Gender Expert

الحاضنة الفلسطينية لتكنولوجيا المعلومات PICTI

Job Description

Background

For the 3rd consecutive year, the Palestine Information and Communications Technology incubator (PICTI) in partnership with Women’s Technical Affairs Committee (WATC), Alianza Por La Solidaridad (APS), Palestine Family Planning and Protection Association (PFPPA) and Culture & Free Thought Association (CFTA) are currently implementing the project “Reducing Gender Inequalities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” funded by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID).

The overall objective of the 4-year intervention is to contribute towards the recognition and full exercise of the Right to a Life free from Violence and the Economic Rights of Palestinian women in the West Bank and Gaza.

Scope of Work

Under the framework of this project, PICTI is considering the selection of a highly qualified Gender Expert, where he/she will perform the following tasks:

Conduct 2 hours session with PICTI’s staff to discuss the proper regulations and policies concerning discrimination and violence in the workplace. He/she will come up with a paper that states PICTI’s role and commitment towards incorporating mechanisms for overcoming violence and discrimination in the workplace.
Conduct 8 hours/2 days training to target beneficiaries from public sector, private companies and representatives from the Unions to better understand the concepts of discrimination and violence that women may encounter at the workplace and how to create a working environment that is free from gender-based violence.
Develop a commitment paper to encourage target beneficiaries to enhance their discrimination regulations and policies in the workplace. The gender expert must develop this paper before the training session so as to discuss it in the training. At the end of the training, the expert must influence at least 8 companies to modify their gender policies and practices.
Prepare an action plan, identifying the main topics to be discussed within the 2 days’ workshop as well as the 2 hours session with PICTI’s team.
Prepare a complete training report by the end of the training on what was delivered to the above-mentioned beneficiary groups.
Prepare an awareness material on gender-based violence and discrimination in the workplace to be used as content for printed posters and brochures.

The assigned expert must ensure the attainment of the following:

Emphasize gender issues in the workforce as well as gender division of labor.
Emphasize the role of gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
Support the development of tools, systems, processes and approaches that continuously improve women’s working conditions.
Facilitate and support a strong learning and knowledge sharing community around gender-transformative practices in the workplace, amongst target beneficiaries.
Encourage beneficiaries to modify their policies and practices to cope with gender-based violations in workplace.

Job Requirements

Guidelines and Selection Criteria

In undertaking this assignment, the expert should consider submitting:

Technical proposal (70%) covering the following items:

Expert’s CV and Cover Letter.
Previous relevant experience.

Clear action plan on what to be discussed with PICTI and what to be delivered within the 2-days training (training is expected to be implemented in September – to be identified later with the selected offer).

Financial proposal (30%). The price quotation should be in USD.

Please note the following: -

The price quotation should be submitted in:

English language.
In US Dollar – excluding VAT.
Include working hours and price rate per hour.
The price offer must be valid for a period of 3 months.

The selected expert must submit the following

Job Details

Job Title Gender Expert

Deadline 02 - Sep - 2021

Location Ramallah

Job Type Contract and Consultation

Position Level Mid Career

Salary N/A

Degree Bachelor's degree

Experience 3 Years

Category Other

Application Instructions

Application Submission and Deadline

Interested applicants must include (a) A resume (in English) and (b) a cover letter explaining their suitability for the position (in English). Please submit your application in a sealed envelope to the following address: Al-Irsal Street; Ougarit Building; 4th Floor, no later than Thursday September 2nd 2021 at 1 pm. Please include “Gender-Based Consultancy Service Provider” in the subject line and cover letter.

If you have any further inquiries, please contact the following number: 0594232468.

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