Background

UN Women, the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women has been created to accelerate up the process of meeting the needs of women and girls across the world. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programs, and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide. UN Women is at the forefront of the global drive to remove gender barriers and end discrimination because we believe in a world of justice and human rights for everyone.

CSOs in Tajikistan developed the Strategy “Behavioral Change and Implementation of Violence Prevention Initiatives” within the framework of the Spotlight Initiative, a joint EU and UN initiative to eliminate violence against women and girls. To implement this Strategy ” (hereinafter CSO Strategy) 51 NGOs came together and created a network of CSOs “Life Free of Violence”.

The strategic goal of the CSO Strategy is to build zero tolerance to discrimination and violence against all girls and women, including women and girls subjected to multiple discrimination in the society through consolidation and capacity building of CSOs, advocacy for improvement of legislation, and development of coordination among key actors.

The achievement of the strategic goal and objectives set up is possible only by strengthening close cooperation between CSOs (as part of civil society), the state entities and development partners. One of the key factors contributing to the success of the implementation of the CSO Strategy and the Plan of Actions of the “Life Free of Violence” Network is the continuous monitoring and evaluation of the implementation progress of the CSO Strategy as well as implementation of the national strategies and programs promoting gender equality and eradicating sexual and gender-based violence.

In this regard, a well-developed system for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the CSO Strategy and national gender related legislation using quantitative and qualitative indicators is needed.

Goal and objectives:

The overall objective of the Consultant’s activities is to support the “Life Free of Violence” CSOs Network in developing a system of indicators to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the CSO Strategy “Behavioral Change and Implementation of Violence Prevention Initiatives”.

To achieve this goal, the 2 key objectives are planned:

• Objective 1: Strengthen the influence of CSOs in decision-making processes to prevent SGBV and protect survivors.
• Objective 2: Contribute to overcoming negative stereotypes that lead to SGBV against women and girls (including women and girls experiencing multiple forms of discrimination), among the general population, including government officials.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the UN Women Country Programme Manager/Head of Office and in close cooperation with the Coordination and Expert Councils of the Network, the consultant will:

1. Prepare a concept note on monitoring and evaluation of CSOs Strategy implementation.
2. Develop a system of quantitative and qualitative indicators for monitoring and evaluation of CSOs Strategy implementation.
3. Discuss with the Network and UN Women key approaches and a system of quantitative and qualitative indicators to monitor and evaluate CSO Strategy implementation.
4. Submit to UN Women the “Key Approaches and Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation of CSO Strategy Implementation” after getting approval from the CSO Network “Life Free of Violence” Coordinating Council.

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Be client-oriented – ability to listen all parties and to facilitate the process for mutual satisfaction and consensus
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and in a team.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-employment-values-and-competencies-definitions-en.pdf

Functional Competencies:

• Good knowledge of technical area.
• Good organizational skills and ability to pay close attention to detail.
• Proven excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Experience in report writing.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• University degree (diploma) in education, gender or social development, human rights, law, humanitarian sciences, social studies, or related field.

Working Experience:

• At least 5 years of work experience in gender equality issues, policy research/analysis in the fields of gender equality, social sciences, or related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in document revision, strategy development, report writing, curricula, manuals, training modules on gender and social development.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating the implementation of national and sectoral Strategies.
• Prior experience in the work environment of an international agency, NGOs, UN Agencies.

Language: Fluent in Russian language, English is an asset.

Application Process

The application should include:

• A cover letter signed (maximum length: 1 page);
• Personal History Form (P-11 form) – including past experience in similar assignments; can be downloaded by following link: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc a signed [scanned] copy should be submitted.

Candidates should have the ability to quickly produce degree certificates and medical certification (of good health) should they be short-listed in consideration of the consultancy post.