National Consultant at UN Women Tanzania

UNDP
is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender,
nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous
groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP
does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment,
including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected
candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background
checks.

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
2021, UN Women, in collaboration with the Governments of France and
Mexico, convened the Generation Equality Forum, a global
multistakeholder partnership to drive results and accelerate the full
and effective implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the
Sustainable Development Goals through a 5-year (2021-2026) action agenda
encapsulated in a Global Acceleration Plan for six Action Coalitions.

The
United Republic of Tanzania (URT) adopted the Action Coalition on
Economic Justice and Rights as a vehicle towards the realization of
gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, with increased
measures including investments in gender-responsive public and private
quality care services, and supporting women and young women access to
productive resources, engagement in decent work as well as design and
implementation of gender-responsive macro-economic plans, budget
reforms, and stimulus packages.

To localize Generation Equality
at the country level, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania
has developed the Tanzania Generation Equality Programme TGEP
(2021/22-2025/26) stipulating various interventions to be undertaken by
the Government sectorial ministries, private sector and other
stakeholders to deliver on the GEF to advance women’s economic justice
and rights. One key institutional mechanism to achieve this goal is the
National Advisory Committee (NAC) consisting of twenty-five senior
officials who work closely with the country’s gender machinery in both
Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar, in championing the implementation of
Tanzania’s commitments.

In line with this, UN Women Tanzania is
seeking to hire a consultant to support the National Advisory Committee
Secretariat in strengthening GEF Localization and Multistakeholder
Engagement in Advancing Generation Equality Commitments. The consultant
will work closely with and be led by the secretariat and UN Women. This
consultancy will be for nine months, during which the elaborated
deliverables will be achieved.

The consultant will be reporting
to the Communications Specialist of UN Women as well as the chairperson
of the Generation Equality National Advisory Committee.

Duties and Responsibilities
1.
Technical advice to provide support to the ministries responsible for
Gender in Mainland and Zanzibar on the 2023 GEF accountability reporting
process and capturing stories from the field.
2. Provide technical
support to the National Advisory Committee on monitoring and
documentation of at least two advisory notes to GEF implementing
sectors.
3. Act as a technical assistant to the Chairperson of the
National Advisory and Coordinating Committee on Generation Equality
Forum.
4. Provide technical leadership on awareness-raising to
promote linkages of local-level implementations of GEF commitments by
the LGAs, private sector, youth networks and CSOs.
5. Identify and
support at least two platforms to advance Tanzania’s leadership in
multistakeholder and international platforms on Generation Equality
Forum.

Deliverables

Deliverable	Expected completion time (due day)	Payment Schedule
Provide support to the ministries responsible for Gender in Mainland and Zanzibar on GEF accountability 2023 reporting  process and capturing stories from the field: Inception report highlighting the roadmap and action plan for the execution of the task Assistance provided for the preparation of GEF EJR report secretariat meetings in Mainland. Success stories from the field successfully documented in at least two action areas of GEF EJR Tanzania commitments.	By May 30th	25%
Support National Advisory Committee monitoring, basic  evaluation and documentation of advisory notes to GEF implementing sectors: Comprehensive documentation of at least two GEF action areas Technical field monitoring missions conducted by GEF committee to GEF implementing sectors. Cross-learning initiatives with other countries on GEF monitoring and administrative structures promoted.	By June 15th	25%
Conduct awareness-raising to promote linkages of local-level implementations with GEF commitments: Technical support for the successful execution of one national dialogue for localization of GEF amongst local government authorities. One engagement session with the private sector and youth on Generation Equality Forum.	By June 30th	25%
Identify and support at least two platforms to advance Tanzania’s leadership in multistakeholder and international platforms on Generation Equality Forum: Two platforms at regional and/or international level utilized by Tanzania to advance women’s and girls’ empowerment in line with the GEF Global acceleration plan	By  30th September	25%

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel
This is a home-based consultancy, ideally located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
As
part of this assignment, there will be some trips as needed to meet
with GEF officials, stakeholders and the gender machinery.

Competencies
Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:
https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
In-depth knowledge of gender equality and women’s rights issues
Experience in programme formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting skills
Knowledge of Results Based Management
Good organizational skills and ability to pay close attention to detail
Strong analytical, writing and presentation skills
Ability
to establish, build, and sustain effective relationships with clients,
demonstrating understanding of client’s perspective and how to
anticipate client needs and address them promptly

Required Skills and Experience
Education and Certification:

• A
  Masters degree in Social work, international development, community
  development, political science, social science, gender/women studies,
  international relations, or other related fields.

Experience:

• At
  least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in designing and
  managing programmes and advocating for Gender Equality in the Tanzanian
  context.
• Experience in strategic planning and engagement of high government officials
• Experience of working in a managerial role.
• Experience in participating in continental high-level dialogues.
• Experience in organizing high level events.
• Experience in report writing.
• Experience
  in working and building partnerships with governments, donors, and
  civil society organizations internationally and in the field.
• Experience of working with UN agencies is an asset.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of other UN official languages is an asset.

How to Apply
Interested candidate(s) should respond to this TOR by submitting to UN Women:

• A cover letter and CV explaining why the candidate is the most suitable for the work;
• A UN Women Personal History Form (P-11) which can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc

Please
note that applications without a completed and signed UN Women P-11
form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for
further assessment.
Application Deadline : 15-Apr-24 (Midnight New York, USA)