Antecedentes

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) was established by General Assembly resolution 64/289 of 2 July 2010 on system-wide coherence, with the mandate to assist countries and the United Nations system itself to progress more effectively and efficiently toward the goal of achieving gender equality, women’s empowerment and upholding women’s rights.

The UN-Women vision is a world where societies are free of gender-based discrimination, where women and men have equal opportunities, where the comprehensive economic and social development of women and girls is ensured so that they can lead the change that they want to see, where gender equality and women’s empowerment are achieved, and women’s rights are upheld in all efforts to further development, human rights, peace and security.

The UN Women Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), based in Nairobi, Kenya, has prioritized Women’s Economic Empowerment and Women’s leadership and political participation as two key areas of focus.  In the ESA region, there is a focus on initiating and supporting mechanisms and processes that call for accountability of duty bearers to the principles of gender equality and women’s human rights; contributing to the increase of women’s capacity and entrepreneurial and business  skills  in both the private and public sphere; as well as providing concrete support to women’s organizations and networks.

UN Women has presence in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa (Multi Country Office), South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The Multi-Country Office in South Africa covers Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries i.e. Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. At country level UN Women country offices work with key partners – national governments, civil society, development partners and the private sector to implement programmes. Initiatives and operations of UN Women in ESARO are guided by its regional Strategic Plan for the period, as well as country specific strategic plans.

UN Women ESARO, and the country offices in the region have, over the past 12 months, made considerable advances leading in the area of Gender Equality in the Extractive Industries (EI). This engagement has been particularly important since the sector is characterized by gender inequalities impacting on women’s disadvantage, but also the vast potential opportunities for women’s economic empowerment in the sector.

When engaged in the mining sector, women most often assume roles in the artisanal and small scale mining operations and are often relegated to processing roles which are typically lowly paid and often bring with it health and safety concerns.

To improve gender equality in the EI sector UN Women has taken several recent measures, both engaging in normative activities, as well as seeking ways to influence operations to promote women’s participation in, and benefits from the sector. A Roadmap and a Policy Brief for engagement in the sector have been developed to guide UN Women’s work in this area (see: http://www.empowerwomen.org/~/documents/2014/07/17/13/05/gender-equality-in-the-extractive-industries-in-africa).

Zambia is the sixth-largest producer of copper in the world and the fifth-largest producer of cobalt. The extractive industries, led by the copper sector, accounted for 27 percent of gross domestic product and 87 percent of exports in 2010.  Zambian women are actively involved in the mining sector mostly as small scale actors in the primary mining industry and notably, in the gemstone industry. Indeed Zambian women miners have been recognized as challenging the gender norms in relation to the gemstone mining sector; they are taking on a greater role in the sector with a number of women owning mines. In this regard Zambian women may be an import exception to the rule.

The Zambia Association of Women in Mining (ZAWM) was formed in the 1990’s and a number of networks have been formed. However, financing of mining operations has been recognized as a key constraint for the Association.  In addition, a number of funding opportunities have been missed as a result of capacity restraints to access the funds and meeting the funding conditions. Furthermore, many small scale miners can also not compete on the open market mainly due to the low value of their products (i.e. not refined gems) and  complex market process and the export requirements.

UN Women does not currently have an office in Zambia, and thus any interactions and engagements in the country are facilitate through the ESA Regional office (ESARO). In July 2014, a scoping mission was undertaken to explore the possibilities for UN Women’s engagement in Zambia; with a specific focus on women in the extractive Industries.  Consultations were held with a broad range of Stakeholders including the Chamber of Mines, Government bodies, Civil Society Groups, The Zambian Women Miners Association, Development Partners (Donors) and UNDP.  The consultations showed that there was clear interest and need for UN Women to establish a project around gender equality in the Zambian Extractive Industries.

It is for this reason that UN Women ESARO seeks to engage a consultant to assist in the development of a comprehensive program proposal for resource mobilization.

Objectives of the Consultancy

Based on the above, UN Women ESARO is seeking to hire a consultant to develop a comprehensive program proposal document for a UN Women-led program on “Towards Integrating Gender Equality in the Zambian Extractive Industries”. The program will build upon previous consultations held during the July 2014 scoping mission referred to above, as well as further consultations which the consultant will hold with the stakeholders.  In addition, the program will be based on extant research on women in mining in Zambia and other relevant initiatives, including identified best practices from South Africa.

The consultant will work together with one National (Zambian) consultant and will be supervised and guided by the Deputy Regional Director (DRD). The program will be developed with the DRD’s guidance as well as a series of key consultations with relevant stakeholders in UN Women and in Zambia – the specifics of which are outlined below.

The program document will be formulated in accordance with the UN Women format and guidance for program documents; it will include a complete budget, development results framework, theory of change and a suggestion of relevant implementing partners and activities, amongst others. With regards to the results framework, this will be designed in alignment with the relevant UN Women priorities and strategic frameworks.

