DAI – USAID PFMA Senior Gender Advisor

SCOPE OF WORK

Public Financial Management and Administration Activity (PFMA)

Project Background:

The Public Financial Management Activity (PFMA) aims to work in partnership with USAID/Jordan and the Government of Jordan (GOJ) to improve Jordan’s revenue system and enhance I budget management process. PFMA will build the capacity of the Jordanian Ministry of Finance and other government institutions to modernize the revenue collection system, encourage compliance—including making it easier for taxpayers to comply with tax obligations—upgrade public procurement management, and improve budget planning, preparation, and execution. Key objectives include: 1) improving the revenue-raising system; 2) streamlining the budget management process; 3) optimizing public expenditure management, and 4) implementing crosscutting Public Financial Management reforms. Through a combination of technical assistance, capacity building, and facilitation, tangible and measurable results are expected during the anticipated five-year duration of the activity.

Position Description:

The Senior Gender Advisor will be responsible for mainstreaming the Gender Responsive Public Financial Management Strategy and building the capacity among the team to incorporate gender into their work, both in terms of content and processes. S/he will coach Project senior leadership to integrate the plan into all technical work. S/he will deploy the newly introduced Gender Responsive Public Financial Management (GRPFM) model launched by the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) program in early 2020 to assess and report on the strengths and weaknesses of GRPFM practices in each of the phases of the budget cycle. S/he will report to the Deputy Chief-of-Party and support the objectives and plans for all of the Project’s different components related to gender issues. The implementation of gender-related issues shall focus on using different tools, processes, skills, and principles for fulfilling the needs of the project counterparts and the introduction of new improvements.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The Senior Gender advisor will be responsible for the awareness-raising (among women and
men, private and public sectors); data collection, research, analysis, policy advice; compliance procedures and enforcement mechanisms; capacity building and continued regulatory reform that will lead to gender mainstreaming. His/her key duties and responsibilities shall include:

• Draft and develop gender-responsive policies and legal instruments to address gender gaps and inequalities in the PFM processes and procedures.
• Develop GRPFM training materials and conduct specialized training targeting PFM-relevant employees.
• Conduct a literature review and analysis of gender and PFMA-related materials/ studies in Jordan with a specific focus on the visions in the new National Strategy for Women 2020-20251 and the National Youth Strategy 2019-2025.
• Review and recommend key strategic actions to better integrate gender aspects across the project/counterparts’ plans.
• Develop study protocol and data collection instruments for the gender assessment and formative study of barriers based on GRPFM related to fiscal institutions.
• Follow up on the implementation of the assessment results and recommend improvement actions related to gender issues.
• Building the capacity among the project team to incorporate gender into their work in content and processes.
• Working closely with key stakeholders, such as the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW) and the Ministry of Youth, to promote the integration of the gender perspective in technical activities in partner fiscal institutions.
• Conduct regular structured discussions with other projects/ ministries to work on gender, women empowerment, and youth, exchange information, and network on providing technical assistance when needed.
• Work closely with universities to build specific programs for building the capacity for Public Officials working in fiscal institutions and other line ministries.
• Collaborate with universities to create an academic GRPFM module for undergraduate and graduate students for internship and future recruitment.
• Develop and design gender-related training and communication materials and toolkits.
• Capacitate and qualify “Gender responsive public Financial working group” to facilitate work, promote related changes and assure their implementation and sustainability.
• Identify and manage project gender integration needs or improvements.
• Continuously report on the results of the strategy implementation, work groups, networking, etc.
• Provide technical input upon request to advise the monitoring, analysis, and reporting of the gender-related indicators per the Project MEL plan.
• Perform other related duties assigned by the Deputy Chief of Party as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, social studies or public administration; higher education degree preferred in social work, women’s studies, or similar field.
• Good knowledge in Gender responsive budgeting as designed to mainstream the gender dimension into all stages of the budget cycle, including conceiving, planning, approving, executing, monitoring, analyzing, and auditing budgets in a gender-responsive way.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in social – economic work-related projects with a focus on gender.
• Adequate knowledge regarding implementing Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) as a tool to ensure gender-equitable distribution of resources
• Experience developing gender strategies, training, and tools that can be integrated into PFM interventions and within service delivery.
• Capacity to use data and assessment results/recommendations to strengthen and improve the gender component of the project.
• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple stakeholders to accomplish a common goal and on different projects simultaneously.
• Ability to interview and facilitate focus group discussions and work collaboratively and build consensus among financial institutions and the project components.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.
• English and Arabic fluency.

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