International Consultant to undertake a Gender Programmatic Review

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TOR Gender Programmatic Review UNICEF Tunisia.pdf

The promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls is central to UNICEF’s mandate and its focus on equity. In order to achieve the results for children that UNICEF sets forth in pursuing its mandate and to realize the rights of every child, especially the disadvantaged, it is essential to address one of the most fundamental inequalities that exist in all societies – gender inequality. A broad range of evidence shows that gender, poverty and geographic residence are three of the strongest factors determining disparities in child well-being and rights. As the only United Nations agency with the rights of children at the heart of its mandate, UNICEF is in a position to foster gender-equitable child outcomes as a catalyst to a more equitable world not only today but also in the long term, by redefining gender roles and power relations for the men and women of tomorrow. UNICEF’s Gender Action Plan (GAP) 2022-2025 guides the organization’s promotion of gender equality throughout its work. The GAP elaborates the 9 gender programmatic results across the five goals of the UNICEF Strategic Plan 2022-2025 and specifies how UNICEF will better integrate and strengthen gender across its institutional systems and strategies to achieve those results. The GAP mandates that UNICEF goes beyond simply responding to the manifestations of inequality, and instead works actively to remove the underlying structural barriers – such as harmful social norms and gendered power systems – that perpetuate inequalities. UNICEF Tunisia is currently implementing the Country Programme 2021-2025. The overall goal of the CPD 2021-2025 is to accelerate the achievement of the Government’s priority SDGs (SDG1 no poverty; SDG3 good health and well-being; SDG4 quality education; SDG5 gender equality; SDG6 clean water and sanitation; SDG8 decent employment and economic growth; SDG10 reduced inequalities; SDG13 climate change; SDG16 peace, justice and accountable institutions; SDG17 partnerships for development), with a focus on child-sensitive targets, reducing inequity and gender inequality and improving sustainability, including through crises preparedness, with a revised budget of around 146 Million USD (141 Million from other resources) across five programme components: i) inclusive socioeconomic development for children; ii) accountable institutions for children and access to justice; iii) effective education, health and protection systems; iv) sustainable management of water, sanitation and hygiene, and environmental and disaster risks and other crises; and v) Programme effectiveness. In mid-2023 UNICEF Tunisia will be conducting a mid-term review of the country programme following two years of implementation, leading to any adjustment that will strengthen the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, equity, impact, and sustainability of the programme supported by UNICEF considering the developments in the international and national programming context and partnership landscape. In preparation for this exercise, the country office is seeking a consultant to conduct a Gender Programmatic Review, highlighting how the country programme can strengthen gender programming in alignment with the GAP and Strategic Plan 2022-2025

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The purpose of the gender programmatic review is to identifying gaps and opportunities to refine country programme planning alignment with the UNICEF GAP 2022-2025, based on key prioritization criteria, and developing recommendations to inform the mid-term review of the UNICEF Tunisia CPD 2021-2025. The specific objectives of the review are:

1. Review the 9 GAP results considering country context and prioritise and recommend a subset of these results for inclusion in the Country Programme, based on national relevance and priorities, CO’s ongoing work, UNICEF and partners available financial and human resources.

2. Identify and review the extent to which various programme components are achieving results related to gender equality and present recommendations on how to improve related performance, and sectoral gender integration.

3. Document findings of this process and recommendations in a Gender Programmatic Review Report for consideration as part of the country programme mid-term review. As the GAP emphasizes quality over quantity, the expected outcome of the GPR is the adoption or strengthening of at least one GAP programming priority the CO can address with quality programming at scale, either in the adolescent girls’ leadership and well-being focus area of the gender equality throughout the life course focus area. The GAP will follow standards defined in the Gender Programmatic Review Toolkit and the Management and Operations Guide to the Gender Programmatic Review.

Work Assignments OverviewDeliverables/Outputs Delivery deadlineEstimated Budget1.Pre- mission: desk review and analysis completed of relevant documentation and stakeholder interviews to formulate preliminary recommendations for gender integration 2.Mission: Presentation, indepth discussion with the management and teams to agree on GAP priorities for integration into country programme, agreement on at least 1 priority. GPR findings expressed in a template 3.Development of draft and final report of Gender Programmatic Review Deliverable #1: Inception Report – approximately 7-8 pages including completed desk review and analysis completed of relevant documentation and stakeholder interviews to formulate preliminary recommendation for gender integration 10 days remote30 % of the consultancy feesDeliverable #2: Country visit, presentation and consultations with UNICEF country team to agree on programmatic and GAP priorities for integration into the country programme and sectoral engagements. GPR findings expressed in template5 days in country 30 % of the consultancy feesDeliverable #3: Submission of GPR findings in a draft report and finalisation based on feedback received from stakeholders 6 days remote40 % of the consultancy fees To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Gender studies, social sciences, public health or international development
• At least 8 years of strong technical skills in gender, research and ability to support countries especially on gender assessments
• Substantive and programmatic experience in gender issues, with an understanding of social change, is essential. - Demonstrated experience in using the evidence base on gender in shaping and implementing programmes.
• Strong analytical skills in gender programme design and assessment, ideally at the national level.
• In-country experience; knowledge of Middle East is an advantage
• Some prior experience with UNICEF or UN agency programme planning

• Excellent English and French written and verbal communication skills, with strong interpersonal and presentation skills.

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