Back NATIONAL CONSULTANTS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA IN ASSESSING 2018-2020 ACTION PLANS OF GEORGIA FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY AND COMBATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND

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.

Since 2001, UN Women (UNIFEM) has been providing continues support to partners in Georgia towards the overarching goal of ending violence against women and girls (EVAWG) in Georgia and to  increase meaningful participation of women in conflict prevention, transformation, resolution and sustainable peace building processes. To this end, UN Women provides technical support to the Government to meet its targets under the nationalized Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 5 and 16, and to further ensure that national legislation and policies are in compliance with Georgia’s international human rights commitments and obligations. Further, UN Women supports the government to develop and implement National Action Plans for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security 1325 et al. and  Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and Measures to be Implemented for the Protection of Victims (Survivors) to achieve targets of the nationalized SDG 5 and 16.

In this context, UN Women plans to provide support to the Inter-Agency Commission on Gender Equality, Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and plans to  hire a team of National Consultants to conduct an assessment of the National Action Plan on  Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and Measures to be Implemented for the Protection of Victims (Survivors) and 2018-2020 National Action Plan of Georgia for Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security.

The objectives of the consultancy are as follows:

• To assist the Inter-Agency Commission on Gender Equality, Violence against Women and Domestic Violence in assessing the National Action Plan on Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and Measures to be Implemented for the Protection of Victims (Survivors) and 2018-2020 National Action Plan of Georgia for Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security.

• To create a plan of action/working principles to be followed by the Inter-Agency Commission on Gender Equality, Violence against Women and Domestic Violence

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the national consultants are:

Based on above-mentioned work, develop instruction with key principles for the development of the new cycles of the two action plans in question, including framework, process, timeline, and structure for the upcoming NAPs.

Deliverables:

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

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

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• At least Master’s degree in social and political sciences, international relations/development, human rights, gender/women’s studies or related field

Experience and competencies: 

• At least three years of working experience in the field of gender equality, discrimination and violence against women, and/or peace and conflict;
• Prior experience in policy development and analysis, monitoring and reporting;
• Proven experience of analytical writing skills;
• Prior experience in working with the government stakeholders on developing strategies, policies and tools, training programmes etc. will be an asset
• Experience in working with international and donor organizations will be an asset

Language:

• Fluency in Georgian and English

Evaluation Procedure:

The candidates will be evaluated in three stages: according to minimum qualification criteria; technical and financial evaluation.

The candidates must possess following minimum qualification criteria to be eligible for further technical evaluation:

• At least Master’s degree in social and political sciences, international relations/development, human rights, gender/women’s studies or related field
• At least three years of working experience in the field of gender equality, UN resolutions, discrimination and violence against women, and/or peace and conflict;
• Fluency in Georgian and English

Technical evaluation criteria (including minimum qualifications):

• At least Master’s degree in social and political sciences, international relations/development, human rights, gender/women’s studies or related field (max 80 points)
• At least three years of working experience in the field of gender equality, discrimination and violence against women, and/or peace and conflict (max 100 points)
• Prior experience in policy development and analysis, monitoring and reporting (max 70 points)
• Proven experience of analytical writing skills (max 50 points)
• Prior experience in working with the government stakeholders on developing strategies, policies and tools, training programmes etc. will be an asset
• Experience in working with international and donor organizations will be an asset (max 20 points)
• Fluency in Georgian and English (max 30 points)

Maximum total technical score amounts to 350 points. Only candidates who have passed over the minimum qualification criteria and have accumulated at least 245 points out of maximum 350 under technical evaluation will qualify for the next stage i.e. evaluation of their financial proposals.

Evaluation of submitted financial offers will be done based on the following formula: S = Fmin / F * 150

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 consideration.

The winning candidate will be the candidate, who has accumulated the highest aggregated score (technical scoring + financial scoring).

Management arrangements:

The Consultants will work under the overall supervision and guidance of UN Women Deputy Country Representative, and in collaboration and day-to-day management of UN Women VAWG and WPS project teams.

Financial arrangements:

Deliverable 1, 2 (11 working days) – 31%

Deliverables 3,4, (14 working days) – 40%

Deliverable 5,6 (10 working days) – 29%

Application submission package:

• Duly filled in Personal History Form PHF11 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
• CV;
• Aggregated financial offer* - lump sum financial proposal/offer in GEL (including breakdown of this lump sum amount, indicating all necessary costs to complete this assignment).

*The applicants are required to submit an aggregated financial offer: “aggregated financial offer” is the total sum of all financial claims of the candidate for accomplishment of all tasks spelled out in this ToR. Travel costs (ticket, DSA etc.)  should not be included and will be paid for separately by UN Women.

How to Submit the Application:

• Download and complete the UN Women Personal History Form (P11)- https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-p11-personal-history-form.doc?la=en&vs=558
• Merge your UN Women Personal History Form (P11), the Financial Proposal, A list of links or copies of any paperwork on social protection and /or capacity building designing and Cover Letter into a single file. The system does not allow for more than one attachment to be uploaded.
• Click on the Job Title (job vacancy announcement).
• Click 'Apply Now' button, fill in necessary information on the first page, and then click 'Submit Application;'
• Upload your application/single file as indicated above with the merged documents (underlined above).
• You will receive an automatic response to your email confirming receipt of your application by the system.

Notes:

• UN Women retains the right to contact references directly. Due to the large numbers of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.
• Applications without the financial offer will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.
• The individual consultants should take the mandatory learning security course prior to commencement of assignment– details will follow before the issuance of contract.