National Gender & Community Consultant

Overview :

UNDP is looking for 01 National Gender & Community Consultant to support ISEE-COVID Project Implementation.

The ISEE COVID project aims to enhance the resilience of social impact businesses (SIBs) in Viet Nam and contribute to reducing the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable groups, especially women and girls. The ISEE COVID project has two primary objectives: (i) improving the effectiveness of SIBs, especially those led by women and vulnerable groups, to address the social and gendered impacts of COVID-19 and to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs; and (ii) strengthening the regulatory environment for SIBs to be more gender-responsive, inclusive and transparent, thereby supporting the resilience of SIBs to COVID-19 impact, with a particular focus on SIBs that are led by women and other vulnerable groups.

As a project funded by the Government of Canada, the project will follow both the guidelines of Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) and the UN system-wide Action Plan on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (GEWE), including adopting the gender markers system to monitor the project’s impact on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

In implementing the project, gender equality and empowerment of women and girls are mainstreamed throughout the outputs. Gender equality is integrated as a cross-cutting issue by the rationale, activities, indicators, and budget associated with each output. Each result promotes gender equality in a significant and consistent way.

Under the guidance and direct support to the Programme Analyst/Project Manager, UNDP Gender expert, in collaboration with Project Associate, other UNDP staff in the Country Office, project teams, and relevant GOVN staff, the Gender & Community Consultant is expected to provide technical inputs on Gender aspect for all project activities, and support on the implementation of the ISEE-COVID project, including Community Building, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Operation.

Overall, the consultant is expected to provide support to the ISEE-COVID project in the following areas of work:

Enhance the mainstreaming of gender equality and empowerment, ensuring that the project results align with Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) and GEWE
Build and maintain SIB’ stakeholder’s community including SIBs, SIB supporting agencies, and policymakers
Organize project events and operating activities, including monitoring and evaluation

Expertise And Qualifications:

Specific task off the consultant will be described in the TOR.
Minimum Bachelor's degree or higher in Social Sciences, Sustainability, Economics, Public Policy, with specialization in gender issues
A minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in providing policy research/advisory/advocacy services in the area of gender equality and/or supporting the SIB. Sound knowledge of the major development issues regarding gender issues in Viet Nam;
Proven track record of partnership building
Hands-on experience monitoring and evaluation of development projects from gender angle;
Experience in supporting social impact businesses, women-led businesses are advantages.
Excellent ability to use essential computer software (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) is required.
Previous experience and knowledge of UN/UNDP procedures are advantages.

* Language Requirement: Fluent English and Vietnamese are required — the deliverables must be presented in either or both languages according to the audience.

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The selection will be on a competitive basis and will comply with UNDP procurement regulations.

Interested offerors are invited to submit Letter of Interest and Availability, CVs financial proposals and other documents following guidance in the Procurement Notice to:

Procurement Unit

UNDP Viet Nam

304 Kim Ma, Ha Noi, Viet Nam

Direct: (+84 24) 38500283

Email: nguyen.ngoc.phuong@undp.org

with notification by email (without attachment) to: procurement.vn@undp.org that the bidder has submitted proposal.

UNDP will not be responsible for the missing of proposal if the bidder does not send notification email to above address.

Deadline for submission: 23.59hrs., 27 March 2022 (Ha Noi time).

We look forward to receiving your proposal by the above deadline.

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