Overview
Provide technical support for gender-responsive and sustainable procurement actions under a retainer contract.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical support to government partners to integrate GRP into public procurement policy dialogue and development, and related regulatory frameworks.
- Support the piloting of GRP initiatives at the ministerial level and documentation of GRP approaches.
- Coordinate the working group to officially establish and nationalize the definition of Women-owned Business (WOB).
- Enhance the technical capacity of government partners and relevant ministries focal points.
- Lead in developing and adapting practical procurement checklists, guidelines and/or tools to support GRP implementation.
- Document lessons learnt, and case studies to inform future evidence-based policy decisions.
- Contribute to the development of concept notes and detailed programmes to ensure micro women entrepreneurs and SMEs benefit from the procurement supply chain.
- Coordinate with government partners and enterprises to foster an enabling environment for formal and semi-formal WOBs/GREs.
- Coordinate and enhance supplier development opportunities and scale up market linkages for WOBs/GREs.
- Build and integrate accessible roaster data through government partners.
- Support in design, implement and assess a small scale, targeted policy experiment focused on demand-side procurement adjustments to improve WOB participation in small-value public procurement.
Required Experience
Minimum 2 years progressively responsible relevant experience in providing technical support and policy advice to government institutions working on gender equality is required. At least 2 years relevant professional experience driving initiatives in women’s economic empowerment, MSME development, and/or public procurement framework are necessary. Experience in event/workshop facilitation using a participatory, inclusive approach to managing differences and honing agreements is needed. Experience in facilitation of high-level policy dialogues is an asset.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in economics, gender equality, development study, social sciences public policy and administration, or other related disciplines. A first-level university degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
