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**Programme Management and Development Advisor - Women 's Economic

Empowerment**

Advertised on behalf of :

Location :
Home-based, EGYPT

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

Time left :
4d 23h 35m

Additional Category :
Gender Equality

Type of Contract :
Individual Contract

Post Level :
International Consultant

Languages Required :
English

Duration of Initial Contract :
‎9 months (until ‎31 March ‎2024)

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's Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS) has recently adopted its
new Strategic Note (‎2022-‎25). Our vision is to achieve gender equality and the
empowerment of all women and girls and the full enjoyment of their human
rights in the Arab States, propelling economic prosperity and sustainable
development for all. Our goal is to accelerate achievements for the largest
possible numbers of women and girls in the region, including the most
vulnerable, in the next ‎4 years. To accomplish this, we work with our partners
and offices across ‎17 countries in the region to implement targeted programmes
that support women's economic empowerment, women's leadership and
participation, women, peace and security, and humanitarian issues, as well as
ending violence against women.
Our growing women's economic empowerment (WEE) portfolio builds on critical
results achieved between ‎2018-‎21 and capitalizes on existing enablers to
advance the number of women in decent employment, and equitable access to
employment opportunities and services while addressing foundational concerns
related to unpaid care, negative gender stereotypes, and the implementation of
legal reforms.
Objective of the Assignment:
Under the supervision of the Deputy Regional Director, the Programme
Management and Development Advisor - Women 's Economic Empowerment will lead
efforts to finalize the new regional multi-country and multi-disciplinary
programme on women's economic empowerment, including quality assurance of
documents and upcoming resource mobilization efforts, support with finalizing
SN BWP development for ROAS and support on management and implementation of
the JP Work for Women as a technical advisor.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Deputy Regional Director, Programme Management
and Development Advisor - Women's Economic Empowerment will:
* Support in the development of multi-country programme documents on the new regional programme for women's economic empowerment;
* Build and maintain alliances and strategic partnerships for the advancement of the new regional programme on women's economic empowerment;
* Build and maintain close liaisons with relevant donors and other actors supporting efforts toward women's economic empowerment;
* Lead resource mobilization efforts for the new regional programme on women's economic empowerment in the region;
* Research and analyze information on bilateral, International Monetary Institutions and private sector partners on possible areas of cooperation.
* Identify promising practices, technical expertise, and strategic opportunities for the new regional programme on women's economic empowerment;
* Lead and finalize SN BWP development for ROAS;
* Provide technical and managerial direction to the women's economic empowerment team, including the Work4Women Joint Programme with ILO;
* Focus on Care Economy, Green Economy, and Science Technology, and Innovation to advance employment opportunities.
The Programme Management and Development Advisor - Women's Economic
Empowerment, will be expected to submit the below listed deliverables, against
which remuneration will be processed:
Deliverables

Timelines
*
Updated ‎5 draft programme documents for the new women 's economic empowerment
programme after providing quality assurance and review;
* June ‎2023
*
Define overall costs/budget needs and staffing for the WEE portfolio including
in BWP and programme documents and;
* June ‎2023
*
Design and implementation of resource mobilization approach and organization
of partner and donor meetings round table;
* September ‎2023
*
Support bilateral meetings with selected donors;
* September ‎2023
*
Lead and finalize SN BWP development for ROAS;
* September ‎2023
*
Finalized programme documents based on the feedback from donor engagements;
* December ‎2024
*
Support implementation and management of JP Work for Women as a technical
advisor;
* Ongoing with monthly milestones discussed with JP Coordinator
*
Support initial implementation (January to March ‎2024) of new WEE programme as
programme manager.
* March ‎2024

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:
* Excellent knowledge of Women's Economic Empowerment;
* Strong knowledge of the region;
* Excellent networking skills;
* Ability to interact with donors, identify and analyze trends, opportunities, and threats to fundraising;
* Ability to engage with the private sector.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:
* Master's degree or equivalent in economics, international development, or international relations is required;
* A first-level university degree in combination with ‎2 additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience :
* At least ‎7 years of progressively responsible experience in designing and managing programmes in development cooperation, with a focus on women and the economy;
* Experience in programme, policy analysis, and strategic planning;
* Experience working on resource mobilization is an asset;
* Experience working with the UN is an asset;
* Experience working in the Arab region is an asset.
Language Requirements:
* Fluency in English is required;
* Knowledge of Arabic and/or French is an asset.
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.
Criteria Weight Technical: ‎70% (‎70 points)
* Criteria ‎1: Master's degree or equivalent in economics, international development, or international relations is required (‎10 points) ;
* Criteria ‎2: ‎7 years progressively responsible experience in designing and managing programmes in development cooperation, with a focus on women and the economy (‎20 points) ;
* Criteria ‎3: Experience in programme, policy analysis, and strategic planning (‎10 points) ;
* Criteria ‎4: Experience working on resource mobilization (‎15 points) ;
* Criteria ‎5: Experience working with the UN (‎5 points) ;
* Criteria ‎6: Demonstrated knowledge of the Arab Region (‎5 points) ;
* Criteria ‎7: Fluency in English (‎5 points).
Financial: Lowest Financial Proposal: ‎30% (‎30 points)
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:
* A cover letter with a brief presentation of your consultancy explaining your suitability for the work and a link to your portfolio of work;
* UN Women Personal History form (P-‎11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
* Personal CV; and Financial proposal* ; Proposed inclusive daily rate.
The above-mentioned documents should be merged in a standalone file including
all of them since the online application submission does only permit to upload
of one file per application. Incomplete submissions can be a ground for
disqualification.
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.
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of mutual respect. UN Women recruits employ, 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).