Background/Context
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.
The Fiji Multi Country Office (MCO) covers 14 Pacific countries, with field offices/presence in 6 countries, and six ‘focus countries’ (Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Tonga and Samoa). Each field presence is led by a national Country Programme Coordinator with a Programme Officer in Tonga. UN Women, in partnership with Pacific Islands Governments, regional organizations, CSOs, donors and UN agencies, focuses on delivering within four interlinked programme areas:
UN Women’s Pacific Office (MCO) works with governments and civil society organizations across 14 Pacific Island countries and territories to address gender inequality, empower women and build more inclusive societies. Over the last 10 years, Pacific Island countries have taken significant strides towards committing to the protection and promotion of human rights. Despite this, discrimination against women and gender inequality are widely known as the most pervasive and prevalent human rights violations in the Pacific. There remains much work ahead.
While women are increasingly active in the business sector, they are still overrepresented in the informal sector, more likely to be in low-wage or unpaid family employment, and more likely to be affected by an economic crisis, as well as climate and health emergencies. The Pacific still has the lowest global percentages of women in leadership roles, including the world’s lowest overall average of women in parliament.
And although women are now more protected by domestic violence laws passed across the region, the Pacific still has twice the global average of violence against women. When increasingly severe natural disasters strike, women face higher risks of violence and illness and decreased access to critical services like healthcare, shelter, and food. The issues that women face in the Pacific are complex and often compounding, and UN Women works to address these interlinking issues through programme areas.
UN Women in the Pacific region is currently seeking a proficient Web Administrator to showcase, promote, and advance its initiatives through effective online platforms.
As the result of being granted autonomy over the management of the UN Women Fiji MCO section of the UN Women Asia Pacific website, the purpose of this consultancy is to provide webpage administration support to the UN Women Fiji MCO for updates and management of the Fiji MCO section of the UN Women Asia Pacific website.
The role will be carried out under the guidance and direct supervision of the UN Women Communications and Media Specialist, in close collaboration with Communication Officers in Programme Teams.
Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work
The Consultant will be reporting to the UN Women Communications & Media Specialist, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.
The Consultant will carry out the following job responsibilities:
UN Women will provide the Consultant with all the necessary content, information on the activities and materials.
Duration of the assignment
The duration of this assignment will be 200 working days over a 36-months period of work assignment as per the suggested schedule of deliverables below.
Expected Deliverable
The Consultant is expected to deliver the following outputs.
No. | Deliverables | Approximate number of days | Deadlines |
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Initial meeting, set-up and planning:
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10 Days | July 2024 |
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Update and revamp the Fiji MCO section of the UN Women Asia and the Pacific webpage including updated text and multi-media (image, video, publication links) content across the 5 main programmes. This will be aligned to the permissions and requirements of the UN Women regional office. | 30 Days | November 2024 |
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Revamp and update the Protection Cluster Reliefweb webpage, including updated text and multi-media (image, video, publication links) | 15 Days | September 2024 |
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Upload of articles with images and other communications and visibility products e.g media releases, videos, feature stories to the Fiji MCO section of the UN Women Asia and the Pacific webpage, complying with agreed formats and communication objectives, resulting in high-quality updates to the webpage. | 92.5 days over 36 months | March 2026 |
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Regular updates, disaster/humanitarian/relief publications, reports and multi-media files uploaded to the Protection Cluster Reliefweb webpage | 52.5 days over 36 months | March 2026 |
Summary of number of articles and documents uploaded / number of days logged in for work done.
*** Payment based on invoicing per 25 completed days. |
Up to 200 days | March 2026 |
The assignment should be carried out within a period of 36 months, not exceeding 200 working days.
Inputs
Performance evaluation
Financial arrangements
Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel
For the Consultant that may be residing in the same country, a hybrid work arrangement is favored.
In this arrangement, the Consultant primarily works from home but is encouraged to spend at least one day per week working in the office.
UN Women will not cover transportation cost within or to duty station, Suva, Fiji.
Any travel costs outside of home-based location will be covered separately by UN Women with prior approval based on agreed upon routing and in conformity with UN Women applicable travel rules and regulations.
Core Values:
Core Competencies:
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:
Technical Proficiency:
Website Management:
Security and Compliance:
Communication and Collaboration:
Problem-solving and Adaptability:
Education and Certification:
Experience:
Languages:
Additional Information:
UN Women Statement on Diversity 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).
V. Evaluation
Initially, individual consultants will be short-listed based on the following minimum qualification criteria:
Technical evaluation of shortlisted candidates will be done through desk review of applications on the basis of responsiveness to the Terms of Reference (TOR) as per table below.
Interviews and/or written tests will be organised if needed only, depending on the short-listed candidates’ qualifications.
Technical Evaluation Table:
No. | Criteria | Max. points | |
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First-level university degree – 5 pts.
Masters’ s qualification – of 10 pts. |
10 | |
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2 years with Master degree and 4 years with first-level university degree – 10 pts,
Each year over 2 (or 4) years – 2 pts each up to a max 20 pts. |
20 |
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10 | |
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10 | |
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10 | |
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10 | |
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8 | |
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6 | |
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6 | |
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5 | |
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5 | |
Maximum Total Technical Scoring | 100 |
The consultancy recruitment process will be governed by the rules and regulations of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).
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