National Consultant - Evaluation team member. Gender equality and GBV prevention and response expert

The Position:

The National Consultant will be providing necessary support to the International Consultant during conduction of an Evaluation of the second phase of the UK ISF Project “Strengthening prevention and response to violence against women and girls in Central Asia” 2022-2023 FY; 2023-2024 FY; 2024-2025 FY

More detailed information on the purpose, objectives and scope is provided in the attached TOR

You will report to Project Coordinator

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

The evaluation will be implemented in line with the UNFPA Evaluation Handbook. The Handbook provides practical guidance for managing and conducting evaluations to ensure the production of quality evaluations in line with the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) norms and standards and international good practice for evaluation.  It offers step-by-step guidance to prepare methodologically robust evaluations and sets out the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders at all stages of the evaluation process. The Handbook includes links to a number of tools, resources and templates that provide practical guidance on specific activities and tasks that the evaluators and the evaluation manager perform during the different evaluation phases. The evaluators, the Evaluation manager, CO staff and other engaged stakeholders are required to follow the full guidance of the Handbook throughout the evaluation process.

The main audience and primary intended users of the evaluation are: (i) The UNFPA Kazakhstan COs; (ii) the Government of the United Kingdom (UK ISF project team); (iii) implementing partners of the UNFPA Kazakhstan CO. The evaluation results will also be of interest to a wider group of stakeholders, including: (i) UNFPA headquarters divisions, branches and offices; (ii) the UNFPA Executive Board; (iii) the United Nations Country Team (UNCT), (iv) academia; and (v) local civil society organizations and international NGOs. The evaluation results will be disseminated as appropriate, using traditional and digital channels of communication.
 

You would be responsible for:

The gender equality and GBV prevention and response expert will provide expertise on the human rights of women and girls, especially sexual and reproductive rights, prevention and response to the GBV, engagement of men and boys, religious leaders as well as GBV and harmful practices, such as early and forced marriage. S/he will contribute to the methodological design of the evaluation and take part in the data collection and analysis work, with overall responsibility of contributions to the evaluation deliverables in her/his thematic area of expertise. S/he will provide substantive inputs throughout the evaluation process by contributing to the development of the evaluation methodology, evaluation work plan and agenda for the field phase, participating in meetings with the Evaluation manager, respective UNFPA staff in COs in Central Asia and the ERG. S/he will undertake a document review and conduct interviews and group discussions with stakeholders, as agreed with the evaluation team leader.

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

●    Master’s degree in social sciences, gender, public health, public policy, medicine, or a related field.

Knowledge and Experience: 

●    At least 5-7 years of experience in conducting evaluations, reviews, assessments, research studies or M&E work in the field of international development.
●    Substantive knowledge of gender, prevention and response to GBV, or working with men and boys, communities to promote gender equality and prevention of GBV. 

●    Experience working with a multidisciplinary team of experts.

●    Work experience in/good knowledge of the national development context of Central Asia. 
●    Familiarity with UNFPA or other United Nations organizations’ mandates and activities will be an advantage

 

Languages: 

●    Fluent in written and spoken English and Russian.

Required Competencies: 

Values:

Exemplifying integrity, 

Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, 

Embracing cultural diversity, 

Embracing change

Core Competencies: 

Achieving results,

Being accountable,

Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,

Thinking analytically and strategically,

Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,

Functional Competencies:

●    Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

●    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and spoken).

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) work

AI technologies cannot be used in the framework of this contract unless a prior written agreement is obtained from the IEO. Upon this prior agreement, the consultant is obligated to disclose the utilization of AI tools in evaluation and commits to upholding ethical standards and accuracy in the application of AI tools.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.