National Consultant to develop a Program Proposal on Women’s Political Participation and Leadership
JOB DETAIL
Background
| UN Women 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.
Women’s Political Participation and Leadership is one of the focus areas under the Governance, Peace and Resilience portfolio in UN Women Indonesia Country Office. In line with efforts to achieve a global agreement for gender equality in SDGs indicators 5 that is targeted in 2030, and to achieve the global commitment in Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICPPR), International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural rights (ICESCR), the Indonesian government has set a long-term and medium-term development direction to address the challenges in realizing gender equality, empower women and provide protection for women from all forms of violence. While Indonesia has ratified and is party to those international and regional instruments on women’s rights, critical challenges remain in the application and domestication of these frameworks. Currently, Indonesia ranks 5 out of 10 in ASEAN for women’s representation in parliament. To further strengthen these efforts, UN Women plans to promote women’s political participation and leadership in the parliament, which plays a crucial role in legislation, budgeting and oversight. In Indonesia politics, women face many social, cultural, and electoral barriers, resulting in low political representation. In 2019, the Gender Inequality Index (GII) ranked Indonesia 121 out of 162 countries. Compared to the 2014 Election, the achievement of women political participation in the 2019 Election has increased from 17.32% to 20.52% of parliamentary seats. For women to be able to lead and participate fully, there is an urgent need to strengthen women’s political leadership by recognizing and removing barriers to their effective participation. Women and young women’s leadership has played a significant role in recent calls for governance reforms in Indonesia as well as the COVID-19 response despite substantial exclusion of women from mainstream national COVID-19 recovery mechanisms. To strengthen the capacity of a diverse and intergenerational cadre of women leaders, key investments are needed in the areas of political party processes and policies to enable the active participation of women in political processes. Indonesia is a deeply patriarchal society, where cultural and attitudinal barriers are among the main constraints to women’s voice and political agency, while placing women at a socio-economic disadvantage to men. Patriarchal norms perpetuate the notion that women have no place in public life. Such views are amplified by the media’s negative portrayal of women candidates. Moreover, in addition to experiencing the usual levels of political violence that takes place between contesting individuals and parties, women candidates face additional forms of gender-based violence, which is cited as a major deterrent to women candidates entering politics. Within this area, there is scope to leverage on the capacities of existing mechanism to support structures such as the National Commission on Violence Against Women to address violence against women in politics (VAWP). Within this context, UN Women seeks to recruit a consultant to develop a full-fledged proposal document for a four-year (2026–2029) program on women’s political participation and leadership. The proposal will build on previous interventions and emerging opportunities to strengthen women’s political leadership in Indonesia across the following areas: strengthening of legislative frameworks and institutional arrangements; nurturing of diverse and capable women political leaders; engagement with key stakeholder groups including male allies and media as well as increased collaboration across identified networks to address VAWP. |
Duties and Responsibilities
Task 1: Conduct a desk review and submit an inception report including methodology, tools and work plan
- Undertake a desk review and mapping of critical issues and key ongoing initiatives to support women’s political participation and leadership in Indonesia.
- Review lessons learned from UN Women’s or other UN agencies’ program interventions to support women’s political participation in recent years.
- Conduct stakeholder mapping and analysis at the national level and selected subnational regions.
- Analyze gaps and opportunities for building synergies with ongoing program initiatives.
- Develop and submit a consultancy inception report and should include a consultancy workplan.
Task 2. Undertake consultations, analysis and develop a programme proposal document on the promotion of Women’s Political Participation and Leadership.
- Draft TORs, letters/invitations, and facilitate consultations with relevant stakeholders (Parliament, Government, CSOs, and other relevant stakeholders) through interviews, FGDs/Meetings, and analyze data collected.
- Incorporate inputs and key recommendations from the Parliament, Government, CSOs, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Consult UN Women thematic teams to identify areas for synergy.
