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International Consultant for Processing/reprocessing existing data to generate gender statistics under the “Making Every Woman and Girl Count Bangladesh” Project

Home Based - May require travel

  • Organization: UNWOMEN - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
  • Location: Home Based - May require travel
  • Grade: Consultancy - International Consultant - Internationally recruited Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Statistics
    • Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
    • Information Technology and Computer Science
    • Children's rights (health and protection)
    • Project and Programme Management
    • Food Security, Livestock and Livelihoods
  • Closing Date: Closed

Background

To support member states in implementing the 2030 Agenda, the UN Women’s Flagship Programme Initiative, “Making Every Woman and Girl Count (MEWGC)” 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.  Building on existing initiatives, introducing needed innovations and developing new systems, where appropriate, the MEWGC will address systemic reasons for the gaps in the availability of data needed for generating gender statistics and related indicators.  Thus, the initiative will focus its support towards achieving the following interrelated outcomes:

  • Outcome 1: Promoting an enabling environment by putting in place a supportive and well-coordinated policy environment to ensure gender-responsive localization and effective monitoring of the SDGs;
  • Outcome 2: Increasing data production by removing technical barriers and constraints to ensure that quality, comparable and regular gender statistics are produced to monitor the implementation of national policies and meet reporting commitments under the SDGs, CEDAW and the BPfA; and
  • Outcome 3: Improving data accessibility and use by ensuring that the data produced are widely available and the capacities of different players to understand, analyze and use them to inform advocacy, research, policies and programs and to monitor progress on the SDGs are enhanced.

Since inception of FPI in 2016, UN Women has been working closely with around 12 “pathfinder countries” where country level projects are being developed. These projects will advance specific elements of the MEWGC, depending on national circumstances, policy priorities, statistical capacities and available financial resources, and will be used to demonstrate the specific approaches that work in particular contexts. The pathfinder countries, selected through a rigorous and independent process  applying criteria that included their commitment to women’s and girls’ rights and to high statistical standards, country-level demand including demonstrable need and institutional commitment to improve gender statistics, and motivation to be part of a global and inclusive learning process on gender statistics, will be supported to improve the production and use of gender statistics in all areas of the SDGs and other national policy priorities.      

Bangladesh was selected as one of the pathfinder countries on the strength of the following: “Demonstrate[s] strong commitment to gender statistics; collection of gender statistics is a national priority; and National Statistical Office (NSO) to include gender cell; with strong technical capacity and political will.”

Making Every Bangladeshi Woman and Girl Count (MEWGC-BGD)

Bangladesh’s strong commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment is enshrined in the Constitution. Bangladesh has enacted 31 related acts and 24 policies and plans between 2009 – 2014 to promote the gender agenda. National commitments are aligned with at least 17 international rights-based conventions and declarations—foremost of which are the CEDAW and the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, and the Declaration on the Right to Development. The country is also a signatory to the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA). Among others, the latest commitment is the completion of the 8th CEDAW Periodic Report. The Report highlights the various needs and uses for gender statistics in establishing compliance and alludes to the issue of lack of gender data and statistics.

The country assessment on the status of gender statistics in Bangladesh has been carried out from February to May 2018 by UN Women Bangladesh and Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) to provide some answers to the key question: “How far” (or close) is the state of gender statistics in Bangladesh to the desired three outcomes of the MEWGC?”  The assessment highlights the challenges faced by Bangladesh in the following three distinct but inter-related categories: (i) weak legal, policy and institutional framework for quality gender statistics; (ii) inadequate technical capacity in effective and efficient production of data; and (iii) limited data dissemination and communication capacities of national statistical systems (NSS) and limited ability of governments and other stakeholders to utilize and advocate for gender statistics to inform decisions, policy research, advocacy, policies and programmes.  

Duties and Responsibilities

Objectives and Scope of Work

UN Women is seeking the services of an International Consultant to provide guidance and expertise for the activities related to Outcome 2 of the MEWGC-BDG project. The corresponding activities envisage preparation and sharing of methodologies to reprocess existing data sources with the purpose of generating gender-specific disaggregated indicators.

