National Consultant(s) / Trainer(s) on Gender Equality Issues

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. UN Women in Georgia supports state and non-state partners towards the achievement of substantive gender equality in Georgia. In line with international and national commitments, UN Women works on the levels of policies and legislation, institutions and grassroots, in order to achieve transformative results for increased gender equality and greater protection of the rights of women and girls. UN Women Georgia puts special emphasis on the work towards Ending Violence Against Women, promotion and support to Women, Peace, and Security agenda in Georgia, Economic Empowerment of Women and last but not least, Mainstreaming of Gender into National Planning and Budgeting Processes. Along with these key priority areas that constitute UN Women mandate, UN Women interventions in Georgia are anchored in the UN Country Team’s Partnership for Sustainable Development Framework with the government of Georgia.

In order to enhance the understanding of various stakeholders (state agencies, local communities, private sector entities and non-governmental organizations) on how they can promote gender diversity in their respective industries, UN Women would like to hire National Consultants/Trainers who will be responsible for developing modules, or using already existing modules developed by UN Women and conducting trainings across Georgia on gender equality and women’s empowerment topics. The topics under the broad heading of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment for the purposes of this ToR include but are not limited to: key concepts to unfold the underlying causes for gender inequality and gender-based discrimination, national and international legal and policy frameworks upholding women’s rights, the Women, Peace and Security agenda, including women’s participation in peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and recovery processes; disaster risk reduction and climate resilience, key elements for strengthening women’s leadership and agency, different forms of violence against women and best ways for tackling these (changes in the norms and attitudes, prevention and protection mechanisms, etc.), key elements of women’s economic empowerment, etc. The exact training topics / themes will be discussed and agreed with relevant UN Women staff well in advance with the selected consultant/trainer along with the level of training (introductory or advanced) depending on the target audience.

The consultants/trainers will work under overall supervision of UN Women Country Representative and Deputy Country Representative and day to day management and oversight of UN Women Programme Specialists and Project Analysts as relevant, and will be supported by Project Assistant, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.

The consultants should provide reports to UN Women, describing the completed work in a reporting format provided by UN Women.

Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work

The national consultant will be responsible:

To learn / take up existing UN Women training modules on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment issues;

• To design new or adapt existing training modules / sessions for different target groups / purposes in close consultation with UN Women staff;
• To conduct a series of trainings on gender equality and women’s empowerment for the training participants coming from different stakeholder groups (in Tbilisi as well as different other urban and rural locations of the country as well as on-line as requested);
• To conduct awareness raising activities on gender equality on various thematic areas for various target groups (in Tbilisi as well as regions of Georgia);
• To conduct ToTs for different stakeholders on gender equality;
• To develop a detailed work plan for the assignment/s;
• To produce a training needs assessment questionnaire and conduct an online or face-to-face needs assessment of the training participants (as needed);
• To develop a detailed agenda and modules, presentations and relevant training materials;
• To design and carry out pre- and post-training assessment questionnaire with the training participants to measure participants’ knowledge, skills, and learning outcomes – in line with UN Women Georgia Country Office’s relevant templates;
• To develop and conduct analysis of pre- and post-training assessments;
• To draft and submit the final training report outlining the training process, pre-and post-training assessments and recommendations for follow up actions, including on further capacity development needs of the participants;
• To review and synthesize existing policies, legal frameworks, and programmatic approaches, identifying gaps, opportunities, and best practices to inform policy and programming;
• To conduct policy analysis and produce knowledge products (including but not limited to analytical papers, briefs, and/or reports) on gender equality and women’s empowerment with recommendations and actionable guidance for strengthening national policies, strategies, and programs related to gender equality and women’s empowerment across relevant thematic areas.

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy.

As a part of this assignment, there might be need to travel to regions of Georgia (up to 20 trips during the contract period).

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

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 Values and Competencies Framework:

Functional Competencies:

• Commitment to continuous improvement
• Risk management
• Partnerships building
• Resilience
• Negotiation

Required Qualifications:

Academic Background:

• University degree (Master’s) in gender/women’s studies, human rights, sociology, law, international development or related

field

• Bachelor’s degree in public policy, law, human rights in combination with additional two years of relevant working experience might be considered in lieu of the master’s degree

Relevant Work Experience:

• At least five (5) years (seven (7) years in case of bachelor’s degree) of relevant professional experience in the field of gender

equality and women’s rights

• At least five (5) years (seven (7) years in case of bachelor’s degree) experience of delivering trainings on gender issues to

government officials, civil society, private sector companies or grassroots’ communities.

• At least five (5) years (seven (7) years in case of bachelor’s degree) of proven experience in developing training manuals, modules and programmes;
• Sound understanding of interactive learning methods and adult-learning techniques

Languages :

Fluency in Georgian and good knowledge of English is required.

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process .