Posted over 4 years ago
Editor and Designer Consultant
Location: Home based
Additional Category: Gender Equality
Type of Contract: Individual Contract
Post Level: International Consultant
Duration of Initial Contract: 364 Days
Expected Duration of Assignment: 166 Working Days
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 Nigeria, the UN Women Country Office contributes to the development of Nigeria’s vision, and is aligned to United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (UNSDPF) with the Government of Nigeria as well as UN Women’s Strategic Plan. The Nigeria Country Office aims to achieve the following results: (i) increased women’s leadership and participation in governance; (ii) strengthened women’s economic empowerment; (iii) increased protection of women & access to justice for women; and (iv) strengthened women’s leadership in peace building and humanitarian response.
The knowledge management products and services provide the content for dissemination using the communication strategy. Knowledge management provides evidence and facts to support communication activities such as public relations, events, scholarly communication, media relations, public engagement, social mobilization, advocacy and alliance building.
Communication activities and channels also provide strategic platforms for knowledge creation, capture, sharing, validation and use. Thus, by implementing its communications strategy, UN Women will further its knowledge management agenda. This will enhance program outcomes and help it to win and retain development partners and key stakeholders-including host government and non-state actors.
The publication and dissemination of the knowledge products also provides the evidence base on which UN Women programs and work plans are anchored. Similarly, the dissemination and use of best practices and lessons learned enhances the implementation of programs and increases the visibility of UN Women results. Furthermore, increased knowledge capture and sharing is envisaged to facilitate effective resource mobilization resulting in increased programmatic impact and enhanced sustainability.
UN Women Nigeria seeks to contract a consultant to provide proofreading and design work for various planned knowledge products.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Consultant will undertake the following tasks for UN Women Nigeria Country Office
The Consultant will do the light writing, editing, layout and design of the following:
Women Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action
Women’s Political Participation
Spotlight Initiative
Communications
The Consultant will edit these knowledge products to ensure that proper English grammar is used and the information in the publications, brochures and fact sheets is coherent in addition to the design and layout of the products.
Deliverables
Upon receipt of the deliverables and prior to the payment, the deliverables and related reports and documents will be reviewed and approved by UN Women. The period of review is one week after receipt.
Inputs
Performance evaluation:
Consultant’s performance will be evaluated based on: timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, accuracy, and quality of the products delivered.
Competencies
Core Values and Guiding Principles:
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 of the pertinent substantive areas of work.
Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity: Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Ethics and Values: Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity
Organizational Awareness: Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment
Development and Innovation: Take charge of self-development and take initiative
Work in teams: Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Communicating and Information Sharing: Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication
Self-management and Emotional Intelligence: Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others
Conflict Management: Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.
Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing: Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge
Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making: Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making
FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
Required Skills and Experience
Education and Certification
Experience
Language Requirements:
Evaluation:
Applications will be evaluated based on a Cumulative analysis.
A two-stage procedure is utilised in evaluating the proposals, with evaluation of the technical proposal being completed prior to any price proposal being compared. Only the price proposal of the candidates who passed the minimum technical score of 70% of the obtainable score of 100 points in the technical qualification evaluation will be evaluated.
Technical qualification evaluation criteria:
The total number of points allotted for the technical qualification component is 100. The technical qualification of the individual is evaluated based on following technical qualification evaluation criteria:
Technical Evaluation Criteria
Obtainable Score
Financial/Price Proposal evaluation: Only the candidates who fit the minimum requirements will be longlisted and further documentation may be requested. Candidates with a minimum of 70% of total points will be considered as technically-qualified candidates and will be shortlisted for potential interview.
Only the financial proposal of candidates who have attained a minimum of 70% score in the technical evaluation will be considered and evaluated.
The total number of points allotted for the price 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 70% score in the technical evaluation. All other price proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price
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.