National Consultant - National assessment on the status of gender mainstreaming in major national development programs and mega projects

The consultant will conduct a national assessment on the status of gender mainstreaming in major national programs and mega projects in Ethiopia. The assessment aims to generate evidence-based findings and actionable recommendations to strengthen gender equality integration in large-scale national initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Prepare an inception report including methodology, workplan, stakeholder engagement strategy, and assessment framework.
• Conduct a comprehensive desk review of policies, programmes, project documents, budgets, reports, evaluations, and relevant literature.
• Map and select major national programmes and mega projects for assessment.
• Develop data collection tools and gender mainstreaming assessment frameworks.
• Select and engage regional data collectors in all regions and city administrations.
• Conduct and oversee key informant interviews with government institutions, programme management teams, development partners, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders.
• Conduct and oversee group discussions and consultations where applicable.
• Assess gender mainstreaming across planning, implementation, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and accountability dimensions.
• Develop a gender mainstreaming rating framework for assessed programmes and projects.
• Identify best practices, challenges, bottlenecks, and institutional capacity gaps.
• Develop recommendations and a Gender Mainstreaming Minimum Standards Framework.
• Present findings to stakeholders and facilitate validation processes.
• Finalize and submit the assessment report and accompanying products.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Gender Studies, Development Studies, Public Policy, Economics, Social Sciences, Monitoring and Evaluation, or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least 7 years of progressively responsible work experience in gender equality and women’s empowerment related initiatives is required.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting assessments, evaluations, policy reviews, or research studies is required.
• Proven expertise in gender mainstreaming and gender-responsive planning and budgeting is required.
• Experience working with government institutions and development partners is required.
• Experience assessing large-scale development programmes, public investment programmes, infrastructure projects, or national development initiatives is required.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.
• Experience in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies is required.
• Previous experience working with UN agencies will be considered an added advantage.
• Fluency in English and Amharic is required.
• Knowledge of any other UN official language is an asset.

Skills

• Gender Mainstreaming
• Gender-Responsive Planning
• Gender-Responsive Budgeting
• Gender Equality Initiatives
• Women’s Empowerment
• Policy Review
• Program Evaluation
• Research and Studies
• Qualitative Research
• Quantitative Research
• Assessment of Development Programs
• Public Investment Program Assessment
• Infrastructure Project Assessment
• National Development Initiatives
• Public Institution Collaboration
• Development Partner Engagement
• MS Word
• Excel
• Spreadsheet Management
• Database Management
• Web-based Management Systems

Languages

English, Amharic