Gender & social development Specialist for federal PCU

Source: World Bank — Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES -INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION)

MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE

URBAN FOOD SECURITY AND SAFETY NET OFFICE

Urban Productive Safety Net and Job Project (UPSNJP)

Grant Number D732-ET

Assignment Title: Gender Specialist)

Ref #. ET-UJCFSA-243339-CS-INDV

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has received financing from the World Bank to the cost of the Urban Productive Safety Net and Job Project (UPSNJP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The Consulting Service (The Services) include provide technical leadership on all aspects related to the implementation of Gender aspects of the UPSNP/UPSNJP as enshrined in the project design in the PAD. This includes Gender Mainstreaming, Implementation of Gender Action Plan of UPSNP/UPSNJP, and providing backstop support to regions and cities etc. The prospective specialist/consultant will ensure that the implementation of Gender activities is done in such way that it will respond to the specific needs of urban context and as relevant to the components that constitute the core benefits of the project.

The Gender Specialist among others will have the following duties and responsibilities:

1. Conceptualize the implementation plan of Gender within the UPSNJP consistent with the design in the PAD.
2. Provide inputs to the elaboration of the PIM and Gender action plan in a way that will facilitate implementation on Gender equality within the entire project.
3. Develop a reporting format to capture both qualitative and quantitative progress and data on Gender related activities including GBV.
4. Assist the MUI and Cities Gender and Youth Mainstreaming Directorate on gender and other social development related cross cutting issues such as youth, children and the elderly.
5. Provide input to integrate gender component during M&E milestones and routinely evaluate the effectiveness of gender mainstreaming and responsiveness on the UPSNP/UPSNJP.
6. Prepare TOR for Gender Audit& Analysis and supervise the  audit process and outcome.
7. Ensure the program has a gender capacity development plan to create shared awareness of gender and social development components of the program (including awareness of rights of female beneficiaries, protection against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment) through preparing training plan, developing training and promotional materials and conducting  training (including TOTs) to federal, regional staff.
8. Contribute to the development of the project action plans as well as undertake regular field monitoring to provide inputs for quarterly reporting on implementation progress. Ensure that monitoring and evaluation of the gender action plan is well addressed in quarterly progress reports and provide updates on recommendations from periodic reviews.
9. Coordinate provision of training and awareness raising on the implementation of Gender mainstreaming and Gender action plan of the project
10. Provide on-going technical support to cities in the implementation of Gender Action plan.
11. Contribute to exploring best-practice in gender mainstreaming and women empowerment within the UPSNP/UPSNJP and also promote learning from existing UPSNP and other similar projects to ensure knowledge sharing.
12. Ensure the mainstreaming of gender, protection and HIV/AIDS within our food security and livelihoods work.
13.  Provide support and mentoring to regional and city level officers with Gender Activities in their attributions as relevant to UPSNJP
14. Participate in Gender forums that are led by the government to ensure effective coordination and harmonization consistent with the government vision.
15. Contribute to the elaboration of the PIM and relevant guidelines with regard to implementation of gender and social development aspects of the project
16. Lead PCU efforts to provide implementers on practical mechanisms for operationalization of the gender action plan as prescribed in the PAD
17. Reviewing, and making contributions to the revision of, Project Gender Action Plan in the PIM/PAD
18. Closely work with city officials and Gender experts to address GBV during the implementation of the project
19. Coordinate with the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth who is the lead agency in GBV
20. Collaborate and closely work with other PCU team members
21. Perform other duties related to gender assigned by the Project Coordinator

The duration of assignment will be for one-year contract, with a possibility of extension upon satisfactory performance of the consultant.

 Required Competencies

The Gender Specialist/ Consultant should have experience in gender mainstreaming and implementation of Gender Action Plans. S/he should be very familiar with women’s economic and social empowerment, gender-sensitive participatory approaches, and   He or she should have adequate knowledge and understanding of Project implementation, and experience with twin-track approach of gender mainstreaming at different projects where by having good understanding of supporting different sections of the program to be more gender aware/responsive (even go to extent of enabling them to be transformative) and supporting initiatives that are particularly targeted for gender work. Also requires excellent report writing skills in both Amharic and English. The Gender specialist/ CONSULTANT should possess the following qualifications/competencies:

• MA degree in sociology, gender, anthropology, economics, social work, development studies or similar field of studies.
• A minimum of 8 years’ working on gender and/or women’s empowerment and/or men experience with safety nets would be an advantage
• Strong knowledge and experience with urban sector gender and women empowerment issues in Ethiopia Excellent command of basic computer applications with significant capabilities in computerized database, spreadsheet constructions.
• Excellent skills in teamwork, gender analysis, facilitation  and gender mainstreaming and strong commitment to sharing expertise and experience in order to develop others (helping others to achieve goals), resolving conflict successfully

Urban Productive safety Net and Job Project under Urban Food Security and Safety Net Office now invite eligible individual consultants/Specialists to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: Qualification and Experience as MIS specialist in Social Protection projects and their capability on the basis of academic background, general and relevant experience, and knowledge of local condition.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III paragraph 3.16 and 3.17 of The World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers Procurement In Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services (recent Edition) (“Procurement Regulation”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 

A Consultant will be selected in accordance to Section VII para 7.34 to 7.39 of The World Bank Procurement Regulation based on qualification and relevant experience of the applicants to the assignment.

Remunerations: will be as per the Ministry of Finance channel one salary scale.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 8:30 am to 12 in the morning and from 2:00 to 5:00 pm local time in the afternoon.

Expressions of interest (including recent and comprehensive CV with a letter of application and other relevant supporting documents) must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by January 31, 2023 on or before 4:00pm

The address:-Attn:Ato Birhanu Teshome-

Head, Urban Food Security and Safety Net Office 

Email- sbirhanu1@gmail.com

and

Ato Yihenew Mengstie

Urban Productive Safety Net and Job Project Procurement Specialist

Email- ymengstiejobfsa@gmail.com

In front of National Bank of Ethiopia, Ministry of Urban and Infrastructure, 5th floor, Project UPSNJP Procurement Section

Country: - Ethiopia