Location: Remote, reporting to UNFPA Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office in Turkey
Background & Scope of Work:
UNFPA has been promoting and supporting the implementation of family-friendly policies in the private sector and the national legal framework, as a means to support women to fulfill their career and fertility aspirations. To that end, UNFPA has been implementing two pilot projects, the Parentsmart Employers’ project in Belarus, and the Expanding Choices project in Albania, Kosovo and Moldova.
With support from the Austrian Development Agency, UNFPA is implementing Expanding Choices, a three-year programme which focuses on gender-responsive family friendly policies through private sector and government engagement in Kosovo, Moldova and Albania. Specifically, the programme works towards the following four outcomes:
1. Targeted governments, private sector actors and CSOs at regional and country/territory levels have increased knowledge, evidence and tools on gender-responsive family policies so that good practices can be replicated in government and private sector activities.
2. The private sector has improved understanding of the value of gender-responsive family policies, the link to gender equality and business outcomes. Champion companies in each focus country commit to/start implementing gender-responsive family policies and actions.
3. An increasingly supportive enabling environment for gender equality and gender-responsive family practices through public campaigns, communications and engagement with business associations.
4. Improved understanding and commitment to gender-responsive family policies by Governments.
Governments and the private sector are increasingly looking at how to provide family friendly policies and initiatives to support people in balancing their work and life responsibilities and to help redistribute the share of unpaid care work more equally. However, family structures and formations are evolving, and family friendly policies and initiatives are not always adapting quickly enough to these changes. It is against this background that UNFPA is seeking to engage the services of a consultant to develop a technical brief on how to mainstream diversity and intersectional issues within family-friendly workplaces initiatives.
The technical brief will consist of two parts:
(1) Overview/analysis of the trends and practices in family formation, family relationships and roles and the care and domestic work practices in the 3 countries; and
(2) Develop recommendations to adapt or design the current family-friendly workplaces practices in the private sector in the region to create more inclusive family friendly initiatives that are adapted to people’s changing family, care and life circumstances. The technical brief should cover the eastern Europe and central Asian region, with a focus on the three Expanding Choices countries (Albania, Kosovo and Moldova).
The Consultant is expected to deliver the following deliverables, which are to be produced and submitted to UNFPA EECARO in electronic format within the timeframe of this assignment:
Methodology and workplan – by November 15th (15 work days)
Overview/analysis – by January 15th (8 work days)
Practical models – by February 28th ( 7 work days)
The Consultant works in narrating and ensuring the quality of texts (structure, coherence of content, syntax, style, presentation) and will be responsible for editing of the document with a view to ensure clarity and continuity of the narration, internal consistency, including terminological accuracy, as well as general readability and accessibility to broad users.
Requirements:
Education
Master’s Degree in Economics, International Development, Gender Studies, Social Studies or related field
Experience
Minimum of 10 years of relevant academic and research experience related to family policy, social policy and welfare, gender equality, economics, or related fields;
A strong publication record relating to the above themes and proven experience of development of technical brief, context analysis;
Excellent writing and analytical skills and ability to convey complex ideas simply and cogently; Cultural and gender sensitivity;
Previous experience in delivering similar assignments;
Experience of work with the UN is an asset;
Experience of working in the region is an asset;
Language Requirement – Excellent spoken and written skills in English. Knowledge of Albanian, Romanian or Russian is an asset;
Corporate Competencies- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards; Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability; Treats all people fairly without favoritism.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates must submit their applications, including a CV and one-page cover letter, in an e-mail to [email protected] with “Application – What Works Diversity” in the subject line by closing date. Due to the volume of applications, only short-listed applicants will be notified.
Disclaimer: UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Fraudulent notices, letters or offers may be submitted to the UNFPA fraud hotline http://www.unfpa.org/help/hotline.cfm UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, Embracing diversity in all its forms, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities for all including persons with disabilities.
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