National Project Coordinator Based at the Ministry of Social Solidarity

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, 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.

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 Egypt/UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2023-2027), UN Women 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 including support to women’s paid and unpaid care work; and eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls.

Worldwide trends reflecting the unequal burden of care work, as well as a mismatch of care needs and care services available (in both public and private sectors) and the impact this has on families and women’s economic and public participation are mirrored in Egypt. The recent UN Women report ‘The Role of the Care Economy in Promoting Gender Equality: Progress of Women in the Arab States 2020’ highlights that expanding decent jobs in the care economy sector are a major driver of private sector growth and women’s engagement in paid work. Between 2009–2017, private sector employment in Egypt grew faster in paid care sectors (education, health, and social work) than in the rest of the economy (at 13 compared to 1.8 per cent). Addressing gender imbalances in unpaid care work and investing in the paid care sector would increase women’s economic empowerment and reduce gender disparity in the Egyptian labour market, as women form a significant percentage of employees in the paid care sector.

The Government of Egypt prioritises supporting in the care economy as a means of supporting both the family and women’s overall economic empowerment. The Ministry of Social Solidarity (MoSS) is playing a crucial role in expanding the availability of care services nationwide.

UN Women is partnering with MoSS to strengthen investments in Egypt’s care economy, including assessing the cases and costing of strengthened care response, conducting a participatory assessment of the Working Women’s Service Centers(WWSCs) to determine the care services most needed in specific governorates and based on this, strengthening the WWSCs’ financial sustainability.. Through global and country level partnerships, these activities are supported by Global Affairs Canada, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, as well as the Swiss Development Cooperation in coordination with ILO.

As part of the above work, UN Women is seeking to hire a national consultant to provide technical support to MOSS in the day-to-day activities to ensure swift implementation of planned interventions.

Objective of the Assignment:

Under the overall supervision of the UN Women EVAW programme coordinator and the day-to-day oversight of the Assistant Minister for Social Protection for the Ministry of Social Solidarity, the national consultant will support MoSS in the planning and the implementation of the activities related to strengthen investments in the care economy. Based in MoSS, the consultant is expected to coordinate all field activities under the MoSS/UN Women partnership and provide the necessary logistical, administrative and programmatic support required for the implementation of the work.

Duties and Responsibilities

Based upon a MoSS/UN Women agreed-upon quarterly workplan:

Oversee the MoSS/UN Women joint support in developing the capacities of the Working Women’s Service Centers, in terms of supporting the work done to enhance the quality of products produced by the centers. In addition, provide the necessary support to enhance the capacities of the staff.
Support MoSS in extending social protection and development opportunities to women working in the care sector including but not limited to domestic workers, nurses, baby-sitters, etc;
Forge partnerships with different donor and private sector organizations towards achieving social protection and economic empowerment of vulnerable groups including informal sector workers, refugees, and vulnerable women.
Support the development of reports, research briefs, presentations, and technical documents related to gender equality and women’s empowerment as it relates to the care economy.
Support MoSS in the implementation of different projects and initiatives related to social protection, gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Ensuring quality implementation of activities and monitoring delivery as per the identified timeline and prepare required written reports.

Deliverables:

Monthly progress reports, according to UN Women template, detailing outcomes and assessment of all capacity building workshops, training of trainers, including success stories, challenges, and next steps.
Detailed quarterly reports to UN Women ECO on all capacity building activities related to the building capacities to increase investment in Egypt’s care economy project.

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: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Functional Competencies

Proficient in all areas of marketing, from copywriting to social media marketing. The marketing consultant is expected to define marketing strategies, identify the most appropriate message, and execute these strategies;
Ability to monitor outcomes, identify new markets, and position services and products effectively;
Advanced analytical and creative problem solving;
Familiarity with statistical analysis and indicators, especially gender related;
Capacities to set priorities and self-organization work and to plan, prioritize and deliver the required tasks on time;
Capacities to engage and communicate with partners.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

First level university degree in Economics, Public Finance Management, Social Protection, Development Studies, or related Social Sciences, is required.

Experience

5 years of experience in the area of project management, coordination and reporting, is required.
Demonstrate experience in reporting and communicating results and developing programme and project planning, required.
Sound knowledge in Gender Economic Women Empowerment, required.
Experience working with governmental entities, required.
Experience working with UN entities is a plus.

Language Requirements

Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English is required.

Evaluation Criteria

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology: Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation would be considered for the financial evaluation.

Technical Weight Criteria: 70% (70 points)

Criteria 1: First level university degree in Economics, Public Finance Management, Social Protection, Development Studies, or related Social Sciences. (20 Points)
Criteria 2: 5 years of experience in the area of project management, coordination, reporting, communicating results and developing programme and project planning. (20 Points)
Criteria 3: Sound knowledge in Gender Economic Women Empowerment. (20 Points)
Criteria 4: Working Experience with governmental entities. (10 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.

Application

Interested Individual Consultants must submit the following documents/information in English to demonstrate their qualifications:

Completed and Signed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment; make sure that you provide a valid email address for future communications, and
Financial proposal must be submitted based on daily rate in EGP inclusive of all the travel and other related costs;
A technical proposal with a brief methodology section and an evaluation plan/matrix.

IMPORTANT: The above-mentioned documents should be merged in a standalone file including all of them, since the online application submission only permits one file upload per application. Incomplete submission can be grounds for disqualification.

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