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International consultant to provide a capacity building programme on Gender Equality in Peacebuilding for peace process actorsVacancy Number: UN23/02671
Contacts: Ms. Iulia Terpan. iulia.terpan@unwomen.orgBackground
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. All over the world, UN Women works to promote peace by supporting women of all backgrounds and ages to participate in processes to prevent conflict and build and sustain peace. UN Women supports women’s full and equal representation and participation in all levels of peace processes and security efforts. 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. UN Women leads on implementing the WPS agenda through research initiatives, data collection, learning exchanges, and documentation of good practices to inform policy and programming. Under the Peacebuilding Fund, UN Women, in partnership with OHCHR and UNDP, is implementing a two-years project “Building sustainable and inclusive peace, strengthening trust and social cohesion in Moldova” (hereinafter – PBF project) on both banks of Nistru river. The project seeks to facilitate an enabling environment for improved cross-river cooperation, reduced social tensions and the continuation of the fragile Transnistrian region settlement process in the context of growing regional and domestic geopolitical tensions exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, through the advancement of, and cross-river collaboration on human rights, Women, Peace and Security, and the promotion of equal access to services and through ensuring early intervention to prevent deepening divisions between the populations on either side of the conflict divide which are currently being affected by highly divisive narratives and misinformation. The project is aligned with the provisions under the draft of the second-generation National Program and Action Plan (NAP) for the implementation of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) for the period 2023-2027 developed in Moldova with UN Women support. The new NAP, expected to be enacted in early 2023, is based on the four Pillars of the UNSCR 1325: Prevention, Participating, Protection, Relief, and Recovery and it addresses, among other aspects, actions aimed at enhancing women’s meaningful participation in the security and defense sector, including in the conflict settlement processes and peacebuilding efforts, primarily from a human security perspective and includes intervention at the local level to decentralize the WPS commitments. Scope of work
Under this announcement, UN Women seeks to contract an International Consultant to design and implement in collaboration with national, international expert/s, assigned by UN Women and partner agencies, a capacity building program on Gender Equality in Peacebuilding for governmental and non-governmental peace process actors. The Programme will include tailored trainings, support and advise to project team in designing of international experience exchanges, development of knowledge products/ policy recommendations/ tools, highlighting the importance and benefits of balanced and meaningful participation of women in conflict settlement processes and broader peacebuilding. Note: The activities within this assignment should cover both governmental and nongovernmental peace processes actors. In this sense, governmental peace process actors are Bureau of Reintegration Policies staff, representatives of sectoral Working groups from both banks of Nistru river, diplomatic staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Members of Delegation of Moldova to Joint Control Commission, other relevant state authorities’ delegates. Non-governmental peace process actors: CSOs, women peacebuilders, gender and human rights activists and experts, community local actors from both banks of Nistru river. The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Project Officer on Gender Equality in Peacebuilding, and overall guidance of the Programme Officer on Women, Peace and Security and Programme Analyst on Women in Leadership and Governance (WILG). The consultant will be responsible for the following main tasks: Task 1: Develop the methodology of assignment, embracing all activities envisaged. Task 2: Co-facilitate, in collaboration with an expert on human rights, assigned by OHCHR, two 2-days in-person trainings on gender mainstreaming in peace negotiations for governmental settlement process actors. Note: The training should be designed to foster gender awareness and women leadership, revealing the main systemic barriers and inequalities that can jeopardize women’s effective participation in decision-making and peace processes (i.e. discrimination, stereotypes, harassment, sexual harassment etc.) and offer the working solutions to address them. The training should include also analyses of international case studies on women’s participation in peace negotiations, demonstrating their influence on the durability and quality of peace. Task 3: Conduct workshops on gender-sensitive conflict resolution, effective negotiation techniques and post-conflict reconstruction for governmental and non-governmental peace process actors. Note: The training sessions should be developed with an interactive and participatory approach. The sessions facilitated by the trainer should allow the participants the space and opportunity to discuss, reflect on gender-sensitive approach for conflict resolution, unfolding grassroot potential. Task 4. Develop knowledge products/advocacy papers/policy recommendations for the Bureau of Reintegration Policies and/or other relevant stakeholders, in collaboration with a national expert, assigned by UN Women. Note: The knowledge products, advocacy papers, policy recommendations should be based on the professional/institutional needs assessment received and documented while interacting with settlement process actors during the trainings and/or interviewing/surveys disseminating, other modalities. Task 5. Deliver 1 mid-term and 1 final report providing a summary on carried out activities, achievements, and challenges, as well as recommendations for the future integration of gender equality commitments into peace processes in Moldova. Task 6: Support Project Team in other ad-hoc project related activities and peacebuilding initiatives; Requirements for experience
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