National / International Consultant - Technical Tender - 34415590

Procurement Summary

Country: Gambia

Summary: National / International Consultant - Technical Assistance

Deadline: 17 Jul 2019

Posting Date: 13 Jul 2019

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 34415590

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Competition: ICB

Financier: United Nations Secretariat

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Tender Value: Refer Document

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71356200 - Technical assistance services

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Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Gambia: National / International Consultant - Technical Assistance For The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare.
Context and justification

The Ministry of Women's Affairs was established in 1996 under the purview of the Office of the Vice President (OVP), who also doubled as the Minister of women's Affairs. The Ministry is responsible for policy formulation, coordination, resource mobilization, monitoring and evaluation of gender equality, equity, and women empowerment in the Gambia. Prior to the establishment of the Ministry of Women's Affairs, the National Women's Council and the Women's Bureau were established by an Act of Parliament of 1980 amended in 1988 and repealed by the Women's Act 2010. The main function of the Council is to advise government on issues that affect health and wellbeing of Women and Girls. The Bureau serves as Secretariat to the National Women's Council and support the Ministry and Council in identifying issues affecting women and girls, provide policy advice to Government and coordinate the implementation of gender mainstreaming interventions within government institutions and all other stakeholders.
In relation to these functions, the Ministry of Women's Affairs coordinated and monitored the adherence to international women's rights instruments, protocols and agreements ratified by The Gambia, including the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa (SoDGEA), the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the rights of Women in Africa, the UNSCR 1325 and The Beijing Platform for Action among others.. The Ministry is also mandated to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the SDGs as they relate to the advancement of Women and report on progress or otherwise. Furthermore, the Ministry provides backstopping support by implementing women empowerment programmes and projects.
In the past decade, The Gambia has achieved considerable progress in the advancement of women and girls, especially in the area of education, agriculture, health and political empowerment of women and girls. By all indications, The Gambia government is committed to all-inclusive development of women and girls by considering women empowerment and gender equality a critical enabler in the National Development Plan 2018-2021 and the National Gender and Women Empowerment Policy, 2010-2020. However, considerable challenges remain, which include weak coordination mechanism, limited capacity of the Gender Machinery, slow and ineffective implementation of Policies and Acts, insufficient budget for issues affecting women and children, limited capacity in gender responsive budgeting and analysis of gender disaggregated data among others.
In January 2019, a new Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) was formerly established. Considering the close inter-linkages between women, children and the vulnerable groups in society, including the physical and psychologically challenged, the Department of Social welfare was also relocated to this new Ministry. The new Ministry will therefore build on the progress registered by the OVP and Ministry of Women's Affairs and the Ministry of Health, to further mainstream women and children in the overall development process and ensure the rights of women children, the physically challenged and the under privileged are respected, protected and promoted.
The MoWCSW is therefore mandated to work intensely for the overall development of women and children through formulation and implementation of policies and laws relating to women and children, women empowerment, prevention of oppression of women and children, ensuring their security at all levels. In addition, the Ministry will co-ordinate and monitor all development activities related to women, children, the differently abled and the socially deprived. The Ministry has requested UNICEF's Support on the child and social welfare departments.
Objectives

The main purpose of the technical assistance is to support the development of a comprehensive framework and organogram for the Ministry and the Directorate of Children based on its mandate and identify the institutional challenges of the Department of Social Welfare, Directorate of Children and propose solutions to address the challenges.
The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare plans to separate the functions of the Department of Social Welfare and create stand alone Departments or Directorates of Children and Directorate of Social Welfare. In view of this, the Ministry deemed it necessary to solicit a three-month technical assistance to:
Specific objective;
1.To support the establishment of the Directorate of Children under the Ministry
To develop comprehensive institutional structure, organogram and clear terms of reference or job descriptions;

To provide technical support to the development of a costed strategic plan of the Ministry

The Consultant will work under the supervision of Permanent secretary of the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare.
The expected key deliverables are as follows:
An inception report that conduct thorough analysis of the situation of the current child protection and social welfare structure of the ministry with its strengths and weaknesses;

Interim monthly progress reports based on agreed monthly deliverables which will include at least the following ;

A governance structure: In collaboration with technical and managerial staff of the ministry, elaborate and present a proposition of organigram of the departments (children and social welfare) and staff, including detailed job descriptions for each staff member to support the establishment and functional directorate of children and directorate of social welfare;

A costed strategic Plan: In consultation with technical staff of the ministry and partners, elaborate a strategic plan with a robust monitoring and evaluation framework for the ministry of women, children, and social welfare;

End of assignment report with key lessons and recommendations for continuous improvements for children's and social welfares issues.

Work Schedule

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ACTIVITY
DURATION
1.
Inception report with detailed work plan
2 weeks following the signing of the contract
2.
Interim monthly progress reports
4 weeks following the signing of the contact
3.
Draft assessment report including structure with organograms and Job Description for social welfare and child Department submitted
7 weeks following the signing of the contact
4.
Draft strategic plan for social welfare and child Department 2019 – 2024 submitted
7 weeks following the signing of the contact
5.
Draft costed work plan for social welfare and child Department 2019- 2024 submitted
7 weeks following the signing of the contact
6.
Internal review of all submissions
3 working days
7.
Incorporation of comments
2 days
8.
Validation of draft documents
2 days
9.
Incorporation of comments and submission of final consultancy reports
2 days
Total number of days
60 days
Scope of the work

The Consultant will be at the Ministry every working day during working hours and will be allocated an office space;
This assignment will be undertaken in country through:
Literature review

Consultations with all relevant stakeholders.

Identify strategic issues and help in generating possible strategic actions and/ or strategic directions the Ministry can take to deal effectively with its internal and external environmental factors.

Undertake a comprehensive capacity needs assessment to identify gaps and propose possible strategic actions towards addressing the gaps.

General Conditions: Procedures, Logistics, and Ethics

It is an office-based assignment. The Consultant will be provided an office space in the Ministry of Women, Children, and Social Welfare in The Gambia. The Consultant will be registered as a consultant within UN The Gambia's system.

During the first few weeks, UNICEF The Gambia will introduce the Consultant to the relevant stakeholders and public institutions.

The Consultant is bound by all UNICEF rules and ethics regulations in the conduction of his work

The Consultant is held by strict confidentiality rule regarding all aspect of his work with UNICEF

Qualifications required

A Masters degree in the Social Sciences with at least 5 years work experience in setting up institutions.
In-depth knowledge and experience in organizational management and strategic planning;

Proven experience in undertaking similar assignments

Should be familiar with National, Regional and International policies, laws and conventions/ instruments promoting the welfare and rights of women, children and the socially deprived.

Be familiar with Microsoft office word, excel and PowerPoint

Excellent analytical and writing skills in English

Reporting

The Consultants will report to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare who will approve all reports before final submission to the Minister. The Ministry's constituted technical team will be required to review all the reports before validation and finalization and the consultant is required to work in close collaboration with this technical team.
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=523615

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