In particular, the following key components of work are expected from the Consultant:

  1. Assess the existing gender-related data collected by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) to identify gaps and determine which gender-specific indicators are missing in current tabulations and can be produced with the existing data, in line with international standards and methodologies;
  2. Based on the aforementioned assessment, prepare a report on processing/reprocessing data with the objective of obtaining new gender-specific indicators, detailing methodologies of calculation, optimal tabulation formats and presentation tools;
  3.  Conduct training for BBS officials based on the final report (Component 2) in order to present findings and methodological approaches to production of new gender-specific indicators.

Deliverables

The following deliverables are envisaged for this consultancy services, in accordance with the expected number of workdays and tentative timelines indicated below:

  1.  Individual work plan (to be delivered at the start of the assignment);
  2. Assessment Report comprising Component 1 from Scope of Work (to be delivered within 30 days after starting the assignment);
  3. Final Report (Component 2 from Scope of Work, to be delivered no later than December 2019);
  4. Training plan and training materials for BBS officials incorporating findings from the Final report on production of statistical indicators (Component 3 from Scope of Work, to be delivered no later than December 2019).

Competencies

Core competencies:

  • Communication – Facilitates and encourages open and effective communication;
  • Team Work – Demonstrates ability to work with the government and Civil Society Organizations, effective working relations with people of different backgrounds;
  • Accountability – Takes ownership of all responsibilities and deliver outputs in accordance with agreed time, costs and quality standards.

Functional Competencies:

  • Ability to conduct qualitative and quantitative research, reviews, mapping and studies independently;
  • Strong skills and experiences in communicating and presenting evidences and ideas for policy and programmatic interventions.
  • Consistent approach of work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
  • Demonstrates openness to ideas and ability to manage complexities of the situations.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

  • Master’s Degree or higher in statistics, economics, sociology, or other adjacent fields.

Experiences:

  • At least 7 years of working experience in the area of gender statistics;
  • Demonstrated capacity to undertake methodological work pertaining to calculation of statistical indicators, particularly in the field of gender statistics;
  • Experience in working with national statistical offices in the area of official statistics;
  • Strong presentational skills and experience in conducting trainings on explaining complex statistical concepts.

Language

  • Excellent writing and editing skills, as well as strong analytical aptitude, communication and presentation skills in English.

Interested Individual Consultants will submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications.Proposal:To be included as part of the proposal:

  •  Cover letter, to include: (i) a brief overview about which of your previous experiences makes you the most suitable candidate for the advertised position; and (ii) a brief methodology on how you will approach and conduct the work;
  • Financial Proposal: Potential candidates are requested to kindly submit along with the cover letter outlining relevant experience, the CV, daily rate, cost of at least 2 travels to Bangladesh; travel costs will be based on UN Women travel policy;
  •  P11: including past experience in similar assignments; can be downloaded at http://www.unwomen.org/

NOTE: Documents required before contract signing:

  • UN Personal History Form;
  • Full medical examination and Statement of Fitness to work and travel for consultants with travel involved. (This is not a requirement for RLA contracts);
  •  Security Certificate BSAFE: EN: https://agora.unicef.org/course/info.php?id=17891;
  •  Individual subscribers over 65 years of age are required to undergo a full medical examination including x-rays at their own cost and obtaining medical clearance from the UN Medical Director prior to taking up their assignment;
  •  Release letter in case the selected consultant is government official.

Only applications will all items mentioned above will be considered

Payments

Payments for this consultancy will be based on the achievement of deliverables and certification that each has been satisfactorily completed, at the end of the assignment Please use "International Consultant for Processing/reprocessing existing data to generate gender statistics under the “Making Every Woman and Girl Count Bangladesh” Project  " as the subject heading of your application.

All applications must include (as an attachment) the CV and the financial proposal. Applications without financial proposal will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment. “Personal History Form - P 11” can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employme

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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