- Engage UN Women functional teams including communications, monitoring and evaluation, and operation to support full integration in the proposal.
- Draft a programme proposal document on the promotion of Women’s Political Participation and Leadership, with the following key components:
- Background/Situational Analysis and Program rationale;
- The proposed programme logic interventions (Theory of Change, expected results);
- Programme Description;
- Stakeholders Analysis;
- Result monitoring framework;
- Project Management & Implementation Strategy:
- Partnership and stakeholder engagement strategy;
- Governance and management arrangement;
- Monitoring and evaluation framework and knowledge management;
- Communication and advocacy strategy;
- Risk and mitigation strategies;
- Sustainability plan;
- Indicative work plan for four years (2026-2029).
- Coordinate the process of validation, revision, and finalization of the draft proposal.
Task 3. Facilitate a debrief session to UN Women
- Prepare and submit a final report of the consultancy activities that were rolled out and technical support provided, with the Annexes such as attendance lists, minutes of meetings, and survey/questionnaire forms (if any), etc.
- Identify opportunities and avenues for resource mobilizations.
- Prepare and/or deliver presentations on the summary document outlining key aspects of the program proposal document and the resource mobilization plan.
Duration of the assignment
The duration of the assignment will be from 21 October 2024 until 28 February 2025
Expected Deliverables
The Consultant will produce the following deliverables:
| # | Deliverables | Indicative Deadline |
| 1 | Consultancy work plan and a detailed Inception Report | 11 November 2024 |
| 2 | Initial draft of the programme proposal document on the promotion of Women’s Political Participation and Leadership | 13 January 2025 |
| 3 | Finalized programme proposal document on the promotion of Women’s Political Participation and Leadership | 31 January 2025 |
| 4 | A comprehensive narrative report of the consultancy activities that were rolled out including the technical support provided, with the annexes such as attendance lists, minutes of meetings, and survey/questionnaire forms (if any), etc.
Presentations on the summary document outlining key aspects of the program proposal document including the resource mobilization plan. |
12 February 2025 |
Upon receipt of the deliverables and prior to the payment of the first instalment, the deliverables and related reports and documents will be reviewed and approved by UN Women. The period of review is one week after receipt.
Inputs
- UN Women will provide the Consultant with a list of contacts of stakeholders relevant for the assignment.
- UN Women will provide the Consultant with background materials relevant to the assignment and strategic direction, particularly in terms of engagement with key stakeholders to be consulted.
- The Consultant is expected to work using his/her laptop.
- UN Women will directly cover travel costs as per UN Women’s rules and regulations, for any necessary travels
Permormance evaluation
Consultant’s performance will be evaluated based on timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, accuracy, and quality of the products delivered.
Competencies
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, multiethnic 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
- Ability to lead formulation of development programs and projects.
- Ability to build strong relationships and focus on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback.
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
- Ability to advocate and provide policy advice.
- Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills.
- Focuses on impact and result for the partners and responds positively to feedback.
Required Skills and Experience
Education
- Master’s degree in Political Science, International Relations, Gender, Applied Anthropology, or in other related Social Sciences.
Experience
- Minimum 2 years relevant experience in leading the development of proposals for institutional donors;
- Minimum 7 years relevant experience at the national or international level in managing project and programs. Experience working in the field of women’s political participation and leadership in decision-making is required.
- Minimum 5 years relevant experience at the national or international level in conducting research on Indonesian politics.
- Prior experience involved in program proposals with the UN System and in Indonesia will be an asset.
Language requirements
Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia is required
How to Apply:
Interest candidates are encouraged to submit the requested document (submission package) to the following link no later than 30 September 2024.
Submission Package
- A cover letter/letter of Interest containing the statement on candidate’s experience in the field of recruitment (maximum length: 1 page)
- Updated CV – Personal CV or P11 (P11 can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc )
- Writing samples (project proposal(s))
P11 including past experience in similar assignments; can be downloaded at https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/about-us/jobs
