• Country: Kyiv, Ukraine
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNWOMEN
• Gender: Both
• Deadline: 2024-02-12

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the UN Women Representative and direct supervision by the Programme Specialist/Project Manager, the National Consultant will provide expert support to the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine (MoSP) with legal expertise and gender and human rights mainstreaming to the legislation and policy framework. The assignment will include but not be limited to the following tasks:

1. Provide expert support to the Ministry of Social Policy in consultations with the UN Women Office in Ukraine to monitor legislation and draft legal acts in all areas related to ensuring the principle of equal rights and opportunities for women and men according to the national and international GEWE commitments of Ukraine, including, but not limited to CEDAW, UN SCR 1325, EPIC, Istanbul Convention, as well as EU acquis.
2. Prepare analytical conclusions and recommendations for amendments to draft legal acts and current legislation of Ukraine in order to ensure the principle of equal rights and opportunities for women and men and to prevent the adoption of legal acts whose provisions do not comply with the principle of equal rights and opportunities for women and men.
3. In coordination with the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine and the UN Women Office in Ukraine, organize and facilitate multi-stakeholders’ consultations, including government, parliament, CSOs and development partners, to validate the proposed amendment to the legal and policy framework.
4. In coordination with the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine and the UN Women Office in Ukraine, organize and facilitate advocacy activities on draft laws developed in accordance with the principles of equal rights and opportunities for women and men.
5. In coordination with the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine and the UN Women Office in Ukraine, organize training to develop the capacity of all relevant stakeholders at the national and local levels to analyze and develop legal and policy framework in compliance of the legal and policy framework with the principle of equal rights and opportunities for women and men in legislation.

Assignment Deliverables:

*All reports should be submitted in English language and include the full set of supporting documents, such as analytical briefs, meeting notes, concept notes and agendas, handouts and lists of participants, etc. The supporting documents can be submitted in Ukrainian.

Inputs

• UN Women will provide the Consultant with background materials related to the assignment.
• The consultant is expected to work using her/his own computer.

Performance evaluation:

• Contractor’s performance will be evaluated against such criteria as: timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, efficiency, accuracy, and quality of the products delivered. The evaluation will be carried out and cleared by the hiring manager which will also be the basis for payment on a delivery by delivery basis to the consultant.

Financial arrangements:  

• Payment will be disbursed in three installments upon receipt of the deliverables (as per above matrix) and their certification by UN Women Programme Specialist that the services have been satisfactorily performed.

Competencies

Core Values

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Competencies

Core Competencies

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

Required Skills and Experience

Qualifications Education:

• Advanced (Masters) degree in law, gender studies or similar.

Experience:

• At least 2 years of relevant experience in the area of gender equality and women’s empowerment;
• Proven experience on gender analysis of national legislation and policy documents;
• Proven experience with providing expert advice on improvement of national legislation and policy framework on gender equality and women’s empowerment;
• Proven knowledge of international practices and instruments on the protection of human rights/women’s rights;
• Previous professional experience with development agencies and the United Nations would be considered an asset.

Languages and other skills:

• Fluency in verbal and written English and Ukrainian is required.

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