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UN Women: Consultant to support the preparation of Mid-Term Review of UN Women Moldova CO Strategic Note 2017-2021.

Vacancy Number: Pr20/02006

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	22 Apr 2020, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Starting date:	29 Apr 2020
Reference to the project:	UN Women
Expected Duration of Assignment:	15 days (within the period April- August)
Submission Instructions: The application should include: Personal History Form (P-11 form) - including past experience in similar assignments; can be downloaded at http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment, a signed copy should be submitted; Letter of Intent to include a brief overview about which of your previous experiences makes you the most suitable candidate for the advertised position. Minimum two examples of analytical / monitoring work to be provided. Financial Proposal: Specify a total lump sum amount for the tasks specified in this Terms of Reference. The financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (per deliverable, alltravel costs, per diem any other possible costs as relevant); 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. The United Nations in Moldova is committed to workforce diversity. Women, persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, as well as refugees and other non-citizens legally entitled to work in the Republic of Moldova, are particularly encouraged to apply.
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Annex I & II Personal History Form (P11) UN Women UN Women Conditions of Service Consultants

Background

UN Women’s presence in the Republic of Moldova has evolved from being a project-based office in 2007 to a Country Office with full delegated authority as of 2015. Currently, UN Women Moldova Country Office is in the first year of implementing its 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. 

UN Women Strategy for Moldova 2018-2022 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 a variety of national and international partners and as part of different national and regional initiatives.

 The SN outlines the overall Theory of Changes and plan of action for the UN-Women Moldova Country office for the years 2018-2022 and includes a Development Results Framework (DRF) and an Organizational Effectiveness and Efficiency Framework (OEEF) with expected results and targets/ indicators/ baselines. The duration of UN Women Moldova SN is five years and it is implemented through Annual Work Plans (AWPs). As a part of UN Women corporate policies, all offices are required to undertake mandatory mid-term review (MTR) of the SN of three years duration or more. In this light, UN Women Moldova Country Office is embarking on the mid-term review of its SN within 2.5 years of its implementation in the middle of 2020.

In 2020 Moldova – as many other countries around the globe – has faced an unprecedent challenge and hardship in ensuring proper prevention and response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which risks becoming a long-lasting brake on health, social and economic recovery and might lead to the global crisis. The COVID-19 crisis is likely to have a profound and negative multidimensional impact on Moldova, hitting the hardest the most vulnerable, and having disproportional effect on women and men.  

Thus, the programmatic areas, output level and indicators require review and adjustment to align with the current national priorities and COVID-19 recovery measures and to remain relevant to the changes made by the new power structures and consequences imposed by the pandemic.

Scope of work

The objectives of the UN-Women Moldova MTR are as follows:

1. To analyze and reflect on the progress made towards attainment of the planned results as defined in the SN for Moldova, including challenges and lessons learned over the 2.5 years of implementation;
2. To review theory of change as articulated in the SN together with partners and beneficiaries;
3. To take stock of emerging issues and changes in the programming context (including normative developments) and operational response;
4. To agree on the contribution of UN Women Moldova towards fulfilment of GEWE commitments as aligned to the SDGs and the national

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Head of Office of UN Women Moldova CO, the consultant will be responsible for following tasks to assist the preparation of the MTR: 

• Desk review of key documents, including:

• Guidance Note: Mid Term Reviews of Strategic Notes
• UN Women Moldova Strategic Note (2018-2022)
• UN Women Moldova Annual Reports (2018, 2019)
• Moldova United Nation Cooperation Framework UNPRSD 2018-2022
• Prodocs of exisiting and pipeline projects and programmes
• UN Women Global Strategic Plan SP (2018-2021)
• ECA Regional Strategic Note 2019-2021
• ECA Regional Advocacy Paper “Building more inclusive, sustainable and prosperous societies in Europe and Central Asia” (2017)
• Quality Assessment of UN Women Strategic Notes and Annual Reports (2017 and 2018)
• UNDAF annual reports
• UN Development System reform - Repositioning of the UN system Document

• Prepare a short questionnaire based on the sample questions in the Annex of the UN Women MTR guidance, and conduct a survey of key UNW CO partners, analyzing and synthesizing results for feedback.
• Develop a short and focused Positioning Paper outlining relevance and programme balance. Prepare and make recommendations on position papers on Programme, Partnerships, Normative Issues, Coordination Issues, Operations and Communication and agreed with the CO team.
• Capture the main findings and issues identified for all papers in a powerpoint presentation and brief the CO team.
• Conduct specific sessions within the Mid Term Review workshop, and participate fully in discussions.

Requirements for experience

Education:

• Master’s degree or advanced university degree in social science, gender/women’s studies, programme management, or other related fields

Experience:

• 10 years of professional work experience in programme development and implementation, including monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Experience working on gender equality and women’s empowerment ECA region.
• Proven experience in guiding and documenting programme reviews and evaluations.
• Proven knowledge of programme monitoring and evaluation theory, including theories of change, methodology, technology and tools;
• Experience working programming, monitoring and evaluation with the UN agencies, similar international organizations, NGOs, multi/bilateral and/or government institutions would be an advantage.

Language requirements:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Knowledge of Russian will be an asset.

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

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 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 Competences

• Excellent analytical and research skills
• Strong facilitation skills;
• Strong interpersonal and good communication abilities
• Excellent writing skills both in Albanian and in English

• Proven ability to work within limited time constraints in the preparation of high-quality documents;
• Ability to organize work efficiently and deal with multiple tasks;

Documents to be included

The application should include:

• Personal History Form (P-11 form) - including past experience in similar assignments; can be downloaded at http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment, a signed copy should be submitted;
• Letter of Intent to include a brief overview about which of your previous experiences makes you the most suitable candidate for the advertised position.
• Minimum two examples of analytical/monitoring work to be provided.
• Financial Proposal (USD/MDL): Specify a total lump sum amount and the number of anticipated working days for the tasks specified in this Terms of Reference. The financial proposal shall include a breakdown of all costs related to completion of the task under the current Terms of Reference.

Financial proposal

Specify a total lump sum amount and the number of anticipated working days for the tasks specified in this Terms of Reference. The financial proposal shall include a breakdown of all costs related to completion of the task under the current Terms of Reference.