Consultant to review National Trade Policy from a gender perspective

SHORT-TERM ASSIGNMENT
Consultant to review National Trade Policy from a gender perspective

Background:
UN Women Tanzania as part of Delivering as One Economic Programme Working Group is supporting the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, amongst others, to institutionalize gender equality and women’s rights in the work of Ministry of Industry Trade and Marketing (MoITM); and to provide technical assistance for gender analysis and review of trade and enterprise development policies to respond to the needs and interests of women traders and entrepreneurs. UN Women in Tanzania is seeking to recruit a consultant to review the National Trade Policy from a gender perspective. The consultant will work directly with the UN Women office in Tanzania in close cooperation with the MoITM.

Duties and Responsibilities:
 Review the National Trade Policy from a gender perspective, Review other policies relevant to the ministry which informs the National Trade Policy such as: Sustainable Industrial Development Policy (1996-2020); Trade Development Policy; Agricultural Marketing Development Policy (draft); Export Development Strategy (draft) and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Policy.
 Develop a costed plan for implementation of the gender related issues in the revised policy

Qualifications and Experience:
 Advanced University degree in Business Administration, Law, Economics or Social sciences or other equivalent qualifications, with a minimum of 5 years working experience. Proven track record in research in trade policies, and in-depth knowledge of qualitative research methods.
 Previous experience of working on gender equality and women’s empowerment in relation to trade and policy issues, computer literate, fluent in English and Kiswahili.


Duration of assignment: 30 Working days Type of Contract: Individual Contract (IC)

Application mode:
Letters of Interest (LoI) explaining suitability, providing a brief methodology on how to approach and conduct the work, CVs indicating past experience in similar projects and contact details of 3 referees, a Financial Proposal detailing expected daily fee rate, DSA and travel expenses (if applicable) should be submitted to: Development Support Services Unit, UNDP, P.O. Box 9182 Dar es Salaam or recruitment.tz@undp.org, with a copy to unwomentz2011@gmail.com, before 7thOctober, 2011. Only short-listed Letters/CVs will be evaluated, and the selected candidate informed. Note: Letters of Interest that do not abide to the instructions above will not be considered. Visit website: www.tz.undp.org for detailed TOR of the consultancy.