It is vital that the program document is aligned to the Zambia UN country team’s “Sustainable Development Partnership Framework” for 2016-2020. For this reason, consultation and coordination with the UN country team is key in the development of the program document.  As such, the program framework must include the building of relationships with key stakeholders including UNDP and other relevant UN agencies, Zambia Chamber of Mines, Ministry of Gender and Child Development, Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water Development, development partners and relevant private sector actors (see list below).

Because of the enormity of the needs in this sector, it is important for this programme to prioritize its focus on the following elements which were identified during the scoping mission:

• Capacity building support for the women miners’ associations to enable them to provide effective services to their members, engage effectively with government and other partners and facilitate access of improved services and resources for women miners;
• Establishing an investment and trading platform for women in mining, which provides training opportunities; services -  including valuation of minerals, information, marketing opportunities, business-business linkages and other services identified by the Women Miners’ Associations;
• Engagement with policy makers, civil society and private sector to promote gender-responsive extractive industry in the country. This engagement will use extant and ongoing initiatives including a)the UN Women and Publish What You Pay “Extracting Equality Guide”, b) the results of the joint UN Women/UN ECA study, c) results of previous discussions with stakeholders including Zambia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiatives and any other relevant information in relation to policies.

Deberes y responsabilidades

The Consultant will work under the direct supervision of the UN Women ESARO Deputy Regional Director.

The specific tasks of the Consultant are:

Desk Review and analysis of existing secondary documents for the purpose of situation analysis. (Local consultant to assist with identification of documents):

• The mission report from July scoping mission (referred to above);
• Relevant literature regarding Gender and Mining in Africa, with specific emphasis on Zambia;
• Preliminary concept note for support to Zambian Women miners Association – as prepared by ESARO;
• Preliminary data and reports from UNECA and UN Women study on “Women in Artisanal and Small Scale Mining in Africa” – specifically, data from and reports from Zambia;
• Gender review of relevant policies, strategies and frameworks pertaining to the extractive industries in Zambia, as well as relevant regional bodies such as EAC, SADC and the Africa mining Vision;
• ESARO Strategic Note 2014-2017; specifically impact areas referring to Women’s Economic Empowerment and Leadership;
• National Action Plans, Development Strategies, CEDAW reports and other relevant strategic documents relating to Zambia’s development and gender –related reporting.

 Consultations with key partners and relevant stakeholders (contacts to be provided by UN Women ESARO and meetings to be facilitated by Local consultant): 

• Relevant UN Women ESARO staff;
• Zambian Research Team from the UNECA and UN Women’s “Women in ASM in Africa” study;
• UNDP country team;
• Zambia Chamber of Mines;
• Zambian Federation of Small Scale Miners;
• Association of Zambian Women in Mining;
• Donors/development Partners including – DFID, Norway, Sweden, DFATD (Canada);
• World Bank;
• Zambian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (ZEITI);
• Zambian Chapter of Publish What You Pay;
• Civil Society Organizations –  including Action Aid, Norwegian Church Aid, Non-Governmental Organizations Coordinating Committee (NGOCC), Diakonia Zambia;
• Ministry of Gender and Child Development;
• Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water Development.

Scoping mission to South Africa to learn about best practices on women’s capacity building initiatives (details to be provided).

Preparation of program Framework/outline - to be presented to and reviewed by UN Women ESARO for approval.

Delivery of complete Draft Program Document - Presentation and Consultation with RNE, UN Women.

Submission of  Final proposal- with comment/recommendations incorporated.

Deliverables:

• Detailed work plan with clear deliverables and timelines;
• Draft Program Framework/outline for UN Women’s  approval;
• Draft complete Program Document (including budget, logical Framework and theory of change) in accordance with UN Women’s format;
• Final Program Document – incorporating all comments from UN Women and Stakeholders.

Competencias

Core Values/Guiding Principles:

Integrity:

• Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism:

• Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity:

• Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core competencies:

Ethics and Values:

• Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.

Organizational Awareness:

• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

Development and Innovation:

• Take charge of self-development and take initiative.

Communicating and Information Sharing:

• Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.

Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:

• Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards others.

Conflict Management:       

• Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.

Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:

• Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.

Functional competencies:

• Good knowledge of the legal, policy and institutional frameworks relating to mining in Africa;
• Excellent writing, presentation, facilitation and report writing skills in English;
• Familiarity with UN Women programming will be a high priority requirement;
• Demonstrable knowledge of gender and human rights frameworks;
• Demonstrated expertize in engendering extractive industry sector work.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

• Master`s degree or equivalent in Mineral Processing, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Sciences, Gender and/or women’s studies, Development Project Management, international relations, or related field within the social sciences.

Experience:

• 10 years of experience working on issues within the EI sector in Africa; both in large, small scale and artisanal mining;
• Work with civil society organizations, program development, donor relations/resource mobilization with diverse stakeholders is a requirement;
• Experience of programme and policy analysis, strategic planning and experience within the UN context is a plus;
• Specific work with gender and women in mining in ESA region is highly desirable;
• Work and experience in Zambia is highly desirable.

Language:

• Fluency in written and spoken English; and
• Knowledge of language of the duty station.