Overview
This consultancy aims to strengthen national systems, capacities, and institutional mechanisms for integrating gender-responsive budgeting into government planning, budgeting, monitoring, and accountability processes in Papua New Guinea.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide expert advice on the design and implementation of Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRPB) interventions.
- Advise the government on GRB policy frameworks, tools, and institutionalization.
- Support the integration of gender equality priorities into national and sector budgeting processes.
- Develop analytical reports, policy briefs, and evidence-based recommendations.
- Develop practical manuals, guidelines, and technical guidance notes.
- Develop checklists and indicators for diagnostic assessments.
- Undertake systematic reviews of government documents to identify gaps and opportunities for GRPB.
- Conduct gender analysis to identify inequalities and structural barriers.
- Review national and sector budgets to identify gender gaps and expenditure trends.
- Monitor budget implementation to assess execution of gender equality allocations.
- Assess the capacity of government officials and institutions to implement GRPB.
- Develop a GRPB training module and materials.
- Roll out refresher training programmes for government officials and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).
- Provide ongoing mentoring and technical support to designated focal points.
- Conduct an institutional GRPB assessment of Parliamentary and budget committees.
- Support the establishment and strengthening of a GRPB coordination unit within government.
- Support the development and institutionalization of GRPB tools.
- Strengthen the use of sex-disaggregated data.
- Propose and support the establishment of institutional accountability mechanisms.
- Facilitate dialogue and collaboration among stakeholders.
- Represent UN Women in relevant meetings.
- Promote knowledge sharing and exchange of good practices.
- Prepare inception, progress, and final reports.
- Track milestones, risks, and implementation progress.
- Document lessons learned and good practices.
Required Experience
- Minimum 2 years relevant experience in working on central government finance policies and processes, including the medium-term development plan at national or sub-national level, budgeting methodologies and approaches.
- 5 years of relevant professional experience in gender responsive budgeting application either at the national or regional level.
- Previous experience in designing and delivering training and/or mentoring programmes on gender equality and gender mainstreaming in policy making and budgeting.
- Experience at the policy framework/advocacy and inter-ministerial coordination, of gender-related issues and engaging with the gender mainstreaming process in development plan, is considered an asset.
- Familiarity with country and regional context on gender equality is considered an asset.
- Experience working in the Pacific region, Papua New Guinea, or similar contexts.
- Experience working in the UN System is an asset.
- Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in public finance management, budgeting or fiscal policy.
- Demonstrated international experience in gender-responsive budgeting reforms.
- Proven experience advising governments and ministries of finance.
- Experience in the Pacific region or small island developing states is highly desirable.
- Experience working with UN agencies or development partners is an asset.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree or equivalent in public administration, social sciences, human rights, gender/women’s studies, international development or a related field 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.
- A project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.
