Deadline: 27 May 2018
UN Women Programme Office in Serbia is currently inviting women civil society organizations (CSOs) and networks, professional associations and/or agriculture cooperatives that are legally registered in Serbia and have specialized knowledge, expertise and track record of working on gender equality and women economic empowerment, to submit Project Proposal and Results Based Budget to provide services associated with the UN Women requirement for Responsible Party.
UN Women plans to engage Responsible Parties (women Civil Society Organizations/networks/professional associations or agriculture cooperatives) to work towards the achievement of the Result 3 of the “Support to Priority Actions for Gender Equality in Serbia” Project, through implementation of measures on the empowerment of women at the labour market. Improve women’s economic and labour market status, especially of women from vulnerable groups.
Areas
Indicative areas of intervention under this call may include (list not exhaustive):
- Propose innovative pilot measures to find sustainable and transformative solutions to ensure women’s proactive engagement in the labour market;
- Provide mentoring, peer support and knowledge dissemination among women from various groups to access available formal economic opportunities;
- Support municipalities/employees to introduce measures for employment of women over 45 years of age;
- Provide skills trainings for specific groups of women to increase the prospects for salaried employment;
- Identify discriminatory practices in employment of women and propose mitigation measures;
- Support advocacy for targeted programmes and measures to increase women’s access to decent jobs, productive employment, and non-traditional occupations, with focus on categories of women with high level of inactivity/unemployment;
- Pilot innovative models for work-life balance and/or reconciliation of parenthood and work;
- Advocate for establishment of women’s union, and/or increase capacities of members of existent women’s union on gender equality;
- Undertake research and analysis to better understand and identify gender gaps and barriers to women’s decent employment and career advancement, and effective measures towards equality on labour market, and carry out evidence-based advocacy;
Funding Information
The proposed intervention size and budget request per project must fall between a minimum indicative amount of EUR 20.000 and a maximum amount of EUR 30.000.
Timeframe
The proposals are expected to cover a period of minimum 1 year/12 months to maximum 2 years/ 24 months.
How to Apply
All proposals should be sent by email at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit Call for Proposals.