National Consultant – Gender responsive local governance support

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UN Women

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Deadline: 31/01/2024
  • Location: Albania
Leadership Political participation
Under the overall guidance of the Head of Programmes and the direct supervision of the relevant UN Women Albania project managers, the national consultant is expected to conduct assignments upon request which include but not limited to (some assignments may require working in a team with other consultants):
  • Preparation and or/adaption of training materials and facilitation of trainings on gender responsive planning and budgeting at the local level for Municipal staff and councilors (including contributions to sessions related to gender analysis, gender mainstreaming and local governance role and competences, gender responsive services etc.).  
  • Mentoring and coaching of Municipal staff, especially budget users, social protection/inclusion staff, and gender equality employees and local coordinators against Domestic Violence to ensure sustainability of GRB application in the MTBP.
  • Review of relevant draft strategic, policy, planning and budgeting documents from a gender perspective and production of relevant analysis, knowledge products, briefs, or info brochures.
  • Assistance to municipal staffs in implementing gender-responsive social planning and budgeting practices, including their application to different social financing mechanisms.
  • Assistance to municipalities in identifying the needs of vulnerable women and aligning them with innovative, gender-responsive municipal services through pilot initiatives that should serve as best practices.
  • Costing of gender responsive services/action plans and other measures in target areas/municipalities as well as support institutions for budgeting them.  

Expected deliverables:
  • Work plan and mission plan for each assignment requested by UN Women (to be agreed by UN Women).
  • Materials for capacity building (training/coaching/mentoring) including agenda (Albanian and English), presentations, modules, handouts, pre- and post-training evaluation tools, participants’ list, training report (as per agreed format with UN Women in English).
  • Written inputs (in track changes and/or side comments) for strategic, policy, planning and budgeting documents reviewed upon request by UN Women (in English or Albanian based on request).

Required Skills and Experience
  • Master’s degree in gender studies, human rights, public policy, or any other related area of study.
  • A minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in the field of gender equality, human rights, good governance, or public finances.
  • Demonstrated expertise in working with Local Governments, with focus on social services/social protection policy planning and local budgeting processes, including development of gender equality policy documents.
  • Experience in conducting trainings, mentoring of LGUs and other institutions as well as CSOs.  
  • Fluency and proficiency in spoken and written Albanian and English required.

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