National Consultant - Lead Trainer on Upcycling Practices for Green Business in Sustainable Art

Background

In support of the Arab Republic of Egypt’s Vision 2030 and the National Strategy for the Empowerment of Egyptian Women (NSEEW), the work of the UN Women Egypt Country Office (ECO) is grounded in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA). Under the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2023-2027), UN Women ECO implements its triple mandate of supporting normative standard-setting to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment, working with the Government of Egypt, civil society and the private sector on implementing international and national commitments and best practices, and strengthening UN system coordination in this regard. Since the early 1990s, UN Women ECO has consolidated its expertise, partnerships and investments around three main areas of work: women's leadership and system-wide support to advancing gender equality; women's economic empowerment; and eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls, including harmful practices.

Women’s economic empowerment is central to realizing women’s rights and gender equality. Women’s economic empowerment includes women’s ability to participate equally in existing markets; their access to and control over productive resources, access to decent work, control over their own time, lives and bodies; and increased voice, agency and meaningful participation in economic decision-making at all levels from the household to international institutions. Empowering women in the economy and closing gender gaps in the world of work are key to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 5, to achieve gender equality, and Goal 8, to promote full and productive employment and decent work for all; also Goal 1 on ending poverty, Goal 2 on food security, Goal 3 on ensuring health and Goal 10 on reducing inequalities.

To achieve the above, UN Women ECO utilized different strategies that includes supporting regional and global normative; drawing from global standards and practices; contributing to evidenced-based, nationally-led legislative reform and knowledge development; supporting all women’s access to skills, services, and networks; supporting platforms and partnerships for women’s enhanced voice and leadership, including young women, rural women and women living with disabilities; developing nationally specific innovative financing mechanisms and tools, including gender-responsive budgeting; and advancing nationally and community- owned change in the attitudes and behaviours which may limit the advancement of women and girls, with the close engagement of men and boys as champions.

As part of a broader UN partnership with NGOs in Egypt to advance the SDGs through creative arts, UN Women has agreed to support the World Art Forum for Development Foundation (WAFDF) in holding a training with creative arts students in upcycling as key business opportunities and as a means for advancing the SDGs and in particular gender equality and women’s empowerment. Specifically, UN Women Egypt Country Office will recruit a lead technical trainer to train creative art students in a 5-day workshop on upcycling and sustainable art practices including social business modeling. This training aims at inspiring young artists to start their own green businesses in art as a means of advancing sustainable development, while ensuring a gender-responsive approach within the training and its content.

Duties and Responsibilities

On behalf of the WAFDF NGO, UN Women has agreed to recruit a lead technical trainer who will, under the direct supervision of the UN Women Decent Work Programme Analyst and working WAFDF, will deliver:

Develop content and materials on green business in sustainable art, ensuring a strategic focus on the gender-related dimensions and impact of sustainable art. Based on content review by UN Women and WAFDF, revise and update the training materials.
Conduct a 5-day training (8 hours each) in Cairo for 25-30 participants[1] on introduction to social business[2], and plastic bag recycling in sustainable art, folding in a focus on gender equality and fostering the equal participation of young women and young men throughout.
Submit a summary report outlining the training findings, recommendations, pre-and-post training assessment to study the impact of the training.

Deliverables Timeline
Develop and deliver content and materials on green business practices in sustainable art, ensuring a strong gender equality focus and inclusion focus therein; finalize materials based on content review by UN Women and WAFDF. 3 Days
Conduct a 5-day training (8 hours each) in Cairo for 25-30 participants on introduction to social business, and plastic bag recycling in sustainable art, ensuring a gender-responsive approach. 5 Days
Submit a final report outlining the training findings, recommendations, pre-and-post training assessment to study the impact of the training, ensuring the gender-specific challenges and opportunities are well captured. 2 Days

Duration of the Assignment:

A total of 10 days equivalent time is estimated for this consultancy work.

[1] Participants will be selected by WAFDF in consultation with UN Women.

[2] Social business modeling is about building the skills of participants in terms of challenges they might face when starting a green business in sustainable art. The model will go through the phases of the business from design, product, solution, matchmaking.

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.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf (unwomen.org)

Functional Competencies

Experience in and understanding of gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Awareness of Egypt’s culture, social issues, social norms and values, gender equality and social inclusion.
Demonstrated analytical skills on issues related to gender, social, and economic aspects.
Strong analytical and innovative skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in applied arts, fine arts or related studies, is required.
Additional certification in gender studies and sustainable art is an asset.

Experience

At least 5 years’ experience in conducting similar trainings on green businesses and recycling is a must.
Demonstrated experience in social entrepreneurship and environmentally conscious business practices is required.
Demonstrated experience in the SDGs and the global and national gender equality and women’s empowerment commitments taken by Egypt, is required.
Experience working with the UN System, preferably in a similar assignment, is an asset.

Language Requirements

Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

Evaluation Criteria:

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology: Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for the financial evaluation.

Technical Weight Criteria: 70% (100 points)

Criteria 1: A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in applied arts, fine arts or related studies. (10 points)
Criteria 2: Additional certification in gender studies sustainable art. (5 points)
Criteria 3: 5 years’ previous experience in conducting similar training on green businesses and recycling. (35 points)
Criteria 4: Demonstrated experience in social entrepreneurship and environmentally conscious business practices is required, as is knowledge and experience on gender equality and women’s empowerment priorities for Egypt. (15 points)
Criteria 5: Experience working with the UN System, preferably in a similar assignment. (5 points)

Financial Proposal

Financial Weight Criteria: 30% (30 points) – Lowest Financial Daily Rate Proposal

The points for the Financial Proposal will be allocated as per the following formula:

Contract will be awarded to the technically qualified consultant who obtains the highest combined score (financial and technical);
The points for the Financial Proposal will be allocated as per the following formula: (Lowest Bid Offered*)/ (Bid of the Consultant) x 30;
'Lowest Bid Offered' refers to the lowest price offered by Offerors scoring at least 49 points in the technical evaluation.