National Consultant – Field Monitoring and Reporting in the Southern Border Provinces of Thailand - NGO Jobs UN EU Charity Nonprofit Academic Higher Ed Tenders

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Location : Home-based with travel to Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and Songkhla

Application Deadline : 14-Sep-21 (Midnight New York, USA)

Time left : 7d 1h 53m

Type of Contract : Individual Contract

Post Level : National Consultant

Languages Required :
English

Duration of Initial Contract : 6 months

Expected Duration of Assignment : 6 months

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.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women 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 centre of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates the efforts of the United Nations system to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. UN Women provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

In times of the global pandemic of the COVID-19, Many of women and girls deeply affected by the pandemic. Economic uncertainties due to lockdowns have left many women and men vulnerable to many forms of violence. Likewise, a rise in hate speech targeted at women further heightens women’s vulnerability. Civil society and women’s groups, who have been on the frontlines of preventing violent extremism and promoting social cohesion in their communities in Asia, have now mobilized to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to respond to the aftermath of lockdowns and related restrictions. With stretched capacity and limited financial support, they are still a lifeline in their communities but in dire need of support. These inherently regional problems of violent extremism, terrorism, as well as COVID-19 must consider a regional response, be gender-sensitive, and learn from best practices and lessons learned in a rapidly changing context.

Since the re-emergence of conflict in 2004, women and other marginalized groups in the southern border provinces of Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and some districts of Songkhla of Thailand have suffered the heaviest casualties. Women have been made widows and heads of households but are deprived of their opportunities to earn the necessary income and raise their young families in a secure environment. Those who became widows or have lost their sons in the violent incidents are struggling to gain access to justice in the judiciary process and to reintegrate themselves in the communities. The violent conflict does not only bring threats to personal safety, but also affects economic survival and the overall quality of life in the deep southern region. The impact of COVID-19 has proved to further reverse the limited progress that has been made on gender equality and women’s rights in the southern border provinces with social and economic consequences for women and girls. These include unemployment, increased unpaid care work, limited access to services such as education and health and increased risks of violence against women and girls.

UN Women Thailand in partnership with governments, civil society, research institutes and think tanks will implement the project “PEACEBUILDING IN A PANDEMIC: Empowering Women to Promote Social Cohesion and Prevent Terrorism and Violent Extremism in the Context of COVID-19 in South and Southeast Asia” (“Empowered Women Peaceful Communities- Asia”) in Thailand with the aim to empower women in the South Border provinces of Thailand to build resilient and peaceful communities and prevent extremist violence as well as to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. In realizing this goal, UN Women Thailand will focus on achieving the following two outputs: (i) Women have increased resources and capacity to lead efforts that build resilience and social cohesion in their communities, and (ii) Governments have increased access to the necessary gender expertise and women’s groups have increased capacities to influence the development of gender-sensitive policies to prevent and counter-terrorism, violent extremism and hate speech.

In this regard, UN Women is seeking for a national consultant to monitor and report the projects and activities implemented in the Southern Border provinces as follows:

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship skills in the Southern Border Provinces of Thailand.

Online Curriculum and Training of Trainers on Digital literacy and hate speech.

Digital literacy and hate speech training and Community Dialogues.

Women’s Participation in the Promotion of Social Cohesion and Women, Peace and Security.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Country Programme Coordinator for Thailand, the primary role of the Women, Peace and Security Field Coordinator includes:

Participate and monitor activities implemented under UN Women’s projects including Women’s Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship skills in the Southern Border Provinces of Thailand, Online Curriculum and Training of Trainers on Digital literacy and hate speech, Digital literacy and hate speech training and Community Dialogues, project on Women’s Participation in the Promotion of Social Cohesion and Women Pease and Security.

Prepare Monthly report the activity implementation.

Coordinate and maintain regular contact with women’s groups, civil society organizations, community/religious leaders and local government counterparts to ensure a smooth and effective partnership and cooperation.

Assist in facilitating and monitoring UN Women Thailand work in the southern border provinces.

Participate in meetings and activities in the Southern Border provinces as assigned.

Provide technical support to UN Women’s implementing partners.

Travel to communities at risk and prepare monthly field reports.

Expected deliverables and timelines

Tasks and Deliverables

Target Dates

1. Develop work plan on activity monitoring and partner coordination of Women’s Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship skills, Online Curriculum and Training of Trainers on Digital literacy and hate speech, digital literacy and hate speech training and Community Dialogues, and women’s participation in the Promotion of Social Cohesion and Women, Peace and Security.

Workplan with activity monitoring and partner coordination (English).

10 October 2021

2. Provide technical support on capacity building (Training of Trainers) on digital literacy and hate speech for women groups, women CSOs, young advocates.

Progress report of capacity building.

