Expert Gender Analysis for the Programme “Improvement of living conditions of disadvantaged groups in three East African countries 2019-2022” 496 views2 applications

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The Austrian Development Agency ADA has signed a framework agreement with HORIZONT3000 covering the period 2019-2022. The objectives of the programme intervention East Africa aim to contribute to the improvement of living conditions of disadvantaged groups in five East African countries. Specifically, the programme shall:

1. Improve natural resource management, agricultural production and access to market for small scale farmers and their families
2. Strengthen civil society and marginalized people to access and exert their human- and civil rights

We aim to achieve this with 15 interventions by 13 project partners.

In the first year of the 2019-2022 implementation cycle HORIZONT3000 will perform a gender analysis that will guide the further implementation of the programme. The gender analysis should assess existing gender inequalities on the national, programmatic, institutional and project level.

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE ASSIGNMENT

2.1 Objective

The gender analysis will provide an understanding of existing gender inequalities and their causes in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in the sectors Rural Development – Management of Natural Resources as well as Human Rights – Civil Society (in particular land rights and human rights). It will describe how the gender inequalities intersect with other inequalities, how they impact on human rights enjoyment and/or benefits produced by and access to local development efforts, as well as an understanding of HORIZONT3000’s regional office’s and local partner organizations’ commitment and capacity to work on Gender equality and Women Empowerment.

The aim of the analysis is to provide guidance and clear cut recommendations to HORIZONT3000 and its partner organisations on how to address gender inequalities in the implementation of the programme intervention. This guidance shall ensure the same access to the programmes’ benefits for women and girls as for men and boys, as well as to allow for HORIZONT3000 to effectively promote gender equality and women empowerment in the intervention area.

2.2 Scope and focus of work

The gender analysis should provide sex-age disaggregated data as well as qualitative information, based on desk review, focus groups discussions and qualitative interviews, and give thus an analysis on the gender situation of the beneficiaries and stakeholders of the programme intervention, in order to facilitate an effective adaptation of the programme design where necessary and to ensure a gender-sensitive approach throughout its implementation.

National Level:.

• Assess existing policies, laws and regulations that address gender inequalities in regard to the programme objectives.
• Overview of the gender inequalities and their causes in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
• A mapping of actors with mandate and capacity to act for gender equality in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania (NGOs, International Organizations, delegations of line ministries, etc.);

Institutional Level HORIZONT3000 Regional Office East Africa, Kampala:

• An assessment of Regional office structures and staff’s gender distribution, gender competence and capacities, po0licies as well as awareness and practice of Regional Office staff on gender inequalities;

· How can HORIZONT3000 tackle gender sensitivity in the work and structures of the Regional Office?

· How can learning and sharing practices in and between organizations be fostered that include perspectives, experiences and knowledge of women and men equally?

Institutional Level partner organisations (13 partners):

· An assessment gender of competence and capacities of HORIZONT3000’s local partners’ structures and staff (roles and responsibilities), as well as awareness of local partners’ staff on gender inequalities;

· Analysis of gender distribution at different organizational levels and in participation in HORIZONT3000 capacity building activities such as trainings;

· Analysis of how gender awareness is part of mission & vision, policies and programmes of the organisation.

Project Level: (15 Projects):

• Assess (existing) key recent statistics on the situation of women and girls, compared to men and boys – including relevant statistics of HORIZONT3000 implementation partners or other relevant actors, which should be validated by qualitative interviews with the partners – and provide an interpretation of the available and missing data in the project proposals;
• Analyse the project documents and actual practice in terms of gender equality such as access of women & girls to activities, allocation of benefits, availability of gender disaggregated data.

Programme Level:

• Summary of relevant existing evidence on gender inequalities (review of existing research and documents) in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in the sectors Rural Development – Management of Natural Ressources as well as Human Rights – Civil Society, outlining the causes of gender inequalities, and the most important effects on the lives of women and girls (as well as men and boys), and an overview of national relevant policy developments;

· For the sector Rural Development – Management of Natural Ressources: Overview and analysis of the socio-economic situation: Poverty situation, income distribution, demographic situation, provision and access to services and resources, agricultural production and marketing, drinking water, sanitation and hygiene.

