Background

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

UN Women in collaboration with the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) and the Ministry of Women Affairs Community Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MWACSMED) seeks to engage a consultant with expertise in gender statistics and gender responsive Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) to conduct a gender analysis of the national surveys that were produced from 2021 to 2023 in Zimbabwe. Conducting a gender analysis is very crucial as it provides information on the different roles of women and men at different levels in policies, programmes and projects; their respective access to and control over resources, and the material and non-material benefits of society; and their gender-specific needs, priorities and responsibilities.

Zimbabwe’s commitment to addressing issues of discrimination against women and other related gender inequalities is reflected in a manner that conforms with international standards and expectations[1]. Gender Equality and women empowerment is also a long-term commitment of the Government of Zimbabwe. This idea is enshrined in the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The Constitution contains an expansive bill of rights and underlines the principles of equality of all persons and prohibits discrimination based on sex and gender. Section 17 provides for equality and equal rights in all spheres of state and public life and section 52(2) postulates that women and men have the right to equal treatment and equal opportunities in political, economic, cultural and social spheres. Data and statistics are important tools for devising policies to achieve gender equality, women’s rights and women’s empowerment; and for assessing the impact of these policies and ensuring accountability. The 1995 Beijing Platform for Action called for disseminating and generating gender-disaggregated data and information for planning and evaluation, and in 2013, the UN Statistical Commission endorsed a minimum set of gender indicators to serve as a guide for data compilation and further adopted a set of violence against women indicators.[2]

In order to understand the degree of inequality between women and men, it is therefore important to conduct the gender analysis of the national surveys to understand the relationships between men and women, their access to resources, their activities, and the constraints they face relative to each other. Gender analysis provides information that recognizes that gender, and its relationship with race, ethnicity, culture, class, age, disability, and/or other status, is important in understanding the different patterns of involvement, behaviour and activities that women and men have in economic, social and legal structures.

In this regard, UN Women is seeking the services of a highly qualified national consultant to support with the above task. The successful consultant will work closely with UN Women Monitoring and Evaluation Team, Zimstat and the MWACSMED to conduct this process. The consultant will be reporting to the UN Women Deputy Country Representative and will be supported by the UN Women Monitoring and Reporting Analyst, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.

[1] Sixth periodic report submitted by Zimbabwe under article 18 of the Convention, due in 2016*

[Date received: 6 December 2018]

[2] United Nations, 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action, adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women, 27 October 1995; United Nations 2013, Report of the Secretary-General on Gender Statistics, prepared for the Forty-fourth session of the Statistical Commission

Duties and Responsibilities

Deliverables

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy with no travel involved.

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:

https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Technical credibility in Gender Statistics
• Commitment to continuous improvement
• Partnerships building
• Research

Required Skills and Experience