National Consultant to facilitate the activation of the Women´s Advisory Board for the Sustainable Peacebuilding on both banks of Nistru river.Vacancy Number: Pr22/02659
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 Country Strategic Note 2023-2027, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Moldova (2023-2027), UN Women Global Strategic Plan, National Programs and Strategies and aims to contribute to the gender-responsive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Strategic Note focuses on four main areas: 1) Ending Violence against Women; 2) Women’s Leadership and Governance; 3) Women’s Economic empowerment and 4) Humanitarian and Peace development nexus and UN Coordination on Gender equality. UN Women’s work on women, peace, and security is guided by 10 UN Security Council resolutions—1325, 1820, 1888, 1889, 1960, 2106, 2122, 2242, 2467, and 2493—and is bolstered by a number of related normative frameworks, which make up the broader women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda. Although the Agenda achieved wide acceptance as an international policy framework, being integrated into various development and peace programs, women remain excluded or under-represented in most formal peace processes[1]. In Moldova, since 1992, the protracted conflict between the two banks of the river Nistru poses a potential threat to the overall stability of the country and the region. The Transnistrian settlement process is conducted by using several formats of negotiations: 1+1 (at the level of Political Representatives of the Sides backed up by 11 Thematic Working Groups and three (3) subgroups on the level of experts) and the 5+2 format that includes OSCE, Russia and Ukraine as mediators and the US and the EU as observers. Although a growing body of literature and studies demonstrate that women’s participation increases the probability of a lasting peace agreement[2], they are under-represented at all three-levels of peace talks, both in decision-making and at the level of working groups, thus issues with different implications for women and men have rarely been considered or discussed. The issue of women’s rights, including on the left bank of the Transnistrian region, and the participation of women in peacebuilding processes and women’s social inclusion has been raised by various international and regional actors in the past few years, who encouraged the Sides to advance the role of women in the settlement process[3]. The war in Ukraine launched by Russia on February 24, 2022, directly impacts the Transnistria conflict settlement process, particularly the “5+2 format” considering the stakeholders involved. However, meetings at the level of Political Representatives of the Sides and the activity of some of the joint thematic working groups continued. Considering the disproportionate consequences of the war on women and men, and the resulted predominantly women and children refugee inflow from Ukraine, seeking shelter on both banks of Nistru river, it becomes increasingly important that women’s perspectives and their role in all peacebuilding efforts, including post-conflict rebuilding, is elevated. In light of the above-mentioned considerations, UN Women Moldova has established an informal Women´s Advisory Board (WAB) for the Sustainable Peacebuilding on both banks of Nistru river to bolster implementation of Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and meaningful participation of women in peacebuilding processes. Scope of work
Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the UN Women Programme Officer on Women, Peace and Security, the selected national consultant will facilitate the activity of the Women Advisory Board, including needs assessment, knowledge sharing and experience exchange as well as capacity building on the linkage between conflict resolution and equal rights of men and women, analysis of topics under discussion during the settlement process from the gender equality perspective. The Consultant is expected to carry out the following tasks:
Requirements for experience
Education
Experience
Language Requirements
Documents to be included
Interested candidates must submit via online submission system the following documents/ information to demonstrate their qualification:
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