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.
In line with UN Women’s Strategic Plan 2018-2021, the UN Women Egypt Office is contributing to three interdependent and interconnected outcomes:
Women’s economic empowerment is central to realizing women’s rights and gender equality. Women’s economic empowerment includes women’s ability to participate equally in existing markets; their access to and control over productive resources, access to decent work, control over their own time, lives and bodies; and increased voice, agency and meaningful participation in economic decision-making at all levels from the household to international institutions.
Empowering women in the economy and closing gender gaps in the world of work are key to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 5, to achieve gender equality, and Goal 8, to promote full and productive employment and decent work for all; also Goal 1 on ending poverty, Goal 2 on food security, Goal 3 on ensuring health and Goal 10 on reducing inequalities.
Under the framework of the United Nations Partnership Development Framework (UNPDF) Output 4.2: Women Economic Empowerment and in alignment with the goal and objectives of the Economic Empowerment pillar of the National Strategy for Women’s Empowerment (NSWE), UN Women Egypt has supported the economic empowerment of women through implementation of projects such as the One-Village-One-Product (2014-2016), Village Savings and Loans Associations (2014-2017), and the creation of a more inclusive and gender-sensitive environment along the agricultural value chains of select agribusiness firms (2017-2018). The projects have had positive outcomes for women participants, the majority of whom are poor and marginalized, as demonstrated in their increased income through savings, access to loans and investments, in addition to greater self-confidence and community recognition. A critical factor across all UN Women interventions has been the formation of women’s networks that have enhanced participants’ social skills and created opportunities for networking and exchange of knowledge, thus contributing to better and more effective cooperation among them. These networks have also provided a voice to women’s need for formal financial services (as in the case of the VSLAs) and improved working conditions (as in the case of the agribusiness firms).
Building on the successful results achieved through the above-mentioned projects, UN Women in Egypt is implementing a 5-year project (2019-2024) that aims to support women's empowerment for sustainable economic growth in Egypt. The project will be implemented by a consortium made up of UN Women and UNIDO, with UN Women as the lead agency.
The project intermediate outcomes are contributing to:
Project interventions will result in a) Increased number of new businesses established by women entrepreneurs in the sectors of focus, b) Enhanced capacity of women led businesses to grow, attract and retain workers, c) Strengthened performance of productive clusters to employ more women, d) Enhanced employability of women in growth-oriented sectors, e) Increased abilities of businesses to implement gender-sensitive corporate policies, f) Strengthened individual and collective agency of women in the sectors of focus, g) enhanced capacity of Government to mainstream gender in public policies and programs, and h) Increased access of women entrepreneurs to tailored financial and non-financial services.
The M&E specialist is required to use a results-based management approach in accordance with UN Women and Global Affairs Canada guidelines. The overall objective of the assignment is the establishment and implementation of an operational Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) system for the programme. The purpose is to provide the programme team with tools to effectively monitor projects progress and achievements, and to ensure that the programme is sufficiently documented for its mid-term and final evaluations.
The Consultant is expected to carry out the following:
I. Programme Monitoring and Evaluation
II. Training and Capacity Building
III. Reporting and Dissemination
Specific objectives:
Inputs to be provided by the Project Management Committee (PMC) to the Consultant:
Deliverables:
1. Develop the PMF (Review and study the relevant project documents including, but not limited to the project document, work plan), review and revise the log frame and result matrix, and revise the indicators if necessary; Review and revise the M&E log frame (1 month after signature of contract).
2. M&E System (Establish an effective data collection system and reporting forms for capturing quantitative and qualitative information through a set of expert’s meetings and in accordance with the revised M&E Log frame; Review the M&E needs and plans of the project, and extract relevant indicators to monitor the project outcomes and outputs; Establishment of Manual on M&E indicators; Identify sources of verification that the project can use. As much as possible, use existing data sources embedded in existing systems; Establishment of Manual on Reporting; Based on the relevant indicators help design baseline surveys on environmental and socio-economic to avoid collecting redundant information). (3 months after signature of contract).
3. Produce an operational manual of M&E that includes the above; and guides the project team in processing and evaluating the information. (3 months after signature of contract).
4. Monthly Progress Reports- Monthly narrative report of the activities conducted; Progress in achieving the set milestone for reporting period; Status report including challenges, deviation, alternate solution, new initiatives.(Monthly starting one month after finalization of the M&E system).
5. Bi-monthly M&E Reports (Compiling and analyzing of the collected data and information for producing related Reports. (Bi-monthly starting one month after finalization of the M&E system).
6. Semi- Annual and Annual Report (A comprehensive summary report on the M&E of the programme’s results including outcomes, outputs, and activities (Bi- Annual Deliverable in accordance with reporting timeline of the programme).
Payment Schedule:
Monthly Payment based on number of working days. Payment is inclusive of DSA, Field Visit and required reservations.
Impact of Results:
The M&E system designed by the selected service provider will have the capability to ensure the followings:
Core Values:
Core Competencies:
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
Functional Competencies:
Education and Certification:
Experience:
Language Requirenments:
Fluency (written and verbal) in Arabic and English
All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which 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. Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.
Fluency (written and verbal) in Arabic and English
All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which 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. Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.
Evaluation Criteria:
UN Women applies a fair and transparent selection process that takes into account both the technical qualification of potential consultants as well as the financial proposals submitted in support of consultant applications.
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology:
Cumulative analysis: When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should be made to the candidate whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
Responsive/compliant/acceptable; and having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical criteria.
Technical Criteria weight: 70%
Financial Criteria Weight: 30%
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for the financial evaluation.
Criteria Weight Technical: 70%
Financial: Lowest financial proposal (30%) The Financial officer must be a Lumpsum all-inclusive; (all costs including any travel or transportation related expenses ...etc.).
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 Offer or scoring at least 49 points in technical evaluation.
Applications:
Candidates must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
Please note: All documents have to be uploaded in 1 single file.
Please note: All documents have to be uploaded in 1 single file.
This vacancy is archived.