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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>WUNRN</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p> </span></p> <div></div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="http://www.wunrn.com">http://www.wunrn.com</a> </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br> <br> <b><span style='color:navy'>UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:navy'>Research Project - Political Economy of Women's Rights &amp; Its</span></b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp; Implications for Violence Against Women</span></b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:navy'>Consultancy Announcement</span></b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:navy'><a href="072808_sonsultancy_files/072808_sonsultancy.doc" target="_blank">See Attached File on Terms of Reference for the Consultancy.</a></span></strong><a href="072808_sonsultancy_files/072808_sonsultancy.doc"><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p> </span></a></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:navy'>Contact for Application - UN P11 Form: <a href="mailto:vawconsultancy@ohchr.org">vawconsultancy@ohchr.org</a> </span></strong><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:navy'>WUNRN&nbsp;also has&nbsp;P11 form via the SR VAW - Please request from</span></strong><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="mailto:mosie@infionline.net">mosie@infionline.net</a> </span></strong><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:navy'>Due Date for&nbsp;Applications&nbsp;- August 24, 2008</span></strong><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br> <br> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its causes and consequences</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> wishes to carry out a comprehensive research project on the <b>political economy of women s rights and its implications for violence against women</b>. The findings of the research will be used in her next and final annual report to the Human Rights Council in June 2009.Scope of the consultant's duties </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br> <br> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Scope of the consultant's duties:</span></b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'> <br> <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>a) Review and analyze existing studies, surveys and reports which focus on women s access to productive resource and assess the impact of neo-liberal economic policies on women s rights, including academic literature, relevant reports from special procedures mandate holders, as well as relevant work undertaken by United Nations agencies, regional organizations, governments and non-governmental organizations. This literature will help the consultant further develop the outcomes of the Istanbul expert consultation on Political Economy and Women s Rights. </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br> <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>b) Carry out consultations with individuals, institutions and agencies working on issues related to the gender dimensions of the political economy with a human rights perspective. Consultations should also make proposals identifying the extent to which the provisions of the two International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) can jointly strengthen the realization of women s rights under diverse socio-economic environments. Consultations should include, among others, States, United Nations agencies and other intergovernmental bodies, human rights and women s non-governmental organizations and academic institutions. They could take varying forms, such as an online forum, questionnaires, and targeted email and phone contact. </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br> <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>c) Prepare a first draft report including the results of the above mentioned tasks, identifying the challenges of the material basis of rights and the current neo-liberal macro economic policy environment for women s rights, in particular as regards their implications for violence against women; identify any good practices pertaining to addressing these challenges; and suggest areas for future research.</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <br> <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>d) Prepare a final draft report, including a set of conclusions and recommendations, which will serve as an input for the preparation of Special Rapporteur s report to the Human Rights Council in June 2009</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>.</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <br> <br> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Duration of the consultancy</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>: 5 months (from 15 September 2008 to 15 February 2009)</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <br> <br> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Location:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> Any location would be acceptable, as long as the consultant maintains close email and phone contacts with the Special Rapporteur and her assistants at OHCHR.</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <br> <br> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Fee</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>: A lump sum will be paid depending on the experience of the selected candidate in accordance with consultancy rates of UN Secretariat.</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <br> <br> <b>Consultant s qualifications:</b> <br> <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Ø </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family: Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Advanced university degree or equivalent knowledge in the areas of international human rights law, economics or social sciences. </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Ø </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family: Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>At least 5 years of experience / research in the inter-relatedness of globalization and macro economic policies and human rights.</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'> <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Ø </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family: Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Experience working with human rights, preferably in the field of gender issues, and with a particular focus on violence against women. </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Ø </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family: Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Demonstrated ability to conduct research, synthesize inputs and analyze extensive research material.</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Ø </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family: Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Ability to work in a team and independently.</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'> <br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Ø </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family: Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Wingdings; 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