Develop and brand UN Women – Gender Analysis Report (in English and Arabic)

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This study, which examines conditions of women in Lebanon’s agribusinesses, is the second gender analysis under the Productive Sectors Development Programme (PSDP). PSDP is a three-year programme that prioritizes gender-responsive opportunities in Lebanon’s agriculture and agri-food sectors. Funded by the Government of Canada (GAC), and coordinated by the Resident Coordinator Office (RCO), PSDP is a joint initiative by 6 UN organizations: FAO, UNIDO, UNDP, ILO, UNICEF, and UN Women.

The programme aims to support Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), cooperatives, and farmers in said sectors to respond to and overcome structural and financial challenges. It focuses on women and female youth in disadvantaged areas. It also operates on a macro, meso, and micro levels through legislative and policy reform for an enhanced enabling environment; institutional support for facilitating product exports, and individual capacity building for businesses, SMEs, and employees to achieve its overall objective.

UN Women undertook an intersectional gender analysis during PSDP’s baseline phase. The analysis looked at the daily roles and responsibilities of women across fruits and vegetable value chains in the North of Lebanon. It focused on the voices and perspectives of women, recounting the opportunities and challenges in the agriculture sector. It found that women are deeply involved in various agricultural activities but continue to face limited access to resources such as land and capital; cyclical issues related to personal status laws affecting marriage, family, and inheritance; and risks of exploitation due to the high informality of the agriculture sector. Despite facing structural and daily obstacles, women express a growing interest in engaging across all segments of the agricultural value chain. They are enthusiastic about attending training sessions, accessing grants, starting cooperatives, and finding solutions via the agriculture sector to the crisis.

This analysis, conducted at the endline phase, examines agribusinesses, especially women-led ones, in Lebanon. It aims to understand patterns and dynamics of agribusinesses as well as the opportunities and working conditions of women employed or part of the supply chain of agribusinesses. It also reflects on the best practices of PSDP. The analysis builds up on the framework of Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs). The WEPs, established by UN Women and the United Nations Global Compact in 2010, are based on international labour and human rights standards. They guide companies in evaluating and assessing their internal policies and conduct towards workers, aiming to enhance progress in gender equality and women's empowerment within the workplace. WEPs also focus on issues of sexual harassment and exploitation, as well as implicit and explicit forms of gender-based violence (SGBV) in the workplace and barriers to prevention, reporting, and accountability of such cases.

The Women’s Economic Empowerment department at UN Women in Lebanon is looking for an experience graphic designer that can brand the Gender Anaylsis aforementioned using the UN Women format for branding of economic empowerment studies. This will require the graphic designer to incorporate the Gender Analysis – two documents, one in English and the other in Arabic – into a design template which will be shared after the assignment is awarded.

Bachelor’s degree in the area of graphic design and/or similar field. Relevant work experience in design, writing/editing of reports and publications. Demonstrated experience with InDesign, Adobe Illustrator for editing.