Overview : The Increasing the Political Participation of Women in Samoa (IPPWS) is a joint programme between UNDP and UN Women, in partnership with the Government of Samoa and the Australian Government. It was launched in April 2015 and works across the following main areas: (1) facilitating space for discussion and awareness at a community level on the importance of women’s participation in politics, gender equality and good governance; (2) building the capacity of women in parliamentary processes and procedures in preparation for the elections; (3) working with political parties by making information and analysis available as well as strengthening internal governance processes to support women candidates, gender equality and women’s rights; and (4) providing post-election mentoring support to all members of parliament on activities including responsive budgeting and the preparation of gender-sensitive legislation. The Consultant's Expected Outcomes and Deliverables: - Inception phase planning note including a reference to the desk-based review of background documents, the suggested evaluation methodology and the main conclusions from briefings & discussions by telephone with relevant key stakeholders.
- Debriefing note on the field the mission to Samoa, including relevant information about interviews and observations, and main feedback from the initial findings presentation given to the UNDP Resident Representative.
- Preliminary Terminal Evaluation report drafted, submitted for review and feedback and validated by UNDP MCO.
- Final Terminal Evaluation Report received, incorporating all feedback and validated by UNDP MCO
Resources Provided - The consultant will be provided administrative support from the MCO in terms of a confirmed schedule of meetings and other reasonable logistical support when/where required.
- All necessary project related documents including Project Board meeting reports; key output documents and reports; financial reports; MOUs and agreements; quarterly and annual progress reports; etc.
Management and Coordination Arrangements - The consultant will have the overall responsibility for the design and implementation of the evaluation, writing of the report and timely submission of the deliverables, including the inception report, preliminary drafts and the final version;
- The consultant will refer to the UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji Governance Team Leader/ Parliamentary Specialist, who shall exercise technical oversight throughout the duration of the consultancy engagement, and to the Assistant Resident Representative – Governance and Poverty Reduction Unit in the UNDP Samoa MCO;
- Copies of all work will be delivered to the UNDP Samoa MCO and UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji in electronic format. Reports produced and recommendations are the property of UNDP and cannot be reproduced without permission of same.
Deadline for the submission of proposals is Tuesday 26 July 2016, 5PM local (Samoa time). Proposals can only be received via email procurement.ws@undp.org using the templates provided only. Incomplete proposals will not be considered. For more information about the project, visit http://www.ws.undp.org/content/samoa/en/home/operations/projects/womens_empowerment/increased-political-participation-of-women-in-samoa--ippws--un-j.html. |