UN WOMEN Jobs - 56777- National and International Consultant Mapping Stud

National and International Consultant Mapping Study on Gender and Extractive Industries

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UN WOMEN

Location :

Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

22-Jun-2015

Application Deadline :

15-Jun-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

63 Working days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

63 Working days

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. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

The UN Women Tanzania Country Programme is part of United Nations Delivering as One and its programmatic activities constitute part of the UN Development Assistance Programme (UNDAP) 2014-2016. UN Women is member of the UN Programme Working Groups on Economic Growth and Environment that ‘host’ UN agency activities on Natural Resource Management in general and Extractive Industries in particular.

Under its Strategic Note for 2014-2016, UN Women has committed to work on Gender and Extractive Industries with particular focus on delivering results around two key outcomes:

Priority policies and strategies for women’s economic empowerment adopted and implemented in selected sectors, including in the Extractive Industries;
Women’s sustainable livelihoods enhanced by gender responsive services and employment opportunities in mining and overall in extractive industries.

Background and alignment with Government of Tanzania (GOT) priorities and plans:

Tanzania has an estimated 550,000 miners of which 25 per cent are female. More than 15,000 Tanzanians are directly employed by mining firms and their contractors. The 2003 minerals policy makes specific note of the need for women’s inclusion in the sector, however, does not specify any specific areas for engagement. However, women are often out of sight miners because the type of jobs they do (transporting and processing materials) and because they often work from home.

The World Bank estimates that 1 million Tanzanians may be involved in Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASM), approximately 25 percent of whom are women. In addition, direct and secondary employment from ASM may exceed 7 million Tanzanians, or 31.5 percent of the country’s working-age population. The ASM sector produces about 85 per cent of the world’s gemstones and 20-25 per cent of all gold.

A multi-country case study by the World Bank in 2010 found that Tanzanian women are largely excluded from the highest paying roles in ASM of owner or operator because of cultural obstacles to women exerting ownership rights over land and property, including inheriting land. Tanzania’s National Land Policy recognizes women’s rights to own land. Despite this positive recognition however, customary and traditional inheritance mechanisms essentially prohibit women from owning land in parallel with the Civil Land Act. In addition, women’s awareness on their right to acquire and own land is low. Land rights issues in Tanzania mean that Tanzanian women are excluded from owning mines. Women are also faced with other systemic barriers to participation in the sector, including low literacy rates and general discrimination in the employment market, which often leave women employed in low-paying formal work. As an alternative to the formal labor market, women have adopted other income generating activities around areas where extractive industries operate and typically it is an informal economy, such as brewing and selling beers and washing clothes for workers. Work as sex workers around ASM mining camps is also part of reality.

Despite the recognition of and the roles of women in some of the aspects of the extractive industries sector in Tanzania, there is a need to ensure that the opportunities for women in the EI sector are realized and that appropriate steps taken to ensure the equitable benefit from the country’s resources. To this end, UN Women seeks the services of a Competent Institution to conduct a comprehensive study on women’s engagement in extractive industries and an assessment of their quality of employment.

A preliminary review of oil and gas policies by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MEM) has demonstrated the inclusion of gender equality as a concern. Although the National Natural Gas Policy of Tanzania (2013) and the Local Content Policy of Tanzania for the Oil and Gas Industry (2014) mention gender imbalances and inequalities in the sector, they fail to include specific measures and recommendations for improvement with a view to further strengthening women’s engagement in EI. Furthermore, the reflection on the gender issues in the extractive industries is not accompanied by specific data and analysis of women’s participation and economic opportunities emerging from the extractive industries’ operations. The MEM has also shared draft Corporate Social Responsibility and Empowerment (CSRE) guidelines which mentions that women groups will be empowered. The study will provide an opportunity to look into the extent to which the CSRE programmes for various companies have integrated gender considerations.

Duties and Responsibilities

Considering the recognized impacts and opportunities for women in the EI sector globally, there is now a pressing need to uncover the specific issues with regard to gender equality and women’s engagement in the dominant extractive industries sector in Tanzania; specifically in terms of its contribution to inclusive development.

The aim of the study is to inform the programmatic approach by UN Women as well as influence ongoing and upcoming initiatives in the sector by stakeholders with a view to uncovering the key bottlenecks and barriers for women’s engagement in the sector, and potential areas for support. The research will inform the selection of appropriate partners and entry points for UN Women’s engagement in the sector and inform the interventions that should be supported.

Beyond UN Women’s own programming and advocacy work, the data and analysis produced through the mapping study will inform policy dialogue and capacity development initiatives supported by the Government, the UN and other development partners to ensure that these are responsive to the differentiated needs and priorities of women and men, boys and girls, in particular in communities with EI operations. In addition, women from outside these communities who come in to look for job opportunities will also benefit.

