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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, 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 throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
HeForShe is UN Women’s global campaign to engage men and boys as advocates and agents of change for the achievement of gender equality and women’s rights. The campaign provides a systematic approach and targeted platform where a global audience can engage and become change agents for the achievement of gender equality. The campaign encourages an innovative, inclusive approach that mobilizes people both men and women as advocates, and acknowledges the ways that we all benefit from this equality.
UNDP in Partnership with UN Women Tanzania under the UNDP led Legislative Support Project (LSP) II 2017-2021 will provide support to the National Assembly to enhance its effectiveness, transparency and inclusiveness in fulfilling its Constitutional mandate and operating in accordance with international good practices for democratically functioning parliaments, through among others ensuring that gender is mainstreamed in all functions of the National Assembly. If the National Assembly is to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and in particular on Goal 5 on gender equality and Goal 16 relating to good governance and strong institutions, it must embody women’s rights and gender equality and lead by example.
The National Assembly is committed to respond to the needs and interests of both men and women in its own structures, operations, methods and in its core legislative and oversight functions. To ensure gender is mainstreamed in the National Assembly, UN Women Tanzania will support a process of designing HeForShe Advocacy Strategy 2017-2020. The HeForShe Advocacy Strategy will assist to promote male MPs as champions and Change Agents for gender equality in and outside the National Assembly. This will be followed by an implementation plan for the HeForShe Advocacy Strategy and the development of tailored gender training modules for the HeForShe Champions to facilitate implementation.
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Duties and Responsibilities | |
Under the overall guidance of the UN Women Head of Leadership, Political Participation and Governance and the Clerk of the National Assembly, the National Consultant will work closely with the LSP II implementation team to achieve the below objectives:
Key Deliverables
Gender training programme and materials with a focus on the implementation of the HeForShe Advocacy Strategy
Implementation timeframe
The consultancy shall be undertaken over a period of 30 days that will start running from the date of signing the consultancy agreement.
The consultant is expected to develop and submit monthly reports as per the agreed terms of reference.
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Competencies | |
Corporate Competencies:
Functional Competencies:
Behavioral Competencies:
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Required Skills and Experience | |
A. Academic Qualifications:
Master’s degree in communications and public relations, Social Sciences, Gender/Women’s Studies, Political Science or any other relevant field
B. Experience:
At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in the field of gender equality, women’s rights, advocacy, communications and media;
At least 5 years of proven experience in organizing, facilitating and conducting seminars, trainings and round tables with state institutions/agencies/organizations, on gender related issues for members of parliament;
Proven experience of social mobilization and advocacy campaign development and implementation;
Demonstrated capacity to design and implement a multimedia and face-to-face campaign;
Good analytical and communication skills, including presentation and facilitation skills with a high level of proficiency in both written and oral English;
Excellent domain of Swahili is required.
Submission of application & criteria for selection
Interested national consultant need to submit the following documentation in support of their application:
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UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
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