United Nations Development Programme

UN Women exists to advance women’s rights, gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. As the lead UN entity on gender equality and secretariat of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, we shift laws, institutions, social behaviours and services to close the gender gap and build an equal world for all women and girls. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality. It stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on five priority areas: Increasing women’s leadership and participation. Ending violence against women. Engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes. Enhancing women’s economic empowerment. Making gender equality central to national development planning and budgeting. UN Women coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality.

Consultant Legislative Drafter

Location

United States

Posted

4 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Mid Level

No structured requirement data.

Job Description

Consultant Legislative Drafter

United Nations Development Programme

Role Description Under the overall supervision of the UN Women MCO - Caribbean, Head of Office and direct supervision of the Planning and Coordination Specialist, Barbados and OECS, the Legislative Drafter will draft legislative provisions to be integrated into existing legislation to address unpaid care and domestic work in Grenada and St. Lucia. A major goal of this consultancy is to address lacunas in policy and legal frameworks that would support the implementation of the 5Rs strategy to recognize, reduce, redistribute, represent, reward - of paid and unpaid care and domestic work. Taking the above into consideration, the Legislative Drafter will in close coordination with a consultant Gender and Labour Law Expert, draft legislative provisions to be integrated into existing legislation per country on the following: - Maternity Leave, to ensure compliance with C183 - Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183) - Parental Leave - Child Benefit Bill for Low Income Working Parents and Legal Guardians - Flexible Working Bill - Pay Equity Bill - Nursing Break Bill - Decent Work for Domestic Workers Bill Deliverables - Prepare and submit draft legislative provisions to be integrated into existing legislation per country (Grenada and St. Lucia) on the following: - Maternity Leave, to ensure compliance with C183 - Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183) - Parental Leave - Child Benefit Bill for Low Income Working Parents and Legal Guardians - Flexible Working Arrangements Bill - Pay Equity Bill - Nursing Break Bill - Decent Work for Domestic Workers Bill - Participate in and prepare a summary report on 2 online/virtual stakeholder consultations (1 per country) to validate and provide feedback and input on the abovementioned Legislative Provisions. - Participate in and prepare a summary report on a Presentation of Legislative Provisions to 2 convenings of parliamentarians (1 per country). Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel This is a home-based consultancy. As part of this assignment, travel is expected to the 2 target countries (Grenada and St. Lucia). The missions to the countries will be arranged and covered by UN Women. Competencies - Core Values: - Integrity - Professionalism - Respect for Diversity - Core Competencies: - Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues - Accountability - Creative Problem Solving - Effective Communication - Inclusive Collaboration - Stakeholder Engagement - Leading by Example - Functional Competencies: - Strong legal analysis and social research and analytical skills. - Excellent written and oral communications skills including the conveying complex concepts and recommendations, in a clear and persuasive style tailored to match different audiences. - Ability to interact independently as part of a team. - Ability to multi-task and operate effectively in stressful situations. Required Qualifications - Education and Certification: - A LLB/Bachelor of Laws Degree from a recognized tertiary institution is required. - A LLM or PhD in Law and Human Rights is preferred but not required. - Experience: - 7 years of relevant experience with legal practice and legislative drafting or 5 years of relevant experience for holders of an LLM or PhD in Law in the English-Speaking Caribbean is required. - Certificate in Legislative Drafting is desirable but not required. - Demonstrated experience or knowledge in gender equality, women’s empowerment, gender mainstreaming, and/or human rights is desirable but not required. - Understanding of the Caribbean legal framework is required. - Institutional knowledge of the UN and UN Women would be an asset. - Languages: - Fluency in written and oral English is required.

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