The Not More Than Two Thirds Gender Principle Consultancy at UN Women

Duties and Responsibilities

As a key stakeholder in this process, the UN Women Kenya Country Office has secured funding from the Women in Politics Fund (WiPF) to support continued advocacy on the implementation of the not more than two thirds gender principle. To support advancement of the agenda in Parliament, UN Women proposes to onboard a consultant to provide technical assistance to the legislative process, including input into the proposed Bill, working in partnership with KEWOPA, JLAC, the Social Protection Committee, and the Senate’s Justice, Legal Affairs, and the Human Rights Committee. The consultant will also advise UN Women and other key stakeholders on the implementation of the proposed electoral and political reforms highlighted in the MSWG’s report to Parliament and track the parliamentary process to ensure sustained lobbying and advocacy on full implementation of the gender rule.

Technical Assistance to KEWOPA

• Provide technical assistance to KEWOPA to craft and implement a parliamentary advocacy strategy on the not more than two thirds gender principle.
• Facilitate meetings with relevant Parliamentary committees at the National Assembly and Senate to help address the political, legal, and gender-related challenges blocking advancement on the Gender Bill.

Advocacy Efforts

• Support targeted stakeholder engagement and strategic advocacy initiatives on the actualization of the two thirds gender principle, including ongoing efforts by the women’s rights movement to hold the government accountable to its gender commitments.

UNCT and UN Women Policy Brief

• Prepare and one policy brief on the two-thirds with UN Women, UNCT, and development partners to synergize interventions on realizing the two-thirds gender principle.
• Inform UN Women’s strategic messaging and high-level conversations on the not more than two-thirds gender principle.
• Advise UN Women’s technical support and programmatic approach to the electoral and political reforms highlighted in the MSWG’s report to Parliament.
• The consultant will report to the Gender and Governance Programme Analyst who will be the technical focal person for this consultancy. The Analyst will also be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.

Education and Certification:

• The Consultant for this assignment should have a master’s degree in the field of gender, human rights, social science, or related field. A first-level university degree in gender, human rights, social science, or a related field in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• In addition to this, the applicant should have the following: -
• A good understanding of the Kenya Constitution 2010 and gender-related legislation.
• Excellent understanding of Temporary Special Measures to increase women’s access to political participation and decisionmaking, including experience engaging with Kenya’s Two-Thirds Gender Rule.
• Should have undertaken recent work related to gender equality and women’s political participation.
• A minimum of 10 years‘ experience in democracy, gender, and governance.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in mainstreaming gender in program design, management, monitoring, and evaluation.
• In-depth experience with key international gender-related conventions and treaties. 
• Demonstrable experience supporting the Government of Kenya in developing national implementation frameworks for global commitments. Knowledge of the mandate of the State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action is an added advantage.
• Sound knowledge of SDGs, the 2030 agenda, and related human rights instruments.
• Familiarity with women’s political participation in the County Assemblies.
• Good presentation, communication, and analytical skills.