International Gender Consultant for West Africa

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African Development Bank (AfDB)

  • Career category: Admin, Programme/ Project design & management, Research/ Data analysis
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Development Bank
  • Remote option: Not Specified
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 23/10/2023
  • Location: Côte D’Ivoire, Abidjan
Economic justice Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role
The Services to be provided under the Assignment include providing operations support to the project to “Build Inclusive Business Ecosystems for Stabilization and Transformation” also known as the “BIBEST” project in the Mano River Union (MRU) being implemented in Sierra Leone and Liberia by the Mano  River  Union  Secretariat as the Executing Agency based  in Freetown,  Sierra  Leone.  In collaboration with the Project Implementation Unit and the Executing Agency, this involves:

(i) Provide support for the organization and implementation of project study tours, supporting planned studies and supervision missions, support the preparation of the project’s mid-term review  process,  tracking  project  work  plan  activities  and  supporting  work  plan  review meetings, timely preparation and review of correspondence, support the development and/or review of concept notes, project reports and project briefs as required;
(ii)Provide   gender   mainstreaming   support   to the   Bank’s operations   in West   Africa, specifically, collaborate with program and project managers to propose the categorization of projects within the framework of the Gender Marker System; 
(iii)Participate in operational missions and meetings; work with gender specialists and project managers to develop innovative approaches to projects for the integration of women in the development  process  and  projects  with  components  relating  to  the  promotion  of  gender equality;
(iv)Support  supervision  and  monitoring  activities  of  Bank  supported  projects;  assess  the potential  impact  of  proposed  projects  on  gender  equality  and  propose  measures  to reduce gender inequalities; 
(v)Contribute  to  the development  of  indicatorsfor  monitoring  the  impact  of  projects  and programs; 
(vi) Draft  correspondence  and  project  documents  as  required  to  promote  partnerships  and  the implementation of the Bank’s Gender Strategy;
(vii)Contribute  to  the  development  of  gender  profiles  and  country  diagnostic  notes  as  well  asother activities of other departments in the field of gender, when necessary.

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