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|Functional Title: National Consultant to revise and improve the statistical publication “Women and Men” |

|Location: |Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |

|Primary Category: |Gender Statistics |

|Type of Contract: |SSA |

|Languages Required: |Fluency in English and Russian. Working knowledge of Kyrgyz. |

|Starting Date: |15 September 2020 |

|Expected end date: |through 1 December 2020 |

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|Number of fee days: |Up to 25 working days |

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|Background |

|UN Women was established by GA resolution 64/289 of 2 July 2010 on system-wide coherence, with a mandate to assist Member States and the UN system to |

|progress more effectively and efficiently towards the goal of achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women. Since 2001 UN Women (previously as |

|UNIFEM) in Kyrgyzstan has implemented catalytic initiatives on promoting women’s economic, political and social rights. In 2012, a full UN Women Country |

|Office (CO) was established. |

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|The 2030 Agenda has set historic objectives to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, and to leave no one behind. Adequate and timely |

|gender statistics are indispensable to support implementation efforts. However, with less than one-third of the data required to monitor gender-specific |

|Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators available, it is clear that more efforts are needed to achieve these objectives. Harnessing the current |

|momentum and support for effective monitoring of the SDGs and for gender statistics more broadly, UN Women’s Making Every Woman and Girl Count gender |

|statistics programme (MEWGC)[1] aims to stimulate a radical shift in the way quality data and statistics on key aspects of gender equality and women’s |

|empowerment are produced and used. |

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|Starting in July 2018, the Kyrgyz Republic has joined the MEWGC programme, thus reiterating the country’s strong commitment to improve the production, |

|accessibility and use of gender statistics for the benefit of a wide range of users. MEWGC programme has been supported the National Statistical |

|Committee to conduct the Gender Assessment of the National Statistical System and the Government in the preparation of the first Voluntary National |

|Review. In addition, UNWomen is providing technical support to the National Statistics Committee to improve dissemination and communication skills on |

|gender statistics through training and coaching sessions, revision of existing practices and products to disseminate and communicate data in a more user |

|friendly format that meet needs of different users. |

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|In this regard, UN Women on behalf of UN system in Kyrgyzstan is seeking for the expertise of a National Consultant to support the National |

|Statistical Committee to review and re-design the current version of statistical publication “Women and Men”. |

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|Objective |

|Under the overall guidance of the Head of Social Statistical Division at National Statistical Committee (NSC) in Kyrgyzstan and in consultation with |

|Regional Gender Data Specialist based at UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) and UN Women Country Office, the consultant will |

|provide technical support to the National Statistical Committee to develop a new version of statistical publication “Women and Men in the Kyrgyz |

|Republic”. The new version of statistical publication should be structured by thematic area of gender equality and women’s empowerment and will cover |

|main indicators produced by NSC and other ministries and agencies. The format and content will be revised from the perspective of data relevance to |

|report on national and international commitments, additional indicators and level of disaggregation needed to unpack gender inequality. The data and |

|indicators should be accompanied with basic descriptive analysis to ease the interpretation of data and trends. The new design will be based on best |

|practices and recommendations of National Statistics Offices[2] and specialized international institution, such as EUROSTAT[3] and UNECE. |

|Duties and Responsibilities |

|Within the assignment, the Consultant will be responsible for the following activities: |

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|Analyze all indicators of the publication "Women and Men"; |

|Based on Gender Statistics Assessment compile of list of indicators to be revised and calculated by NSC; |

|Develop conceptual note and proposal for a new version of statistical publication “Women and Men”, including proposal on grouping of indicators by |

|thematic area on gender equality and women’s empowerment; |

|Redesign tables format propose new charts and develop a short narrative analysis for main indicators covered by thematic area of publication. |

|Provide support to embed infographic elements into publication and to redesign the publication from the perspective of gender related data; |

|Guide and support NSC to compile indicators if requested. |

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|Timeframe, payments and deliverables |

|The duration of the consultancy is through 15 September 2020 for approximately 25 fee days: |

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|The payments will be made in KGS at the UN Operational Rate for Exchange (UNORE) effective at the month of payment and in THREE instalments per reported |

|number of fee days based on submitted and approved timesheet, and after all the deliverables are submitted, accepted and approved: |

|Deliverables |

|Number of fee days (indicative payment) |

|Target Date |

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|Conceptual framework of new version of publication developed and submitted to NSC and UN Women |

|Matrix with key indicators and evidence compiled in cooperation with NSC/gender statistics focal point. |

|10 w/ days |

|By 20 October 2020 |

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|Draft of revised statistical publication submitted for peer review and approved by NSC and UN Women. |

|Narrative report on undertaken assignment submitted and approved by UNWomen |

|15 w/days |

|By 25 November |

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|Reporting requirements: |

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|Consultancy report should be provided in both in printed and electronic versions in Russian and English with detailed description of the fulfilled tasks,|

|according to the present Term of Reference, and the contribution of the expert. Analytical documents, reports and other materials developed by expert |

|should be attached to the report as annexes, which will serve as a justification for payment. |

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|Core Values: |

|Integrity: |

|Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct. |

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|Professionalism: |

|Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work. |

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|Respect for 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. |

