Country: India
Closing date: 16 Mar 2018
DUTY STATION: Rohtak with travel to Chandigarh and New Delhi. Travel outside of the districts may also be required as and when required. Travel is estimated up to 5 days a month.
DURATION OF CONSULTANCY: Overall 23 months (11.5 months – 2 week break – 11.5 months).
Important please note: The initial contract to be issued for 11.5 months. A new contract may be issued following the 2-week break for a further period of 11.5 months subject to availability of funds, continuing need for the consultancy and satisfactory performance of the consultant in the first phase of the contract.
CLOSING DATE: 16 March 2017
Background & PURPOSE:
Gender-based discrimination can be found throughout India: girls and women face discrimination in terms of education, job opportunities, health and nutrition, protection from violence, abuse and exploitation and others. Girls are often regarded socially and culturally as liabilities (paraya dhan meaning estranged money), so that poor families choose to invest mostly in their sons – and marry their daughters away: it is estimated that almost one out of four girls are married as a child before the legal age of 18 years. Because social and gender norms are a root cause for the above-mentioned issues, empowering girls and women to create an environment that protects them from discriminatory and harmful practices, gender discrimination is a key element of many programs in India.
UNICEF has been working in India since 1949 to achieve the rights of children and women. UNICEF’s main areas of work are child and maternal health, nutrition, education, sanitation and hygiene, and the protection of children’s rights. UNICEF adopted a policy on gender equality and the empowerment of girls and women in 2010 predicated on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Gender equality means that women and men, girls and boys enjoy the same rights, resources, opportunities and protections and to that end, the organization’s programmatic efforts are directed at levelling the playing field for girls, who along with women, bear a disproportionate share of the burden of gender based discrimination and injustice.
UNICEF India “mainstreams” gender in its portfolios across health, education, nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene and child protection by requiring an assessment of gender related deprivations and inequalities in each programme and supporting state and central ministries to respond to these in a meaningful, sustained way.
An example of this work is UNICEF’s support to the national flagship Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme which was launched on 22nd January, 2015 at Panipat in Haryana. It is a tri-ministerial effort of Ministries of Women and Child Development, Health & Family Welfare and Human Resource Development. As part of the 161 districts selected nationally, 12 districts have been selected in Haryana to be part of BBBP: Rohtak, Jhajjar, Mahendragarh, Rewari, Sonipat, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Yamunanagar, Kaithal, Bihwani, and Panipat.
UNICEF India and state offices are working towards strengthening of the BBBP programme as a long term and systemic intervention to ensure child survival, development and protection. The partnership includes technical support to Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) in the implementation of BBBP programmes at the national level as well as programmes on adolescent empowerment and ending child marriage. In response to a request from the office of the Additional Chief Secretary, Haryana, UNICEF India will be supporting the Government of Haryana in implementing BBBP in two districts: Rohtak and Jhajjar.
The consultant will be recruited to support the implementation of BBBP programme in Haryana with a focus on increasing the value of girls to address the skewed 0-6 child sex ratio in the state.
The consultant will be required to work in the district of Rohtak.
The Objective is to provide technical support to the Government of Haryana in the district of Rohtak, working closely with the Chief Minister’s Good Governance Associates (CMGGA) in the implementation of BBBP. This includes:
SUPERVISOR:
The consultant will be jointly supervised by Officer on Special Duty to the Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Haryana and the Gender and Development Specialist, UNICEF India.
Plans and reviews: The office of the Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister of Haryana and UNICEF India will jointly develop quarterly work-plans and undertake periodic reviews with UNICEF participation at mutually agreed dates preferably in final week of every quarter.
MAJOR TASKS:
END PRODUCTS:
Progress reports every month detailing key tasks accomplished against work plan/ToR would have to be submitted. Other deliverables as detailed as above. These would be approved by Gender and Development Specialist, UNICEF India.
Detailed implementation plans for each component of BBBP work being implemented with measurable milestones and deliverables
Monitoring reports in agreed on format
Documentation of results at agreed intervals
Documentation of good practice in implementation of BBBP
Background materials on thematic interventions under BBBP programme
Twelve progress reports a year (one every month)
PAYMENT TERMS
QUALIFICATION, SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Please submit your online application by COB 16 March 2018.
HOW TO APPLY:Your online application should contain fourseparate attachments:
Financial Proposal Template for Haryana Consultant (002).docx
Please Note: Without the financial proposal template your application will be considered incomplete and will not be evaluated.
Please Note: Attaching/providing work samples is mandatory as these would also be evaluated and scored as part of the overall technical evaluation criteria.
The selection will be on the basis of technical evaluation & financial offer in the ratio of 80:20. The criteria for technical evaluation will be as follows:
Candidates' who score overall 48 marks and above in criteria 1-5 above and also score the minimum score against each of the above sub-criteria will be short listed for an interview.
6. Interview - Min 16/Max 20
Total points to qualify in overall technical evaluation Min 64/Max 80
Total technical score – 80. Minimum overall qualifying score is 64. Only those candidates who meet the overall qualifying marks of 64 as well as score the minimum cut-off in each of the above sub-criteria including the interview will be considered technically responsive and their financials will be opened.
For any clarifications, please contact:
UNICEF
Supply & Procurement Section
73, Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110003
Telephone # +91-11-24606516
Email: indconsultants@unicef.org
How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=511495