Gender and Development Economist External Post level International Consultant Apply by Mar-25-2[...]

United Nations Development Programme • Bridgetown, OH, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

UN Women has entered into an Agreement with Global Affairs Canada (GAC) to implement a project on women’s economic empowerment in the Eastern Caribbean (Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines). The project, “Build Back Equal” (BBE), which is led by UN Women and jointly implemented with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is being implemented from 2022 – 2025, and will contribute to women’s economic resilience in the Eastern Caribbean by taking a comprehensive approach to addressing the barriers women face to economic empowerment and providing increased sustainable opportunities for women’s economic growth.

Under the overall supervision of the UN Women MCO - Caribbean Representative, and direct reporting to the Deputy Representative, the Gender and Development Economist will spearhead the conduct of two studies. The first study is a multi-country study on the Care Economy. The second study is a study on Gender, Taxation and Equality. Both studies will cover Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent & the Grenadines.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Gender and Development Economist is expected to work remotely for the full duration of the consultancy; but will have to deliver presentations in person (see details below), unless agreed otherwise with UN Women. Therefore, if the consultant is not resident in any of the target countries s/he will be expected to include in their fee proposal travel, accommodation and meals costs; and make arrangements to cover these directly during the assignment.

The consultant is expected to deliver the following results:

Care Economy Study

Document outlining study methodology and approach.
A multi-country research report which should provide the following:
Analysis of the budgetary allocations and public expenditures on care services (childcare services for children ages 0 to 5; eldercare; and care for persons with disabilities).
Assessment of the capacity of care services to meet current and future demand.
Assessment of the accessibility and affordability of care services.
Analysis of the macroeconomic impact of current budgetary allocations and public expenditures on care services.

Gender, Taxation and Equality Study

Increasing attention has been paid to the differential impact of tax laws on women and if this contributes or not, to their income security, access to services and accumulation of assets. This study should answer the following questions:

What evidence is available on tax policies and their administration that exacerbate gender inequality in the target countries?
What are the examples of tax policies which have been designed or implemented to reduce gender inequality in the target countries? Is there any evidence of the effect of those policies?

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

A Master’s Degree in any of the following areas Economics, Econometrics, Public Policy.
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

At least five years’ experience conducting socioeconomic research and analysis within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is required.
At least three years’ experience undertaking economic forecasting and modelling within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is required.
At least five years’ experience working on gender equality and/or human rights is required.
At least three years’ experience working on fiscal space analysis for social protection or related areas is required.

Languages:

Fluency in written and oral English is required.

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

The consultancy will be home-based, with travel expected to the four target countries.
The consultant will be engaged for a maximum of 200 working days within the period, 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2025.

Remuneration

The consultancy fee will be negotiated before contracting. Each payment will be based on a predefined and formal agreement between UN Women and the consultant and will be disbursed based on satisfactory completion of agreed deliverables.

Hardware, Software, And Communication

The consultant must be equipped with a fully functional laptop, which must run at least Windows 7. The consultants must be reasonably accessible by email and telephone (preferably mobile). The use of reliable, internet-based (Skype or equivalent) is required.

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