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.

UN Women Georgia Country Office (CO) Provides technical support to the state and non-state partners towards the achievement of substantive gender equality in Georgia. In line with national and international commitments, UN Women works on the levels of policies and legislation, institutions and grassroots, in order to achieve transformative results for increased gender equality and greater protection of the rights of women and girls. UN Women puts special emphasis on the work towards gender mainstreaming in good governance reforms and enhancing women’s political participation, ending violence against women, promoting and supporting women’s economic empowerment, and Women, Peace and Security agenda. Along with these key priority areas that constitute UN Women’s mandate, UN Women interventions in Georgia are anchored in the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) for the years 2021-2025 with the government of Georgia.

UN Women implements Results-Based Management (RBM) to ensure the totality of its work is driven by specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound Results, while ensuring the effective and efficient use of entrusted resources. Through RBM, UN Women demonstrates a commitment to uphold the highest levels of accountability and transparency in pursuing the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls (UN Women, PLANNING, MONITORING AND REPORTING POLICY, Effective date: 10 October, 2023. Review date: 9 October, 2027).

UN Women, PLANNING, MONITORING AND REPORTING POLICY defines Monitoring as a regular and systematic assessment of performance against planned Results. This includes systematic collection and analysis of information to allow an understanding of UN Women’s performance against the Strategic Plan (SP), Strategic Notes (SN) and Projects, and to take corrective actions, as required, to deliver desired Results. This Monitoring process is focused on a holistic, forward-looking reflection of the SNs and overall performance of the HQ Divisions/Independent Office, ROs and COs to promote agility, responsiveness and strategic foresight to improve implementation and inform future Planning. This enables UN Women to analyse and address potential risks, challenges and opportunities to implement forward-looking actions.

For the purposes of systematizing monitoring processes, including monitoring data collection, across UN Women Georgia CO, UN Women has decided to introduce a special monitoring software, low-code custom application – Zoho Creator (www.zoho.com/creator). This platform was identified after a market review of suitable technical solutions, consultations with FAO counterparts, and analysis of value for money and cost effectiveness. In 2023, UN Women started the development of tailored version of ZOHO Creator and transferred monitoring data from existing Excel-based monitoring tools into Zoho Creator for systematic and continuous monitoring of project data through this application. During this process various functionalities of ZOHO Creator were tested and established in compliance with UN Women monitoring & reporting needs. In 2024, UN Women plans to continue further development of ZOHO Creator custom application and introduce new functionalities and features. Importantly, UN Women plans to launch ZOHO Creator from the first quarter of 2024 in a pilot mode in close coordination with relevant partner organisations/Responsible Parties (RPs).

In order to accomplish the above task, UN Women intends to hire a national consultant to further support development of ZOHO Creator custom application in compliance with UN Women monitoring & reporting requirements.

The consultant will be reporting to Monitoring & Reporting Analyst, and will be supported by Administrative Assistant, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.

The consultant should provide reports to UN Women, describing works completed. The reporting format will be provided by UN Women. The reports should be submitted by 25th of each month worked.

Duties and Responsibilities

The national consultant will be responsible to:

• In close coordination with UN Women Georgia Country Office team, support further development of Zoho Creator and tailor the application to UN Women ongoing result-tracking needs, ensuring linkages between databases, monitoring information of different projects, where relevant;
• In close coordination with UN Women team, support finalization of the grassroots beneficiary database and development of the database for policy/institutional level beneficiaries;
• Develop Indicator Tracking Dashboards for UN Women Annual Reporting as well as separate projects;
• In close coordination with UN Women, perform monitoring data (capacity building activities, sub-partnerships, employment support, etc.) entry for ongoing projects to ensure that monitoring data from year 2023 through 2024 is reflected in the Zoho Creator;
• Conduct trainings for UN Women relevant partner organisations on using Zoho Creator in their daily result-tracking and monitoring work.

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy. No travel will be required.

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:

https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Technical credibility in monitoring/data management
• Research
• Business planning
• Risk management
• Commitment to continuous improvement

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, humanities or a related field is required.

• A first-level university degree in combination with four additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least two years of progressively responsible work experience in monitoring, reporting and/or evaluation.
• Experience in data monitoring using low-code custom applications (Zoho Creator or similar application) is required.
• Experience in development of tailored low-code custom applications (Zoho Creator or similar application) is required.
• Experience of work specifically with Zoho Creator would be an asset.
• Experience of work with UN agencies in Georgia would be an asset.

Languages:

• Fluency in English and Georgian is required.

How to Apply:

Personal CV or P11 (P11 can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc )

How to Submit the Application:

• Download and complete the UN Women Personal History Form (P11) – https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process
• Merge your UN Women Personal History Form (P11), CV and Motivation Letter into a single file. The system does not allow for more than one attachment to be uploaded;
• Click on the Job Title (job vacancy announcement);
• Click ‘Apply Now’ button, fill in necessary information on the first page, and then click ‘Submit Application’;
• Upload your application/single file as indicated above with the merged documents (underlined above);
• You will receive an automatic response to your email confirming receipt of your application by the system.

Notes:

• UN Women retains the right to contact references directly. Due to the large numbers of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.).