Local Consultant - Technical Coordinator

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Job Description

Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of Program Lead- GRB, the GRB Technical Coordinator- MWCD will support in strengthening the efforts of the national government on Gender Responsive Budgeting.

The GRB Technical Coordinator- MWCD will work closely with the nodal official in MWCD, and have the following tasks:

Strengthening coordination with relevant Ministries on GB-

• Technical assistance to MWCD on expansion of GB to central ministries/ departments and states/UTs
• Providing inputs to various Ministries/Departments on gender issues, particularly for new policies, programmes and legislations.
• Undertaking assessment of Ministries/Departments and States on their progress on GRB and supporting in the development of the Ministry wise and State wise Action Plans on GRB.
• Administer self-assessment tool on GB and support ministries/ departments to undertake and update tool periodically.
• Analysis of document s/references from different Ministries/ States from a gender perspective
• Collate, compile and analyze information and data received from Ministries/gender Budgeting Cells on Gender Budgeting
• Analysis of the Gender Budget Statement, pre and post gender budget analysis of sectors and coordination with Ministries/ Departments with regards to the same.
• Support in conducting a national pre-budget consultation with MWCD, MoF and women’s group and civil society to enable participation and inclusion of women in budget-making processes

Research, Documentation and Dissemination of relevant GRB Resources

• Contributes substantively to the analysis and research of the political, social and economic situation in the country on gender responsive governance/ GRB and prepare substantive inputs
• Document and disseminate resources for GRB, such as case studies and best practices;
• Assist in preparation of documents pertaining to GRB, including Annual Reports, Annual Plans and Results Framework Documents etc;
• Process papers/proposal received for GRB;
• Assist in preparation of Sanction Orders and Bills and monitor progress of unutilized receipts and disbursements, utilization certificates, vouchers, etc. related to assignments pertaining to Gender Budgeting Scheme;
• Assist in preparatory work for review meetings with Secretary and Ministers, including, preparation of resource materials, agenda papers, minutes etc;
• Support IT specialist in roll out and implementation of e governance tool on gender budgeting

Facilitating Training and Capacity Development of various stakeholders on GRB

• Conduct trainings and orientation programmes on Gender Budgeting for (i) Union Government, (ii) State Governments, (iii) District level officers, (iv) PRI members, (v) Training Institutes and (vi) NGO and others;
• Collaborate with training institutions/organizations engaged in training activities with a view to furthering the aims and objectives of Gender Budgeting and providing technical inputs on Gender Budgeting;

Developing Training and IEC Material on GRB

• Developing training tools, manual, and other IEC materials on GRB, as required;
• Provide technical assistance to MWCD in developing guidelines on deepening gender budgeting at panchayat/ urban ward levels
• Provide technical assistance to MWCD in developing guidelines on Gender Auditing and taking gender audit forward.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in Social Sciences/Economics/Social Work /Gender Studies/Public Administration/Policy or related fields.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience at the national/state level working with development projects preferably on Gender Responsive Governance, Gender Equality and Women Empowerment; with hands-on experience of design, implementation and monitoring/evaluation of projects.
• Some experience of working with national/ state governments on gender issues, preferable on gender responsive budgeting.
• Experience of undertaking budgetary/ policy analysis and capacity building of government officials.
• Proficiency in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.).

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