The Democratic Governance sector is one of the sectors identified by the Government of Malawi for the purposes of enhancing democratic governance reform in the country. In order to ensure a coordinated and harmonized approach to such reform, the sector is currently in the process of developing a 5 year sector strategy that will inform and guide the sector, development partners and other stakeholders on the vision, mission, strategic priorities as well as the impact indicators, responsibilities and required resources for effective reform in the sector. The strategic plan will also inform the establishment of the democratic governance sector wide approach. The Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS) recognizes gender as an integral part of the national development agenda and emphasizes the need for systematic mainstreaming of gender in all sector programs. As the Democratic Governance Sector is currently in the process of developing its Sector Strategy, there is need to conduct a gender needs assessment covering all the institutions within the Sector. The findings of this assessment are expected to feed into the sector strategy so as to inform the sector of the initiatives to be implemented to address the identified gender gaps.
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The overall objective of this gender needs assessment is to undertake a comprehensive and analytical assessment of the gender needs of the 19 (nineteen) government institutions plus selected networks of Non State Actors within the Democratic Governance Sector in order to identify gender gaps, challenges and opportunities in relation to strengthening women's participation and representation in the sector. Specific Objectives:
Scope of Work The assignment is nationwide and will involve consultations with all the 19 government institutions plus selected networks of NSAs in the Democratic Governance sector. The assignment has to be finalized within two months. Specific tasks:
Team Leader on Gender Mainstreaming - Democratic Governance: The team leader will be experienced in Gender Mainstreaming preferably in the area of Democratic Governance Reform, and have considerable experience in developing countries, preferably in Sub Saharan Arica. The team leader will be responsible for overall planning and coordination of the assignment as well as the overall drafting, analysis, conclusions and recommendations of the various written outputs prepared by the Local Expert.
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During the duration of the assignment, the Team Leader will report to an established reference group. Detailed Terms of References for the assignment need to be requested from UNDP Malawi in advance from:
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UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. |
GENDER NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE SECTOR
GENDER NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE SECTOR
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