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- Deliverable 1:  Assessment Findings and Gap Analysis: Prepare a concise assessment based on the desk review and in-depth interviews, including the current institutional and operational arrangements, mapping of key actors and processes, findings from consultations, key gaps, existing strengths and opportunities, and proposed entry points for piloting the marker through the SMART Project. 
- Deliverable 2: Simple SMART Gender–Climate Marker Pilot Plan: Prepare a concise and practical pilot plan identifying the SMART areas, activities or processes in which the marker will initially be tested; proposed application points within the project cycle; roles and responsibilities; quality-assurance arrangements; guidance and capacity needs; immediate actions; a mechanism for documenting lessons learned; and recommendations on how the SMART pilot could inform future UNRWA work on the corporate Gender Equality Marker

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope of work:   
o Review and understand the relevant institutional, programme, financial and information-system processes that would affect the application of a gender–climate marker.  
o Assess the current roles and processes of Finance, Planning, SAP/ERP, the SMART project and the Gender Section in relation to project planning, budgeting, expenditure tracking, monitoring and reporting.  
o Identify institutional and operational gaps, constraints and opportunities for introducing and applying a gender–climate marker.  
o Facilitate discussion among relevant staff on the findings and identify a feasible pathway for piloting the marker through SMART.  
o Develop a simple and practical pilot plan identifying where and how the marker could be embedded within selected SMART project processes and activities.  

Qualifications/special skills

- Advanced university degree from a recognized academic institution in development studies, economics, public policy, environmental or climate studies, social sciences, gender studies, or another related field. 
- At least 07 years of professional experience in gender equality, gender mainstreaming, gender-responsive programming, gender-responsive budgeting, resource tracking, or related areas. Unless already serving as an international staff member in the UN Common System, at least two continuous years of relevant international experience outside UNRWA, and outside the country(s) of which the candidate is a national or holds citizenship, a passport or a national identity number is required. 
- Demonstrated experience with gender markers, gender-responsive budgeting, resource tracking or comparable financial-tracking mechanisms. 
- Experience analysing institutional systems, project cycles, operational processes and organizational arrangements. 
- Strong analytical, facilitation and drafting skills. 
- Good understanding of the intersection between gender equality and climate change/environmental programming.