Republic of Moldova

Background

UNIFEM Sub-regional office for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS SRO) is seeking to hire a national consultant on a full-time basis to support the National Gender Unit (Department on Policies for Equal Opportunities and Violence Prevention) in enforcement and promoting state’s policies on equal opportunities and gender issues within the new gender programme on “Women’s Economic Empowerment through increasing Employability in the Republic of Moldova” (WEE).  Under this assignment the national consultant will support the Department on Policies for Equal Opportunities and Violence Prevention (DEO) within the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family (MLSPF) in promoting and monitoring gender mainstreaming in state policies and actions including fostering relationship with other governmental stakeholders as well as civil society organisations, according to the Scope of Work.

Scope of Work

Under the overall guidance of the Program Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) and under the supervision of UNIFEM Moldova Program Analyst, the Consultant is expected to carry out a variety of support and coordination activities with the DEO in gender mainstreaming in relevant national policies, as well as the enhancement of DEO capacities in effectively coordinating and monitoring implementation of gender responsive policies within the MLSPF, the government, civil society organisations and international organisations.
More specifically, the following Objectives have to be fulfilled:
Objective 1:    Provide overall support to DEO in coordinating with national stakeholders effective implementation of the National Program on Gender Equality (NPGE)
Objective 2:    Facilitate the process of preparation of State’s 4 and 5 combined report to CEDAW Committee
Objective 3:    Provide overall support to DEO in lobbying submission and approval of recommendations of secondary legislation (by-laws) for GEL effective implementation
Objective 4:    Support to capacity strengthening of Gender Focal Points (GFP) within MLSPF.
Objective 5: Support DEO in initiating regular coordination meetings/consultations between interested & relevant bodies, including Government, CSOs, Donors and others

Terms of Reference

Qualifications and skills required:

Education:

• Advanced Degree in human rights, gender studies, public relations, development studies and/or other social science related areas relevant for the assignment;
• Other formal education relevant for the assignment.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of proven work experience in the field of gender equality, human rights and development
• Proven records of working/collaborating with the Government sectors in assisting/supporting drafting policy recommendations/ policy reports, coordinating activities;
• Proven experience in working with international organizations (successful experience in working with UN agencies is an asset)

Language and Other Skills:

• Fluency in written and oral Romanian & Russian. Good command of English.
• Computer literacy and ability to effectively use office technology equipment, IT tools.

Application Instructions

Interested persons should submit the following:
- Duly completed P11 form (can be downloaded from
http://www.unifem.org/attachments/about/employment/UNIFEM_personal_history_form_P11.doc)
- Cover letter, stating their interest in and qualifications for the consultancy.

Kindly send your application with the mark “National Consultant to support National Gender Unit/UNIFEM WEE” by 30th August 2010, 16:30 (local time) to the following address: UNDP Office, 131, 31 August 1989 Street, MD-2012, Chisinau, Moldova, alternatively by email to vacancies-moldova@undp.org.
Only those short listed will be contacted.