Terms of reference

Title of the program: UNDP Equal Opportunities Programme

1. Name: 14 national experts on conducting workshops/trainings using LFA methodlogy in 7 regions of Ukraine. Training group for each region consists of 2 experts who jointly conduct the workshops on development and implementation of regional programmes of ensuring gender equality for: 1) the representatives of oblast gender coordination board, 2) deputy heads of rayon administration responsible for gender policy, and respective specialists

2. Duty Station: Lugansk, Zhytomyr, Uzhgorod, Kherson, Kharkiv, Vinnytsya, Chernivtsi

3. Background:
One of the most important issues in the social policy of Ukraine is analyzing gender factors and promoting gender policy.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted the State Programme for ensuring gender equality in Ukrainian society for 2007-2010 on 27 December 2006. In particular, according to this document, gender approach should be implemented as a principal for all bodies of executive power, at both national and regional levels.
At the regional level the mechanism of gender development is working through realization of the state regional gender programmes. These programmes are developed by corresponding executive departments of oblasts administration and have to be adopted by the Oblast Councils.
Coordination Board on Gender is establishing now in each oblast for coordination of activities on realization of the proposed programmes. It consists of a regional GFP, deputy head of oblast council, head of the authorized department of State oblast administration, head of gender resource centre, head of oblast centre of state officials’ capacity building, representatives of oblast NGOs, gender experts. The Coordination board on gender is also responsible for enhancing the capacity of regional, local and grass roots level state officials on practical implementation of gender programs.
At the same time the institutional mechanisms for ensuring gender equality on the regional level are not stable yet. The lack of local experts as well as lack of adequate knowledge on gender has resulted in incomplete regional plans and programmes, lack of real regional gender strategies, which led to slowing the process of economic and social development of regions in which men and women, in different sectors of life, shall be able to contribute effectively and benefit from the development results. The problem of providing high quality expert consultations on elaboration of oblast programmes of achieving gender equality is very urgent.
With the view to increase the number of national experts able to work with state officials on implementation of gender approaches into the activity of state oblast administration, UNDP Equal Opportunities Programme in 2007 trained 17 LFA-facilitators.
According to the three-lateral Memoranda of cooperation signed with oblasts, UNDP Equal Opportunities Programme together with oblast departments for family, youth and sport drafted joint action plans for the implementation of oblast programmes of gender development.
Trying to address the urgent challenges in regions of Ukraine and according to AWP the UNDP EOP planned to conduct workshops using LFA-methodology on development and implementation of gender strategies in 7 pilot oblasts (Lugansk, Zhytomyr, Uzhgorod, Kherson, Kharkiv, Vinnytsya, Chernivtsi) with involvement of LFA-facilitators. It is supposed to conduct these workshops for two target groups: 1) the representatives of oblast gender coordination board, 2) deputy heads of rayon administration responsible for gender policy, and respective specialists.
As a result of these activities the capacity of Coordination Boards on Gender to coordinate implementation of regional gender programs in 7 oblasts will be enhanced.

4. Objective:
The overall objective of the proposed activity is building capacity of state officials responsible for implementation of gender policy, namely, the representatives of oblast gender coordination boards and deputy heads of rayon administrations responsible for gender issues and the specialists on coordination and implementation of oblast gender programmes in Lugansk, Zhytomyr, Uzhgorod, Kherson, Kharkiv, Vinnytsya, Chernivtsi oblasts. With this view, 14 national experts are hired for seven oblasts (two experts for each oblast) for conducting trainings on using LFA for ensuring effective realization of oblast programmes of gender development.

5. Activties:
Each of 7 expert groups formed (2 trainers in each group) conduct two workshops in 7 above-mentioned oblasts for such target groups:
1) Workshop-training on development and implementation of oblast programmes of ensuring gender equality for the representatives of oblast gender coordination boards.
2) Workshop-training on development and implementation of gender strategies/programmes for deputy heads of rayon administrations responsible for gender issues, and respective specialists.

