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Consultant on Gender Statistics

Cairo

  • Organization: UNWOMEN - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
  • Location: Cairo
  • Grade: Consultancy - National Consultant - Locally recruited Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Statistics
    • Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
  • Closing Date: Closed

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.

The UN Women Egypt Country Office is based in Cairo, and works in the following priority areas:

  • Leadership and Political Participation;
  • Economic Empowerment;
  • Ending Violence Against Women;
  • Governance and National Planning.

Egypt has a progressive constitution (2014) recognizing gender equality and non-discrimination guarantees. In March 2015, Egypt launched its strategy for sustainable development ‘Egypt Vision 2030’ (SDS), spanning the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, and outlining the broader principles that will guide Egypt in pursuing its developmental goals. Furthermore, cognizant of women’s empowerment being a precondition for inclusive growth and social justice, the 2030 National Strategy for Women’s Empowerment (NSWE) was launched and endorsed by the President of Egypt. The demand for greater support for statistics has increased as Egypt implements the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and related national strategies.

Egypt produces a wide range of statistics and a significant amount of gender data are available, through censuses, population-based surveys (e.g. Labour force surveys, income and expenditure surveys, etc.) or administrative data. However, challenges remain in measuring and tracking progress towards the realisation of the gender targets set out in the SDS and NSWE. Furthermore, gender data (including both data disaggregated by sex and data specifically relevant to women and girls) is necessary to monitor and track the 54 gender-related SDG indicators. Comprehensive and periodic statistics on the status of women, men, girls and boys, including data disaggregated by sex and other socio-economic characteristics, are important for setting priorities, planning interventions and assessing their impacts while ensuring that the gender perspective is integrated into all policy areas.

In 2015, a multi-agency Assessment of the National Statistical System (NSS) was carried out, focusing on legal and institutional set-up and statistical processes within social and economic statistics. The main objective of the assessment was to carry out an independent evaluation of the national statistical system of Egypt to strengthen co-ordination of the national statistical system and align it with international frameworks. One of the recommendations of the Assessment of the NSS focused exclusively on gender statistics and suggested the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) should work with the National Council for Women to develop a Strategy for the Development of Gender Statistics, as well as with other national partners to ensure harmonisation of methodologies, concepts and definitions, and avoid duplications in efforts. The recommendation also focused on the need to consider issues of coverage, capacity building, resource mobilisation, meeting user needs, and to set a vision for gender statistics in the medium-term.

To support member states in implementing the 2030 Agenda, UN Women’s Flagship Programme Initiative, “Women Count” aims to affect a radical shift in the availability, accessibility and use of data and statistics on key aspects of gender equality and women’s empowerment. The Women Count programme works at the global, regional and national level through three interlinked areas of work: Outcome 1) Building a supportive policy and institutional environment for the localization and effective monitoring of the SDGs; Outcome 2) Increasing the quality, comparability and regularity of gender statistics to address national data gaps and meet reporting commitments under the SDGs; and Outcome 3) Ensuring that gender statistics are accessible to users in governments, civil society, academia and the private sector, to strengthen adequate demand for their production

Under the guidance and the direction of the Gender Specialist, the consultant on Gender Statistics will be responsible for supporting the effective implementation of the Women Count project in Egypt. She/he will also provide technical assistance and capacity development to partners as well as support with Knowledge Management (KM) and communication efforts.

Duties and Responsibilities

1.Provide technical assistance and capacity development to the Women Count project partners in Egypt:

  • Ensure that the implementation of the Women Count project follows strict quality standards, as established under the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and the Principles Governing International Statistical Activities;
  • Support in developing project Annual Work Plans (AWPs) and assist in their implementation in compliance with approved project documents and budgets;
  • Support in the technical implementation of the project ensuring synergies with other initiatives and projects on gender and development statistics;
  • Identify capacity development needs of partners and provide technical assistance, advisory support, and capacity development to partners on Gender Statistics, including strategic direction and positioning of gender statistics in national policies, plans and strategies;
  • Produce and disseminate guidance notes, tools and methodologies on gender statistics and provide technical inputs to statistical products developed by partners;
  • Build and manage relationships with national partners and other key stakeholders, including UN agencies and any other organizations working on gender data/statistics, to support the effective implementation of the project and contribute to the monitoring of Egypt’s gender equality commitments in the 2030 agenda.

