Project

TA facility for gender-responsive and inclusive investments in the EU Neighbourhoods

4 Key experts for gender-responsive and inclusive investments in the EU Neighbourhoods

Position

Key expert 1: Team Leader: Gender-equal and inclusive investments (indicative 525 wd - 80% part-time) 
Key expert 2: Gender/social inclusion expert – Southern Neighbourhood (indicative 450 wd - 68% part-time) 
Key expert 3: Gender/social inclusion expert - Eastern Neighbourhood (indicative minimum 150 wd) 
Key expert 4: Gender and finance specialist - Southern Neighbourhood (indicative minimum 100 wd)

Project description

Overall objective:
The overall objective of the facility is to contribute to the general objectives of the EPTATF and FEMIP, that is to increase the quality and impact of EIB operations through the delivery of technical assistance services to project promoters and counterparts.
Purpose:
The purpose of this facility is to enhance the social sustainability and impact of EIB funded operations in Eastern Partnership and Southern Neighbourhood countries through the provision of integrated technical assistance on gender and social inclusion.

Job description

The results to be achieved:

• EIB investments in infrastructure and services demonstrate a significant contribution to gender equality and inclusion, with enhanced access to and benefits from opportunities for women, girls and the most marginalised and socially excluded groups;
• Expanded employment, development and leadership opportunities for women and socially excluded groups that typically lack access to such opportunities through EIB support to (mostly) public and (limited private - financial sector) clients; 
• Strengthened contributions of EIB investments to conflict prevention, resilience building and reduction of fragility by enhancing the application of a gender and conflict sensitive approach and addressing exclusion-driven grievances in fragile contexts;
• Enhance the EIB’s knowledge base to help the Bank improve, anticipate, track, and learn from project impacts on social inclusion and gender equality.  

Requirements

Key expert 1: Team Leader: Gender-equal and inclusive investments (Indicative minimum: 525 days)
Qualifications and skills
- A graduate degree (at Masters level) in gender, social sciences, political sciences, economics, or in another relevant field.
- Full proficiency in English 
- Knowledge of French and/or Arabic an advantage.
General professional experience
- 10 years of relevant working experience in social inclusion, gender equality and women’s economic empowerment mainstreaming and strategy development for investment projects.
- 5 years of team management/coordination experience.
Specific professional experience
- 5 assignments on social inclusion and gender for financial institutions, such as IFIs, MDBs and EDFIs.
- 5 assignments working directly with public sector clients to build opportunities/generate demand for gender and social inclusion engagement.
- 3 assignments working with financial intermediary clients to build opportunities and generate demand for gender and social inclusion technical assistance.
- 3 assignments demonstrating client needs assessment, assignment development and workflow management on gender mainstreaming or social inclusion capacity support.


Key expert 2: Gender/social inclusion expert – Southern Neighbourhood (Indicative minimum 450 days): 
Qualifications and skills
- A graduate degree in gender, social sciences, political sciences, economics, or in another relevant field.
- Full proficiency in English
- Working knowledge of French or Arabic.
General professional experience
- 10 years of relevant working experience on social inclusion and gender equality mainstreaming and strategy development for public sector infrastructure projects.
Specific professional experience
- 5 but preferably 8 assignments undertaking social inclusion and gender analysis and impact assessments for public sector infrastructure investment projects in the FEMIP TF countries of operation.
- 4 but preferably 7 assignments to develop social inclusion and gender action plans/strategies to increase accessibility/affordability/quality for socially excluded groups for investment projects in the sectors of the assignment (energy, transport, water, digital  and municipal infrastructure, education).
- 4 but preferably 7 assignments to develop inclusive employment creation strategies for investment projects in the sectors of the assignment (energy, transport, water, digital and municipal infrastructure, education).

Key expert 3: Gender/social inclusion expert – Eastern Neighbourhood (Indicative minimum  150 days): 
Qualifications and skills
- A graduate degree in gender, social sciences, political sciences, economics, or in another relevant field.
- Full proficiency in English 
General professional experience
- 10 years of relevant working experience on social inclusion and gender equality mainstreaming and strategy development for public sector infrastructure projects.
Specific professional experience
- 5 assignments undertaking social inclusion and gender analysis and impact assessments for public sector infrastructure investment projects in EPTATF countries of operation.
- 4 assignments to develop social inclusion and gender action plans/strategies to increase accessibility/affordability/quality for socially excluded groups for investment projects in the sectors of the assignment (energy, transport, water, digital and municipal infrastructure).
- 4 assignments to develop inclusive employment creation strategies for investment projects in the sectors of the assignment (energy, transport, water, digital and municipal infrastructure).

Key expert 4: Gender and finance specialist – Southern Neighbourhood (indicative minimum: 100 days)
Qualifications and skills
- A graduate degree in gender, social sciences, political sciences, economics, or in another relevant field.
- Full proficiency in English.
General professional experience
- 10 years of relevant working experience on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment with public and/or private financial institutions.
Specific professional experience
- 4 assignments undertaking gender analysis and developing the gender business case for the financial sector with a focus on access to finance for MSMEs in EPTATF countries of operation.
- 4 assignments to prepare gender action plans/strategies for Banks and to develop diverse financial products for MSMEs that can drive women’s leadership, entrepreneurship and employment.
- 4 assignments of advising and supporting financial intermediaries to increase their client base of women-led MSMEs through a range of services and support.

 ENI East, ENI South

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Duration of assignment

01/05/2024 - 30/04/2027

Deadline for applications

01/03/2024

Job type

long term

Job status

tender

Project reference

24-0039-000-ENI-EIB-Gender

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