6. Dates and Duration

No Activity Duration and dates (for each expert) Target group
1. Development of training agenda and training materials for participants 2 days in May-June 2008 Representatives of oblast gender coordination boards (20 persons)
2. Workshop-training on development and implementation of oblast gender strategies 2 days in May-June 2008 Representatives of oblast gender coordination boards (20 persons)
3. Drafting report over the workshop-training
1 day in June 2008 Representatives of oblast gender coordination boards (20 persons)
4. Development of training agenda and training materials for participants 2 days in June-July 2008 Deputy heads of rayon administrations, responsible for gender issues, and respective specialists (25 persons)
5. Workshop-training on development and implementation of gender strategies 2 days in June-July 2008 Deputy heads of rayon administrations, responsible for gender issues, and respective specialists (25 persons)
6. Drafting report over the workshop-training
1 day in July 2008 Deputy heads of rayon administrations, responsible for gender issues, and respective specialists (25 persons)

7. Executive arrangements:
UNDP will:
- Provide organizational support for conducting workshops-trainings;
- Form 7 expert groups from 14 experts for conducting 14 workshops-trainings in 7 oblasts of Ukraine;
- Inform the 14 experts selected about the composition of 7 expert groups and their contact information;
- Support using the LFA-methodology in planning of activity of oblast and rayon administrations;
- Provide the consultations required to trainers (facilitators).

The representatives of target groups will:
- Learn and apply LFA methodology for coordination and implementation on oblast gender strategies and programmes;
- Share the knowledge and skills acquired among the colleagues;
- Inform the management of SOA and SRA about the knowledge and experience acquired on the training.

Each of 7 expert groups (2 experts in each group) will:
- Organize and conduct 2 workshops-trainings in one of the above-mentioned oblasts according to the schedule in the table above;
- Develop the plan of conducting the trainings ad provide the participants with training materials;
- Draft the expert report over the workshops conduct and submit it to UNDP in printed and electronic versions (MS Word).

8. Expected results:
- Two workshops-trainings using LFA-methodology on development and implementation of gender strategies/programmes conducted in each of 7 oblasts for two target groups: 1) the representatives of oblast gender coordination board, 2) deputy heads of rayon administration responsible for gender policy, and respective specialists.
- Due to LFA-methodology of planning the capacity of oblast gender coordination boards (140 persons) and deputy heads of rayon administrations and respective specialists (175 persons) to implement gender policy in 7 oblasts using advanced methods of planning and implementation of gender strategies/programmes.
- The reports to the UNDP on each of the above-mentioned oblasts and on each workshop that will include analytical component and also:
1) the methodology and agenda of training;
2) the package of materials of participants of training;
3) the list of participants with names, positions and contact information.

9. Qualifications:
• Higher education;
• Knowledge of methodology of strategic planning (certificate of LFA facilitator will be a strong asset);
• Knowledge of gender issues;
• Excellent training skills;
• Participation in international seminars, trainings, conferences on gender issues will be n asset
• Experience in development of strategic documents and methodologies;
• Experience of cooperation with state officials;
• Strategic thinking;
• Good working knowledge of English;
• Excellent lecture and trainer skills;
• Excellent writing and presentation skills;
• Microsoft Office proficiency.

All interested candidates should complete the UN PERSONAL HISTORY FORM* (P-11) and submit it to e-mail address: vacancies@undp.org.ua with reference to “14 national experts on conducting workshops(Equal Opportunities Programme)” in the subject line of the email. Failure to disclose prior employment or making false representations on this form will be grounds for withdrawal of further consideration of his/her application or termination, where the appointment or contract has been issued. Two letters of recommendation will be requested from short-listed candidates.
Please mention the minimal salary level expected in your application/CV.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 15 May 2008

UNDP will use a transparent and competitive screening process, though will only contact those applicants in whom there is further interest. Applications may only be submitted for specific vacancy. We regret that we will not be able to acknowledge all unsolicited general applications for employment.

*Personal History Form can be downloaded from http://www.un.kiev.ua/bc/jobs/