National Consultant to Support Women VET Student’s Mentorship Programme (For Armenian Nationals Only)

About the role

The National Consultant will design and deliver a mentorship scheme for VET students in Armenia, focusing on enhancing their professional development and supporting them through structured mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Review and adapt the UN Women “Mentoring for Women’s Empowerment: Guide for Workplace Mentoring” manual to deliver a methodological manual for professional mentorship of VET students in Armenia.
• Develop simple two-page guides for each party involved in the mentorship scheme (Mentee, Careers Counsellor, Mentor).
• Design and deliver a three-day “training of trainers” module for Careers Counsellors who will implement the mentorship scheme.
• Deliver a monitoring and evaluation plan for POCD to assess progress and impact of the mentorship scheme.
• Participate in an evaluation workshop of the pilot scheme and revise the mentorship toolkit (manual, user guides, training module) according to lessons learned.
• Prepare a two-page summary report of the assignment in the English language.

Requirements

• At least Master’s degree in Education, Gender Studies, Sociology or similar fields.
• At least three (3) years of experience designing and delivering education and training courses for adult learners.
• At least three (3) years of work experience in careers counselling.
• Qualifications or professional training in the field of lifelong learning or non-formal education would be an asset.
• Previous professional experience with development agencies and/or the United Nations is an asset.
• Excellent command of written and spoken Armenian and good working knowledge of English.

Skills and Experience

• Strong understanding of and commitment to gender equality and women's empowerment.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Proficiency in IT skills.

Competencies

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Leading by Example
• Excellent analytical and research skills

Evaluation Procedure

• Technical and financial evaluation.
• Technical Evaluation Criteria (including Minimum Qualifications):
• Master’s degree in Education, Gender Studies, Sociology or similar fields (max 70 points)
• Experience designing and delivering education and training courses for adult learners (max 80 points)
• Experience in careers counselling (max 80 points)
• Qualifications or professional training in the field of lifelong learning or non-formal education (max 70 points)
• Professional experience with development agencies and/or the United Nations (max 20 points)
• Command of written and spoken Armenian and good working knowledge of English (max 30 points)

Management Arrangements

The contractor will report to and work under the direct supervision of the UN Women Project Analyst based in Armenia and overall guidance of the UN Women Deputy Country Representative in Georgia.

Financial Arrangements

• Payment will be disbursed upon submission and approval of deliverables and certification by UN Women Project Analyst that the services have been satisfactorily performed.
• The payment per deliverable shall be calculated per number of working days captured in the progress reports/deliverables as specified below:
• Draft methodological manual describing all components of the VET student mentorship scheme, (15 working days) - Payment: 50%
• Pilot methodological manual incorporating feedback from UN Women and POCD, (2 working days) - Payment: 50%
• Develop simple two-page guides for each party involved in the mentorship scheme (Mentee, Careers Counsellor, Mentor), (3 working days) - Payment: 40%
• Deliver a monitoring and evaluation plan for the VET student mentorship scheme, (2 working days) - Payment: 40%
• Design and deliver a three-day “trainer of trainers” module for Careers Counsellors, (6 working days) - Payment: 40%
• Final methodological manual incorporating evaluation learnings, (3 working days) - Payment: 30%
• Two-page summary report of assignment in the English language, (1 working day) - Payment: 10%