Expression of Interest for Local Individual Consultant To Prepare The Country Gender Equality Profile For Zambia

Local Individual Consultant To Prepare The Country Gender Equality Profile For Zambia Southern Africa Regional Business Delivery Office The Production Of The Profile Provides An Opportunity To Increase National Knowledge On Progress And Gaps In Achieving Gender Equality Strengthening Monitoring Systems And Providing Evidence To Inform Strategic Policy Priorities And Upscale Gender Equitable Programming To Advance The Development Agenda Going Forward The First Stage Of The Assignment Will Involve Production Of An Issues Paper 20 Pages Maximum Which Will Survey Existing Gender Analyses Country Reports And Identify Recently Released Gender Disaggregated Data The Issues Paper Will Set The Baseline And Reference Point For The Country Gender Equality Profile Which Will Focus On The Country S Priority Development Sectors It Will Provide Updated Information Particularly About Offering An Overview Of Existing Projects And Programs Addressing Gender Inequalities And Inequities The Differential Effects Of Covid 19 On Women And Men Identifying Major Donors And Their Priorities As Well As Major Gaps In Funding And Project Program Coverage It Will Therefore Have A Practical Approach Which Is Focused On What Has Been Done Already What Needs To Be Done And What Has Been The Encouraging Developments Approaches Which Are Worth Replicating The Issues Paper Shall Inform The Design And Shape The Focus Of A More Comprehensive Sectoral Gender Analysis Which Will Result In A National Gender Equality Profile The Envisaged Comprehensive Gender Analysis Of The Situation And Gender Roles Of Women And Men In The Selected Sectors In Their Socio Economic Position Needs Participation Rates Access To Resources Control Of Assets Decision Making Individual Freedoms And Human Right Conditions Will Be Used To Guide The Development Of Strategies Policies And Interventions The Process Shall Be Supported By An Advisory Group Acting As Technical Backstopping Comprising A Broad Range Of Stakeholders Including Representatives From Government Inclusive Of Zamstats Afdb Unct Undp Civil Society Private Sector Media And Academia Government Shall Use The Profile To Inform Ongoing Law Policy Engagements Supporting Decisions And Priorities To Respond To The Current Socio Economic Context Monitoring Achievements And National Development Planning Upscaling And Expanding Of Existing Programmes And Development Of New Initiatives The Profile Shall Also Serve As A Reference Point And Guidance To Development Partners Civil Society And The Private Sector Overall The Profile Will Assist In Accelerating And Institutionalising Mainstreaming Of Gender And Women Empowerment Concerns Across All Sectors And Levels For Maximum Impact In Achieving Gender Equality And Poverty Reduction It Shall Serve Also As A Reference For Setting A Forward Looking Gender Equality Agenda In Line With National Regional And International Norms And Standard 2 Objectives The Objective Of This Assignment Is To Undertake A Comprehensive Multi Sectoral Gender Analysis In Zambia Culminating Into A Country Gender Equality Profile

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