In this context, UN Women is seeking to recruit two consultants, one international and one national that will be responsible for conducting the study and other key deliverables linked to its dissemination and validation by stakeholders.

Under the leadership of the Deputy Representative for UN Women Tanzania and in close consultation with the Programme Analyst Women’s Economic Empowerment and with other relevant staff, the Consultants will undertake the following tasks:
Conduct an in-depth mapping and understanding of the extent of men and women’s engagement in the extractive industries sector (in terms of numerical data, sector of activities, opportunities and challenges encountered as relates to their general environment, as well as their socio-economic situations) and the barriers and opportunities for their economic engagement in and around the value chains of gas, oil and minerals in Tanzania. One of the main issues/gaps that the research will address is the lack of data in relation to the extent of women’s current engagement in operations linked to mining, oil and gas;
The collection of reliable sex-disaggregated data related to mining, oil and gas sectors and comprehensive understanding of men and women’s engagement in the EI sector in Tanzania will allow evidence-based policy dialogue amongst government agencies, development partners, civil society and the private sector.

Details of the scope of the study:

The key areas to be uncovered through the study fall under three broad areas:

Women’s opportunities and barriers in the value chain and opportunities for economic empowerment;
Policy environment, frameworks and stakeholder engagement and;
Evidence, data and best practices/knowledge management;

Women’s engagement in the minerals, oil and gas value chains and opportunities for economic empowerment therein

Number of women engaged in extractive operations and value chains in relation to mining, oil and gas as well as economic opportunities emerging in the communities surrounding the extractive sector;
The occupation of the women, i.e. whether they are directly into mining (formally or informally), are employees in the extractive companies, government or subcontractors, or whether they are suppliers providing services like food, water, equipment, uniforms, etc;
Number of women participating in educational/vocational/and skills’ development programs related to the sector;
Identification of the opportunities for women’s engagement in the value chain of the oil and gas industry as well as a selection of minerals;
What are the specific barriers and capacity gaps for women’s economic engagement in the value chains of the gas and minerals;
Opportunities for women’s economic engagement should be considered in the extractive processes themselves as well as the indirect and supporting economies in which marketplace transactions take place;
The value chains should include the large scale as well as the small and artisanal operations;
What structures (community groups/forums/networks) are in place, or have been developed for women’s (economic) engagement in the communities surrounding extractive operations within minerals and gas value chains;
Mapping the environmental, socio-economic considerations (e.g. Age group, educational status, health, livelihood, family power structures), and cultural beliefs and practices (e.g. customary laws that prohibit land ownership) that may act as barriers to women’s engagement and potential recommendations to relieve these barriers for increase of women’s engagement in the sector;

Relevant policies, frameworks, structures, initiatives and stakeholders with regards to women’s engagement in the extractive sector

Comprehensive mapping of relevant policies, frameworks, strategies and laws which exist, are being developed and/or are under review; the extent of the inclusion of gender considerations in the above strategies, policies and plans; and key recommendations to improve women’s engagement in the identified areas;
Mapping of ongoing and emerging education and vocational training initiatives being undertaken by institutes, NGOs, training centers and government bodies, and analysis of their gender equality integration;
To what extent are women enrolled in vocational training initiatives, what are the barriers to their accessing these, and recommendations to diminish barriers in the future. The study will also look at the relevance of programmes offered by higher education initiatives for promoting gender equality in the sector;
Mapping of relevant stakeholders in the gas, mineral and oil sectors and what is their role and contribution in relation to advancing the engagement of women in the value chains- and the sector over all. Stakeholders include government (key sectors), CSOs, NGOs, Development Partners including UN Agencies and private sector;
What are the key existing and upcoming opportunities for engagement with regards to women’s involvement in the gas and minerals sector;
Aspects to be considered with regards to women’s engagement in the value chains include income generating activities, consultative processes, advocacy and accountability structures and engagement and inputs in policy frameworks;

Data or evidence reporting

Tracking and gathering of data and figures on the extent of and types of women’s engagement in the value chains of gas and minerals (metals and non-metals);
Analysis of the transformation in the roles women play in the extractive industry; gathering data on any changes in regards to women’s involvement in both formal employment in large scale, formalized operations, as well as small scale and artisanal operations in the extractive industry;
Collection of exemplary ‘success stories’ of women who have benefited from or in the gas and minerals value chains. These shall include examples of best practices with regards to initiatives spearheaded by women’s/community groups, government, CSOs, NGOs and the private sector;
Documentation of successful models, with evidence of approaches which can be replicated and scaled-up. For example these may include government and/or private sector strategies to enhance the participation of women in the sector – within the operations and the surrounding economies, through for example employment policies and procurement procedures;
Identification of specific issues and recommendations for further research on issues relating to gender equality in the extractive industries;

Key Deliverables

The planned activities for the mapping study will take a total of 63 working days, these will include the following activities and deliverables:

An Inception Report and Work Plan: [3 working days]

The Inception Report and Work Plan will provide the client with an overview of the logistics involved, the consultant methodology and modalities for undertaking the field work, the requirements, and any other eventualities that need be known before hand.

