Consultant, Gender Equality Scorecard Assessment

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UN Women

  • Career category: Monitoring & Evaluation /MEAL, Research/ Data analysis
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 10+ years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: Not Specified
  • Right to work requirements: Not specified
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Deadline: 12/09/2023
  • Location: Nepal 
Movement building Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role
Duties and Responsibilities

The UNCT-SWAP GE Scorecard methodology has been designed for in-country self-assessment as a means of fostering deeper understanding and ownership of results. The external gender specialist will facilitate the exercise and apply participatory methods to ensure the assessment team is formed from the beginning of exercise, leads and own the process.An Inter-Agency Assessment Team (IAT) consisting of representatives from the UN agencies, will be formed to enable the inter-agency collaboration, promoting internal dialogues and ownership of the results. The IAT has a collective responsibility to provide evidence and analysis to justify ratings.  Under the direct supervision of UN Women Country Representative, the consultant will closely work with the coordination focal point of UN Women in consultation with LNOB-GESI WG co-chair and the IAT, will conduct the following activities within the stipulated timeframes:

Desk Review (5 working days): 
The global UNCT-SWAP Gender Equality Scorecard Technical Guidance and Framework;
UNCT Nepal’s Annual GE Scorecard Assessment Reports;
Relevant regional guidelines, frameworks and knowledge products including the UNCT Resource Book for Gender Mainstreaming in the UNSDCF and Related Programming
UNSDG United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework GuidanceUNCT planning, budgeting, and programming documents
UNCT LNOB GESI WG’s ToR, work plans and relevant progress reportsMonitoring reports of the international accountability frameworks related to gender including CEDAW.

Data collection in close consultation with IAT: (10 working days)
Support the collection of complementary data and evidence  for assessment of the performance indicators
Conduct gender analysis of verification documents required to  validate the assessment scores
Facilitate working sessions with and provide technical support to key stakeholders such as the Resident Coordinator; Heads of Agencies; key programme staff; M&E teams, partners, etc. to discuss and score areas of performance.
Complete the rating matrix based on IAT discussions and agreements.
Facilitate a debrief with the UNCT to discuss findings, recommendations, and proposed actions.

Reporting (5 working days)
Draft UNCT-SWAP narrative report in line with the assessment scores and findings, with inputs from IAT.
Prepare Action Plan based on findings and recommendations of the assessment.
Complete the final draft of the UNCT-SWAP narrative report and Action Plan based on feedback, including from the UNCT HOAs.

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