DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES

To support the institute’s efforts to strengthen gender equality in its activities at the global level and the implementation of GCI, IIEP-UNESCO is looking for a senior consultant with significant expertise in gender and educational analysis, planning and policies as well as gender mainstreaming in education. The consultant, under the global authority of the Head of IIEP-UNESCO Dakar and the direct supervision of the Head of the Gender at the Centre Initiative, will:

1. Support the GCI Lead in the ongoing development of strategic direction and resource mobilisation for GCI’s new phase of work:
   1. Contribute to discussion and documentation relating to GCI’s strategic direction
   2. Input into resource mobilisation processes and strategy

2. Collaborate with the GCI team and IIEP colleagues in the provision of country-specific technical support:
   1. Lead the development and implementation of the GCI 2024 Action Plan in Nigeria, liaising with the Federal Ministry of Education
   2. Support the development and implementation of the GCI 2024 Action Plan in one other GCI country (TBD)
   3. Contribute to other GCI technical support as required, in particular through the Technical Assistance Partnership with GPE/UNGEI
   4. Contribute to other non-GCI technical supports as required.

Long Description

3. Contribute to the production and dissemination of data, knowledge, and global goods on gender in education.
   1. Contribute to the development of a handbook on gender transformational education policy making.
   2. Contribute to any methodological tool developed under GCI or IIEP gender activities.
   3. Contribute to the GCI research to fill the data gaps relating to gender in education that have been identified as priorities.

4. Support the GCI and trainings teams in Paris, Dakar and BA in the development, coordination and delivery of training and in the facilitation of a gender and education community of practice.
   1. Contribute to the mainstreaming of gender in the evolving IIEP global training offer (2 specialized gender courses and mainstreaming gender in the core training offer)
   2. Taking into account the findings from previous editions of the Community of Practice in Gender and Education, lead the development and implementation of this activity strand in the new phase.

5. Contribute to activities to strengthening IIEP gender mainstreaming and moving forward a gender-transformational agenda at IIEP.
   1. Contribute to capitalising on and disseminating GCI’s results, tools/methodologies, and innovations internally.
   2. Contribute to improvement of measurement mechanisms at IIEP.
   3. Support the development of internal tools/methodologies to strengthen gender equality.
   4. Support the development and delivery of internal trainings.

6. Contribute to the visibility of the IIEP’s outputs in the international education sector and identify potential partnerships.
   1. Strengthen GCI’s visibility and partnerships.
   2. Contribute to the visibility of IIEP/GCI outputs and knowledge, especially in the international English-speaking education sector.
   3. Identify and concretize opportunities for partnership on gender in and through education.

Contribute to capitalising on and disseminating GCI’s results, tools/methodologies and innovations.

7. Support and contribute to any transversal Gender and Equity/GCI-wide activities upon request.
   1. Support the M&E of GCI phase 2 and Technical Assistance Partnership/GPE
   2. Contribute to the final evaluation of GCI Pilot Phase

DELIVERABLES AND DEADLINE

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Academic qualifications

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in gender, education, economics, social sciences or related fields.

Years of relevant work experience

• Ten (10) years of experience in the field of education and gender equality
• Demonstrated professional experience in gender analysis in education, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Demonstrated professional experience in the design of education policies or education sector development plans, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Demonstrated experience working with ministries of education and development partners in Sub-Saharan African countries.
• Demonstrated experience of working with professional communities of practice, ideally education or gender related.
• Demonstrated experience in mainstreaming gender equality at institutional level.

Competencies

• Gender mainstreaming expertise in education planning and ability to integrate gender perspectives into policies, programs, and projects.
• Analytical skills. Ability to assess existing policies and identify opportunities for gender-responsive improvements and to contribute to the development of gender-sensitive education policies.
• Capacity Building expertise. Design and deliver training programs on gender-responsive planning for education stakeholders.
• Stakeholder Engagement. Establish and maintain effective partnerships with Ministries of Education NGOs, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Project management. Experience in managing and overseeing projects with a focus on gender-responsive planning.
• Communication skills. Effective written and verbal communication skills to convey complex gender concepts to diverse audiences.
• Monitoring and Evaluation. Develop and implement monitoring and evaluation frameworks to assess the impact of gender-responsive initiatives.

• Excellent command (written and oral) of English or French and written and oral proficiency in the other language.

DURATION OF CONTRACTThe consultancy will be for an 11-month period and is scheduled to start on 30 January 2024 and end on 29 December 2024. A full-time engagement is expected during that period.