2.Support with knowledge management (KM) and communication efforts:

  • Identify and implement advocacy and resource mobilization opportunities in line with the Women Count global programme Advocacy and Resource Mobilization strategy;
  • Design a KM plan building on the Women Count global programme KM strategy and develop knowledge management strategies (including collecting and documenting best practices and lessons learned), products and methodologies on Gender Statistics observing Women Count global programme branding and publication guidelines.

Deliverables (on monthly basis):

  • Timely and quality technical support to project partners on gender statistics
  • Timely and quality monitoring and reporting  
  • Regular communication with other agencies and partners

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: http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-employment-values-and-competencies-definitions-en.pdf

Functional Competencies:

  • Creates, edits and presents information in clear and presentable formats, using appropriate IT functionality;
  • Previous experience in working with UN
  • Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities;
  • Ability to handle a large volume of work possibly under time constraints;
  • Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships with clients, demonstrating understanding of client’s perspective; anticipates client needs and addresses them promptly;
  • Thoroughly and methodically collects, verified and records data, demonstrating attention to detail and identifying and correcting errors on own initiative; maintains databases.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in statistics, economics, social sciences, population studies, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

  • At least 5 years of technical experience in gender statistics in the context of a National Statistical System;
  • Demonstrated work experience in developing gender statistics;
  • Knowledge about gender-related issues in Egypt;
  • Good knowledge of international standards and strong understanding of the Egyptian legal framework related to gender statistics;
  • Proven experience in conducting needs assessment and/or capacity assessment on existing data, statistical capacity, and/or Monitoring and Evaluation system from a gender perspective.

Language Requirenments:

Fluency (written and spoken) in English and Arabic required. 

Evaluation Criteria:

UN Women applies a fair and transparent selection process that takes into account both the technical qualification of potential consultants as well as the financial proposals submitted in support of consultant applications. Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology:

Cumulative analysis: When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

Responsive/compliant/acceptable;

Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

Technical Criteria weight: 70%

Financial Criteria weight: 30%

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Criteria Weight Technical: 70%:

  • Criteria: Master’s degree or equivalent in statistics, economics, social sciences, population studies, human rights, gender/women's studies, international development, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree; (10%)
  • Criteria: At least 5 years of technical experience in gender statistics in the context of a National Statistical System; (15%)
  • Criteria: Knowledge about gender-related issues in Egypt; (15%)
  • Criteria: Good knowledge of international standards and strong understanding of the Egyptian legal framework related to gender statistics; (15%)
  • Criteria: Proven experience in conducting needs assessment and/or capacity assessment on existing data, statistical capacity, and/or Monitoring and Evaluation system from a gender perspective; (15%)

Financial: Lowest financial proposal: 30%.

Contract will be awarded to the technically qualified consultant who obtains the highest combined score (financial and technical). The points for the Financial Proposal will be allocated as per the following formula:

(Lowest Bid Offered*)/ (Bid of the Consultant) x 30*"Lowest Bid Offered" refers to the lowest price offered by candidate scoring at least 49 points in technical evaluation.

Applications Individual Consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

  • Personal CV;
  • UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
  • Education certificate
  • 3 References indicated in the P11 with permanent e-mail and phone contact.
  • Health certificate valid for consultants whose assignment is longer than 3 months
  • Financial offer which must include the monthly rate and as a lumpsum inclusive of all travel and any other related expenses.

Please note: All documents have to be uploaded in 1 single file.

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.
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