Republic of Moldova

International consultant to develop recommendations for public institutions to combat sexual harassment/ UN Women

Vacancy Number: Pr18/01781

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	19 Nov 2018, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	03 Dec 2018
Reference to the project:	UN Women
Expected Duration of Assignment:	up to 40 working days within four months assignment (of which 32 days – home-based, up to 8 days – one mission to Moldova)
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted on-line no later than 19 November 2018, 23:59 Chisinau local time. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail elena.ratoi@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 Procurement Notice Annex 1 Personal History Form (P11) UN Women UN Women Conditions of Service Consultants

Contacts:

Ms. Elena Ratoi.

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.

In 2018 UN Women Moldova Country Office started to implement its new Strategic Note (SN) for 2018-2022, which is aligned with the Republic of Moldova–United Nations Partnership Framework for Sustainable Development 2018–2022 and the Global Strategic Plan of UN Women. Under its current SN, UN Women cooperates closely with the government, civil society, academia, private sector and the media to advance social, economic and political rights and opportunities for women and girls, placing special focus on those from marginalized, excluded and under-represented groups. These include rural women, Romani women, women with disabilities, women living with or affected by HIV, women survivors of violence, women migrants, elderly women and others. UN Women’s operation in Moldova focuses on bringing about concrete change in the lives of women and the society towards the long-term impact of achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in the country. Specifically, the SN 2018-2022 advances progress under the following three Impact Areas (IA): IA1: More women fully participate and lead in gender responsive governance processes and institutions, including in the security sector, IA2: Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy, IA3: Public authorities, institutions and communities prevent violence against women and girls and deliver quality essential services. Towards these Impact Areas, UN Women works with variety of national and international partners to challenge gender-based stereotypes and towards the creation of an environment, whereby women act as key agents of change towards greater equality and development, in partnership with men and boys.

 

Scope of work

Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the UN Women Programme Coordinators on Women in Leadership (WIL) and Eliminating Violence Against Women (EVAW), the international consultant will be responsible to revise international best practices in the area of combating sexual harassment in public institutions and develop a set of recommendations/guidelines to be applicable to Moldovan context.

For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1- Terms of Reference.

Requirements for experience

Education:

• Master’s degree in Law, Gender, Human Rights, Labor relations, Sociology or similar fields.

 Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the field of labour rights and relations and/or discrimination and violence against women in the workplace.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience of designing and institutionalizing sexual harassment complaints mechanisms for various institutions.
• Previous work experience with governmental institutions, especially in peace and security sector, will be considered an asset.
• Experience in gender equality issues pertinent to RM context will be an asset.
• Proven experience in working with international organizations (successful experience in working with UN agencies is an asset).

Language skills:

• Excellent command of English language.
• Working knowledge of Russian and/or Romanian languages is an asset.

Documents to be included

Interested candidates are invited to submit their online applications by 19 November 2018 with the following documents.

• Letter of Intent with justification of being the most suitable candidate for the advertised position
• Duly filled Personal History Form (P11), 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 USD) - Specifying a total lump sum amount for the tasks specified in this Terms of Reference.

Financial proposal

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

 

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