Individual Consultant: Gender Assessment and Analysis

  • Short-term contract assignment
  • Posted on 10 October 2023

Job Description

BACKGROUND

The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) believes in creating a hemisphere of opportunity, for all. We work across Latin America and the Caribbean to make our region stronger— more healthy, peaceful, just, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable for current and future generations. For 60 years, we have served the most vulnerable communities, investing resources throughout the hemisphere. We partner with and enable civil society, governments, and the private sector for the greater good of the region.

With 60 years of experience across Latin America and the Caribbean and strong partnerships with local communities, civil society, and public and private sectors, we have an impeccable track record of success with extensive in-country networks and sound financial controls. We are uniquely positioned to develop and implement adaptable programs across multiple technical areas, quickly deploy to any country in Latin America and the Caribbean and activate existing local networks, measure and evaluate our impact with comprehensive performance indicators, and communicate our progress through integrated communications strategies.

PADF is a leading non-profit organization dedicated to advancing sustainable development in the Americas. With a commitment to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment, PADF recognizes the imperative of integrating a gender perspective across all aspects of its programs and operations. To ensure a comprehensive understanding of its gender-related programmatic strengths and areas for growth, PADF is seeking an experienced consultant(s) to conduct a Gender Assessment and Analysis.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The primary objective of this consultancy is to conduct an assessment and analysis of PADF’s integration of gender within its programs. The consultant will also provide recommendations on how best to organize internally to support innovation, learning, and effectiveness of gender programming.

The assessment will evaluate how PADF’s activities and practices align with gender-blind, gender sensitive/adaptive, and gender-transformative approaches.

The consultant will offer insights into the current status of interventions, employing power analysis and considering intersectional factors. The consultant will then furnish recommendations for improving the quality of gender integration in PADF programs and for more effective organizational structures to ensure that quality.

LOCATION(S) OF ASSIGNMENT

PADF HQ: Washington DC, United States of America. The work may be conducted remotely. Site visits include: Three to five countries, at least one in Mexico or Central America, one in South America and one in the Caribbean.

Scope of Work:

Program Analysis:

In conjunction with the different program directors, the consultant will select a representative group of projects by types, donors, and regions to:

• Review and analyze whether they are gender-reinforcing, gender-neutral/blind, gendersensitive, or gender transformative in design, implementation, and outcomes.

• Assess how gender considerations are integrated into program design, planning, budgeting, monitoring, and evaluation.

• Identify successful practices and actionable recommendations for improvement in gender integration within each program.

The consultant will work with PADF leaders to review and analyze the current organizational structure for conducting gender programming at PADF and provide recommendations for enhancements to increase innovation, learning, and effectiveness of gender programming within the framework of our operations and practices.

Assessment Framework:

The consultant will use the following framework to analyze PADF’s gender integration approaches:

• Gender Reinforcing: Interventions that reinforce and amplify existing sexist stereotypes and harmful gender norms, roles, and inequalities.

• Gender Blind: Programs and practices that do not differentiate sex-based needs or unintentionally reinforce existing gender inequalities.

• Gender Sensitive: Programs and practices that consider the different needs and priorities of women, men, girls, and boys and take steps to address them.

• Gender-Power Transformative: Evidence-based programs and practices that actively challenge and change unequal gender relations, norms, and power dynamics.

• Intersectionality: Interconnected nature of social categorizations such as sex, disability, gender, race-ethnicity, and class, which create overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.

Timeline:

The consultancy is expected to be carried out over a period of six months starting in November or December 2023 and running through April/May 2024.

Deliverables

Deliverable 1: Inception Report:

An initial report outlining the consultant’s understanding of the assignment, proposed methodology based on consultations and conversations with PADF team, data collection tools, and work plan.

Deliverable 2: Gender Assessment Report:

A draft comprehensive report detailing the findings of the assessment, including:

• Analysis of selected projects’ gender integration level using the framework of genderblind, gender-sensitive, and gender-transformative approaches.

• The analysis of selected projects should also be intersectional and include power dimensions to ensure historically marginalized populations are included, particularly members of the LGBTQI+ community, Indigenous and afro descendant.

• Identification of gaps and opportunities for enhancing gender integration within projects and project responsiveness to donor recommended approaches for gender programming.

