Job Title: National
Consultant for the Development of Comprehensive Human Resource Capacity
Development Plan for Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC)
Advertised on behalf of : UN Women
Location : Dodoma, TANZANIA
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.
Placing women’s rights at the centre of its efforts, UN Women is
mandated to lead and coordinate United Nations’ system efforts to ensure
that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming are
translated into action. It is also mandated to provide strong and
coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts,
building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant
actors.
UN Women in Tanzania is partnering with Prime Minister’s
Office to implement Five-year National Plan of Action to End Violence
Against Women and Children (NPA-VAWC; 2017/18 – 2021/22. The Plan aiming
at eliminating all forms of violence against women and children in
Tanzania by 50 percent in 2021/22.
A single
Comprehensive, NPA VAWC has been developed through a consultative and
comprehensive process that galvanized stakeholders to conceive of an
action plan that would consider the lessons learned, best practices, and
new innovative measures to address violence against women and children
in Tanzania. The plan consists of 8 areas of implementation developed
using INSPIRE MODEL which need different supporting tools to deliver
desired goals such as Coordination Guideline for VAWC Committee
Establishment; Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for monitoring VAWC
interventions, reporting and data generation; and NPA – VAWC
Communication Strategy for addressing stereotype harmful traditional
practices through designed message in community setting.
The
fundamental challenges have been experienced in implementation of NPA
VAWC is inadequate number and skills of dedicated government staff to
undertake both VAWC prevention and response interventions especial in
LGAs levels. To meet these challenges and to ensure that government MDAs
and LGAs can deliver what is needed, a new approach to capacity
development is required on two (2) different levels:
(i) Enabling
government staff for implementing NPA VAWC to possess knowledge, skills
and use the competences required to perform their professions well
builds individual capacity in promoting women’s rights and gender
equality; and
(ii) Creating an enabling environment to ensure sustainable availability of dedicated government staff to rollout NPA –VAWC.
Implementation
of NPA – VAWC need a number of actors ranging from technical experts
who are responsible for provision of education, capacity building and
support services to victims of abuse and communities. The NPA – VAWC
implementation require commitment on both financial and human resources
at all levels and for that matter, the Government with other
stakeholders took initiatives to mobilize resources by advocating
Ministries, Regional and LGAs to allocate fund into their plan for NPA
–VAWC execution in respective LGAs.
Duties and Responsibilities
UN
Women is seeking service of a national consultant to develop a
Comprehensive Human Resource Capacity Development Plan to enhance
sustainable availability of personnel with relevant skills, and
experience in carrying out their duties in particular rollout NPA –VAWC
at all sectors and levels in Tanzania Mainland.
The consultant is expected to:
• Prepare an inception report and introduce his/her plan to work on the required task;
•
Desk Review – Going through existing sectors including available
staffing, profiles and data collection tools and information flow;
•
Stakeholders’ Consultative meetings to gather preliminary information
on the available human resources and requirements (i.e. MDAs, LGAs, CSOs
and RS);
• Shared first draft Comprehensive Human Resource Capacity Development Plan;
• Finalize the framework by inserting inputs from relevant departments and stakeholders; and
• Present final Plan to Prime Minister’s Office Management for approval.
The
Comprehensive Human Resource Capacity Development Plan should be
developed through a consultative and comprehensive process. The work
will comprise of desk reviews of documents and reports from various key
stakeholders at all levels. In addition, more information will be
sourced through key informants, focused group discussions and any other
acceptable scientific methods.
Co-ordination, Reporting and Accountability of the Assignment
• The Consultant will work under the overall supervision of the UN Women EVAW Team Leader;
• Regular reporting to the Prime Minister’s Office Gender and Children Focal Person;
•
The Consultant will provide updates of the work to NPA-VAWC Secretariat
and receive guidance to ensure that high standards are well
preserved/observed during the exercise;
• All financial matters will be managed in accordance with UN WOMEN procedures and in line with the project work plan.
Implementation Timeframe and Deliverables:
The
assignment is for a fixed period of 60 days, commencing June 2019 and
continuing through July 2019, when the Final Report of Comprehensive
Human Resource Capacity Development Plan will be due for submission.
The consultant will be expected to deliver the following: –
•
An Inception Report on the assignment and work plan including time
frames on how the work will be undertaken within 10 days after the award
of the contract;
• Draft Comprehensive Human Resource Capacity Development Plan (HRCDP) report within 40 days after the award of the contract.
• Presentation and consultations on the draft HRCDP report and incorporation of suggestions into the report.
• Final Comprehensive Human Resource Capacity Development Plan within 60 days following the award of the contract.
• An Action Plan to implement the HRCDP report including its dissemination among key stakeholders.
Payment Schedule and Deliverables/Tasks
An
Inception Report on the assignment and work plan including time frames
on how the work will be undertaken within 10 days after the award of the
contract – 10%.
Draft Comprehensive Human Resource Capacity Development Plan report within 40 days after the award of the contract – 50%.
Presentation
and consultations on the draft HRCDP report and incorporation of
suggestions into the report and Final Comprehensive Human Resource
Capacity Development Plan within 60 days following the award of the
contract – 30%.
An Action Plan to implement the HRCDP report including its dissemination among key stakeholders – 10%
The total fees payable for the assignment for a period of 60 working days – 100%.
Competencies
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
• Timely and quality Programme design and inputs
• Timely and quality of Programme document with clear budget and results framework
• Relations with partners and stakeholders
• Well written project document
• Regular communication with key partners and staff
• Adherence to UN women standards and rules
CORE VALUES / GUIDING PRINCIPLES
•
Integrity: Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the
values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of
Conduct.
• Professionalism: Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.
•
Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity: Demonstrate an appreciation
of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of
its staff. Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference
in values and learning from cultural diversity.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Ethics and Values: Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.
• Organizational Awareness: Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.
•
Work in teams: Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi
ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with
people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Communicating and Information Sharing: Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.
•
Self-management and Emotional Intelligence: Stay composed and positive
even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and
tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others.
FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
• Strong technical knowledge and expertise on EVAW and VAC
• Outstanding technical knowledge and experience on development of Capacity Building Plan for government;
• Outstanding writing skills, with proven ability to meet tight deadlines;
• Communicates sensitively, effectively and creatively.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Master’s
Degree or equivalent in Public Administration; Human Resource
Management; Social Sciences; Gender Studies; or related field.Master’s
Degree or equivalent in Public Administration; Human Resource
Management; Social Sciences; Gender Studies; or related field.
Experience:
•
Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in developing
Human Resource Capacity Development Plan for national level programming;
•
At least four (4) years’ experience in working on VAWC issues, with
good programme design skills; including capacity to prepare logical,
coherent and consistent documents;
• Proven experience with
logical frameworks and other strategic planning and approaches
(including quantitative, qualitative and participatory);
• Capacity to work in a multidisciplinary team, including coordinating technical input into a framework;
• Ability to work rapidly, both in person and with team members in various locations;
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
Language Requirements:
Written and oral proficiency in English is required. Written and oral proficiency in English is required.
Evaluation of Applications
Applications will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:
Profile and experience of the consultant in relation to subject of the present mission;
The methodology proposed for the conduct of the mission and;
The financial offer.
Application Procedure
The following documents should be submitted as part of the application:
•
Cover letter outlining suitability for the job, providing initial
observations on the Terms of Reference and an outline of the methodology
he/she would use;
• A curriculum vitae (UN Women Personal History form which can be downloaded at http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment) including highlighted references to previous relevant work and publications;
• A financial offer in TZS for completion of the required tasks, including the daily rate used for calculations.
