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- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Consultancy
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Government
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Deadline: 30/06/2025
- Location: Rwanda
Gender training
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role
Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Mission description
The main objective of this assignment is to strengthen the capacity of RP and RTB in Gender Transformative Approaches to promote gender equality and inclusion in technical and vocational education, in alignment with the ‘Leave No One Behind’ principle of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
To achieve the objectives, the expert will conduct the following tasks:
- Provide theoretical and practical training on the Gender Transformative Approaches to staff of RP and RTB. The training will cover key concepts such as gender socialization, equity versus equality, root causes of inequalities, harmful gender norms, positive masculinity and gender-based violence.
- Foster a deeper understanding of gender-related barriers in TVET by exploring how gender socialization shapes attitudes, behaviors, and opportunities, and identifying strategies to challenge harmful norms within educational and professional settings.
- Develop practical case studies, exercises, and hands-on activities that guide participants’ ability to apply gender-transformative principles in their work, ensuring context-specific and actionable outcomes.
- Provide practical recommendations to enhance gender mainstreaming within RP and RTB.
Project or context description
The Government of Rwanda and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed 5 years grant/loan agreements on 8th March 2023 to implement AFTER II Project (Appui à la Formation Technique et l'Emploi au Rwanda). AFTER Il aims to improve technical and vocational education and learning conditions in order to strengthen the skills of youth in line with labour market requirements.
Project management will be provided by two contracting authorities: Rwanda Polytechnic (RP) for college-related interventions, and Rwanda TVET Board (RTB) for TVET schools-related interventions, through their respective Single Projects Implementation Units (SPIU).
Expertise France will provide technical assistance to the project implementation. Short and long-term expertise are mobilized on the basis of a technical offer validated by AFD, with the agreement of the Rwandan party.
On the side of RP, the beneficiary sites are RP Karongi and Kitabi colleges located in Karongi and Nyamagabe Districts. On the side of RTB, the beneficiary sites are Muhororo and Cyanika TVET Schools located in Karongi and Nyamagabe Districts.
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The gender expert trainer in Gender transformative approaches with the below requirements:
⮚ At least 7 years of working experience related to gender-related capacity building.
⮚ At least a Master’s degree in Gender Studies, Social Sciences or Development Studies.
⮚ Proven experience in designing and facilitating training sessions for institutional staff.
⮚ Strong understanding of gender dynamics in Rwanda.
⮚ Excellent command of English and Kinyarwanda (written and oral) ; fluency in French will be an added value.
⮚ At least 7 years of working experience related to gender-related capacity building.
⮚ At least a Master’s degree in Gender Studies, Social Sciences or Development Studies.
⮚ Proven experience in designing and facilitating training sessions for institutional staff.
⮚ Strong understanding of gender dynamics in Rwanda.
⮚ Excellent command of English and Kinyarwanda (written and oral) ; fluency in French will be an added value.
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