Job Description

National Consultant - Strengthening Coordination and Referral Mechanism for Women Migrant Worker Victims of VAW and Trafficking

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Location : Home-Based, INDONESIA
Application Deadline : 12-Sep-21 (Midnight New York, USA)
Time left : 1d 13h 53m
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : National Consultant
Languages Required :
English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 24-Sep-2021
Duration of Initial Contract : 7 months
Expected Duration of Assignment : 24 September 2021 - 30 April 2022


UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

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. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region (2018-2022) is part of the multi-year EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls. Safe and Fair (SAF) is implemented by the ILO and UN Women, led by the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Safe and Fair works in close cooperation with governments and social partners to achieve three inter-linking specific objectives: 1) Women migrant workers are better protected by gender-sensitive labor migration governance frameworks; 2) Women migrant workers are less vulnerable to violence and trafficking and benefit from coordinated responsive quality service, and 3) Data, knowledge, and attitudes on the rights and contributions of women migrant workers are improved.

The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has made many countries imposing movement limitation policies including lockdown and large-scale social distancing. This situation affects negatively to Indonesian migrant workers as many have lost their jobs and are forced to return to their home country early. According to the Ministry of Women Empowerment, as of 29 July 2020, there are 34,138 migrant workers returning from abroad with 70% of them are women. Furthermore, in times of the COVID-19 pandemic, women and girls may be at higher risk of violence against women (VAW) and trafficking due to increased tensions in the households. As systems that protect women and girls, including community structures, may weaken or break down, specific measures should be implemented to protect the overall women and girls from the risk of VAW and trafficking with the changing dynamics of risks imposed by COVID-19. Financial insecurity of many migrant families that exacerbated by the pandemic plus multiple burdens faced by women returnees may lead to an increase in tensions and violence in their households and may put women and girls in the vulnerable situations of being trafficked or re-trafficked.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the increase of VAW during this crisis, UN Women through the Safe and Fair Program has been supporting the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (MOWECP) to develop the Guideline for the Protection of Women Migrant Workers during COVID-19 and the Protocol for Handling Gender-Based Violence and Trafficking for Women Migrant Workers during COVID-19. The Guideline outlines important elements to protect women, migrant workers, during this pandemic in all cycles of migration. The protocol supports both government and non-government service providers by providing practical guidelines, which will help them to enhance the quality of services for women migrant workers who have experienced violence during the pandemic. This protocol also encompasses the underlying principles in the provision of services for victims of VAW and trafficking, which are highlighted in the 16 Essentials for Quality Multisectoral Service Provision to Women Migrant Workers Subject to Violence.

This year, UN Women in collaboration with MOWECP managed to sensitize government and non-government stakeholders at the national and sub-national level with the Guideline and Protocol. Over 100 participants joined series of webinars in February – March this year to socialize the two documents and engage with speakers from MOWECP, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the National Agency for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BP2MI), migrant CSO as well as women CSO. Some women and migrant CSOs, as well as placement companies, expressed their commitment to adopt the Guideline and Protocol and are keen to implement and incorporate it into their internal guidelines/SOPs. Currently, there are at least five CSOs that plan to update their SOPs.

The objective of the Assignment

The purpose of this consultancy is to support key stakeholders of frontline service providers to strengthen coordination and referral mechanisms for women migrant worker victims of VAW and trafficking. The consultant will support relevant key stakeholders to develop and update their internal SOPs, ensuring they are in line with the MOWECP’s Guideline for the Protection of Women Migrant Workers during COVID-19 and the Protocol for Handling Gender-Based Violence and Trafficking for Women Migrant Workers during COVID-19. She/he is also expected to support the key stakeholders in updating their VAW data collection system, ensuring that women migrant worker’s experiences of VAW and trafficking are captured, in reference to relevant documents and in consultation with the SAF Program RO and SAF National Program Coordinators.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of Head of Program UN Women Indonesia and direct supervision of UN Women National Program Officer EVAW and Migration, the consultant shall undertake the following tasks, but not limited to:

• Coordinate with various key stakeholders to identify needs in developing the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) of their service provision, strengthen referral mechanism and information system to support women migrant worker victims of VAW and trafficking.
• Provide technical support to key stakeholders in developing or updating the SOPs, referral mechanism, information system in reference to the Guideline and Protocol and other relevant documents as well as in consultation with the Safe and Fair regional consultants and National Program Coordinator.
• Facilitate meetings among key stakeholders to discuss and finalize the SOPs, referral pathways, and information system.

Build capacities of key stakeholders related to the development and the rollout of the SOPs, referral mechanism, and VAW data intake form.

• Monitor progress and roll out of the SOP, coordination, and referral mechanism as well as data collection strengthening among key stakeholders and provide trouble shootings when needed.

• Provision of reports of the consultancy activities and forward recommendations for scaling up.

Expected Deliverables:

No

Tasks

Deliverables

Target Dates

1

• 
  In consultation with UN Women's key stakeholders, develop a work plan that detail activities and the timeline for providing technical support to the development of SOPs and VAW data intake form of at least five CSOs.

Deliverable 1:

Workplan that specifies activities and timeline

30 Sept 21

(15 %)

2

• 
  Review draft SOPs, including referral pathways and service directories, as well as existing VAW data intake forms.
• Facilitate meetings and coordinate with key stakeholders to discuss the SOPs and the VAW data intake form.
• Provide technical support to the SOPs and data intake form update.
• Build capacity of the key stakeholders in updating and implementing the SOPs and data intake forms.
• Develop an activity report, outlining progress, lessons learned, and best practices from the assignment, complete with documentation, minutes of meeting, etc.

