2 UN Women Jobs – National Consultant

Organisation: United Nations Entity for Gender
Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Duty
Station:
Kampala, Uganda
Type
of Contract:
SSA –
Standard Service Agreement
Reports
to:
Senior Consultant
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    About
Us:
UN WOMEN in partnership
with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development is recruiting 2
NATIONAL CONSULTANTS to be part of a team to review the Affirmative Action
Strategy in Uganda.  The concept of
affirmative strategy has been entrenched in the Constitution of Uganda in 1995
which provides for gender balance and fair representation of marginalized
groups. The Uganda Gender policy provides a framework for identification, implementation
and coordination of activities designed to achieve gender equality.
Consequently, the Ministry of Gender. Labour and Social Development (MGLSD)
plans to undertake a study to establish the extent to which the affirmative
action policy has achieved its desired objective.
Affirmative action is a
temporary goal to enable bridge the gap in areas in which inequalities exist.
Following the implementation of the affirmative action for over 20 years in
Uganda, the Government intends to evaluate its effectiveness in promotion of
gender equality in fields/ areas where it has been implemented, It is therefore
in this regard that under the Joint Programme on Gender Equality funded by DFID
the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development is commissioning a study
of the affirmative action strategy.
Job
Summary
: The National
Consultant will;
  • Determine
    the extent to which affirmative action approaches and strategic
    interventions have been implemented
  • Identify
    areas in which affirmative action strategies for empowerment of women will
    need to be deepened, up scaled or dropped.
  • Make
    recommendations for improving the effectiveness of affirmative action
    approaches in promoting gender equality in Uganda
Key
Deliverables :
  • Inception
    report that detail how the review of affirmative action will be
    undertaken.
  • A
    Draft report on review of the affirmative action policy in promoting
    gender equality and women empowerment in Uganda.
  • Validation
    workshops and report.
  • A
    final report on review of the affirmative action policy in promoting
    gender equality and women empowerment in Uganda.
 Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:
  • Masters
    Degree in Development Studies or equivalent (Gender and Women Studies an
    added advantage)
  • At
    least 5 years of working experience in research and analytical work in the
    field of gender and development
  • Demonstrated
    knowledge of programming issues within the field of gender and women
    empowerment:
  • Knowledge
    of the Ugandan Affirmative Action Policies.
  • Excellent
    ability to analyze and synthesize vast amount of information
  • Good
    reporting skills
  • Good
    ability to work in a team
  • Proficiency
    in the usage of computers and office software packages
How
to Apply:
All interested and qualified
Uganda nationals should submit an expression of interest to undertake the
consultancy and include the following; A detailed CV and a cover letter stating
why you want to do this work, your capacity and experience, financial proposal
and available start date clearly indicating the position applied for  via E-mail to:  adjaratou.fatou.ndiaye@unwomen.org
 
NB:
United Nations Entity For Gender Equality and The Empowerment of Women Vacancy
Announcement
Deadline:
28th June, 2013
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