UN Women is committed to creating improved conditions of work for marginalized groups of women migrant workers, workers in the informal sector, and home-based workers. By designing and planning interventions that create fair and decent employment for women migrant workers across Asia through the provision of safe migration and by strengthening and safeguarding the processes and protocols which would better the working conditions and provisions offered.
UN Women is seeking the services from a highly qualified international researcher to:
- Conduct Gender Equality analysis of the existing BLAs, MoUs and standard employment contracts linked to these agreements to support Government of Bangladesh with evidence-based recommendations for the protection of rights of domestic service workers;
- Conduct an in-depth review of the Musaned system that was introduced by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to protect domestic workers in the recruitment system. The MUSANED system will be reviewed as a possible way to monitor and implement contracts.
Location:
BangladeshBenefits
- Payments for this consultancy will be based on the achievement of deliverables and certification that each has been satisfactorily completed.
- As part of their team, working directly with outstanding and inspiring career professionals and senior management.
- They value dynamic and adaptable persons who are not afraid to think creatively and are proactive, flexible and responsive.
- They place high importance on the following 5 core competencies- (Leadership, Innovation, People Management, Communication, Delivery)
Eligibilities
Education-
Required Skills and Experience:
- Master’s degree in development related disciplines, gender issues, economics, public policy, law, international relations or other social science fields.
Experiences:
- Minimum 5 years of experience as lead researcher in social development, with a substantial focus on gender issues and labour migration at international level.
Language:
- Excellent command of English. Other UN languages is an asset.
Travel:
- As needed based on UN Women travel policy.
Competencies-
Technical Competencies:
- Excellent grasp of substantive gender and migration issues from a policy point of view;
- Experience in issues related to Bilateral agreements (BLAs) and Memorandum of Understandings(MOUs) between countries of origin and countries of destination for international migration, preferably in the South Asia-Middle East corridor.
Functional Competencies:
- Advanced qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills on research;
- Proven ability to produce clear and cogently written research reports;
Core Competencies:
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the United Nations’ values and ethical standards;
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of the UN and UN Women;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Ability and willingness to work as part of a team to meet tight deadlines and produce high quality work.
Application Process
- Apply online go through the given link.
- All applications must include (as an attachment) the CV and the financial proposal. Applications without financial proposal will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.
- Submission package includes:
- Updated CV;
- Personal History Form (P11);
- Writing sample;
- Financial proposal indicating daily rate
Application Deadline: June 23, 2018
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