Deliverable 2 :

Activity Report, outlining progress, lesson learned, and best practices from the assignment, complete with documentation, minutes of the meeting, draft SOPs, intake forms, etc.

30 Nov 21

(35 % )

• 
  Review draft SOPs, including referral pathways and service directories, as well as existing VAW data intake forms.
• Facilitate meetings and coordinate with key stakeholders to discuss the SOPs and the VAW data intake form.
• Provide technical support to the SOPs and data intake form updates.
• Build capacity of the key stakeholders in updating and implementing the SOPs and data intake forms.
• Monitor the implementation of the SOPs, including referral and coordination mechanisms.
• Develop an activity report, outlining progress, lessons learned, and best practices from the assignment, complete with documentation, minutes of meeting, etc.

Deliverable 3:

Activity Report, outlining progress, lesson learned, and best practices from the assignment, complete with documentation, minutes of meeting, draft SOPs, intake forms, etc.

31 Jan 2022

(30%)

3

• 
  Review draft SOPs, including referral pathways and service directories, as well as existing VAW data intake forms.
• Facilitate meetings and coordinate with key stakeholders to discuss and finalize the SOPs and the VAW data intake form.
• Provide technical support to the SOPs and data intake form development.
• Develop at least two stories of change from beneficiaries.
• Monitor the implementation of the SOPs, including referral and coordination mechanisms.
• Develop an activity report, outlining progress, lessons learned, and best practices from the assignment, complete with documentation, minutes of meeting, etc.

Deliverable 4:

1. Final Report, outlining progress, lesson learned, and best practices from the assignment, complete with documentation, minutes of meeting, draft SOPs, intake forms, etc.

2. Two stories of change from beneficiaries.

15 Mar 2022

(20 %)

The payment will be completed upon final and satisfactory submission of deliverables.

Competencies

Core Values

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies

• Adherence to UN Women standards and rules;
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Required Skills and Experience

• Education: At least a Master’s degree in gender, psychosocial, social work, or other social sciences, with experience in VAW and women trafficking-related fields.
• Minimum of five (5) years of working experience in developing guidelines/modules, facilitating a workshop/training, advocating women migrant workers’ rights and VAW and/or gender and women migrant worker issues and trafficking.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and experience in working with government agencies (particularly with the MOWECP, P2TP2A) and migration and VAW NGOs.
• Excellent gender analytical skills and knowledge of the broader issues related to UN Women’s mandate on the elimination of Violence against Women, human rights, and gender issues.
• Previous experience working with UN Women is an asset
• Excellent written and spoken English and Bahasa Indonesia

Evaluation of Applications

Applications will be evaluated based on a cumulative analysis, as follows:

• Technical Qualification (100 points) weight; [80%]
• Financial Proposal (100 points) weight; [20%]

A two-stage procedure is utilized in evaluating applications, with the evaluation of the technical application completed prior to any price proposal being compared. Only the price proposal of the candidates who pass the minimum technical score of 80% of the obtainable score of 100 points in the technical qualification evaluation will be evaluated.

Technical qualification evaluation criteria:

The total number of points allocated for the technical qualification component is 100. The technical qualification of the individuals is evaluated based on the following technical qualification evaluation criteria:

Technical Evaluation Criteria

Obtainable Score

1. Education

Education: At least a Master’s degree in gender, psychosocial, social work, or other social sciences, with experience in VAW and women trafficking-related fields.

20%

2. Substantive experience and skills

a) Minimum of five (5) years of working experience in developing guidelines/modules, facilitating a workshop/training, advocating women migrant workers’ rights and VAW and/or gender and women migrant worker issues and trafficking.

b) Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and experience in working with government agencies (particularly with the MOWECP, P2TP2A) and migration and VAW NGOs.

c) Excellent gender analytical skills and knowledge of the broader issues related to UN Women’s mandate on the elimination of Violence against Women, human rights, and gender issues.

70%

3. Reporting writing, editing, and language skills

Excellent written and spoken English and Bahasa Indonesia

10%

Total Obtainable Score

100%

Financial/Price Proposal evaluation:

• Only the financial proposal of candidates who have attained a minimum of 80% score in the technical evaluation will be considered and evaluated.
• The total number of points allocated for the financial component is 100.
• The maximum number of points will be allotted to the lowest price proposal that is opened/ evaluated and compared among those technically qualified candidates who have attained a minimum of 80% score in the technical evaluation. All other price proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price.
• Financial proposal: the financial proposal shall specify a lump sum amount breaking down the professional fee for each deliverable and travel-related cost (i.e. round-trip airfare from consultant original city to the field locations and accommodation).

Quotations will be evaluated based on “Lowest priced, technically compliant offer methodology". The contract will be awarded to the supplier who meets the requirements and provides the lowest price.

Submission of application

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit electronic applications to the UNDP job vacancy link not later than 12 September 2021, COB, indicating the position that they are applying for NATIONAL CONSULTANT: Strengthening Coordination and Referral Mechanism for Women Migrant Worker Victims of VAW and Trafficking.

Submission package includes:

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Personal History Form (P11 which can be downloaded from http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/about-us/jobs)
• Technical Proposal, highlighting approach and activities which are proposed to achieve the objective of the assignment.
• Financial proposal: the financial proposal shall specify lump sum deliverable fees breaking down into the professional fee per day.

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