Gender Consultant

Feminist Power in Action for Women’s Economic Rights (FEM-PAWER)

Terms of Reference to Contract Individual Consultant

“Gender Consultant”

About PWWSD:

Established in 1981, the Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development (PWWSD) is a non-governmental women’s, developmental, and learning human rights organization that contributes to developing feminist struggle within national, social, and developmental dimensions. The organization believes that liberating women is connected directly with ending the occupation and establishing a full Palestinian democratic sovereign civil state. PWWSD is active all over West Bank including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, and is an active member in several local, regional, and global networks and coalitions.

Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development (PWWSD) aims for a free and democratic Palestinian society based on gender equality, respect for human rights, and social justice. The organization promotes women’s empowerment, women’s participation in the national struggle against the occupation, women’s contribution to the development processes, the entitlement of women to political, economic, and civic rights, women’s access to justice and their right to a life free of violence

Background

The Programme MENA Feminist Power in Action for Women’s Economic Rights (FEM-PAWER) will strengthen young women who face multiple discrimination of economic gender-based violence (E/GBV) in the MENA-specific countries (Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Tunisia) to be the leader for change by holding duty bearers accountable toward Women Economic Rights (WER) and improve conditions for young women in the informal sector.

FEM-PAWER aims at building the capacities of Women's Rights Organizations (WRO) and Young Women in lobby and advocacy (in the field of economic gender-based violence and WER), aiming at improving the gender-responsive accountability mechanisms of duty bearers. The Program promotes inclusive collaboration through providing small grants to partner organizations (POs), capacity development, networking and creating coalitions opportunities and lobby and advocacy related actions. The inclusive partnerships are the backbone of the Program and is intended to be applied also among POs, across PO lobby and advocacy work, as well at the Consortium level. A total of 11 POs have been supplied with sub-grants in Palestine.

 PWWSD seeks qualified applicants “Gender Consultants” to carry the responsibilities: 

 Responsibilities:

1. Conduct participatory analyses of the context and services through meetings and focus group discussions:

• Engage with community members and stakeholders to understand the gender dynamics and needs within the mandate and strategic directions of PWWSD/POs the analysis will inform the organization’s projects and programs.
• Use a mixed-research method to gather qualitative and quantitative data on gender issues and service effectiveness.

• Provide tools and methodologies to integrate gender mainstreaming into PWWSD's /POs multi-sectoral programs:

• Develop and introduce practical tools and methods to ensure that gender perspectives are considered in all stages of program/project development and implementation.

• Develop and formulate gender-sensitive indicators for monitoring and evaluation:

• Create indicators that specifically measure gender-related outcomes and impacts to track the effectiveness of gender mainstreaming efforts in PWWSD’s programs.

• Support the integration of gender principles throughout the project cycle management:

• Ensure that gender considerations are incorporated at every stage of project management, from planning and design to implementation and evaluation.

• Collect and analyze gender-related data in the targeted communities in the West Bank and Gaza:

• Gather quantitative and qualitative data on gender issues from the field, and perform analysis to inform program adjustments and improvements.

• Identify protection and gender-related issues in the West Bank and Gaza:

• Recognize and document specific challenges and risks related to gender and protection in the targeted areas, informing program strategies and interventions.

• Update and develop PWWSD’s gender methodology and needs assessment tools:

• Review and refine existing gender assessment tools and methodologies to ensure they remain relevant and effective in capturing current gender dynamics.

• Support the implementation of key gender-related recommendations:

• Assist in putting into action the recommendations derived from gender assessments and analyses, ensuring they are effectively integrated into PWWSD’s programming.

• Conduct gender-focused training sessions for staff and other target POs, and groups as required:

• Provide training and capacity-building activities on gender issues to PWWSD staff, rights holders, and partners to enhance their understanding and skills.

• Perform any other gender-related tasks as requested by the PWWSD team:

Take on additional duties related to gender as needed, providing flexibility to address emerging needs and priorities within the organization as but not limited to:

• Reviewing and developing gender policy for the PWWSD and the POs
• Developing, fact sheets, policy papers, research papers, and roading maps from a gender perspective for the Private sector, and the informal sector.
• Conduct training and coaching for PWWSD and its POs on gender equality, and gender planning
• Organizing and facilitating events/workshops/policy dialogue with the economic multi-sectoral stockholders (Gov, NGO, INGO, private sector, labor unions, coalitions, and UNA)
• Developing /reviewing media content from a gender perspective

Requirements:

• An advanced university degree in the field of Gender and Development, International Relations, or other related social sciences.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience focused on gender issues, gender equality, women's empowerment, and women's rights, with experience in providing policy advice and technical assistance.
• Demonstrated ability to incorporate gender perspectives in national development programs, including in the design and implementation of evaluations.
• Comprehensive understanding of the local gender dynamics and issues within the Palestinian context.
• Experience in research and policy analysis, with skills in conducting research and analyzing policies with a gender lens.
• Experience in FMEL (Female Mentoring, Evaluation, and Learning approach): Familiarity with this approach is an advantage, indicating experience in mentoring and supporting female leadership and learning.
• Strong written and spoken Arabic and English skills.
• Competent in using MS Word, Outlook, and other relevant software for professional communication and documentation

Duration: Seven months

How to apply:

Interested applicants need to send their offers to [email protected] no later than Wednesday 12th Jun, 2024,16:00 PM to include: 

• Updated CV and a cover letter to express the motivation and how her/his experiences fit the consultancy’s requirements.
• Financial offers in US dollars should be shown on both a monthly basis and other ones daily.
• Examples of at least 3 sample docs. : reports, related studies, policy papers, research papers…etc.