28 October 2021

3. Assist in facilitating and monitoring UN Women Thailand work on women’s Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship skills/ digital literacy training/Community dialogues/Social cohesion/Women, Peace and Security in the Southern Border Provinces of Thailand.

Field monitoring report with inputs for Q4 monitoring report.

25 November 2021

4. Monitor and document implementation progress on Women’s Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship skills/digital literacy training/community dialogues/Social cohesion/and Women, Peace and Security in the Southern Border Provinces of Thailand by relevant stakeholders.

Summary report of initiatives and implementation progress by relevant stakeholders.

24 December 2021

5. Assist in facilitating and monitoring UN Women Thailand work Women’s Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship skills/ digital literacy training/community dialogues/Social cohesion/Women, Peace and Security in the Southern Border Provinces of Thailand by relevant stakeholders.

Field monitoring report with inputs for Q1 monitoring report.

25 January 2022

6. Monitor and document implementation progress on Women’s Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship skills/ digital literacy training/community dialogues/Social cohesion/Women, Peace and Security in the Southern Border Provinces of Thailand by relevant stakeholders.

Summary report of initiatives and implementation progress by relevant stakeholders

26 February 2022

7. Document implementation progress on Women’s Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship skills/digital literacy training/community dialogues/Social cohesion/Women, Peace and Security in the Southern Border Provinces of Thailand by relevant stakeholders.

Summary report documenting achievements, lessons learned, challenges, and recommendations for future interventions.

15 March 2022

Supervision

The consultant will be supervised by Country Programme Coordinator for Thailand, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific who will be responsible for the quality assurance of the deliverables.

Contract period and work location

The time required for the consultancy is within the period from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 (6 months). For upcountry assignments, UN Women will be responsible for the accommodation and travel expenses for any cost incurred during the assignment period.

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

Functional Competencies:
Excellent analytical skills

Strong networking skills

Strong inter-personal skills, communicate effectively with staff at all levels of the organization

Ability to work in a highly pressured environment

Required Skills and Experience

Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, International Relations, Women Studies, Social Science, Economics, Business or other gender and development fields.

Experience:
Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience, with demonstrable expertise in programmatic reporting on thematic areas of Women’s Economic Empowerment, gender equality and entrepreneurship.

Familiarity with the Thai national context particularly Southern Border Provinces is considered as an asset.

Experience in program implementation and training related to gender equality and entrepreneurship is an advantage.

Experience in liaising and coordinating with national counterparts, local authorities and civil society organizations in the southern border provinces of Thailand.

Experience working with the UN Agencies or other international organizations is advantageous.

Language requirement:
Proficiency in English and Thai.

Evaluation

Applications will be evaluated based on the cumulative analysis:

Technical qualification (100 points); weight: (70%)

Financial proposal (100 points): weight (30%)

A two-stage procedure is utilized in evaluating the applications, with evaluation of the technical application being completed prior to any price proposal being compared. Only the price proposal of the candidates who passed the minimum technical score of 70% of the obtainable score of 100 points in the technical qualification evaluation will be evaluated.

Technical qualification evaluation criteria:
The total number of points allocated for the technical qualification component is 100. The technical qualification of the individual is evaluated based on following technical qualification evaluation criteria: Technical Evaluation Criteria

Obtainable Score

A) Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, International Relations, Women Studies, Social Science, Economics, Business or other gender and development fields.

15%

B) Experience and skills

Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience, with demonstrable expertise in programmatic reporting on thematic areas of Women’s Economic Empowerment, gender equality and entrepreneurship.

Familiarity with the Thai national context particularly Southern Border Provinces is considered as an asset.

Experience in program implementation and training related to gender equality and entrepreneurship is an advantage.

Experience in liaising and coordinating with national counterparts, local authorities and civil society organizations in the southern border provinces of Thailand.

Experience working with the UN Agencies or other international organizations is advantageous.

55%

C) Language and report writing skills

Proficiency in English and Thai.

30%

Total Obtainable Score

100%

Only the candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% of total points will be considered as technically qualified candidates who may be contacted for validation interviews.

Financial/Price Proposal evaluation:
Only the financial proposal of candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% score in the technical evaluation will be considered and evaluated.

The total number of points allocated for the price component is 100.

The maximum number of points will be allotted to the lowest price proposal that is opened/ evaluated and compared among those technically qualified candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% score in the technical evaluation. All other price proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price.

Submission of application

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit electronic application to [email protected], with cc to [email protected], not later than 14/09/2021.

Submission package includes:
Cover letter outlining relevant work experience and updated CV;

UN Women Personal History Form(P11);

Writing sample;

Financial proposal which shall specify a total lump sum amount, breaking down the daily professional fee, proposed number of working days for each deliverable. Please see the financial proposal template as below:

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Amount