Experience and Skills
Language Requirements
Evaluation
Initially, individual consultants will be short-listed based on the following minimum qualification criteria:
The short-listed individual consultant will be further evaluated based on a cumulative analysis process, with a total score being obtained upon the combination of weighted technical and financial attributes. Cost under this method of analysis is rendered as an award criterion, which will be 30% out of a total score of 100 points.
Evaluation of submitted offers will be done based on the following formula:
where:
T
is the total technical score awarded to the evaluated proposal (only to those proposals that pass 70% of 70 points obtainable under technical evaluation);
C
is the price of the evaluated proposal;
Clow
is the lowest of all evaluated proposal prices among responsive proposals; and
X
is the maximum financial points obtainable (30 points)
Technical evaluation will be represented through desk review of applications. Interviews and/or written tests will be organized if needed only, depending on the short-listed candidates’ qualifications.
Technical Qualification Evaluation Criteria: The technical part is evaluated on the basis of its responsiveness to the Terms of Reference (TOR).
No.
Criteria for technical evaluation
Max. points
1.
10
2.
10
3.
10
4.
10
5.
10
6.
10
7.
10
Maximum Total Technical Scoring:
70
Financial Qualification Evaluation Criteria: In the Second Stage, the financial proposal of candidates, who have attained minimum 70% score in the technical evaluation (at least 49 points), will be compared.
Winning Candidate
The winning candidate will be the applicant who has accumulated the highest aggregated score (technical scoring + financial scoring).
Please note that only applicants who are short-listed will be contacted.
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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