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National Consultant for Diversity and InclusionVacancy Number: Pr18/01739
Background
The UN Human Rights Office (Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – OHCHR) is a United Nations structure with a unique mandate from the international community to promote and protect human rights universally towards full implementation of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all other international human rights standards. UN Human Rights Office in Moldova assists the UN RC Office, UN Country Team in Moldova (UNCT), Government and civil society in strengthening human rights and human rights-based approach, working closely with the UN Country Team on capacity building and mainstreaming human rights in their work, as well as providing support in engagement with national actors on human rights, including advising national authorities upon request. One of the Office’s strategic priorities for 2018-2021 is to promote widely non-discrimination, diversity and inclusion as shared societal values. One of the approaches towards achieving this objective is promotion of non-discrimination, diversity and inclusion through targeted programs, including programs aiming at internal institutional and organizational non-discrimination, diversity and inclusion. Under these Terms of Reference OHCHR Moldova seeks a national consultant to support the achievement of the above objectives. Scope of work
The Diversity and Inclusion Consultant, under these Terms of Reference works under the guidance and supervision of the head of OHCHR Moldova and Human Rights Programs Director (National Human Rights Officer). Under the present Terms of References, the Consultant will have the following main tasks: 1) Lead Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and activities within UN Moldova, including preparations and roll-out of the new UN Moldova Diversity Survey, development and implementation of UN Moldova Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (and ensuing action plans), lead the UN Moldova Diversity Task Force, mainstream diversity and inclusion into UN Moldova Operations and Communications, as well as perform other relevant actions; 2) Lead UN Moldova Diversity Internship Program, develop and implement improvements to this Program, develop and implement Junior Consultancies program within OHCHR Moldova / UN Moldova, coordinate Diversity Interns within OHCHR Moldova; 3) Lead Equality Audit within OHCHR Moldova, propose follow-up actions, and promote the developed Equality Audit methodology among UN agencies present in Moldova; 4) Lead promotion of Diversity and Inclusion initiatives piloted and practices within OHCHR Moldova and UN Moldova (including Diversity Surveys and Equality Audit, Diversity Internships and Junior Consultancies, etc) to external institutions and organizations, most notably public institutions, mass media institutions and civil society organizations; coordinate Diversity and Inclusion programmatic activities (informational, educational, media or artistic) with external partners; 5) Lead the preparatory and follow-up work with women and men (at least 40% of each) from under-represented groups and organizations to engage them into the above Diversity and Inclusion programs, and continuously follow-up with the beneficiaries of these programs. For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 – Terms of Reference. Requirements for experience
I. Academic Qualifications:
II. Experience and skills:
III. Language requirements:
Diversity Clause: applicants from under-represented groups (persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic, linguistic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, refugees and other noncitizens) will have an advantage during the selection process. OHCHR is committed to reasonably accommodate the working environment for the persons with special needs. Documents to be included
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
Financial proposal
The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables. Payments are made in installments and 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 fees, taxes, mobile phone calls, etc.). Travel All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel. In general, UNDP should not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources. In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.
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