Background

UN Women is the United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on fulfilling their needs, 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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

UN Women Sierra Leone is seeking the service of a national consultant for the design and development of processes of Agro Processing Center

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The international consultant will be reporting to the Head of Office and will be supported by the Programme Specialist (WEE) for contract management and contract payment and validation of all deliverables.

Duties and Responsibilities

Task 1: Finalized bunisess plan

Task 2: Roadmap to implementation

Task 3: Identify appropriate equipment for processing and packaging of identified value chain

Task 4: Standard Operationg procedures (SOPs) to support manufacturing processes, quality managment and compliance with international standards

Task 5: MoU and contract templates

Task 6: Database for suppliers and agroprocessors

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy.

The consultant is required to work 30 full days with frequent travels to the operational site

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/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Strong knowledge on gender equality and women’s rights issues, Women’s Economic Empowerment, Agro business development.
• Proven record of institutional strengthening and capacity building.
• Strong writing and communication skills especially local languages in sierra Leone.
• Knowledge and understanding of UN system and familiarity with inter-governmental processes.
• Strong IT skills, including databases, extranet and office software packages.

Strong analytical and interpersonal skills

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree in social science, research, gender, international development, or other relevant field; PhD is an advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of experience for designing and developing agro business processes.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience WEE programming and institutional capacity development
• Good understanding of ethical considerations and safety guidelines in working with vulnerable groups.

• Personal CV or P11 (P11 can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc )
• A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page)