To apply, kindly read the procurement notice, attach the following documents and submit through the following email: ic.jo@undp.org - CV with at least three references;
- Technical proposal (to showcase requested experience and competencies); and
- Financial proposal as in the attached template.
no later than 1 September 2021 with subject: “ National consultant to Support Ruwwad Al Aghawar Cooperative and 10 Community-Based Organizations in Business Development Activities". Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to the above e-mail address indicated above. The procuring UNDP entity will respond in writing or by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants. The “Enhancing Women Participation in the Solid Waste Management Sector in Jordan” project contributes to improving women’s quality of life in North of Jordan through enhancing their livelihoods and wellbeing. The entry point of this project is women’s economic empowerment and equality as means to addressing barriers that are hindering women from active participation in their communities as workers, entrepreneurs and change makers, with the understanding that real women’s economic empowerment exists when women and girls have similar opportunities as men and boys to knowledge, economic opportunities, gender sensitive policies and decision-making power and access to and control over assets and resources. The project will target the current challenge of lack of control over resources, decision-making in the household, and women’s ability to have a voice in society and influence policy. The Project focuses on empowering women through improving effectiveness of women organizations to actively represent and support women voices in decision-making processes, increasing participation by women in the local economy, enhancing gender informed and responsive policy making at community and national levels, with particular focus on the solid waste management sector. The project targets women in three municipalities which comprise Northern Shouneh District and an additional municipality (within Kourah District) all in Irbid Governorate. According to the census of population and housing results 2015, the demographic and socio-economic data of the Northern Shouneh district shows that women are 46.4% of the total population while men are 53.5% with a gender gap of 7.1% in favor of men. Moreover, number of households in the Northern Shouneh is 24,659 households, and average family size is 5.8 which is considered high in comparison to the national family size average of households which is 5.5 (according to Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation poverty pocket Socioeconomic profile for Northern Shouneh). Social indicators show that male-headed households comprise 87.8% while female-headed households comprise 12.2%. This project is designed to use the UNDP niche and experience in the solid waste management to provide interventions aiming at empowering women economically, strengthening their voice and representation at the local level, and enhance the institutional capacities to accompany this process. Furthermore, this project will benefit from UNDP global and regional experience in implementing such projects. It will also link and build on other relevant interventions implemented by other international organizations, government, and others. The Project will secure as a result job opportunity for 600 women through group projects in the Solid Waste Management (SWM) sector, in addition to further capacitating the 60 women from the existing project. It will also target women in the communities and within the CSOs for other support. The Project will establish partnerships with academic institutions to encourage research related to women empowerment in relation to Local Economic Development, and with the Private Sector to consider some of the proposed projects for upscaling UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. All individuals including persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with strictest confidence and equally. Technical and financial proposals along with CV & 3 references should be submitted, and without such will not be considered). (Only Short Listed Candidates will be contacted) UNDP is an employer committed to gender equity and to providing equal opportunities to both males and females. | 
