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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Colleagues and Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">UNDP Vietnam re-launches the procurement process to seek one qualified International Gender Specialist for gender assessment of the draft law on Civil Status and technical assistance to improve the MOJ&#8217;s gender
 mainstreaming tool in law drafting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The objectives of the assignment are to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To analyze gender dimensions of the draft law and to ensure that gender equality principles are mainstreamed and guaranteed in the draft law to safeguard human rights and women&#8217;s rights in particular
 in line with CEDAW and relevant international conventions on human rights that Viet Nam has entered.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To test and improve the MOJ&#8217;s Gender mainstreaming tool for law making, taking the lessons learnt from the process of gender assessment of the draft law on Civil Status.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Interested candidates are </span>
<span style="color:#1F497D">invite</span><span style="color:#1F497D">d </span><span style="color:#1F497D">to submit the application with the following document</span><span style="color:#1F497D">s</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> to Procurement Unit at</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><a href="mailto:nguyen.thi.hoang.yen@undp.org">nguyen.thi.hoang.yen@undp.org</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Technical proposal including:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Curriculum vitae<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Copy of 1-3 publications/writing samples.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Suggested timelines for carrying out the assignment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Contact reference of past 4 clients for whom you have rendered preferably the similar service
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Financial proposal:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount in US Dollar including consultancy fees and all associated costs i.e. airfares, travel cost, meal, accommodation, tax, insurance etc.
 &#8211; as given template in Procurement Notice.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Submission deadline</span>: <b><span style="color:red">17.00 hrs., 09 October 2012 (Hanoi time).<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We much appreciate your assistance in disseminating the announcement to potential candidates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you and </span><span style="color:#1F497D">best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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