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**National Consultant - Lead Trainer on Upcycling Practices for Green

Business in Sustainable Art**

Advertised on behalf of :

Location :
Cairo, EGYPT

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

Time left :
6d 11h 35m

Additional Category :
Gender Equality

Type of Contract :
Individual Contract

Post Level :
National Consultant

Languages Required :
Arabic English

Duration of Initial Contract :
One Month

Expected Duration of Assignment :
‎10 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

In support of the Arab Republic of Egypt's Vision ‎2030 and the National
Strategy for the Empowerment of Egyptian Women (NSEEW), the work of the UN
Women Egypt Country Office (ECO) is grounded in the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Beijing Platform for Action
(BPfA). Under the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework
(‎2023-‎2027), UN Women ECO implements its triple mandate of supporting
normative standard-setting to advance gender equality and women's empowerment,
working with the Government of Egypt, civil society and the private sector on
implementing international and national commitments and best practices, and
strengthening UN system coordination in this regard. Since the early 1990s, UN
Women ECO has consolidated its expertise, partnerships and investments around
three main areas of work: women's leadership and system-wide support to
advancing gender equality; women's economic empowerment; and eliminating all
forms of violence against women and girls, including harmful practices.
Women's economic empowerment is central to realizing women's rights and gender
equality. Women's economic empowerment includes women's ability to participate
equally in existing markets; their access to and control over productive
resources, access to decent work, control over their own time, lives and
bodies; and increased voice, agency and meaningful participation in economic
decision-making at all levels from the household to international
institutions. Empowering women in the economy and closing gender gaps in the
world of work are key to achieving the ‎2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal ‎5, to
achieve gender equality, and Goal ‎8, to promote full and productive employment
and decent work for all; also Goal ‎1 on ending poverty, Goal ‎2 on food
security, Goal ‎3 on ensuring health and Goal ‎10 on reducing inequalities.
To achieve the above, UN Women ECO utilized different strategies that includes
supporting regional and global normative; drawing from global standards and
practices; contributing to evidenced-based, nationally-led legislative reform
and knowledge development; supporting all women's access to skills, services,
and networks; supporting platforms and partnerships for women's enhanced voice
and leadership, including young women, rural women and women living with
disabilities; developing nationally specific innovative financing mechanisms
and tools, including gender-responsive budgeting; and advancing nationally and
community- owned change in the attitudes and behaviours which may limit the
advancement of women and girls, with the close engagement of men and boys as
champions.
As part of a broader UN partnership with NGOs in Egypt to advance the SDGs
through creative arts, UN Women has agreed to support the World Art Forum for
Development Foundation (WAFDF) in holding a training with creative arts
students in upcycling as key business opportunities and as a means for
advancing the SDGs and in particular gender equality and women's empowerment.
Specifically, UN Women Egypt Country Office will recruit a lead technical
trainer to train creative art students in a ‎5-day workshop on upcycling and
sustainable art practices including social business modeling. This training
aims at inspiring young artists to start their own green businesses in art as
a means of advancing sustainable development, while ensuring a gender-
responsive approach within the training and its content.

Duties and Responsibilities

On behalf of the WAFDF NGO, UN Women has agreed to recruit a lead technical
trainer who will, under the direct supervision of the UN Women Decent Work
Programme Analyst and working WAFDF, will deliver:
* Develop content and materials on green business in sustainable art, ensuring a strategic focus on the gender-related dimensions and impact of sustainable art. Based on content review by UN Women and WAFDF, revise and update the training materials.
* Conduct a ‎5-day training (‎8 hours each) in Cairo for ‎25-‎30 participants[‎1] on introduction to social business[‎2], and plastic bag recycling in sustainable art, folding in a focus on gender equality and fostering the equal participation of young women and young men throughout.
* Submit a summary report outlining the training findings, recommendations, pre-and-post training assessment to study the impact of the training.
Deliverables
Timeline

Develop and deliver content and materials on green business practices in
sustainable art, ensuring a strong gender equality focus and inclusion focus
therein; finalize materials based on content review by UN Women and WAFDF.
‎3 Days

Conduct a ‎5-day training (‎8 hours each) in Cairo for ‎25-‎30 participants on
introduction to social business, and plastic bag recycling in sustainable art,
ensuring a gender-responsive approach.
‎5 Days

Submit a final report outlining the training findings, recommendations, pre-
and-post training assessment to study the impact of the training, ensuring the
gender-specific challenges and opportunities are well captured.
‎2 Days

Duration of the Assignment:
A total of ‎10 days equivalent time is estimated for this consultancy work
.
[‎1] Participants will be selected by WAFDF in consultation with UN Women.
[‎2] Social business modeling is about building the skills of participants in
terms of challenges they might face when starting a green business in
sustainable art. The model will go through the phases of the business from
design, product, solution, matchmaking.

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: UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf (unwomen.org)
Functional Competencies
* Experience in and understanding of gender equality and women 's economic empowerment.
* Good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Awareness of Egypt's culture, social issues, social norms and values, gender equality and social inclusion.
* Demonstrated analytical skills on issues related to gender, social, and economic aspects.
* Strong analytical and innovative skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education
* A minimum of a bachelor 's degree in applied arts, fine arts or related studies, is required .
* Additional certification in gender studies and sustainable art is an asset.
Experience
* At least ‎5 years ' experience in conducting similar trainings on green businesses and recycling is a must.
* Demonstrated experience in social entrepreneurship and environmentally conscious business practices is required.
* Demonstrated experience in the SDGs and the global and national gender equality and women 's empowerment commitments taken by Egypt, is required.
* Experience working with the UN System, preferably in a similar assignment, is an asset.
Language Requirements
* Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
Evaluation Criteria:
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology:
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of ‎70 points in the technical evaluation
would be considered for the financial evaluation.
Technical Weight Criteria: ‎70% (‎100 points)

Cr i teria ‎1 : A minimum of a bachelor's degree in applied arts,
fine arts or related studies. (‎10 points)
* Cr i teria ‎2 : Additional certification in gender studies sustainable art. (‎5 points)
* Cr i teria ‎3 : ‎5 years' previous experience in conducting similar training on green businesses and recycling. (‎35 points)
* Cr i teria ‎4 : Demonstrated experience in social entrepreneurship and environmentally conscious business practices is required, as is knowledge and experience on gender equality and women's empowerment priorities for Egypt. (‎15 points)
* Criteria ‎5 : Experience working with the UN System, preferably in a similar assignment. (‎5 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 to demonstrate their qualifications:
* UN Women Personal History form (P-‎11) signed , is required when applying including the permanent current valid e-mail and phone contact , it can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment and,
* Financial proposal must be submitted based on daily rate in EGP (Cost for training venue and catering shouldn 't be included),
* Portfolio of previous work must be submitted showcasing experience.
The above-mentioned documents should be merged into a standalone file
including all them, since the online application submission does only permit
to upload one file per application. Incomplete submission can be a ground for
disqualification.
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.**
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exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and
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employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional
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