Background:

Background information

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. UN Women in Georgia supports state and non-state partners towards the achievement of substantive gender equality in Georgia. In line with national and international commitments, UN Women works on the levels of policy and legislation, institutions and grassroots, in order to achieve transformative results for increased gender equality and greater protection of the rights of women and girls.

Within the framework of its Governance & Participation in Public Life (G&PPL) portfolio, UN Women, with the generous support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) launched a four-year project “Women’s Increased Leadership for Democracy in Georgia” (WILD) in April 2023. The impact-level goal of the project is to ensure that women and girls in all their diversity fully and equally participate in decision-making and benefit from gender-responsive governance in Georgia. In order to contribute to the achievement of this impact-level goal, the project sets forth two interlinked outcomes, which are as follows – outcome 1: Women and their organizations in all their diversity are engaged in and influence political life and decision-making at all levels in Georgia; and outcome 2: Gender equality and women’s meaningful participation and leadership at all levels is promoted through adoption and implementation of gender-responsive legislative and policy frameworks and practices.

Within the framework of the project, inter alia, UN Women supports a broad range of awareness-raising initiatives to transform adverse gender norms and attitudes that hinder women’s political empowerment. In line with these efforts, in 2023 UN Women contracted the National Center of Manuscripts to research and collect stories about the historic role and contribution of Georgian women to the country’s political, social and cultural life via achieves preserved within the Center. As a result, the National Center of Manuscripts has developed A compilation of stories depicting the role of Georgian women from 19^th and 20^th centuries with focus on Georgia’s plight for independence. Aligned with these efforts, UN Women plans to hire a National Consultant.  The objective of the consultancy is to peer review and edit publication developed by the National Center of Manuscripts in a way that would enable UN Women to publish it as a book.

The consultant will be reporting UN Women G&PPL Programme Specialist, G&PPL Project Analyst and will be supported by the G&PPL Project Assistant, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.

Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work

• To review the draft compilation of stories depicting the role of Georgian women from 19^th and 20^th centuries prepared by the National Center of Manuscripts
• To edit the text in a way that would enable UN Women and the National Center of Manuscripts to publish it, particularly focusing on restructuring the text, improving the flow, making the text more reader friendly and strengthening the analytical part
• To participate in meetings/presentations aligned with UN Women’s efforts to popularize the publication.

Deliverables

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy.

As part of this assignment, there may be a maximum of 4 trips to regions of Georgia.

Competencies:

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

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 Values and Competencies Framework:

Functional Competencies:

• Technical credibility in policy development
• Technical credibility in capacity development
• Expertise in gender-responsive human resource management
• Negotiation
• Planning

Required Qualifications:

Education and Certification:

•  Master’s degree or equivalent in Georgian philology, journalism, history, gender or a related field is required in combination with five (5) additional years of qualifying experience.

Experience:

• At least five (5) years of experience in creative writing and/or copywriting
• Being a published writer would be a strong asset
• Previous experience of researching and writing on gender equality and feminist issues would be a strong asset
• Previous experience in public speaking would be a strong asset
• Previous experience of working with different stakeholders on book content creation will be a strong asset.

Languages:

• Fluency in Georgian is required.
• Fluency in English would be an asset.

How to Apply:

• Personal CV and 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)
• Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns, or other materials. 

Statements:

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.

Diversity and inclusion:

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.)