OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

• Gender equality and social inclusion are critical components of achieving sustainable development. Without understanding the different needs and experiences of women entrepreneurs the WEEK 3 project will not be able to achieve its defined outcomes.
• The analysis will investigate how the status of women affect their ability to lead, participate and benefit from energy access and a just and inclusive energy transition. The barriers and issues identified will be addressed directly and challenged through the project to achieve progress towards gender equality and social inclusion within the energy sector, and especially within the project areas.
• The aim of the GESI assessment is to identify the key gender and inclusion issues at play in the community and at system level, particularly within the energy space. The result of the assessment will be used to develop an evidence-driven gender action plan and ensure that gender transformative approaches are mainstreamed across the programme’s design and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, as well as in the development of the project’s learning agenda.

The specific objectives of the analysis include:

• To better understand the root causes of gender inequalities i.e., the barriers and other underlying issues that are preventing gender transformation within the energy space.
• To support the mainstreaming of gender transformation across WEEK 3 project Theory of Change based on analysis findings.
• To facilitate an effective gender inclusion approach into the project’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) frameworks, project work plan, budget, and key program interventions, including the development of project influencing plan.
• To support the design and development of effective gender capacity building initiatives for WEEK 3 project participants, stakeholders and staff.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

A consulting entity and individuals that meets the above requirements and is available within the time limit indicated above should submit the following:

• Technical proposal that includes the consultants’ understanding of the assignment and context, approach to the assignment, methodology and work plan for performing the assignment.
• Recent CV including experience in similar assignments.
• Financial proposal in Kenya Shillings clearly indicating the budgeted cost for the work to be conducted by the consultant under the scope of work.