• Identification of gaps and opportunities for data collection, evidence generation and application and learning within programs and across the organization.

• Recommendations for improving gender mainstreaming at PADF, including actionable steps, strategies, organizational structures, exemplary and best practices. PADF will review the draft and provide questions or request clarifications prior to the consultant finalizing the report.

Deliverable 3: Final Report:

A PowerPoint (or visualization) and a narrative report delineating the key findings and a vision for improved gender integration at PADF. PADF expects that the consultant will provide written documents and present the key findings and potential vision for improved gender integration to members of the PADF leadership team, as necessary.

The final report will include actionable items with a suggested timeline for completion and quick wins as well as short-term and longer-term items. A forward-looking segment will delineate PADF’s quantifiable objectives for future women’s empowerment programs, gender integration, and evidence generation and a strategic roadmap for transitioning from gender-neutral practices to more gender-sensitive and gender-transformative strategies.

The consultant will propose the specific content for the final report in their methodology. PADF looks forward to receiving comprehensive assessments and actionable recommendations that will enable the organization to enhance its commitment to gender equity and inclusion across all aspects of its work.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

a. Deadline. Proposals must be received no later than November 5th, 2023, Midnight, EST (UTC -05:00). Late submissions will not be accepted. Proposals must be submitted via email to procurement@padf.org All proposals are to be submitted following the guidelines listed in this RFP.

b. Validity of bid; proposals, including cost/price, shall remain valid for 120 days, from the submission deadline.

c. Clarifications. Questions may be submitted to procurement@padf.org by the specified date and time in the timeline below. The subject of the email must contain the RFP number and title of the RFP. PADF will respond in writing to submitted clarifications by the date specified in the timeline below. Responses to questions that may be of common interest to all bidders will be posted to the PADF website and/or communicated via email.

d. Amendments. At any time prior to the deadline for submission of proposals, PADF may, for any reason, modify the RFP documents by amendment which will be posted to the PADF website and/or communicated via email.

Timeline of Events

  • Request for Proposals Issued - October 11, 2023
  • Clarifications: Email questions submitted to PADF - October 22, 2023
  • Clarifications provided to known bidders - October 25, 2023
  • Complete Proposals Due - November 5, 2023
  • Interviews for selected bidders (Bidders will have to sign a nondisclosure agreement if they have been invited to participate in the interview process) - November 13-17, 2023
  • Approximate Selection Made - November 27th, 2023

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Strong background in gender programming and women’s rights within social sciences, human rights, international development, or closely related fields.

• Demonstrated expertise in conducting gender assessments (e.g., audits), toolkits and /or analyses in Latin America

• Understanding of gender and social inclusion frameworks set out by diverse governments and international organizations (e.g., OAS, U.N. World Bank). Experience living or working in different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean with demonstrated understanding of the conditions present at diverse locations where PADF operates.

• Proven experience in applying gender mainstreaming frameworks, feminist, and intersectionality methodologies with civil society organizations and communities and in engaging with individuals, organizations, private sector, and governments.

• Keen aptitude for critical analysis to evaluate complex interventions and provide insightful and practical perspectives to incorporate in existing programs.

• Exceptional writing skills capable of producing articulate and engaging content.

• Proficiency in English and Spanish languages.

PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS TO INCLUDE.

The proposal can be submitted in English or Spanish

a. Signed cover page on bidder’s letterhead with the bidder’s contact information.

b. Technical Proposal.

  • Qualifications of Key Personnel.
  • Capabilities, Experience, Past Performance.
  • Technical Approach and Methodology.
  • Cost Proposal

Deadline: November 5, 2023

About the Organization

More About PADF

PADF is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established by the Organization of American States (OAS) in 1962.

PADF’s core values. “H-E-A-R-T” = Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork.

Diversity. PADF is strong because we are diverse. We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. PADF does not discriminate based on ability, age, gender identity and expression, national origin, race and ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or criminal record. We welcome all kinds of diversity. Our employees include people who are parents and nonparents, the self-taught and university educated, and from a wide span of cultures, languages, socio-economic backgrounds, and perspectives on the world.

PADF is an equal opportunity employer.

More information

Gender Assesment Request for Proposals.pdf

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