Job Description

Contractual Arrangement : External consultant Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days) : 2 months

Job Posting : Aug 24, 2022, 5:02:09 AM Closing Date : Sep 6, 2022, 4:59:00 PM Primary Location : Indonesia-Jakarta Organization : SE_INO WR Office, Indonesia Schedule : Full-time
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Purpose of consultancy

The proposed consultancy seeks to examine how COVID-19 has affected women and girls in Indonesia, as well as the nature of responses, solutions and promising approaches by governments and civil society organization to effectively mitigate the gender-related negative implications of the pandemic and suggest possible policy measures to ensure more gender-responsive pandemic plans and policies in future.

Background

Pandemics can have profound impacts on people, communities, and countries. All groups do not experience these impacts uniformly. COVID-19 has had a profound impact on women and girls, exposing structural inequalities across every sphere, from health to the economy, security to social protection. Hard-fought gains for the right of women and girls are also under threat.

Responding to the pandemic is not just about responding to the health crisis, but also about rectifying long-standing inequities and building a more resilient world in the interest of everyone, with women at the centre of recovery. To effectively prevent and mitigate the differential effects for various disadvantaged population groups, it is crucial to consider how differences in social characteristics, such as gender, influence the experience of differentials to pandemics as well as the success of pandemic control and recovery efforts.

There are gender imbalances in both the primary and secondary effects of pandemics. The differences in primary effects include disparities between, and among, women, men, and gender minorities in vulnerability to infection, exposure and health outcomes. Experience from previous outbreaks such as Ebola and SARS show that vulnerable groups, including women and gender minorities, were also disproportionately affected by the secondary effects.

WHO’s guidance on gender and COVID-19 recommends that countries should incorporate a focus on gender into their COVID-19 responses to ensure that public health policies and measures to curb the epidemic take account of gender and how it interacts with other areas of inequality.

Deliverables

Report (full and policy brief) synthesizing findings from desk review, KIIs and online consultations and containing policy recommendations to address key gender implications of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The work is expected to be completed between 1 October to 30 November 2022.

• Outline, desk review results and draft section-wise report
• Policy brief (video or paper-based)

Note: Intellectual property rights

All rights, including ownership of the original work and copyright thereof, shall be vested in WHO, which reserves the right (a) to revise the work; (b) to use the work in a different way from that originally envisaged; or (c) not to publish or use the work.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential: Bachelor’s degree in social science, Political Science, Law, International Relations, Gender Studies, Development or related fields

Desirable: Master’s degree in social science, Political Science, Law, International Relations, Gender Studies, Development or related fields

Experience

Essential:

• At least 2 years of professional experience in relevant area (gender, equity and human rights mainstreaming; violence against women), including with specific reference to emergencies, in a developing country context.
• Proven experience in analyzing information and data and producing relevant reports with relevant recommendations.

Desirable: Prior experience of undertaking a similar project with a UN agency is an added advantage.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Strong writing skills
• Proven research and analytical skills with a deep understanding of women and gender issues

Languages and level required (Basic/Intermediate/Advanced): Advanced level in English and Indonesian required

Location: Off site: Home-based, possibility of F2F meetings at WHO Indonesia if deemed useful and feasible

Travel: No travel necessary

Remuneration and budget (travel costs are excluded):

• Remuneration: NO.B range;

Monthly remuneration: IDR 59,410,000 - IDR 78,736,000.

• Expected duration of contract: 2 months

Additional Information:

• This vacancy notice may be used to identify candidates for other similar consultancies at the same level.
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• A written test may be used as a form of screening.
• If your candidature is retained for interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/ diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
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• Applications from women are encouraged.
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• Consultants shall perform the work as independent contractors in a personal capacity, and not as a representative of any entity or authority. The execution of the work under a consultant contract does not create an employer/employee relationship between WHO and the Consultant.
• WHO shall have no responsibility whatsoever for any taxes, duties, social security contributions or other contributions payable by the Consultant. The Consultant shall be solely responsible for withholding and paying any taxes, duties, social security contributions and any other contributions which are applicable to the Consultant in in each location/jurisdiction in which the work hereunder is performed, and the Consultant shall not be entitled to any reimbursement thereof by WHO.
• This assignment is subject to local recruitment and will be filled by persons recruited in the local commuting area of the duty station/assignment location.