Republic of Moldova

National Consultant to provide expert support on gender equality to security institutions

Vacancy Number: Pr17/01491

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	14 Mar 2017, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	24 Mar 2017
Reference to the project:	UN Women
Expected Duration of Assignment:	up to 20 days
Submission Instructions: Technical proposal and financial proposal should be submitted on-line no later than 14 March 2017, 23:59 local time. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: asya.varbanova@unwomen.org. Please notice that this address is for information requests only, please do not send or copy your application package to this address. UN Women staff will respond in writing or by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants.
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Annex II Procurement Notice Personal History Form (P11) UN Women UN Women Conditions of Service Consultants

Background

Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the UN Charter, UN Women, among other issues, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls, empowerment of women and achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. 

The UN Women Country Program (Strategic Note for the Republic of Moldova) follows and is aligned to the 2013-2017 United Nations–Moldova Partnership Framework, National Gender Equality Program, and other national strategies and plans. Under its Strategic Note Impact Area 1: Women lead and participate in decision-making at all levels, UN Women is working towards three Outcomes, one of which is: Government and Parliament adopt legal and policy frameworks and mechanisms that promote gender balance in politics and decision making, including in peace and security structures.

Under this Outcome, in 2016 UN Women initiated cooperation with the Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Armed Forces Military Academy of the Republic of Moldova "Alexandru cel Bun" which aims at increasing their institutional capacities and knowledge in the areas of gender equality and implementation of Security Council Resolution (SCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and other related Resolutions. In particular, UN Women Moldova supported the development of a first of its kind manual for defense and security personnel, to serve as teaching resource for courses in the Military Academy. 

Scope of work

In line with its 2017 Annual Work Plan in the area of Women, Peace and Security, UN Women plans to recruit a national consultant to provide support in: 1) Editing of the Gender Manual for the Military Academy to ensure that it reflects the highest standards of publication on gender equality for security and defense representatives, in close cooperation with the lead author; 2) Technical support to assist the Working Group on SCR 1325 (when established) to develop action plan with specific activities in the field of women, peace and security; 3) Raising awareness on gender equality for specific government institutions during planned sessions; 4) Final proofreading of the Women’s Guide to Security Sector Reform to ensure the right terminology is used and provide suggestions on its possible use.

The national consultant will work under the supervision of the UN Women Programme Coordinator and in close collaboration with MoD and Military Academy relevant focal points.

Requirements for experience

I. Academic Qualifications:

• Advanced university degree in gender equality, women’s studies, social studies, development studies or related field;

II. Years of experience:

• At least five years of proven track record of working on gender equality and women’s empowerment in the Republic of Moldova.
• Demonstrated experience and advanced knowledge in training and advising government counterparts in gender equality
• Experience of working with the Moldovan security sector institutions
• Record of publications in the field of gender equality will be an asset

III. Functional Competencies:      

• Mature judgment and initiative;
• Ability to think out-of-the-box;
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN Women
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams
• Ability to work under pressure against strict deadlines
• Ability to present complex issues persuasively and simply
• Displays cultural, gender, religion and age sensitivity and adaptability.

IV. Language skills:

• Excellent command of Romanian language.
• Working knowledge of English and Russian language

Documents to be included

• Letter of Intent with justification of being the most suitable for the work, vision and working approach, specifically indicating experience of mobilization of excluded communities for participation and inclusion
• Duly filled Personal History Form (P11) and/or CV, including records on past experience in similar projects/assignments and specific outputs obtained; P11 can be downloaded at http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
• Financial proposal (in MDL) - Specifying a total lump sum amount for the tasks specified in this Terms of Reference). The financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (daily rate and number of anticipated working days, and any other possible costs);

Please see Annex I: Price Proposal Guideline and Template and Annex II: Price Proposal Submission Form.

Financial proposal

The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in installments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR.  In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including travel, per diems, and number of anticipated working days).  

 

 

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