Development of Gender Strategy at Hand in Hand Eastern Africa (HiH EA)

Overall Objective of the assignment

• The successful consultant/firm will be expected to facilitate development of an inclusive gender strategy for HiH EA. A strategy that will mainstream the important theme of gender and providing guidance for onboarding gender aspects in programming and provide a monitoring framework to help measure the outcomes of the strategy plan and its implementation plan.

Specific Objectives

To bring out gender as the important aspect it is in ensuring inclusive development in line with HiH EA’s strategic plan and provide a guideline to implement initiatives that will ensure gender equity, equality and inclusivity. The gender strategy will:

• Provide a path for HiH EA to incorporate of gender dynamics into the project cycle management starting from program design to completion and hand over.
• Give the organization a path for gender advocacy and communication within the organization, target communities and within the governance as well as stakeholder circles.
• Provide an approach for gender sensitivity for the organization to guide in; recruitment, induction, promotion, reward and recognition system, and all staff assessment processes including development and training.
• Provide a framework for identifying gender responsive activities and budgeting/financing for the same at organizational and community level.
• Develop gender inclusive M&E Framework for implementing and measuring the results of the gender strategy.

Methodology

• Review HiH EA’s important documents including and not limited to; strategic plan, select projects’ proposals, policies, budgets
• Develop a detailed inception report, share and present the same to the HiH EA gender-working group. The inception report shall include; clear methodology for delivery of the assignment, work plan with clear timelines
• Conduct a strategy design workshop with gender committee and key actors within HiH EA.
• Develop a draft gender strategy and share with HiH EA for first and subsequent reviews.
• Develop final strategy and conduct a strategy dissemination workshop.

Key Deliverables

Gender Strategy document with:

• Clear gender objectives for HiH EA
• Clear gender mainstreaming theory of change (TOC)
• Implementation Plan
• M&E Framework
• Budget framework

Consultant/s’ specification

• Analysis lead to have a minimum of 7 years’ experience in in programme management of gender equality, gender mainstreaming or women empowerment policies/projects/programmes;
• Knowledge of gender equality and equity at the institutional and programme level is a must;
• At least five years of experience in planning, design, preparation and delivery of gender equality and equity strategies at both programme and institutional/organizational levels;
• Demonstrable experience in developing gender strategies for NGOs or development organizations;
• Experience in gender mainstreaming in enterprise related projects (both within and beyond the farm) is an added advantage;
• Strong research and analytical skills;
• A commitment to social and economic empowerment and the reduction of poverty;
• Experience, awareness and sensitive to different cultural contexts
• A proven record of providing results within a defined timeframe
• A university degree preferably in gender, development, development studies, project management, and other closely related areas;
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili is a must;

NB: As part of the application, consultants shall include a summative table on relevant assignments undertaken and references as well stated role/s of each consultant in the stated assignments.