JOB DESCRIPTION

Vacancy-Job Ref: JKMLUNDP/2501/202481 Progress for the development of African women in general and that of Malian women in particular today has a glimmer of hope. This progress is the result of several years of hard work in favor of womens rights and coexistence on socio-political and economic development. Notwithstanding this progress, the problem linked to taking into account the major concerns of women in projects and programs, as well as to the overall strategic framework of the State, in connection with their political and public participation still persists. In order to draw the attention of political and public opinions to this situation of representation and development of women, a document called “Mali Womens Agenda” was developed in 2018 by womens civil society organizations under the supervision of the Ministry. for the Promotion of Women, Children and the Family. In fact, these organizations, notably Groupe Pivot Droit et Citoyenneté, CAFO, Wildaf, benefiting from the technical and financial support of NDI-Mali, UN Women, ENDA Mali and MINUSMA, have made this Agenda a document, thus sharing the needs priorities of women in areas of development. The approach taken by these organizations in the process of developing the agenda contributed to obtaining a common document that fits with the specific concerns and needs of Malian women. Communication and advocacy campaigns were undertaken with the agenda towards candidates for the 2018 presidential election as well as towards development partners for its popularization. These actions aimed to draw the attention of the various candidates to the priority needs of women in order to encourage them to integrate them into their social and development projects. However, from 2018 to the present day, with multiple socio-political and security crises, women find themselves with new needs and face new challenges. It will be appropriate to analyze the current situation of women at different levels in relation to the context to detect and prevent sources of vulnerability. Indeed, the political and institutional reforms initiated by the transitional authorities constitute an opportunity to revise the priority areas of the Womens Agenda in order to adapt it to their specific needs and future electoral deadlines. To this end, the aforementioned womens civil society organizations, carrying the initiative, plan to organize a workshop to allow women to better express their opinion on the content of the document. “The Mali Womens Agenda” will be the reference document for womens advocacy actions with the transitional authorities and candidates for the presidential and legislative elections for their commitment to taking into account the specific needs of women from Mali. It is in this perspective that UN Women, in response to the request from the CAFO, decided to support this initiative by providing a consultant who will provide their expertise to guide the process of revising the document entitled “ The Womens Agenda of Mali.

📌 ### 📌 Duties and Responsibilities

• *The objectives of the consultation

*** *** : The objective of the mission is to support womens civil society organizations (GROUPE PIVOT DROIT ET CITOYENNETE, WILDAF AND CAFO) to update the content of the document entitled The Womens Agenda of Mali in order to adapt it in the socio-political, institutional and security context for better consideration of women and specifically the most vulnerable.

📌 ### 📌 The Consultants Missions

📌 ### 📌 Propose a methodology supported by a proposal for a detailed timeline which will be validated by the various organizations supported;

Develop the preparatory tools necessary for conducting the workshop; Facilitate the workshop using a dynamic and participatory approach; Write a final report including the updated “Mali Women’s Agenda” and any other documents produced during the workshop. the new version of the Womens Political Agenda, an action plan and an advocacy strategy as well as any other document in three (03) copies (paper version) and in electronic version (Word). The national consultant will submit an application file including: A technical offer including the description of the methodology and the detailed CV of the consultant.

📌 ### 📌 Required Skills and Experience

📌 ### 📌 The national consultant must have the following qualifications

Hold a university degree with a masters level or equivalent in social sciences, political sciences or equivalent; Have knowledge of gender issues; Have a good knowledge of the legislative framework of Mali as well as the socio-political context;

📌 ### 📌 Demonstrate experience of at least 5 years in the field of strategic plan development;

Have perfect command of IT tools; Be immediately available;

📌 ### 📌 Have expertise in carrying out similar missions.

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