· How can HORIZONT3000 and its partner organizations promote gender equality in their work for Rural Development – Management of Natural Ressources?

For the sector Human Rights – Civil Society:

• Overview and analysis of the Legal and Human Rights situation: Protection and full enjoyment of all human rights by women, girls, men and boys, young people (i.e. land rights, education, health – including sexual and reproductive health, violence – especially gender based violence, traditional vs. civil law, participation in decision making as well as organizations/ associations, cultural/societal norms influencing the involvement of women and men in particular activities, and civil society response (policy dialogue with authorities, in particular but not only by women’s organizations)?

· How can HORIZONT3000 and its partner organizations promote gender equality in their work for Human Rights – Civil Society?

• Identification of key barriers to achieving gender equality (including legislative, institutional capacity, political will, social norms, multiple discriminations etc.) focusing on the areas of the Programme Intervention (Rural Development – Management of Natural Ressources, Human Rights – Civil Society) .
• A mapping of knowledge / information gaps of HORIZONT3000’s Programme Intervention in East Africa regarding gender (e.g. sex-age disaggregated statistical information);
• A number of clear tangible suggestions for a better inclusion of gender in the Programme Intervention (on programme level, and if feasible in the logframe and on project level, as well as for monitoring).

Documents failing to meet these content criteria must be reviewed to satisfaction of the ADC and HORIZONT3000.

2.3 Requested services

The final output will be an analytical and operative document based on qualitative and quantitative documentary review and fresh new field research / analysis. (For formal requirements, see section 4. Required outputs and coordination with HORIZONT3000)

The analysis should contain the following sections:

A Methodological note

The methodology will be explained concisely. All the instruments used such as interview guide, focus group guide, list of documents and institutions/ persons involved in the analysis, agenda of the meetings (if applicable) will be placed in annex.

B Current situation and specific issues

This concise part will provide an overview on the current situation of the beneficiaries of the Programme Intervention from a gender perspective, illustrated as appropriate with references. The analysis will be presented in a format that identifies strengths and weaknesses. The analysis will consider the various inter-related causal factors, and will highlight factors which could contribute to the overall change in existing gender relations.

All information must be sought disaggregated by sex as a minimum; other criteria (age groups, rural/ urban, disabled/non-disabled etc.) need to be included as well, where available. Where sex disaggregated data do not exist, or is outdated (e.g. older than 5 years) this should be pointed out and possibly briefly explained.

The consultant(s) should provide an overview and analysis with regard to gender equality, the situation of men and women, girls and boys, and context and group specific problems in relation to these two sectors. For each of the sectors, the consultant shall provide information and analysis of what is currently being done for promotion of gender equality, relevant actions taken and planned by key actors to address the issues, and identify shortcomings and main challenges to be addressed.

C Response strategies and recommendations

In this section, the consultant shall

• Give a summary of identified gaps and opportunities, recommendations for entry points and strategies to improve gender equality in the Programme Intervention;
• give recommendations for adequate monitoring and data tracking;
• give specific recommendations on the specific issues indicated in2.2. :

3. METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH

The research methodology for the analyses will include as a minimum:

­ Compilation of a list of reference documents

­ Desk review of a number of selected documents from the list above, that may provide the information necessary for the core sections of the gender analysis. In this desk review, relevant recommendations and strategies that have not yet been addressed by recent policy (especially if generated by recent studies) may be compiled in a preliminary “Recommendation list”;

­ List of key informants covering a wide range of stakeholders (government, CSOs, academic institutions, private sector, beneficiaries etc.);

­ Quantitative and qualitative research, triangulation where possible

4. REQUIRED OUTPUTS AND COORDINATION WITH HORIZONT3000

The final output will be an analytical and operative document based on qualitative and quantitative documentary review and fresh field research / analysis. The document will be 30 pages at most (including an executive summary of 2-3 pages); further detailed information can be annexed additionally.

