International consultant for measuring the gender-related killings of women and girls in Mongolia

Background

UN Women 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.

UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide. It works globally to make the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals a reality for women and girls and stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on four strategic priorities:

     •   Women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems

• Women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy
• All women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence
• Women and girls contribute to and have greater influence in building sustainable peace and resilience, and benefit equally from the prevention of natural disasters and conflicts and humanitarian action

UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality, and in all deliberations and agreements linked to the 2030 Agenda. The entity works to position gender equality as fundamental to the Sustainable Development Goals, and a more inclusive world.

Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality

Established in Seoul in 2022 with support from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family of the Republic of Korea, the UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality (the Center) seeks to function as a ‘knowledge hub’ to facilitate research, education, and training, sharing of innovations and lessons learned, networking, and development of multi-stakeholder partnerships for the achievement of gender equality in the Asia-Pacific region. The Centre aims to contribute to operationalizing normative frameworks on gender equality and the empowerment of women, informing innovative approaches to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”), transforming harmful social norms in the fast-changing and unique social landscape of Asia and the Pacific, and forging partnerships across sectors. The Centre’s working language is English, and it offers an international working environment, while Mongolian language skills are required for this consultancy, given the nature of the work involved.

Ending violence against women has been an important priority area of the Centre’s work. In 2023, recognizing the urgency of addressing gender-related killings of women and girls (femicide/feminicide), the UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality and the UNODC-KOSTAT Centre of Excellence for Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice successfully organized an international conference to discuss the challenges of and good practices in implementing and evaluating relevant policy and legal measures to address gender-related killings of women and girls, and monitoring the implementation gap by adopting the Statistical Framework for Measuring the Gender-related Killing of Women and Girls (also referred to as femicide/feminicide), which was jointly developed by UNODC and UN Women and endorsed by the 53rd session of the UN Statistical Commission, which assigned the two entities to conduct pilots of the framework in countries worldwide.

Against this backdrop, the UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality (UN Women COE), and the UNODC-KOSTAT Centre of Excellence for Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice in Asia and the Pacific (UNODC-KOSTAT COE), in partnership with the Coordination Council for Crime Prevention in Mongolia, propose to pilot the Statistical Framework for Measuring the Gender-related Killing of Women and Girls in Mongolia. The pilot study aims to identify a standardized approach to measuring femicides that goes beyond existing limitations. Through the pilot exercise, relevant stakeholders in Mongolia will have the opportunity to identify data gaps, if any, enhance their coordination efforts in data collection, analysis, and dissemination of information on various forms of gender-related killings, and improve criminal justice practices. This pilot study will also allow identifying which disaggregating variables are collected by each crime and criminal justice institution in the country regarding homicide, as well as testing whether the data blocks identified by UNODC and UN Women are an efficient way to collect data on femicide, and whether Mongolia has additional variables that could be more beneficial for this purpose. Ultimately, this initiative will contribute to global efforts to end femicide and violence against women and girls. The insights gathered from the pilot study will also be used to provide guidance and training to other countries in implementing the Framework and producing relevant data on gender-based killings of women and girls.

In this context, the Centre is looking for a qualified International consultant for measuring the gender-related killings of women and girls in Mongolia who will work closely with the policy specialist of the Centre to design and implement the Centre’s initiatives to end violence against women and gender-related killings of women and girls. The consultant will work in close consultation with the Regional Portfolio Lead on Humanitarian Action, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Climate at the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, specifically focusing on gender and climate change issues. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Objective of the Consultancy

The consultancy’s primary goal is to support the CoEs in piloting the new statistical framework in Mongolia, with the aim of gathering methodological and operational insights concerning the challenges it encounters during implementation. The information gathered will be used to provide general guidance and training to other countries to help them implement the framework to produce relevant data on gender-based killings of women and girls (femicides/feminicides).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Map institutions responsible for data collection of femicide/feminicide or homicide data with relevant disaggregating variables in Mongolia.
• Assess discrepancies with reference to existing national practices/definitions related to the statistical definition of femicide.
• Assess data availability and comparability in relation to the data blocks as delineated in the framework that identifies the various criteria for the killing of a woman or girl to be considered as femicide.
• Analyze data availability and comparability regarding the disaggregating variables used for analytical purposes.
• Examine existing challenges and propose possible solutions related to the implementation of the statistical framework and the collection of relevant disaggregating variables.
• Provide technical support to implement the Statistical Framework based on the findings of the assessments, prioritizing those variables that are feasible to adopt within the timeframe of the pilot.
• Provide interpretation service (Mongolian to English, English to Mongolian) for effective communication with stakeholders in Mongolia and during the COEs’ mission to the country.

Duration of Assignment: The tentative contractual period is from 1 February 2024 to 30 September 2024.

Duty Station: The consultant is expected to work from home with the possibility to travel and attend meetings as required.

Expected Deliverables

Competencies

In addition to the aforementioned requirements and qualifications, it is important that the consultant shares the core values and core competencies of the organization.

Core Values

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:

https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Certification

•  Master’s degree in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Gender and Development, Sociology, Statistics, or other relevant disciplines

Experience

• At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in criminal justice, gender equality and the empowerment of women
• Having experience in the drafting and production of research reports
• Having UN experience will be an advantage
• Both qualitative and quantitative research skills are strongly desirable

Languages

• Proficiency in Mongolian and English required

Application Procedure and Deadline

Candidates are requested to send the following documents in one application:

1. Personal History Form (P11). The P11 Form can be downloaded from the following website:
2. Application letter explaining your interest in the consultancy and why you are the most suited candidate for this position
3. A sample report or writing (in English) by the applicant that demonstrates their expertise in the relevant application.

Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

Payment

Payments for this consultancy will be based on the achievement of each deliverable and certification that each has been satisfactorily completed. Payments will not be based on the number of days worked but on the completion of each stated deliverable within the indicated timeframes. Any travel under this consultancy will be covered by UN Women as per our rules and regulations.

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NOTE: Documents required before contract signing:

• UN Personal History Form
• Full medical examination and Statement of Fitness to work and travel for consultants with travel involved. (This is not a requirement for RLA contracts).
• Completed UNDSS BSAFE online training course.

EN:

• Individual subscribers over 65 years of age are required to undergo a full medical examination including x-rays at their own cost and obtain medical clearance from the UN Medical Doctor prior to taking up their assignment.
• Release letter in case the selected consultant is a government official.