Team Leader and Member (UN Women)

Background

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the empowerment of Women (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 Vietnam is looking for a national research team on gender, international convention and treaty reviews to develop “A report on reviewing and evaluating alignment of the Gender Equality Law with international conventions and treaties; international commitments; basic international labor standards to which Viet Nam participates and proposes amendments to the Gender Equality Law”.

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Job Details

Job Title: A national research team on gender, international convention and treaty reviews (01 team leader and 01 team member)

Contract Duration: August 2023 – January 2024

Duty Station: ☒ Remote (Home-based) ☐ Presential (Office-based) Ha Noi, Viet Nam (with mission travel as required)

Supervision: UN Women Programme Specialist

Application Deadline: 13/8/2023

Responsibilities

📌Team Leader

Develop a detailed research outline to conduct the report

Consolidate a list of documents consisting of international conventions, treaties, international commitments; basic international labor standards to which Viet Nam participates. The content of the review must closely follow the field of gender equality and the provisions of the GEL as well as other relevant contents in service of researching and proposing amendments to the GEL. The content selected for review must be agreed between the Legal Department, the Gender Equality Department, UN Women and the expert.

Collect comments and inputs from key government ministries and the National Assembly on the report

Participate in a workshop organized by UN Women in collaboration with the MOLISA to present and comment on the results of the research report (in 02 regions, each workshop is expected to be 01 day),...

📌Team Member

Provide inputs to the research outline

Conduct meetings (online or offline) with key informants from key ministries and the National Assembly to get comments/inputs to the report. (at least 5 key informants)

Get written comments from representatives of key ministries and the National Assembly on the report.

Participate in a workshop organized by UN Women in collaboration with the MOLISA to present and comment on the results of the research report (in 02 regions, each workshop is expected to be 01 day).

Requirements

📌 Team Leader

Education

Master’s degree in Law, Political Science, International Relations, Human Rights, Development Studies, Gender studies or other related areas.

Professional Experience

At least 10 years of working experience on international frameworks for gender equality and demonstrated expertise on international conventions and commitments and the global agenda on gender equality

Demonstrated to having good record of facilitating a research team in writing reports, advocacy and information sharing with stakeholders on international mechanisms

Having experience in engaging with both government and other national stakeholders to strengthen legal frameworks on gender equality. Prior working experience in this area in Viet Nam will be considered as an advantage.

Evidence of producing high-quality written reports on gender equality and women’s empowermen

Language requirement

Good command of oral and written English

📌Team Member

Education

Master’s degree in Law, Political Science, International Relations, Human Rights, Gender studies or other related areas.

Professional Experience

At least 8 years of working experience on international frameworks for gender equality and demonstrated expertise on international conventions and commitments and the global agenda on gender equality

Having strong experience in gender equality and empowerment of women issues in Viet Nam

Having experience in engaging with both government and other national stakeholders to strengthen legal frameworks on gender equality

Demonstrated experience in writing reports analyzing and evaluating international mechanisms

Language requirement:

Good command of oral and written English

Core Values and Competencies

In addition to requirements and qualifications, it is important that the consultant shares the core values and core competencies of the organization.

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

How to Apply

Please see the attached TOR for more details.

Complete applications should be sent to hr.vietnam@unwomen.org with title [TOR-VNM-2023-017-Full Name of team leader & team member].

Deadline: 13 August 2023