Consultant to develop Capacity Building Training Manual for Policy Makers on Care Economy

The consultant will develop a comprehensive training manual to enhance the skills, knowledge, and capacity of public sector policy makers on the care economy in South Africa. The manual will support implementation, training, quality assurance, and knowledge transfer across stakeholders, focusing on gender-responsive social protection and transformative care agenda.

Responsibilities

• Conduct an inception meeting with Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) to understand purpose, expectations, and key deliverables.
• Review existing UN Women training materials currently in powerpoint presentation format.
• Assess practical examples from government, CSOs and private sector advancing transformative care systems in South Africa.
• Integrate examples into training materials and develop a draft manual for validation.
• Revise draft manual based on comments received.
• Submit final manual with editable source files.
• Conduct key informant interviews and technical consultations with UN Women, DWYPD and other stakeholders.
• Present draft manual to technical team for validation and incorporate feedback.

Requirements

• A master’s degree or equivalent in economics, finance, public administration, human rights, gender equality, management, or other related areas.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in conducting policy research, analysis, and drafting policy papers is required.
• Demonstrated expertise in gender equality, care systems, social policy, labour economics, social protection, and/or women's economic empowerment is a requirement.
• Proven experience producing manuals, toolkits, guidelines or Standard Operating procedures is required.
• Demonstrated facilitation and stakeholder engagement experience is a requirement.
• Experience with UN, development partners or government programmes is a desirable.
• Fluency in English is required.

Skills

• Policy Research
• Policy Analysis
• Policy Paper Writing
• Gender Equality
• Care Systems
• Social Policy
• Labour Economics
• Social Protection Policies
• Women's Economic Empowerment
• Manual Development Methodology
• Toolkit Development
• Guideline Development
• Standard Operating Procedures Implementation
• Facilitation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Training Manual Design
• Capacity Building
• Quality Assurance
• Knowledge Transfer

Languages

English