National Gender Experts to Support the Finalisation of the Country Gender Equality Profile for Nigeria at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Duties and Responsibilities

Objective

• The objective of this assignment is to finalise, format, complete the analysis and update statistical information in the Draft Country Gender Profile into a final document ready for dissemination and publishing, culminating into a Final Country Gender Equality Profile guiding action.

Description of the main tasks to be undertaken by the consultant

• The Nigeria Country National Gender Profile should be finalised by combining description of data and information, qualitative analysis and statistical data in a manner that is useful for the planning, programming and action, including the preparation and advocacy of projects, institutions, and legislation that are gender responsive. The specific assignment of the consultant/s will cover the followings:
• To update the statistical analysis and information in the draft report, including statistical data, reference regional and international normative frameworks in undertaking the gender analysis, and global development blueprints such as the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDG5. Specifying sources and references, as well as information gaps.
• To finalise the gender analysis of the existing draft gender assessment. To diagnose and identify key sector priorities for Nigeria Country’s national development plan including but not limited to the priorities of the AfDB Country Strategy Paper in the country, The National Development Plan of Nigeria, and the National Gender Policy, as well as the H5 AfDB development priorities energy (clean and fossil, action plan, clean cooking), agriculture, quality of life (water and sanitation, employment and human capital), industrialisation and regional integration as well as transport.
• To analyse progress on institutionalisation of gender architecture and governance according to section 4 of the national development policy, including Gender National Machinery, Sector implementation and gender responsive budgeting, and provide recommendations for the way forward.  The analysis will include national machinery, sectoral ministries gender policies and desks, capacity, budget and coordination in the territory to achieve the objectives of the National Gender Policy and in general the empowerment of women. Finalise the Evaluation of sectoral policies and strategies from a gender perspective and identify good practices and shortcomings.
• Analyse trends and evolutions in gender equality in the country specifying differences across states and territories.
• To apply an intersectional perspective to gender inequality, providing concrete recommendations regarding existing gender gaps and inequalities accelerating the advancement of gender equality and the social and economic empowerment of women and their equal participation in decision-making, considering “glass ceilings” and “sticky floors”.
• To finalize analysis of civil society organizations active for gender equality to include their perspective on women progress. This will be done by organizing three focus groups or at least 10 in depth interviews with women civil society organizations active for gender equality to include their perspective on women progress.
• To finalize the analysis of gender of private sector and financial inclusion in Nigeria, including in particular the voices and needs of small and medium women entrepreneurs, through at least two focus groups and two interviews to resource persons. Identify opportunities and specific constraints.
• Development partners:  Organize an in-person focus group with the members of the Development Partners Group on Gender and do an online survey to explore with them strengths, weaknesses and opportunities perceived in the work of gender, as well as the most robust, structuring projects.
• To analyse trends in economic inclusion by gender, including the care economy and integrate the Women Economic Empowerment Action plan in relevant strategies and plans in the country.
• Analyse future trends, including in climate change, economic empowerment, and security with a gender lenses.
• Finalise the socio-cultural, economic, political, and legal factors that hinder the efforts of gender equality in Nigeria at the present context of the country.
• Finalise the major needs and concerns with regard to the closing of gender gaps in Nigeria Country and identify the coverage of these by other development partners, the UN, the Bank, and other development partners, gaps which they could address, where impact can be made and opportunities for programmes identified.
• Finalise recommendations to advance gender equality, and the empowerment of women, by cultural change and in the financial, economic, and social sectors, and participation in decision-making processes, in alignment with the National Action Plan and the Country Strategy Paper.

Modality

• This consultation will have consultants working as a team. It is foreseen to have a national and an international consultant. The national consultant will lead on the focus groups organization/interviews of organizations and analysis, as well as the search for national plans and data.
• The international consultant will conduct desk review, organize the information and finalize the document.
• A steering committee for this consultation will be set up with the participation of the Bank, UNWOMEN and the Ministry of Women.  A focal point of contact will be provided to the consultants. 

Methodology

• The methodology to be adopted in carrying out this exercise combines desk review of information and data, focus groups and interviews resource persons, structuring, and formatting the draft Gender Country Profile with the above guidance.
• The proposed space to conduct the interviews and focus groups is the African Development Bank in Abuja.  An appendix of the Country Gender Profile will include the names of persons and organizations interviewed/participating in focus groups, although they will not be individualized in the analysis.

To deliver on the expected output, the consultant, with backstop from the Technical Team, shall:

• Propose methodology and timeline
• Agreement of methodology and timeline with the leading team of this exercise including the Ministry of Women, Bank and UN Women technical;
• Conduct necessary desktop research for the Country Gender Equality Profile. This should involve updating gaps in statistical information
• Finalisation and approval of final document
• Presentation in public workshop

Length Country Gender Profile for Nigeria

• The Profile, discounting the executive summary and annexes, will be a document of 100 pages maximum, detailing all above-mentioned information with all statistics by sex and gender analysis. This document should finalise the current draft report, and structure will be provided.
• The document will include a 3–4-page executive summary to the main report.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Advanced University (at least a Master’s) degree in Gender Studies, Social Sciences Economics or related disciplines is required; a PhD in economics is a plus.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of demonstrated extensive experience that combines research and capacity development in the area of gender and economics and/or women’s social and economic empowerment at the national and international levels is required.
• Proven record of publications on economics and gender, women’s socio-economic empowerment, including publications on these topics in English with renowned institutions, is required.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating multi-cultural training for adults.
•  Knowledge of socio-cultural, geopolitical, economic, and environmental country context is an advantage.
• Excellent writing skills and analytical skills.
• In depth knowledge of gender issues in Africa and in Nigeria specifically.
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills.
• Ability to speak and write in a clear and gender-sensitive language.