In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization’s goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women.

Scope of Work:

The overall goal of the project is to develop a pratical toolkit with tips on how to produce, disseminate, and use gender data and statistics to inform advocacy, strategy formulation, planning, resource allocation, monitoring and evaluation in fragile and humanitarian settings. This work should be in support of key humanitarian planning and operational processes.

Duties And Responsibilities

Deliverables:

• Inception report that describes what the toolkit will look like and what it will include;
• One toolkit consisting of 30-50 pages. It should include practical examples from countries in the region and should be compiled as a collection of practical ‘Ideas and Tips’ on data production and evidence use in fragile and humanitarian settings;
• Facilitate a virtual expert and humanitarian stakeholder validation session of the toolkit at the end of May 2024;
• Facilitate a session at the 2024 AGSF, to be held in June 2023 in Gaborone to launch and socialize the toolkit;
• All reports/toolkits and PowerPoints must be completed and presented in either English.

Breakdown of interim milestones and deliverables
Deliverables
Number of days
Bilateral Consultation with relevant users and producers of gender statistics to inform the inception report and toolkit.

• 8 days

Preparation of draft toolkit

• 20 days

Preparation and facilitation of workshop to share the findings

• 2 days

Total Number of Days : 30 days

Requirements

Competencies
Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Functional Competencies

• Demonstrable statistical and related experience in the Africa region, specifically in transition or fragile countries;
• Demonstrated knowledge or experience in organizing information and materials for knowledge sharing and learning;
• Knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals and national efforts to implement them is strongly preferred;
• Excellent writing skills.

Required Skills and Experience
Education:

• Master’s degree in statistics, economics, humanitarian work, gender, sociology, development studies, or related field.

Experience:

• Minimum 7 years experience in working in the field of data/research/evidence production and use in fragile and humanitarian settings;
• Work experience in Africa, preferably in more than one country;
• Experience in working with the UN or other international/regional entities.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required;
• Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset