Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Consultant to Undertake the Development of Results Report on Climate Smart Agriculture Projects

Duties And Responsibilities

Results Report
• Identify and document the results (and project ongoing) achieved contributing to the TOC of the UN Women Flagship Programme Women’s Economic Empowerment through Climate Smart Agriculture in 11 countries in ESA Region through desk reviews of relevant documents and through key informant interviews at country level (conducted remotely) capturing both qualitative and quantitative aspects. Results should be reported in a comprehensive narrative from a regional perspective drawing together the combined achievements of country offices and compiling any knowledge products and communications materials developed during the course of the implementation between 2018-2022). The result report will be no longer than 20 pages of text (not including preliminary pages or annexes).
• Elaborate key best practices for regional replication and scale-up.
Proposal Development
• Draft a multi-country regional project document in line with UN Women guidelines targeting with interventions at regional, national, and sub-national level in collaboration with country office and regional office teams. The project document will include a theory of change and project interventions across all countries in ESA that are implementing CSA programming.
• The project document will be based on an analysis and assessment of interventions (summaries based on the regional results report, UN Women studies and in discussion with regional and country focal points) that will close the gender gaps in agriculture productivity in an environmentally sustainable manner and assess the prospects for women increased agricultural productivity, and climate resilient agriculture adaptation.
• The project document will build on identified synergies between the ongoing country programme initiatives of UN Women to expand women’s role in the agricultural sector
• Coordinate the process of validation, revision, and finalization of the draft documents.

Deliverables
• Climate Smart Agriculture results report for the East and Southern Africa Region in English. The result report will be no longer than 20 pages of text (not including preliminary pages or annexes).
• Project Document package with an accompanying detailed budget and results framework prepared, validated with UN Women country office focal points and submitted to UN Women

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

Functional Competencies
• Ability to be flexible and respond to changes to the documents as part of the review and feedback process.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, maintain a high-quality of deliverables and work under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to communicate and work with diverse people at regional and country office level.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision and as part of a team.
• Strong understanding on issues related to gender, agriculture, and climate change.

Education

Required Skills and Experience
• A post graduate degree, in a relevant social sciences field such as social policy, development studies, gender studies, economics, agriculture, or another related field.

Experience
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in designing and managing implementation of climate change, agriculture and gender development projects in women’s economic empowerment with at least three years in resource mobilization.
• At least three years of work experience in East and Southern Africa.
• Experience in preparing logical, coherent, and consistent technical documents including log frames and budgets.
• Prior demonstrated experience in developing and writing proposals for institutional donors.
• Ability to integrate different experiences, methodologies, and approaches from a diverse range of stakeholders, organizations, and technical experts.
• Prior demonstrated experience in documenting results.

Language Requirements
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Job application procedure
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