UN
Jobs Tanzania June 2018/ Closing date: Wednesday, 6 June 2018
Consultancy
to facilitate the Assessment of Implementation of the Tanzania Small and Medium
Enterprise
Policy (2003)
Advertised
on behalf of:
United
Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Location
: DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
Application
Deadline : 06-Jun-18 (Midnight New York, USA)
Additional
Category : Gender Equality
Type of
Contract : Individual Contract
Post
Level : National Consultant
Languages
Required : English
Starting
Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 20-Jun-2018
Duration
of Initial Contract : 40 Working days
Expected
Duration of Assignment : 40 Working days
Background
UN Women
(UNW), 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
centre of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations
system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality are translated
into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in
support of Member States’ priorities and efforts while building effective
partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
The UN
Women Tanzania Country Programme is part of the United Nations Delivering as
One and included as part of the UN Development Assistance Programme, (UNDAP) II
(2016-2021) Outcome area ‘The economy is increasingly transformed for greater
pro-poor inclusiveness, competitiveness and improved opportunities for decent
and productive employment’, the UN Women Tanzania, Country Strategic Framework
2017 – 2021; the UN joint Programme for Kigoma Region 2017-2021 on Women and
Youth Economic Empowerment, CEDAW and other international and regional
commitments.
UN Women
is supporting the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investments (MITI) to conduct
an assessment of the implementation of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME)
Policy (2003) to inform the formulation of the new SME Policy. This assessment
will focus on women, young women and women living with disabilities.
In order
to, ensure that the policy review process can successfully identify the current
challenges facing the women, young women and women living with disabilities in
the SME sector, the in depth study is to understand the context and to propose
policy interventions. The study will look at barriers faced women within the
general population to own and grow MSMEs, and will also look at populations of
youth and people living with disabilities (PLWD) and will place a specific
focus of women within these groups (i.e young women aged 16 and above and women
living with disabilities). The study will examine the following aspects:
As the
current SME Policy categorizes enterprises into 4 levels – micro, small, medium
and large, the study will examine each of these categories separately and will
propose policy interventions for each;
The
situation in both urban centres as well as rural areas and will identify broad
scale policy interventions that can address the specific challenges faced by
women in the MSME sector, specifically the geographic areas will be Dar es
Salaam, Dodoma, Singida, Kigoma, and Mtwara;
Review
interventions and implementation of the SME Policy of 2003 at the local level
to identify good practices and to identify areas where the SME policy needs to
be strengthened. This will be done through discussions with the LGAs in the
selected districts and will focus particularly on interventions that target the
key populations.
UN Women
is therefore recruiting a national consultant to lead the process and analysis
for the assessment.
Duties
and Responsibilities
The
consultant will be a senior specialist and will have an overall responsibility
to lead the consultancy, to produce reports, and to liaise with UN Women and
the MITI. He/She will also have the overall responsibility of executing the
consultancy with regard to the immediate objectives and activities above
including producing reports against these specific objectives. The consultant
will in collaboration with and will be support by a technical team from the
Ministry and UN Women.
In close
collaboration with UN Women and the MITI, the consultant will:
Lead the
process and analysis for the implementation of the SME policy with respect to
women, youth and PWLD.
Lead all
qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis
Present
study at the validation meeting
Produce
draft and final reports
Deliverables:
Report
of desk review of available research to inform the assessment;
Conduct
secondary quantitative analysis from available national data to inform the
assessment;
Develop
plan and tools for field work;
Select,
train and supervise enumerators;
Analyse
qualitative/quantitative primary data from targeted districts;
Field
work report;
Draft
first draft report;
Prepare
and deliver presentation at validation meeting;
Finalize
report with inputs from validation meeting.
Competencies
Core
Values/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
Excellent
qualitative and quantitative research skills related to economics,
entrepreneurship and gender
Ability
to lead programme/policy implementation assessments
Strong
networking skills
Excellent
knowledge of the women’s economic empowerment thematic area
Excellent
oral and written communication skills in English and Kiswahili
Focuses
on impact and result for the partners and responds positively to feedback.
Required
Skills and Experience
Education:
PhD in Economics, Entrepreneurship, Gender, Development Studies, Public Policy
or other related disciplines.
Experience:
The consultant must demonstrate 10 years work experience in economics and
entrepreneurship and 2 years in gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Significant experience in programme evaluation and assessments of
implementation, and applying gender mainstreaming to policy and programme design
and implementation. Experience working with the Government of Tanzania will be
added advantage.
Language
Requirements: Excellent communication and report writing skills in English; and
a high proficiency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili is necessary;
Submission
of application procedure: Submission package includes:
Technical
Proposal
Updated
CV
UN Women
Personal History Form (P11), which can be downloaded at
http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment
Writing
sample
Financial
proposal indicating daily rate.The consultant will indicate the lump sum and
breakdown, including per diem when in-country, to be paid in the financial
proposal.
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group all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only
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Note: UN
Women is an equal opportunity Employer. Qualified women and men are encouraged
to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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.
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