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. In line with national and international commitments, UN Women works on the levels of policies and legislation, institutions and grassroots, in order to achieve transformative results for increased gender equality and greater protection of the rights of women and girls.
UN Women Country Office (CO) in Georgia with the generous support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is implementing the third phase of the โWomenโs Economic Empowerment in the South Caucasusโ (WEESC) project. The projectโs overarching goal is to ensure that women, particularly the poor and socially excluded, in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are economically empowered and participate in relevant decision-making. The WEESC project applies a holistic approach to reach this goal, enabling linked interventions at three levels: grassroots, policies and legislation, and institutions. The chosen approach and the implementation of the WEE agenda in the South Caucasus during Phase I (2018-2021) and Phase II (2021-2024) of the WEESC project served as a catalyst for action at all levels and supported the state and non-state partners towards the achievement of substantive gender equality in all three countries.ย Within the framwork of theย Phase II,ย WEESC Project has developed a first Monitoring and Learning Manual and Outcome 1 of the project - women, particularly the poor and socially excluded, use skills, economic opportunities, relevant information, network, and support to become farmers/entrepreneurs or to join the formal labour sectorย - in Armenia has been implemented by the partner UN agency.ย
For Phase III, the implementing organization of the activities in Armenia is UN Women. Therefore, the Monitoring and Learning Manual requires to be updated and there is the need to build capacity of UN Women partners in project monitoring and evaluation procedures. To support the WEESC Phase IIIโs monitoring and evaluation procedure, UN Women CO Georgia seeks to hire a local consultant to provide technical assistance in ensuring heterogenous monitoring and evaluation processes of the project activities and results carried on in Georgia and Armenia by different stakeholders in compliance with UN Women monitoring & reporting requirements.
The consultant will be reporting to WEESC Progamme Analyst and will be supported by WEESC Project Assistant, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.
Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work:
The national consultant will be responsible to:ย
Update the Monitoring and Evaluation WEESC -ย Phase IIIโs manual, if needed (approximately 5 working days); Establish a shared Excel database for data entry and collection (2 working day); Develop and conduct trainings for Armenia UN Women staff, relevant NGOs or partner organizations on Monitoring and Evaluationโs practices (3 working days);ย Support Armenia UN Women CO establishing and implementing the M&E WEESC -ย Phase IIIโs process (approximatelyย 5 working days); Support Armenia UN Women CO staff to verify and implement the data monitoring process (5 working days).Consultantโs Workplace and Official Travel
This is a home-based consultancy. No travel will be required.ย
Competencies :
Core Values:
Integrity; Professionalism; Respect for Diversity.Core Competencies:
Please visitย this linkย for more information on UN Womenโs Values and Competencies Framework:ย
Functional Competencies:
Technical credibility in monitoring/data managementย Research Business planningย Risk management Commitment to continuous improvementEducation and Certification:
Masterโs degree or equivalent in social sciences, humanities or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with four additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.Experience:
At least two years with masterโs (or four years with bachelorโs) degree of progressively responsible work experience in monitoring, reporting and/or evaluation. Experience in data monitoring using low-code custom applications (Zoho Creator or similar application) is required. Experience in conducting capacity building trainings is required.ย Experience of work with UN agencies in Georgia would be an asset.Languages:
Fluency in English and Georgian is required. Knowledge of Russian is desirable.ยStatements :
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.
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