Historique
Devoirs et responsabilités
- Review the annotated table of contents of the joint UNCDF-UN Women publication on gender-equitable local development (aligned to the publication’s TOR, and subject to modifications in later stages of the write-up;
- Technically guide the overall (primary and secondary) research leading to the preparation of the joint UNCDF-UN Women publication on Gender Equitable Local Development (this might include participating to a workshop with GELD Regional and local representatives and a field visit);
- Ensure that all relevant inputs (including those provided by other participating consultants – if any - and field staff members) are adequately incorporated in the publication, and that they contribute to a coherent, internally consistent, content;
- Lead the write-up process of the publication (drafts), ensuring that the write-up is well aligned to the objectives and scope of the publication, as specified in the publication’s TOR; that it is undertaken in a timely manner; and that the write-up of individual chapters contribute to a coherent, internally-consistent, publication;
- Ensure that the write-up is clear for its intended readership, and that the write-up style is consistent throughout the publication;
- Provide overall technical quality control on the draft publication’s content, and ensure that relevant feedback received through internal and external peer-reviews are adequately incorporated in the publication.
- Reviewed Table of Contents of the joint UNCDF-UN Women publication on Gender Equitable Local Development - 5 working days after beginning of assignment;
- First draft of the joint UNCDF-UN Women publication on Gender Equitable Local Development - 30 working days after validation of table of content;
- Final draft of the joint UNCDF-UN Women publication on Gender Equitable Local Development, incorporating relevant inputs/feedback received from peer-review exercise(s) - 20 working days after reception of comments on first draft;
- Slides and script for 5 modules on gender and local development (5-10 minutes each) for the UNCDF LD Academy, based on the final draft publication - 15 working days after validation of 5 topics to be developed.
Results of the work of the Lead Consultant, GELD publication, will have a major impact on the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the GELD Programme. They have a major impact on knowledge management, including documentation of lessons learned from project implementation, knowledge dissemination and advocacy. Results have an impact on implementing agencies’ reputation as a reliable business partner in local development finance at large, and in gender-equitable local development in particular, leading to increases in LDC coverage and size of the GELD Programme in the region for which he/she is responsible.
Compétences
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to work under pressure and under tight deadlines
Qualifications et expériences requises
- A Master’s degree in social sciences, development, public administration, business administration, gender, economics, or related discipline. A PhD degree in a related discipline will be considered an asset.
- Local public administration/public expenditure management and/or local public finance/public financial management (in developing-country contexts); and gender.
- A minimum of twelve (12) years experience in the fields of local governance/local public administration and/or local public finance/ public financial management, mostly in development contexts; and at least 3 years experience in the field of gender in development contexts.
- Substantive experience in R&D and in the production of relevant publications (including books, book chapters, and/or specialized journal articles).
- Knowledge of UNCDF/UN Women programmatic approaches and interventions will be considered an asset.
- Fluency in English is required. Fluency in French and/or Portuguese will be considered an asset.