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.

 

Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

 

UN Women supports Member States  to implement international standards including the commitments made through various treaties to promote human rights, women’s rights, and gender equality such as the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), SDGs (in particular, Global Goal 5 dedicated to ‘achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls’) with Goal 5.5 that upholds women’s rights to participate in public life, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), the Protocol of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, and the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development to promote women’s participation, the SADC Plan of Action for Gender and Development, the AU Gender Policy and Action Plan, and the “Maputo Protocol”, the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa and the African Union Agenda 2063 ‘The Africa We Want’.

Tanzania Mainland, under the leadership of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, is in the process to develop its Vision 2050 which aims at ensuring continuity and efficiency of the National development planning as the current Vision ends by 2025, sustaining achievement of graduation into the lower middle-income country (LMIC) and building the momentum to take off to a higher levels, accommodate the recent rapid technological changes and continue aligning national frameworks with regional and global frameworks to which the country is a signatory. As per its strategic nature, this process offers an opportunity to scale-up the country’s current efforts to mainstream gender and leaving-no-one-behind.

Vision 2025 for URT (Mainland) articulates the desire to eliminate all forms of discrimination including gender-based discrimination as it states that:“In particular, by the year 2025, racial and gender imbalances will have been redressed such that economic activities will not be identifiable by gender or race. All social relations and processes which manifest and breed inequality, in all aspects of the society (i.e., law, politics, employment, education, culture), will have been reformed. (Vision2025 doc.pg.3).

The vision further affirms that “Ideally, a nation's development should be people-centred, based on sustainable and shared growth and be free from abject poverty. For Tanzania, this development means that the creation of wealth and its distribution in society must be equitable and free from inequalities and all forms of social and political relations which inhibit empowerment and effective democratic and popular participation of social groups (men and women, boys and girls, the young and old and the able-bodied and disabled persons) in society.” Vision2025 doc.pg.3).

This provided a strong basis for prioritizing gender equality, women empowerment, and inclusive development towards reaching the country's vision. Vision 2025 is built around five attributes, namely: High Quality livelihood, peace, stability and unity, good governance, a well-educated and learning society and competitive economy capable of producing sustainable growth and shared benefits (URT: Vision 2025)

 

Given this background, as per its normative and coordination mandate, UN Women, as Secretariat role of the Gender Equality and Human Rights Mechanism under the leadership of the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) to support effort to strengthen GEWE mainstreaming in the development of Vision 2050. In this regard, UN Women is seeking the services of a national consultant to conduct a gender analysis of Vision 2025 and its Evaluation Report (once available) make key recommendations end provide technical advice on gender mainstreaming in Vision 2050. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the UN Coordination Specialist, the consultant will:

  1. Undertake a gender analysis of Vision 2025 and its Evaluation Report (once available) to identify untapped opportunities on GEWE as an accelerator in realising the Vision attributes namely “Tanzania of 2025 should be a nation imbued with five main attributes; • High quality livelihood. • Peace, stability and unity. • Good governance, • A well-educated and learning society; and • A competitive economy capable of producing sustainable growth and shared benefits”.
  2. Develop a matrix identifying gender gaps with specific recommendations on how Vision 2050 could strengthen gender mainstreaming based on findings from the gender analysis.
  3. Prepare one policy brief summarizing the findings of the comprehensive gender analysis.
  4. Make a presentation/orientation of the findings and gender mainstreaming to relevant stakeholders in close collaboration with UN Women.

  Deliverables          

  1. An inception report highlighting the methodology of delivering the assignment.
  2. Draft report on the gender analysis of Vision 2025 and its Evaluation Report   
  3. Final report on the gender analysis of Vision 2025 and its Evaluation Report – which would have integrated feedback received on the draft report.
  4. A policy brief summarizing the findings of the comprehensive gender analysis.
  5. PPT presentation and Meeting Report(s) from presentation/orientation of the findings and gender mainstreaming to relevant stakeholders.

Competencies

CORE COMPETENCIES

Core Values:

  • Respect for Diversity
  • Integrity
  • Professionalism

Core Competencies:

  • Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
  • Accountability
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Effective Communication
  • Inclusive Collaboration
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Leading by Example

 

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in International Development, Law, Political science, Social science, Gender/Women studies, human rights, international relations, or other social science fields is required.
  •  A first-level university degree in combination with 5 additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

  • At least 7 years experience in governance and gender equality, women’s empowerment, or women’s human rights issues with a focus on women’s leadership and political participation.  
  • Experience in conducting legal and/or gender analysis and research relating to the law, writing, and paraphrasing complex legal concepts, and formulating recommendations.
  • Experience in working and facilitating high-level dialogues with strategic stakeholders including international organizations, national governments, academia, political parties, and CSOs in the field of gender and human rights in promoting women’s leadership and political participation.  
  • Experience working in the UN System is an asset

Language Requirements:

  • Fluency in English and Kiswahili is required.
  • Knowledge of the other UN official language is an asset

Submission of Applications:

The interested consultant (s) should respond to this TOR by submitting to UN Women:

  • A cover letter explaining why the candidate is the most suitable for the work with fee quotation.
  • A Curriculum Vitae with professional references
  • A sample of the candidate’s written work, ideally a policy document that she/he helped to develop or revise.

Submission of application:

Please note that applications without a completed and signed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

UN Women Personal History form (P-11) can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment .

UNWOMEN 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.