Assessment of the Gender Data and Capacity Gaps at The African Union

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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.

To date, most of the gender data and statistics work that we have done in the region has been under the umbrella of the global Making Every Woman and Girl Count (Women Count) programme. The Women Count Africa regional project is crafted around three primary objectives:

• Creating an enabling environment: Regional coordination is being improved, working with organizations such as the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), and countries are being supported to identify and address institutional, legal and financial constraints to mainstream gender into national statistical systems and establish an efficient monitoring and evaluation system for the SDGs.
• Increasing data production: Technical capacities of national statistical systems are being strengthened and quality data on violence against women, unpaid care work, gaps in access to decent work and pay, participation in public life and decision-making, and access to/use of information and communications technologies produced to improve SDG monitoring.
• Improving data accessibility and use: Capacities of users are being strengthened to conduct gender data analysis, accessibility of gender statistics to all users is increased through better reporting, capacities to communicate gender data are increased through training, and data and metadata sharing encouraged to facilitate data flows, including to regional and global SDG-related databases

The work in Africa is guided by the Africa Program on Gender Statistics (APGS) which is being implemented under the auspices of UNECA and in close collaboration with other partners such as UNWomen, AfDB and PARIS21.

The UN Women Africa program, in partnership with AU and UNECA, is seeking to contract a consultant to identify the gender data and capacity gaps and craft a program that will address these gaps.

The consultant will work under the supervision of the UN Women ESA and WCA Regional Gender Statistics Specialists, in close collaboration with the Pan-African Statistics Programme (StatAfriq) and the gender statistics specialist at UNECA.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Compile an integrated matrix of existing gender indicator and reporting frameworks at the AU;
2. Review these frameworks and related documentation and interview relevant individuals to identify the gender data and capacity gaps;
3. Identify the most likely data sources that should be strengthened or introduced in order to address the data gaps (both survey and administrative data sources);
4. Identify the areas of gender statistics that should be strengthened or introduced in order to address the data gaps;
5. Identify the capacity gaps of relevant AU departments and officials and recommend appropriate capacity building interventions.

Deliverables:

• Inception report detailing the approach that will be used for the assessment;
• A report which documents the key findings and recommendations of the assessment;
• A draft PowerPoint presentation that summarizes the method, main findings and recommendations of the assessment.

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

Functional Compitencies:

• Excellent writing and editing skills;
• Demonstrated experience in the development of training curricular;
• Experience in planning and developing strategies;
• Demonstrable teaching experience at institutions of higher learning.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• A master’s degree in economics, development studies, econometrics, statistics, gender studies or related field;
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Expirience:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in doing assessments and or the monitoring and evaluation of projects;
• Minimum 5 years-experience in implementing gender related programs;
• Gender statistics experience will be an advantage.

Language:

• Fluency in English is required;
• Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

All applications must include (as an attachment) a completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form-en.doc

Please note that the system will only allow one attachment and candidates are required to include in the P-11 form links for their previously published reports and articles completed within the last two years. Applications without the completed and signed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.