Call for tender for subcontracting external expertise

This is a call for one or more subcontractors to provide expertise as part of implementation of an EU funded project titled IMproving working conditions through gender perspective in commerce (“I’M PINC”).

UNI Europa is seeking external experts for three different workstreams of the new project:

• Firstly, we want to commission an academic research study to identify, analyse, recognize and address gender specific challenges and collect gender-disaggregated data with the aim to improve working conditions in the retail sector for all. The research will then assess the gender specify challenges. In addition, the research will assess findings and provide an initial reflection on guidelines for improving working conditions through a gender perspective.

• Secondly, we need an expert to professionally facilitate two national workshops for our affiliates during which we present the research findings and guidelines and exchange of best practices. In addition, the expert will develop and facilitate two days in person training for Trade union officials based on the guidelines and policy recommendations to provide support to our affiliates in their strategic decision making process, as well as in the strategies implementation, assessment and revision process when introducing a gender perspective to improve working conditions.

• Thirdly, we are looking for an expert that will elaborate policy recommendations on a gender perspective to improve working conditions and attractiveness of the commerce sector and how this should be done. That will be presented at the project final conference and that will support UNI Europa Commerce affiliates to initiate the discussion with policy makers, employers’ organizations and other relevant stakeholders on the impact on and differences in working conditions based on gender.

The external experts will also be members of the project Steering Group and will carry out their work under the supervision of the project coordinator, and in dialogue with all the project Steering Group members.

The deadline for submission of bids is Thursday 20 February 2025.

Further details including how to apply can be found here. 

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