Background:

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 actively promotes the equal participation of women in all spheres of life, focusing on five priority areas of action: strengthening women’s leadership and participation in society; elimination of violence against women; involvement of women in solving the whole range of issues of ensuring peace and security; empowering women in the economy; ensuring the central role of gender equality in national development planning and budgeting processes. UN Women also coordinates work to promote gender equality throughout the UN system.

On December 24, 2021, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan approved its resolutions on measures to implement the resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820, 1888, 1889, 1960, 2106, 2122, 2242, 2467, adopted by the United Nations Security Council on the equal and full participation of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, ensuring peace and security, prevention of violence against women, raising awareness, strengthening interaction with civil society in conflict prevention and protection of women for 2022-2025.

According to this Plan, leadership trainings are planned for women serving in military, including  law enforcement agencies, as well as peacekeeping units with the involvement of departmental educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, GP, MO, Ministry of Emergency Situations in 2022 (paragraph 14 of the Plan).

UN Women in Kazakhstan, together with the National Commission for Women, Family and Demographic Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the National Commission), with the support of the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry), is implementing a project within the framework of a related grant “Assistance to Kazakhstan in the implementation of the Concept of Family and Gender Policy, in terms of ensuring gender equality and empowering all women and girls in Kazakhstan and overcoming the consequences of the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic” for the period 2022-2024.

Within the project’s first component, UN Women plans to hire National Consultant and Training Facilitator to organize 3 training seminars in Atyrau oblast, Northern Kazakhstan and Zhambyl regions for law enforcement and peacekeepers staff within framework of commitments of Kazakhstan according to UN Security Council Resolution 1325.

Context

The purpose of the training seminars is to provide a practical basis for gender mainstreaming in the training of military personnel, employees of the Ministry of Defense, peacekeepers and the Peacekeeping Training Center, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, who participate or will be involved in the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in Kazakhstan, as well as in the coverage of issues of equal and comprehensive participation of women and men in conflict prevention and resolution, ensuring peace and security, and preventing violence against women.

As part of the seminar on leadership in the context of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, female military and law enforcement staff will receive important information about national legislation and international law and experience in the field of gender equality, legislative measures in the field of preventing discrimination and gender-based violence, as well as increasing women’s participation at the decision-making level in the prevention of and conflict resolution, ensuring peace and security, There will also be a brief review of international experience and national legislation in the field of equal and full participation of women and men in conflict prevention and resolution, ensuring peace and security, and preventing violence against women.

Therefore, National Consultants to develop and facilitate 3 trainings seminars for law enforcement and peacekeepers staff will work closely to deliver quality training in Atyrau oblast, Northern Kazakhstan and Zhambyl regions.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the UN Women Project Manager, the National Consultants will be responsible for the following key objectives:

• Analysis and evaluation of updated international and national legislation in the field of women’s rights, gender equality, protection from gender discrimination and gender-based violence;
• Development of presentation materials based on results of analysis and evaluation of international and national legislation in the field of women’s rights, gender equality, protection from gender discrimination and gender-based violence;
• Development of one interactive seminar for 3 hours “Women’s leadership in the context of the UN Security Council 1325” with focus on women involvement in conflict resolution for female military personnel, law enforcement agencies, as well as peacekeeping units.
• Organization and conducting 3 seminars “Women’s leadership in the context of the UN Security Council 1325 for female servicemen and other law enforcement agencies, as well as peacekeeping units in Atyrau, Petropavlovsk and Taraz cities including invitation and selection of the participants from national bodies, agenda (after UN Women approval), pre-training testing, facilitation on training seminar, evaluation of the training after the event with feedback from participants.
• In cooperation with the Center of Peacekeeping Operations of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KAZCENT) organize a session on sharing experiences from the missions training of military, police and civilian personnel to participate in peacekeeping operations.
• Holding consultations during three seminars on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in Atyrau, Petopavlovsk and Tarazcities after till the end dates of contract.
• Preparing and collecting surveys for seminar participants to make recommendations on amendments to national legislation on the agenda “Woman, peace, security”.
• Preparation of the final report on conducted training with the developed recommendations.

Location: Home based with trips to cities of Atyrau oblast, Northern Kazakhstan and Zhambyl regions

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:

Required Skills and Qualifications

Education

• University Degree in social or pedagogical sciences, gender studies, public administration, international relations, law and international law, public policy or related fields.

Experience

• At least 5 years of professional experience in the development of training programs on gender issues in post-conflict situations;
• Prior work experience in conducting and facilitating to seminars for state law enforcement, military and/or peacekeeping officers.

Language Requirements

• Professional proficiency in written and spoken Russian, knowledge of Kazakh language is an advantage.

Travel cost will be added to Consultancy fee and therefore will be covered at consultant’s expense.

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.)

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree .o

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements