Background
We Effect is a Swedish development organisation present in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Our work focuses on reducing poverty and inequality by strengthening the ability of member organisations to enable women and men, girls and boys living in poverty, to improve their living conditions, defend their rights, and contribute to a just society. The work is focused on the following areas: rural development, housing, gender equality, and financial inclusion. In Europe, We Effect is present in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, and North Macedonia.
Target groups of We Effect’s development cooperation are We Effect’s partner organisations (civil society organisations), mostly represented by member-based organisations active in rural development, farmers associations, producers’ groups, and cooperatives. We Effect applies a rights-based approach where development interventions are the results of dialogue with our partner organisations, with strong local ownership characterized by accountability, transparency, non-discrimination, and meaningful participation.
The We Effect Regional Office Europe makes significant efforts in applying sustainable and results oriented practices by combining environmental, social, and economic development perspectives in one integrated development framework. In that sense, specific topics of environment and economic development were selected to drive the new programme 2023-2027. In terms of social development perspectives, the focus is placed to strong engagement in transforming gender and social norms and introducing positive masculinity as tool for supporting the foreseen gender transformation.
For this purpose, we are looking for a capacitated regional consultant who will be working with We Effect and its partner organisations in development of training curricula for partner organisations, brief template for gender transformative methodologies for partner organisations, and one-day training to partner organisations in gender transformation and positive masculinity.
Objective of the assignment
The main objective of the assignment is to strengthen the CSOs’ capacities for the further development and implementation of gender transformation practices, including models of positive masculinity.
As part of the assignment, the consultant is required to deliver the following items:
- A training package for gender transformation and positive masculinity
[Estimated working days: 2; deadline for submission to We Effect: August 31, 2023]
- Submission of the agenda for the half-day training on gender transformation [English language]
- Submission of training materials on gender transformation [English language]
- Submission of the agenda for the half-day training on positive masculinity [English language]
- Submission of training materials on positive masculinity [English language]
- Report of the training conducted on gender transformation and positive masculinity
[Estimated working days: 3; deadline for submission to We Effect: September 20, 2023]
- Conducting half-day training on gender transformation [English language]
- Conducting half-day training on positive masculinity [English language]
- Submission of a training report focused on recommendations for follow-up on gender transformation [English language]
- Submission of a training report focused on recommendations for follow-up on positive transformation [English language]
- Brief training curricula on gender transformation for partner organizations
[Estimated working days: 2; deadline for submission to We Effect: October 20, 2023]
- Submission of training curricula that partner organizations will use to train their beneficiaries, predominantly farmers [English language]
- A brief template for gender transformative methodology
[Estimated working days: 2; deadline for submission to We Effect: October 20, 2023]
- Submission of a brief template for gender transformative methodologies that partner organizations will use for the development of their methodologies for applying gender transformative initiatives [English language]
While conducting the foreseen training, the selected consultant will be encouraged to use positive examples that are replicable in the Western Balkans, serving as good practice and guidance to partner organisations for the development and implementation of their agenda for gender transformation and positive masculinity.
Application
For detailed description of the tasks to be performed by the consultant, the criteria, the deliverables as well as the qualification requirements, please see the full call here: Call for engagement of consultant for gender transformation and positive masculinity
All interested candidates are requested to submit their offer with all supporting documents on the following e-mail addresses: info_roeu@weeffect.org and copy samir.memedov@weeffect.org.
Please apply no later than 6 of August.