International Consultant at UN Women

Scope of Work and Responsibilities

The scope of work will be:

1. Review relevant existing reports, analytical work and other existing knowledge on women and political participation in Somalia;
2. Aide the national consultant in developing key interview questions and aide the analysis of interview outcomes;
3. Summarize the existing knowledge and identify key challenges and new questions;
4. Suggest further areas and key questions for research.

Deliverables and Time Line

• A draft research paper on the findings of the desk study (15 December 2016);
• A final research paper on the State-of-the-Art knowledge on women’s political empowerment in Somalia, including recommendations of further analytical questions, ca. 30 pages (31 December 2017)

The selected consultant will be responsible to ensure close coordination with the local consultant, and with the UN Women Somalia Country Programme Manager and the Research Coordinator.

The consultancy will start 15 November 2016 and last until 31 December 2016. The contract will be a total of 20 working days.

Competencies

Integrity:

• Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism:

• Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge or the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Core Values and Ethics:

• Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and ability to work in a multi-national environment;
• Support the Organization’s corporate goals;
• Comply with UN WOMEN rules, regulations and code of conduct;
• Integrity.

Teamwork:

• Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;
• Build effective client relationships and partnerships;
• Interact with all levels of staff in the organization;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Build and share knowledge;
• Make valuable practice contributions.

Communicating and Information Sharing:

• Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication;
• Excellent oral and written skills;
• Listen actively and respond effectively.

Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:

• Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behaviour towards others.

Functional Competencies:

• Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position;
• Possess basic knowledge or organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks.

Required Skills and Experience

• Master degree in Social Science, Gender Studies, International Relations, Political Science or related field;
• Minimum 10 years of experience in collection and analysis of information within the relevant topic areas;
• In-depth familiarity with gender equality and women’s empowerment issues in Somalia;
• Excellent research, analytical and writing skills;
• Proven track record of publications on gender issues in Somalia;
• Experience as lead researcher in similar assignments;
• Full command of the English language.
• High level of proficiency in computer systems, internet navigation and various office applications.

Language Requirements

• Fluency in the English language required, with strong, confident command of both written and oral English.