Overview
Consultant to conduct a gender gap assessment and support gender mainstreaming in sectoral programmes and budgets, focusing on enhancing the capacity of state institutions to design and implement gender-responsive policies.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct gender analysis of at least one selected budget sub-program within the Ministry of Energy.
- Extend mentorship support to the working group established for piloting gender responsive budgeting.
- Extend mentorship support and guidance to other pilot ministries (up to 5).
- Examine budget allocations for the selected budget programme of the Ministry of Energy and assess its gender responsiveness.
- Identify and quantify gender disparities in access to services, or beneficiary selection.
- Contribute to formulating actionable recommendations to address identified gender gaps.
- Consolidate findings, analyses, and recommendations into a detailed report.
- Assist in designing and delivering capacity-building activities focused on gender-responsive budget analysis.
- Provide mentorship support and guidance to up to 5 other line ministries.
Required Experience
- At least 2 years of experience in drafting and writing policies, reports, or guidelines, preferably in the context of gender analysis, budgetary programs, or gender-responsive budgeting initiatives is required.
- At least 2 years of experience in research and policy analyses is required.
- Experience in working on central government finance policies and processes – including medium-term budgeting program (MTBP), budgeting methodologies and approaches is consider an asset.
- Previous experience working with international organizations is considered an asset.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in public administration, social studies, sociology, gender studies and/or international relations, or any other degree relevant to the requirements of the TOR is required.
- A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
