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**National Consultant Lead Researcher - Development of a Technical Paper

Assessing Women with Disabilities ' Access to Essential Services (Open for
Egyptian Nationals and Residents Only)**

Advertised on behalf of :

Location :
Cairo, EGYPT

Application Deadline :
‎26-Apr-‎23 (Midnight New York, USA)

Time left :
7d 11h 33m

Additional Category :
Gender Equality

Type of Contract :
Individual Contract

Post Level :
National Consultant

Languages Required :
Arabic English

Duration of Initial Contract :
‎3 Months

Expected Duration of Assignment :
‎15 Working Days

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender,
nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups
and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All
applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of
harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected
candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background
checks.

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 line with UN Women's Strategic
Plan ‎2023-‎2027, the UN Women Egypt office is contributing to three
interdependent and interconnected outcomes:
* Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems.
* Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy.
* All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence.
With heavy focus on reaching women at greatest risk of being left behind -
rural women, women at risk of poverty, women living with disabilities, and
young women from these groups. UN Women Egypt Country Office (ECO) uses the
following key strategies: fostering nationally owned, positive social norms
including through the active and continuous engagement of men and boys;
supporting all women's equitable access to services, goods and resources,
including women at risk of being left behind; advocating for women's
leadership and voice; supporting the production, analysis and use of
nationally-owned gender statistics, sex-disaggregated data, and knowledge.
Under the principle of "leaving no one behind", including women with
disabilities, UN Women partnered with the Egyptian National Council for Women,
the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, UNDP and UNFPA, to
develop Egypt's first national study on Violence Against Women with Disability
launched in ‎2022. The national study generated a series of recommendations to
enhance institutional support to women and girls living with disabilities who
experience violence or harmful practices; as well as to create an overall
enabling environment to empower women overall.
This gendered and intersectional experience of disability is underexamined
globally and interventions on the rights of persons with disabilities have
historically neglected aspects of gender equality. Similarly, interventions
and policies addressing gender equality may not address the specific needs of
women and girls with disabilities. The lack of user input propagates systems
and spaces that are not accessible or relevant. People with disabilities and
reduced mobility are often not involved in the design, planning, and
implementation process of infrastructure projects. In order to create safe,
accessible and effective public spaces and services, there is a vital need for
all stakeholders to understand the nature and the prevalence of this
phenomenon and the needs of users. This is particularly true in the provision
of essential services responding to gender-based violence against women and
girls.
Building on the findings the national study on women living with disabilities
who experienced violence, and specifically on the recommendations related to
access to essential services in this regard, working with the National Council
for Women UN Women is recruiting a lead researcher, supervised by a Technical
Expert to develop a technical paper on actionable interventions to address the
different kinds of barriers and discrimination that women and girls with
disability face in the essential services which respond to gender-based
violence against women and girls... The purpose of the technical paper is to
inform future programming and policy design.
Objective of the Assignment:
Under the overall supervision of the UN Women Ending Violence Against Women
Specialist and the day -to-day supervision of the Technical Expert tasked with
leading the technical paper 's development, UN Women seeks to contract lead
researcher to support this work.

Duties and Responsibilities

In consultation with the NCW and UN Women, and as per the workplan, desk top
review, methodology and tools developed by the Technical Expert, the Lead
Researcher will be responsible for delivering the following:
* Support the identification of national stakeholders to be consulted in the development of the technical paper.
* Using the agreed-upon tools and methodologies:
a) Conduct focus group discussions with women with disabilities to understand
barriers and enablers of access to essential services and its effect on the
well-being and opportunities.
b) Conduct meetings and interviews with the relevant stakeholders and NGOs
working with women with disabilities to identify the services and areas of
support needed to support women with disabilities access essential services.
* Develop a summary paper to synthesize qualitative research findings on accessibility of essential services to women with disabilities.
* Contribute feedback and inputs into the draft technical paper being developed by the technical expert.
* Participate in the dissemination of results at a seminar led by the NCW and UN Women.
Deliverables

Timelines

Based on the methodology and tools developed by the Technical Expert, support
the development and finalization of focus group and interview tools approved
by UN Women and the Technical Expert.

‎2 Working Day

Using the agreed upon methodology, tools and national stakeholder consultation
list, conduct focus group discussions and one on one interviews with women
with disabilities and relevant stakeholders to assess the current barriers and
enablers of their access to essential services.

‎8 Working Days

Develop and submit a report that synthesizes the inputs gleaned from the
consultations.

‎2 Working Days

Provide input and feedback to the draft technical paper which is to be
prepared by the Technical Expert.

‎1 Working Day

Support the conducting of a seminar and dialogue to present the findings of
the paper and raise awareness to the situation of women with disabilities.

‎2 Working Days

Competencies

Core Values
* Respect for Diversity;
* Integrity;
* Professionalism.
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 Core Values and
Competencies:
https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-
Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf
Functional Competencies
* Demonstrated knowledge of rights of women with disabilities and related human rights frameworks.
* Advanced analytical problem solving.
* Familiarity with statistical analysis and indicators.
* Ability to self-organize research work, plan, prioritize and deliver the required tasks on time.
* Capacity to engage and communicate with partners.
* Knowledge and use of computer office tools.

Required Skills and Experience

Education
* Bachelor 's degree in Social Science or equivalent, is required.
Experience
* Minimum ‎5 years of work experience with persons with disabilities is essential.
* Experience in working with governmental, is required.
* Work experience and knowledge on women 's studies, human rights, disability law and health, is required.
* Excellent research and analytical skills, both oral and written, is required.
Language Requirements
* Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English is required.
Evaluation Criteria
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology:
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of ‎49 points in the technical evaluation
would be considered for the financial evaluation.
Technical Weight Criteria: ‎70% (‎70 points)
* Criteria ‎1: A bachelor 's degree in social science or equivalent (‎10 Points)
* Criteria ‎2: ‎5 years of work experience with persons with disabilities (‎35 Points)
* Criteria ‎3: Experience in working with governmental entities (‎5 Points)
* Criteria ‎4: Work experience and knowledge on women 's studies, human rights, disability law and health (‎10 Points)
* Criteria ‎5: Excellent research and analytical skills, both oral and written (‎10 Points)
Financial Proposal
Financial Weight Criteria: ‎30% (‎30 points) - Lowest Financial Daily Rate
Proposal
The points for the Financial Proposal will be allocated as per the following
formula:
* Contract will be awarded to the technically qualified consultant who obtains the highest combined score (financial and technical);
* The points for the Financial Proposal will be allocated as per the following formula: (Lowest Bid Offered)/ (Bid of the Consultant) x ‎30;
* 'Lowest Bid Offered' refers to the lowest price offered by Offerors scoring at least ‎49 points in the technical evaluation.
Application
Interested Individual Consultants must submit the following
documents/information in English to demonstrate their qualifications:
* Completed and Signed UN Women Personal History form (P-‎11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment; make sure that you provide a valid email address for future communications, and
* Financial proposal; Daily Rate in EGP inclusive of all the travel and other related costs.
* Education Certificates ; a copy of bachelor's degree certificate.
IMPORTANT: The above-mentioned documents should be merged in a standalone
file including all of them, since the online application submission only
permits one file upload per application. Incomplete submission can be grounds
for disqualification.*
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.)