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In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization’s goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda,...
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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action globally. UN Women uses its convening power to bring together partners such as civil society and the private sector to address a wide range of dimensions of women’s economic empowerment in a holistic, coherent and coordinated manner drawing on its own expertise in the areas of economic empowerment including women's access to decent work, redistribution of unpaid care work, gender and macroeconomic growth and social protection.
In 2017, UN Women embarked on developing an “All Africa Strategy”, to improve coordination, promote synergy and prioritize its activities for maximum impact, thereby increasing efficiency of the organization’s resources in the region. The strategy tackles the most compelling issues affecting women and girls on the continent and positions UN Women for effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa. The strategy aligns to the African Union’s agenda 2063, (“The Africa we want”) and emphasizes the principle of leaving no one behind but reaching the furthest first in an effort to acghieve the SDGs. To effectively and successfully implement this strategy and the UN women East and Southern Africa strategic note, UN Women is looking to establish strategic partnerships with relevant stakeholders in the region including the private sector.
The East and Southern Africa Region is hub to many multinational companies. UN Women would like to engage these companies at national and regional levels to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. The organization therefore seeks the services of an international consultant to conduct a study to map private sector organizations and provide recommendations on strategies to engage private sector companies for UN Women’s work in the region.
Duties And Responsibilities
The study which will cover 12 countries in the ESA region. Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Regional Director for UN Women East and Southern Africa (ESAR) and in close consultation with UN Women Country Offices, Partnership and thematic programme units, the consultant will support UN Women Regional Office to identify top 20 private sector institutions in ESAR; assess their value proposition as aligned to that of UN Women; their initiatives responding to Corporate Social Responsibility; and value chains with possible entry points for women. The study will improve UN Women’s knowledge and give recommendations on how to best engage the private sector for advancing GEWE.
Key Responsibilities
Expected Deliverables
Proposed Work Schedule
The duration of this assignment is for a period of 54 calendar days as outlined below.
Activity
Location
Estimated Time
Home-based
2 days
TBC
10 days
TBC
7 days
TBC
20 days
Home-based
5 days
Home-based
5 days
Home-based
5 days
Payment Schedule
20% on submission of a detailed work plan of the assignment and mapping tool;
50% on submission and acceptance of draft private sector engagement strategy;
30% on acceptance of final strategy document
Competencies
Core Values
Core Competencies
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
Education
Required Skills and Experience
Experience
Language Requirements
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