Vacancy Announcement- Internal/External: Consultant for evaluation study on women’s political, decision-making and conflict resolution and mediation

Vacancy#: UNIOGBIS/NC-005/2017; Deadline: 5 October, 2017

Post Title: Consultant for evaluation study on women’s political, decision-making and conflict resolution and mediation. Level: National Consultant
Organizational Unit: Gender Affairs Section (GAS); Location: Bissau; Duration: 2 months
UNIOGBIS invites candidates for the position highlighted above.  Interested candidates are requested to submit the complete application (P.11 or Curriculum Vitae (CV), one-page motivation letter outlining how their experience, skills, qualifications and professional networks fit with the required deliverables, copies of Birth Certificate or National Identity Card/National Passport, academic diploma/certificate and employment letters from previous employers, to UNIOGBIS Human Resources Section. Please note that you can also apply by email to uniogbis-recruitment@un.org .Kindly note that upon receipt of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Summary of Position:
The Consultant will conduct an evaluation study on women’s political, decision-making levels including conflict resolution and mediation.
The study is to highlight effective best practices, gaps and recommendation on way forward. Despite many global and regional commitments and initiatives, the number of women’s participation in all areas is still lacking. Women still face discrimination dues to the patriarchal nature in this part of the world. It is therefore imperative 5 years since the last study was conducted in Guinea Bissau on women’s political participation, several mechanisms and tools including capacity building lobbying at state level, through declarations such as the Canchungo declaration to ameliorate women’s participation. A stocktaking is undertaken to measure progress as well as identify gaps and key impediments into the slow process of women’s participation. Best practices will also be recorded with a possibility for replication as well as inform policy. The study in addition will be used for lobbying as advocacy for the passing of the quota law for women, lobbying political parties including voluntary quotas for women within political parties, government institutions and others, as well as inform policy.

• The study will include successful strategies, as well as demonstrate gaps and make meaning recommendations.
• The study will include women’s political participation, party legislation that promotes the participation of women.
• The study will seek to review modalities of women’s engagement in the short, medium and long term.
• Women’s inclusion in conflict resolution and mediation in formal and non-formal.
• Available support structures for mediation
• Identify number of women civil society with consultative access to negotiation or mediation.
• Platforms available for resolving conflicts and are gender inclusive
• Women’s participation at decision making levels both form and non-informal
• Methodologies and activities in use to increase women’s’ participation Presence of women’s in political parties at leadership levels, and ability to participate in an election.
• Identify how they are resourced

Education and qualification:
Master’s degree or equivalent in social studies, law, gender. Demonstrated experience in women’s political participation, conflict resolution and mediation. 5 years’ experience in the area of women peace and security.
Language:
Fluency in Portuguese and English(spoken and written) is required.
Preference will be given to equally qualified women candidates. Completed detailed applications documentation as specified above referring to Vacancy#: UNIOGBIS/NC-005/2017 should be forwarded to the attention of: Human Resources Section (HRS), UNIOGBIS Headquarters, Bairro Penha, C.P. 222 – Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.