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.
UN Women adopts a comprehensive approach to end violence against women and girls (EVAWG) through (1) creating an enabling legal and policy environment, (2) generating evidence, data and knowledge; (3) strengthening survivor-centered responses and access to multi-sectoral, coordinated essential services; (4) preventing VAWG by addressing the causes and drivers of violence against women and girls; (5) partnering with and supporting womenโs rights organizations and civil society groups to play a lead role in addressing VAWG.ย
In December 2006, the UN General Assembly adopted a comprehensive resolution calling for intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (VAW) and requesting the Secretary-General to establish a coordinated database on the extent, nature and consequences of all forms of VAW, and on the impact and effectiveness of policies and programmes for eliminating such violence. The database was developed and launched in 2009 and was called the โUN Secretary-Generalโs database on violence against womenโ. In 2016, in accordance with the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Women updated and redesigned the database and relaunched it as the โGlobal Database on Violence against Womenโ.ย ย
ย UN Women serves as the secretariat for the database, which was designed to provide easy access to comprehensive and up-to-date information on measures undertaken by Governments to address all forms of VAW. The database generates country profiles that include prevalence data on different forms of VAW and harmful practices. This data is updated annually to include the most up to date figures. The database also serves as a repository for laws, policies and programmes to prevent and respond to VAW, informed by Member States reports to the United Nations and by questionnaires sent to Member States.ย UN Women aims to improve and continue to share timely data and information on EVAW through this database to anyone interested in VAW, researchers, practitioners, implementing partners, journalists, and UN officers.ย
ย In 2023/24, as part of a corporate communications optimization, the database has been re-designed, informed by user-research to further enhance the user experience.ย Theย newly designed database became operational in July 2024 and will be officially launched in the upcoming months. The database now provides a new feature with country profiles which aim to offer snapshots assessing the comprehensiveness of States approaches to EVAW. 35 country profiles were already populated and uploaded on the database.ย ย ย
Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work
The consultant will work under the supervision of the Policy Specialist on Violence against Women Data to support with the development of country profiles, which include information on selected VAW indicators.
Tasks include:ย
Production of VAW Country profilesย
Conduct research to collect information needed to generate VAW Country profiles. Research findings should be based on official sources (a list will be provided by UN Women) and compiled in the existing template that will be shared by UN Women. Review and provide quality control of 45 country profiles developed by Onlineย UN volunteers. Coordinate with UN Women Country Offices for the validation and provision of the necessary information and sources. Upload the information on Country Profiles in the provided format and in the database.Deliverables
Specific deliverables for this consultancy include:ย
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Item Expected completion date (due day) A first draft of EVAW Country Profiles are submitted to UN Women Country Offices for validation (60%) ย 28 February 2025 EVAW Country Profiles are reviewed and finalized (25%) 14 March 2025 EVAW Country Profiles are uploaded in the database (15%) 28 March 2025Consultantโs Workplace and Official Travel
This is a home-based consultancy with no official travel envisaged.ย ย FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:ย
Possesses comprehensive knowledge and skills related to ending violence against women Strong research and data management/analysis skillsย Familiarity with the management of large databasesย Familiarity with Excelย Excellent writing and analytical skills Knowledge and understanding of UN systemย Aptitude in dealing with data with high accuracy Flawless attention to detail and organizational skills ย Required QualificationsEducation and Certification:
โข Masterโs degree or equivalent in human rights, gender equality, social sciences or a related field is required.
A first-level university degree in combination with two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. UN, military or police senior Command and Staff College qualification with command experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.Experience:
At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in conducting research and data management/analysis on ending violence against women is required. Experience in working with and updating information on large databases is required. Proven familiarity with Excel is required.ย Familiarity with managing and uploading information on Drupal systems is an asset.ย Experience working in the UN system is an asset.ย
Languages:
Fluency in English is required;ย Knowledge of any other UN official language is an asset.Core Values:
Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity.Core Competencies:
Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues; Accountability; Creative Problem Solving; Effective Communication; Inclusive Collaboration; Stakeholder Engagement; Leading by Example.Please visitย this linkย for more information on UN Womenโs Values and Competencies Framework:ย
Functional Competencies:
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Statements :
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.
Diversity and inclusion:
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