Individual Consultancy: Consultancy to Assess the Capacity of Response to Gender Questions of the Basic Social Subsidy Program (PSSB) in Mozambique

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Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

The consultancy aims to assess how the PSSB is reducing gender inequalities and its ability to produce lasting change. Specifically, the analysis will help to understand how the current mechanisms of design, coverage, access, and delivery of the PSSB promote or hinder the reach of the 5 domains of the gender analysis matrix, namely:

1. Gender roles and responsibility;
2. Access to assets and resources;
3. Beliefs and perceptions;
4. Needs and priorities
5. Institutional framework, laws and policies.

Scope of Work:

The consultancy shall provide an analysis that identifies:

• Potential challenges and opportunities for the PSSB programme to promote gender equality and women's economic empowerment.
• Potential gender-related factors (e.g., socio-cultural, economic, financial, political and legal barriers) that limit the participation of rural women and men in the programme and hinder their access to and control over benefits.
• Ways in which the PSSB addresses (or not) the intersectional and aggravating vulnerabilities of women and girls and entry points to strengthen the potential of the PSSB to address gender-related vulnerabilities and promote gender equality.

It is expected that this study will provide clarification to answer the following questions:

1. What difference does it make when paying women or men the cash transfer into a house?
2. If the person receiving the subsidy also controls the expenses of the house and to what extent?
3. Does paying money monthly, bimonthly, quarterly or annually make a difference in the impacts, for example, on economic empowerment and financial education for women?
4. Does the payment of cash transfers for women increase the risk of domestic violence by men?
5. On social norms: How does the subsidy affect perceptions of roles, responsibilities, expectations and behaviors in the home and community?
6. Demand and access to services: How families and individuals make decisions about access to education, protection from GBV, harmful practices and negative coping strategies, sexual and reproductive health choices; child health and hygiene?
7. What are the good examples of sensitive social protection programs that respond to gender needs according to the survey?
8. Will there be evidence from simple messages – such as SMS – to assess whether communication tools are more effective in spreading awareness and promoting behavior change?
9. Finally, the consultancy is expected to provide recommendations to ensure that social protection programmes are systematically built on a gender approach and that it recommends key messages promoting gender equality in social protection.

Deliverables and payments

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

Deliverable 1

Literature review, production of the methodological approach and systematic gender analysis of existing literature and secondary social protection data in Mozambique

Timeline: 2 months after the contract signing

Payment: 40%

Deliverable 2

Final report with analysis and recommendations on the PSSB gender responsiveness

Timeline: 4 months after the contract signing

Payment: 60%

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• At least one Master's degree in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Development studies, Social Policy, Anthropology or similar relevant disciplines. A PhD (PhD) and relevant research in social protection and gender-related policy analysis are considered advantages.

  Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

  • At least 8 years of experience in gender mainstreaming, gender analysis and/or gender response programming with proven experience in the social protection sector.
  • Experience in conducting gender analyses and capacity assessments related to social protection/social policy in developing countries, particularly in Southern Africa, is considered an asset.
  • Experience in developing gender equality strategies and gender integration and training tools.
  • Knowledge and experience in social science research methods, including the production of systematic analysis and literature analysis and collection and analysis of mixed methods.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles 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.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.