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 Background and purpose Care is central to human, social, economic and environmental well-being, and sustainable development. Care work, paid and unpaid, is essential to all other work. A well-functioning and robust care economy contributes to a healthier present and future workforce, creates jobs, supports businesses and enhances productivity.1 

 Scope of work 

The External Collaborator/Consultant will be responsible for deliverables linked to the implementation of the ILO work on gender equality and women economic empowerment, with specific focus on care economy, violence and harassment at the workplace, and non-discrimination. The major areas of work under the assignment revolve around: 
• Rolling out of CareCoop and piloting of extending care services through cooperatives • Implementation of Care profiles • Gender responsive value chain interventions 
• Organising workshop on the ILO Conventions No. 100 and 111 • Organising validation workshop for the Gap analysis on Convention No. 190 

 . Detailed tasks 
1. Gender responsive value chain interventions  
2. Rolling out of CareCoop and piloting of extending care services through cooperatives 
3. Implementation of Care profiles
4. Validation workshop for the Gap analysis on Convention No. 190 
5. Workshop on the ILO Conventions No. 100 and 111 
6. Awareness raising and advocacy around care economy a) Develop concept on raising awareness and advocacy for care workers’ rights to decent work in partnership with the NGOs, the LGs (3 municipalities per province) and UN Women. 

IV. Expected deliverables 3 
1. Gender responsive value chain interventions 
2. Rolling out of CareCoop and piloting of care services through cooperatives 

3. Implementation of Care profiles
4. Validation workshop for the Gap analysis on Convention No. 190 
5. Events on the ILO Conventions No. 100 and 111
6. Awareness raising and advocacy around care economy 
7. Report / inputs to regular reporting on activities around gender equality and care economy components of the EWPN programme - by 27.02.2 


 Detailed qualifications, experience and skills required 
– Master’s degree in economics, social sciences, development, with demonstrated knowledge in care economy, violence and harassment at work, women entrepreneurship and gender equality and women empowerment, more broadly. 
 – At least three years of relevant professional experience at the national level, provincial and local levels with thematic emphasis on care economy, gender equality, women empowerment. Proven experience in development of concept notes and proposals and integration of gender perspectives in programme design, and monitoring. Practical experience in programme oversight, field coordination, coaching or backstopping of provincial/local implementing partners. 
• Familiarity with the debate on women entrepreneurship development, women empowerment, labour rights, international labour standards and ability to identify challenges and elaborate concepts for effective changes. 
• Good organizational skills. 
• Ability to communicate effectively with beneficiaries, stakeholders and project partners. 
• Excellent communication skills in English and Nepali, both written and spoken.