All outputs shall be in English.

A briefing and a debriefing meeting will be held at the HORIZONT3000 Country Office / or in skype at beginning and end of the mission. Throughout the work, the consultant is required to remain in close consultation with HORIZONT3000 and provide regular feedback on the progress of the mission. The HORIZONT3000 team can be consulted as a source of guidance on the gender analysis process and data sources. HORIZONT3000 might ask for a presentation of the gender analysis to HORIZONT3000 Vienna Office via video-conferencing.

In contacts with different stakeholders, the consultant will clearly identify herself/himself as an independent consultant, and not as official representative of HORIZONT3000 or the Austrian Development Cooperation.

The consultant will present to HORIZONT3000 an Inception Report of maximum 10 pages to be produced after one week from the start of implementation, then a draft report upon completion of the desk review and field work which will be presented to HORIZONT3000 and its local partners in a workshop setting. The gender analysis shall be provided to all partners and actors. If any issues are deemed too sensitive for publication these should be separately flagged in an internal minute.

The draft report will be subjected to comments from HORIZONT3000 and the Austrian Development Cooperation, after which the report on the gender analysis will be finalized.

• Inception Report of maximum 10 pages to be produced after one week from the start of implementation. The report should include the table of content, initial findings, methodology and process of collecting data, any difficulties encountered or expected. The Contractor should proceed to the next phase of his/her work unless HORIZONT3000 sends comments on the inception report.

• Draft final report of maximum 30 pages (main text including an executive summary of 2-3 pages, excluding annexes) in the format provided above for the inception report. This report shall be submitted no later than ….. The draft report shall be subjected to comments from HORIZONT3000 and the Austrian Development Cooperation. The report shall contain a sufficiently detailed description of the different options to support an informed decision on the use of the gender analysis. The report shall contain an analysis of each local partner organization in terms of inclusion of gender (policies, strengths and weaknesses) and recommendations for the programme intervention as well as for the work of each local partner organization, including the logframe if feasible. The detailed analyses underpinning the recommendations can be presented in annexes to the main report.

• Final report with the same specifications as the draft final report, incorporating any comments received from the parties on the draft report. The deadline for sending the final report is 10 days after receipt of comments on the draft final report.

The findings, analysis, conclusions and recommendations should be thorough and the link between them should be clear. The recommendations should be concrete and realistic and presented in a logical structure following on their importance and level of details.

Minimum quality standards will be required to proceed to the disbursement. According to the EC Evaluation Methods for the European Union’s External Assistance^[1]/ADC criteria, the quality of the outputs shall be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria;

­ Meeting needs: Does the gender analysis adequately and clearly address the information and fit the terms of reference?

­ Reliable data: Are the primary and secondary data selected adequate and sufficiently reliable?

­ Sound analysis: Is the analysis of quantitative and qualitative information appropriately and systematically analyzed?

­ Useful proposals: Are recommendations fair and sufficiently detailed to be operationally applicable?

5. EXPERTS PROFILE

5.1 Maximum budget available

EUR 15.000

5.2 Profile of Consultant

The CV will be submitted along with the technical and financial offer from the consultant.

Qualifications and skills

­ Postgraduate university degree or equivalent with relevant work experience in development studies, social development, gender studies or equivalent;

­ Strong analytical and writing skills;

­ Proven organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.

­ Computer literacy (minimum MS Word, Excel).

Professional experience

­ A minimum of five years’ experience in social development and gender analysis, specific experience on gender mainstreaming and women’s participation;

­ Expertise in quantitative and qualitative methods of empirical social research and in participatory methods;

­ Extensive experience working on gender issues in developing countries;

­ Extensive knowledge of the development context of East Africa.

­ Experience of project/programme implementation in East Africa is essential, other field experience being desirable;

­ Organizational development and capacity building experience; experience in knowledge management is a plus.