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Background/Context
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, the UN Women leads and coordinates the United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world.
The work of UN Women in Moldova is guided by its , aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Moldova (2023-2027), , National Programs and Strategies and aims to contribute to the gender-responsive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Strategic Note focuses on four main areas: 1) Ending Violence against Women; 2) Women’s Leadership and Governance; 3) Women’s Economic empowerment and 4) Humanitarian and Peace development nexus and UN Coordination on Gender equality.
Based on the European Commission Implementing Decision on the Annual Action Plan in favour of the Republic of Moldova for 2022 , UN Women Moldova CO is implementing a four-year project (November 2023 – October 2027) under the name “Ending Violence, Expanding Livelihood Opportunities for Women and Accelerating Gender Governance in Moldova” (hereinafter EVOLVE4GE). The project is implemented in line with and in contribution to the of European Commission ” Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in External Action 2021–2025″, adopted in November 2020, and its which aim to accelerate progress on empowering women and girls, and safeguard gains made on gender equality during the 25 years since the adoption of . It will also support the Government to advance implementation of the gender equality commitments aligned with the EU candidacy status granted to the Republic of Moldova in June 2022.
The project builds on UN Women’s advocacy and past work in strengthening capacities for gender responsive governance, on the Country office best practices around women’s economic empowerment through business development and increased participation of women in sectors with high economic potential and high gender gap, as well as on lessons learned collected through the support provided to the Government in the development of integrated – survivor oriented – provision of assistance and establishment of specialist services for survivors of violence against women and girls.
The interventions will contribute directly to the implementation of the national priorities set the Government Programme on Gender Equality (2023-2027), The RoadMap for Economic Empowerment of Women, the National Programme on Ending Violence against Women (2023-2027), as well as to the gender responsive provisions of the (2023-2030) and Public Administration (2023-2030).
The project, initiated in November 2023, and is funded from the European Union. Its overarching goal revolves around the following outcome: By 2027, women and girls actively contribute to and reap the rewards of enhanced gender-responsive policies, customized economic empowerment initiatives, and easily accessible quality essential services.
One of the anticipated results of the EVOLVE4GE project is the enhancement of the capacity of both Central and Local Government authorities to design and implement gender-responsive policies. To achieve this, the project aims to strengthen the capacity of central and local Gender Equality Mechanisms (GEMs); offer customized assistance to the Ministry of Finance and other central budget users to integrate gender considerations into public finance management; build the capacity of public oversight institutions to incorporate gender perspectives into oversight and audit practices; and by providing comprehensive support to Local Public Administration for piloting gender-responsive budgets.
In this framework, UN Women within EVOLVE4GE project seeks to contract a consultant (here and after “The Consultant”) to entail provision of multi-faceted, expertise to state institutions including but not limited to Ministry of Finance (MoF), Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (MLSP), Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalisation (MEDD) and other sectoral ministries to enable institutionalized introduction of GRB in Moldova, and recommendations from the – and in line with the newly adopted and SDG indicator 5.c.1.
Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work
More specifically, the consultant will be responsible for the following tasks, including but not limited to:
Deliverable | Expected completion time (due day) |
Detailed outline – work plan for the assignment. | April 18, 2024 |
Draft a set of actionable recommendations for the revision of policy, legislative, and operational documents, including budget instructions and circulars, to integrate gender considerations. | May 1, 2024 |
Set of guidelines and procedures for integrating GRB into the PFM system. | June 1, 2024 |
GRB progress reports using consolidated gender budgeting documentation (plans and performance reports) to identify alignment with National Gender policies | July 30, 2024 |
Detailed methodology for the implementation of GRB tailored specifically for Budget Users. | August 29, 2024 |
Training curriculum for budget users, encompassing presentations, agendas, handouts, pre- and post-evaluation materials, and a post-training report. | September 15, 2024 |
At least one budgetary programme as part of mentoring support offered to MoF or another ministry in applying GRB | November 20, 2024 |
Final report with specific information on the results achieved, challenges and opportunities | December 1, 2024 |
Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel
This is a home-based consultancy, with the possibility of traveling to Moldova.
Core Values:
Core Competencies:
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Functional Competencies:
Knowledge Management and Learning
Leadership and Self-Management
Work in teams:
Education and Certification:
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APPLICATION PROCESS AND SUBMISSION PACKAGE Interested candidates must submit via online submission system the following documents/ information to demonstrate their qualification:
Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment. Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted. In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment. The United Nations in Moldova is committed to workforce diversity. Women, persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, as well as refugees and other non-citizens legally entitled to work in the Republic of Moldova, are particularly encouraged to apply. |
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