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International Consultant to conduct analysis on economic empowerment of women survivors of gender-based violence in Moldova

Vacancy Number: Pr18/01776

Location:Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline: 23 Oct 2018, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:Individual Contract
Starting date: 01 Nov 2018
Reference to the project: UN Women
Expected Duration of Assignment:Up to 43 working days within 4 months assignment (of which 35 days – home-based, 8 days – one mission to Moldova)
Submission Instructions:

Technical proposal and financial proposal should be submitted on-line no later than October 23 , 2018, 23:59 EST. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail viorica.culeac@unwomen.org. Please notice that this address is for information requests only, please do not send or copy your application package to this address. UN Women staff will respond in writing or by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants.

Supporting Documents:
Terms of Reference
Procurement Notice
Annex 1
Personal History Form (P11) UN Women
UN Women Conditions of Service Consultants

Contacts:

Ms. Viorica Culeac.




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.

The work of UN Women in Moldova is guided by its new Strategic Note (SN) for 2018-2022, which is aligned with the Republic of Moldova–United Nations Partnership Framework for Sustainable Development 2018–2022 and the Global Strategic Plan of UN Women. The Strategic Note focuses on three main areas: 1/strengthening women’s participation in politics and decision-making 2/economic empowerment of women, and 3/ending violence against women and girls. To achieve progress under these areas, UN Women works with variety of national (government, civil society, private sector) and international partners to advance the implementation of existing international and national commitments to women’s rights and gender equality, it facilitates networking and exchange of good practices and advocates for women’s rights and gender equality in all areas of life.

Violence against women (VAW) is one of the most systematic and widespread human rights violations in the world. In Moldova, as in the region and around the world, it affects individuals regardless of context, culture, or socio-economic status, with serious repercussion for women, their families, and society. Despite progress, including in the area of legal and policy reforms, research, and a number of awareness raising campaigns, the prevalence of VAW in Moldova remains high. According to the National study “Violence against Women in the Family”, carried out by the National Bureau of Statistics, and commissioned by UN Moldova in 2011, 63% of women experienced some type of violence (psychological, physical or sexual) from husband/partner during her lifetime, and one in ten women mentioned that she experienced economic violence at least once in her lifetime. Rural women, elderly women, and those separated or divorced reported the highest prevalence rate of multiple forms of violence.

As a response to this challenge, the State has undertaken the initial steps at policy, legislation as well as implementation levels. The Law No 45-XVI on Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence (DV) from 01.03.2007 is an important legislative base for combating the phenomenon in Moldova. The Law provides an institutional framework detailing the tasks of the competent authorities, provides for the creation of centers/services for the rehabilitation of victims and aggressors, for a mechanism for settling DV cases and protection for victims of DV, including by using protection orders and punitive measures against the aggressor.

At the policy level, Government adopted the first ever National Strategy on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence for the period 2018-2023 and its associated Action Plan for the period 2018-2020. The National Strategy aims at providing a systemic approach to violence against women and domestic violence phenomenon for ensuring effective and prompt response from relevant stakeholders in cases of violence. The National strategy has a specific objective to promote women's economic empowerment and socio-economic independence. Equipping women who experienced violence with vocational skills that match the labour market and support them to access decent employment is crucial, so that they can start over and be financially independent. Without employment, many women who experienced violence find it impossible to leave abusive situations or may even return to their perpetrators.

Scope of work

The major scope of the selected international consultant is to elaborate an Analytical Note including best international and regional practices for women’s economic empowerment for women who have experienced gender-based violence. In adition, the consultant is expected to propose several models of cooperation between different stakeholders (state and non-governmental actors) that put in place a mechanism for job placement/reintegration on the labour market of women who experienced violence.

For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1- Terms of Reference.

Requirements for experience

  1. Master’s degree in economics, social and development studies, gender studies, or other social science related to this assignment;
  2. Minimum 5 years of proven work experience in the field of gender equality, human rights, employment and labours market, and development;
  3. Minimum 3 years of proven experience in conducting qualitative sociological research with a particular focus on behaviours and attitudes;
  4. Previous work experience with governmental institutions, especially in the labour/employment field will be considered an asset.
  5. Experience with development organizations, especially with ILO, including donors and stakeholders is considered an asset;
  6. Fluent in English, working knowledge of Russian and/ or Romanian is an asset 

Documents to be included

Financial proposal

The financial proposal shall include a breakdown of the lump sum amount (daily rate and number of anticipated working days). Please see TOR Annex I: Price Proposal Guideline and Template and Annex II: Price Proposal Submission Form.