A Desk Review report: [7 working days]

Desk Review Report with different chapters on how policies, strategies and regulatory frameworks in the mining sector have included women and gender issues. The report will include a collection and analysis of available data from different sources within the country on women’s involvement in the minerals and gas sectors.

Field report [40 working days]

Identifying the key issues and recommendations for greater gender equality and women’s economic empowerment in the minerals and gas sector. Interviews with key stakeholders and Field Study:

The mapping study will involve interviews with a number of key stakeholders in Dar Es Salaam on the level of integration of gender issues in ongoing policy and programmatic initiatives supported by the Government;
The mapping study shall also involve visiting a selection of public and private stakeholders from select geographical areas where the Extractive Industry (EI) is currently active/dominant, such as Mtwara (e.g., Oil and Gas), Geita (e.g., large scale and small scale mining of Gold), Arusha (e.g., gemstones and semi-precious stones), Ruvuma (e.g., gemstones);
The field study shall also include comprehensive community-based consultations (with women and men) in extractive communities and relevant CSOs as well as private sector players operating in the respective selected areas.

Validation workshop report on issues and recommendations from the stakeholders on how to promote gender equality and women’s economic empowerment in the extractive industries: [5 work days]

The validation workshop shall aim at enabling the stakeholders from the government, development partners and relevant CSOs as well as private sector players operating in the respective selected areas to engage with and buy in to the observations and suggestions for forward action with regards to gender equality in the Tanzanian minerals and gas sectors. The validation workshop will also involve sessions whereby key stakeholders will reflect on the implications of the findings for their own strategies and programmes setting the way for more in-depth discussions and initiatives in the future;

A framework for follow up action and interventions by relevant stakeholders. This will include support to UN Women with the dissemination of final version of the Study. [5 days]

The Mapping Study will be disseminated to key stakeholders with a view to enhancing broader ownership of the results.

Follow up meetings will be held with stakeholders among government and civil society organizations as well as development partners to discuss further the findings as well as the recommendations that have emerged from the analysis.

Final report [3 days]

The Final report will be submitted three (3) days before the end of the contract indicating achievements made during the execution of the contract and recommendations to the UN Women.

Competencies

Both international and national consultants shall be able to:

Demonstrate commitment to upholding and promoting the values of the United Nations in actions and decisions, in line with the UN code of Conduct;
Demonstrate professional competence and is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;
Display cultural, gender, religious, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Create and promotes an environment for open and effective communication;
Share knowledge and builds a culture of knowledge sharing and learning;
Be strong team players;

Required Skills and Experience

The International Consultant shall have :

Education:

Master’s Degree in Economics, Law, Sociology or other relevant field.

Experience:

At least 7 years’ experience working in women’s economic empowerment preferably in value chain development approaches;
Significant experience in carrying out gender analysis, and applying gender mainstreaming to natural resources/extractive sectors;
Familiarity with social economic and in particular gender impacts of artisanal and small scale mining (ASM) and extractive industries in developing countries;
Understanding of social and labor issues in ASM and extractive industries in general, the empowerment of women and women’s rights;
Good mastery of technical tools including mapping and good analytical skills;
Excellent communication and report writing skills;
Previous UN experience an advantage.

Language:

High level of proficiency in both written and oral English.

The National Consultant shall have:

Education:

Master’s Degree in Economics, Law, Sociology or other relevant field.

Experience:

At least 5 years’ experience working in women’s economic empowerment related issues, preferably in relation to natural resources and extractive sectors;
Prior experience of conducting research on policies, strategies and programs on WEE (women’s economic empowerment) in Tanzania;
Have a good knowledge of the legal, policy and institutional framework relating to mining, extractive industries, environment and community development in Tanzania;
Familiarity with the Tanzania Development Cooperation framework and sector development plans;
Good analytical and communication skills.

Language:

High level of proficiency in both written and oral English and in Kiswahili.

Submission of application:

Interested consultants need to submit the following documentation in support of their application:

Cover letter: Explaining why the candidate the most suitable for the work;
Proposed approach and envisioned work plan;
UN Women Personal History Form (P11), which can be downloaded at http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
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