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|Competencies: |

|Demonstrate and integrity and fairness by modeling UN values and ethical standards. |

|Knowledge of the social, cultural, and political context of Kyrgyzstan and local issues of gender, public policy and governance |

|Strong written/oral communication and training skills |

|Strong interpersonal skills |

|Competencies in coordination, planning and team work |

|A commitment to quality product and deadlines |

|Required Skills and Experience |

|Education: |

|Bachelor’s degree in the area of development economics, social sciences fields relevant to the requirements of the TOR. |

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|Experience and knowledge: |

|At least seven years of extensive experience in the area gender data analysis and assessments (thematic analysis, assessments etc.) |

|Strong analytical skills and research experience (at least 3 examples of previous report and analysis to be provided). |

|Proven experience in working with data and statistics to inform policy making, monitoring and evaluation. |

|Work experience with government is an asset. |

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|Language Requirements: |

|Fluency in Russian language and English; Working knowledge of Kyrgyz is required. |

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|Application procedure |

|Applications should include: |

|Offeror's letter to UN Women confirming interest and availability for the assignment. |

|Financial proposal, indicating a total lump sum to include all costs relating to the delivery of activities as per above description. |

|P-11 form including experience in similar assignments. This form can be downloaded at . |

|Previous Work - The candidate should provide at least 3 examples of previous reports and/or related gender analysis using official statistics a and other|

|data sources. |

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|Financial proposal format: |

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|Unit cost in KGS |

|Number of units |

|Total cost in KGS |

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|Daily fee rate |

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|25 |

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|2 |

|Other related costs (to be specified) |

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|TOTAL |

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|Please note that the financial proposal is all-inclusive and shall take into account various expenses incurred by the consultant during the contract |

|period. The consultancy may require travel to the fields. In this case UN Women will cover travel costs. The financial proposal should be provided in |

|KGS. If the proposal is provided in any other currency, it would be converted as per UN exchange rate on the date of post closure. |

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|Evaluation of applicants |

|The evaluation starts with shortlisting of potential candidates and received applications against the mandatory requirements. Only full applications will|

|be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be then evaluated using a cumulative analysis method taking into consideration the combination of the |

|applicants' technical qualifications and experience, and financial proposal. The contract will be awarded to the individual consultant whose offer has |

|been evaluated and determined as: |

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|Technically responsive/compliant/acceptable to the requirements of the ToR; and |

|Having received the highest cumulative (technical & financial) score out of below defined technical and financial criteria. |

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|The selection of candidates will be done in 3 stages: |

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|1st stage: Prior to detailed evaluation, all applications will be thoroughly screened against eligibility criteria (minimum qualification requirements) |

|as set in the present ToR in order to determine whether they are compliant/ non-compliant. |

|Eligibility Criteria |

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|Bachelor’s degree in the area of development economics, statistics, social sciences (demography, labor, education, health, etc.) |

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|At least 5 years of work experience consisting of substantial participation in analytical (gender assessments, gender analysis) |

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|2nd stage: Technical Evaluation/ Desk review. |

|Short-listed candidates will be evaluated based on the following criteria: |

|Criteria |

|Weight |

|Max. Point |

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|Technical |

|70% |

|70 |

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|Education: |

|10% |

|Maximum 10 points, including: |

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|Bachelor’s degree in the area of development economics, social sciences fields relevant to the requirements of the TOR. |

|10% |

|15 |

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|Experience, including: |

|50% |

|Maximum 50 points, including: |

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|At least seven years of extensive experience in the area gender data analysis and assessments (thematic analysis, assessments etc.) |

|(2 points each additional year experience on drafting analytical reports on gender statistics but no more than 6 points) |

|15% |

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|6 |

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|Strong analytical skills and research experience (at least 3 examples of previous report and analysis to be provided). |

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|20% |

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|Proven experience in working with data and statistics to inform policy making, monitoring and evaluation. |

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|10% |

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|Additional requirements: |

|Work experience with government is an asset. |

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|5% |

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|Skills and knowledge, including: |

|10% |

|Maximum 10 points, including: |

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|Fluency in English |

|4 points – fluently |

|0 points – not fluently |

|3% |

|4 |

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|Fluency in Russian |

|4 points – fluently |

|0 points – not fluently |

|4% |

|4 |

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|Working knowledge of Kyrgyz |

|3 points – working knowledge |

|0 points – not fluently |

|3% |

|3 |

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|Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points out of 70 points at the Technical Evaluation/ Interview will be considered for the Financial Evaluation |

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|Financial |

|30% |

|30 |

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|3rd stage: Financial evaluation will be conducted according to the method described below: |

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|The maximum number of points assigned to the financial proposal is allocated to the lowest price proposal. All other price proposals receive points in |

|inverse proportion. |

|A suggested formula is as follows: p=30 (μ/z) |

|Where: |

|p - points for the financial proposal being evaluated; |

|μ - price of the lowest priced proposal; |

|z - price of the proposal being evaluated |

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|The candidate achieving the highest cumulative score for both Technical and Financial evaluations will be recommended by the Evaluation Committee for |

|contracting. |

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|The Consultant shall promote a client-oriented approach consistent with UN Women rules and regulations and commits to high standards of quality, |

|productivity and timeliness in the delivery of tasks. The Consultant will meet and apply the highest standards of integrity and impartiality. |

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|The Consultant must be fully dedicated to the mandate and the values of UN Women, particularly to promoting Gender Equality as a strategy to reduce |

|conflict, improve livelihoods and ensure fairness and justice; to Women Empowerment underpinning Gender Equality promotion efforts; to inter-ethnic |

|tolerance and concord; and to respect for diversity. |

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