NRC Palestine is looking for a Consultant Gender Specialist to lead on an internal and confidential programmatic gender assessment of ICLA and Education programs in the West Bank. The audit will support NRC in identify institutional strengths and gaps in regarding to gender mainstreaming from strategic policy and planning to program design and implementation to gender-sensitive processes on the operational side. The work should be completed between October and November 2022.

Objectives:

• Assess staff’s internal attitudes towards gender sensitivity
• Assess level of adherence to AGDM principles and practices in NRC Palestine programme at all levels of project management cycle for ICLA and Education in West Bank
• Assess the extent of gender mainstreaming in terms of the development and delivery of gender-sensitive programming and activities
• Assess the level of resources allocated and spent on gender mainstreaming and gender activities
• Examine the extent to which human resources policies are gender sensitive
• Set up an actionable plan to mainstream gender across both institutional and operational settings
• Identify room for improvement and suggest possible strategies to better implement gender mainstreaming action plan across operations

Gender audit scope:

• ICLA and Education survey for West Bank on staff attitudes towards gender sensitivity, perception on the workplace and capacity building needs – focusing on programs and relevant operational support
• Strategic level documents guiding NRC Palestine programs and operations
• HR policies and practices, including gender balance in the workforce
• Gender sensitivity in selected ICLA and Education programs

Key activities

• Adapt the Annex 1 Example Draft Gender Audit Checklist to scope of NRC Palestine country program
• Gender sensitivity assessment focusing on staff attitudes
• Review of gender integration into relevant strategic documents such as: Country Strategy, internal programme guiding policies, annual reports
• Review of program documents: Project proposals and log frames, Project narrative reports (mid-term/final), SOPs and guidelines for relevant sectors, Project evaluations
• Comprehensive review of gender sensitivity practices by sector focusing on: Gender balance, Safe and confidential environment, Program design and planning, Program implementation, Program monitoring, Partnership, and relationships with stakeholders
• Review of relevant HR documents and policies, including consideration of gender balance in the workforce and relevant gender inclusive practices in staff recruitment and retention
• Develop recommendations for improved gender sensitivity in programmes and operations