National Consultants for Gender Mediation and Conflict Prevention Tender, Guinea Bissau - 32736617

Procurement Summary

Country : Guinea Bissau

Summary : National Consultants for Gender Mediation and Conflict Prevention

Deadline : 09 May 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 32736617

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Bureau du PNUD Rua Rui Djassi - CP 179, Bissau Tel: (+245) 32013 62
Guinea Bissau
Email :registry.gw@undp.org
URL :http://www.gw.undp.org

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for National Consultants for Gender Mediation and Conflict Prevention.

Background

Context and reasons:

Guinea-Bissau is a country experiencing recurrent political and institutional instability since its independence in 1973. Guinea-Bissau's peace-building context reveals a persistent lack of preparation for constructive dialogue, which is a prominent factor leading to the subsequent crisis. The lack of meaningful dialogue among key political actors has also impeded progress in the advancement of the state and institutional reforms, which are fundamental to the political and institutional stability of the country. In this context, women have gained momentum as facilitators of confidence for a constructive dialogue, which demonstrates their potential to contribute to the solution of crises as leaders and mediators.

However, women remain underrepresented at the negotiating and conflict management tables. Because of the exclusion of women and the conviction of their critical role in peace processes, as articulated in UNSCR 1325, it is imperative to support, strengthen and enhance the skills of a critical mass of women and young mediators to act more actively and effective in peace-building processes and efforts in the country, have their interests reflected in decision-making processes, including agenda setting, and the constitutional reforms needed to put the country on the road to stability and development.

Efforts have been made to bridge the disconnect between the available mediation capacities of women and the formal and informal peace processes. In some cases, through organized approaches such as networks and associations, which bring women's experiences in mediation to a common or shared platform for ease of access and use. In Guinea-Bissau, support structures for mediation were created, such as the Network of Women Mediators (ReMuMe).

ReMuMe was created in 2015 with the support of the United Nations. Its mandate and vision is to mobilize a critical mass of women and men in the community at national levels and develop their capacities in dialogue and mediation processes. The network seeks to be a voice for women and to support / contribute to peace in national reconciliation and peace-building in Guinea-Bissau. The Women's Mediation Network has structures in the different regions of GB and a total of 55 members: 20 in the autonomous sector of Bissau, 8 in the eastern province (Bafata and Gabu), 19 in the southern province and 8 in the northern province.

As part of the project "Support for political dialogue and national reconciliation in Guinea-Bissau", implemented by the United Nations Office for the Consolidation of Peace in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) and funded by the Peacebuilding Fund, UNIOGBIS / Gender seeks to ensure that the Women's Mediation Network, and other relevant mediation actors and leaders, strengthen and enhance their skills to better play an active role and become more effectively involved in peace processes.

The overall objective of the action is to help women to have their interests reflected in decision-making processes, including agenda setting, and the constitutional reforms needed to put the country on the road to stability and development.

. Objective of the Consultancy:

The objective is to strengthen national capacities for the inclusiveness and sustainability of dialogue and mediation, with effective mechanisms for their involvement from the outset in constructive dialogue, especially at the community level, when tensions arise and avoid their degradation in political crises and institutional.

The consultant will work in cooperation with a national consultant sharing the same responsibilities, in coordination with an international consultant, providing assistance and support in all of his / her tasks and activities integrated into the project, mainly in the organization and facilitation of a workshop and a series of training courses.




Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

In this way, the Consultant, under the supervision of the Head of the Gender Unit and the guidance of the international consultant, is expected to carry out the following activities:

· Bibliographic review of documentation related to mediation in Guinea-Bissau;

· Assistance and support in preparing and conducting interviews with key information holders;

· Contribution to the preparation and conduct of a two-day workshop for the development of training modules for dialogue and mediation;

· Fieldwork in 3 to 4 regions to be selected for consultation and data collection on mediation actors and conflict types and their roots;

· Support for the briefing to be given to the reference group on conflict analysis and evaluation of existing mediation capacities;

· Assistance and support in the preparation and a database of trained women and other experienced and competent community mediators identified with their areas of expertise and skills;

· Assistance and support in the development of an Operational Framework and Guidance Assistance and support in the preparation for the Network of Women Mediators;

· Contribution to the organization and facilitation of a series of training courses in dialogue and mediation, and advocacy, negotiation and leadership;

· Support in the conclusion of the Database of mediators;

· Assistance and support in providing technical capacity to the Network of Women Mediators to develop a Strategic Plan to expand their dialogue and mediation work.

Products:

Product 1. Significant contribution to the mapping and analysis of local conflicts, mediation experiences, gaps and good practices. Training modules developed for dialogue and mediation.

Product 2. Significant contribution to the preparation and conclusion of the report of training sessions focused on dialogue and the design of the mediation process;

Product 3. Significant contribution to the preparation and completion of the training session report focusing on advocacy and leadership skills in the area of ??dialogue and mediation;

Product 4. Significant contribution to the development of the Operational and Guidance Framework for the Network of Women Mediators;

Output 5. Significant contribution to the development of the database of trained women and community mediators;

Product 6. Contribution in the development of the Strategic Final for the Network of Women Mediators.




Competencies

Skills:

· Strong capacities for research, analysis and facilitation;

· Ability to work in teams and share knowledge;

· Impartiality and cultural sensitivity and human rights;

· Strong communication skills as facilitator (a) and ability to adapt posture and content to different audiences;

· Ability to build strong relationships with local actors, using interpersonal skills for an effective network;

· Demonstrates integrity with respect to the United Nations ethical values ??and standards.




Required Skills and Experience

Education:

· Higher education (at least bachelors degree) in the areas of conflict management, gender issues, human rights, sociology, political science, education or related fields;

Experience:

· At least 2 years of proven work experience in the field of mediation, conflict management, gender issues and peacebuilding;

· Studies and / or work carried out at local and community level in Guinea-Bissau in the field of conflict management, gender issues and peace building;

· Experience in conducting workshops and training;

· Knowledge of the cultural and socio-political reality of Guinea- Bissau;

Language:

· Proficiency in Portuguese and creole is mandatory;

· Proficiency spoken and written in French and / or English is considered a plus.

Guidelines for the application:

Required documents:

· A cover letter explaining why you consider yourself the ideal candidate for this consultancy;

· A brief methodology of how to approach and conduct the tasks, describing the tools and work plan used in this consultancy;

· A financial proposal;

· A personal CV, including past experiences in similar actions, and at least 3 professional references.



Fixed-sum contracts: The financial proposal should specify a total amount, as well as the payment terms around specific and measurable results (qualitative and quantitative): ie whether payments are disbursed in installments or only after completion of all the products provided for in the contract. Payments are based on production, ie after delivery of the services specified in ToR. In order to assist the consultant's requesting unit in comparing financial offers, consultants are requested to include a clear breakdown of the total amount.

Evaluation: Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodology: cumulative analysis.

When using this weighted scoring method, the contract must be awarded to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

Responsive / compatible / acceptable; and

Having received the highest score from a predetermined set of technical and financial criteria weighted specifically for this request;

Weight of the technical criteria - 70 points;

Weight of the financial criteria - 30 points.

Only candidates who achieve a minimum of 70 points will be considered for the financial evaluation.

Rating criteria:

· Education - 10 points;

· Experience according to ToR - 20 points;

· Competences according to ToR - 10 points;

· Interpretation of ToR - 15 points;

· Methodology and overall approach - 25 points;

· General quality of the proposal (understanding, structure, language and clarity)

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