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UNDP BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA/ PROVISION OF THE SERVICES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF RURAL WOMEN POSITION AT MUNICIPAL LEVEL IN FBIH

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Deadline: 22-10-2014 Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina Back


Background

“Promoting Gender Responsive Policies in South East Europe, Phase II” regional project (2013 -2016) (hereon referred to as the “Project”) is funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and the Swiss Agency Development and Cooperation (SDC). The project is implemented in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Republic of Macedonia and Moldova. Its ultimate aim is to contribute to the implementation of commitments towards achieving gender equality in these countries, with particular focus on utilizing gender responsive budgeting as a tool to promote, implement and monitor policies and programmes in the employment and labour, social protection and rural development sectors. By doing so, the project strives to facilitate strengthening of women’s economic rights, improve social protection policies and programmes, and improve the position of rural women across the region.

Scope of Work

The Contractor is expected to conduct an assessment of the situation of rural women in two municipalities and (at least) one corresponding Canton and give recommendations for improving their (municipal, cantonal) gender responsiveness and advocating for change of policies and budgets. Specifically, the contractor is expected to deliver:
- Inception report to be delivered not later than the third week of assignment containing the following information: 1) recomendations for the selection of the two municipalities and (at least) one corresponding Canton in BiH for the initiative of improvement of the position of rural women in FBiH, 2) Proposed selection of the CSOs and representatives of relevant local business which will be partnered with the selected municipalities, 3) Letter/agreement with the selected Canton(s) to cooperate in the project
- Interim report, containing the first draft analyses including the baseline analysis on position of rural women in the two municipalities and (at least) one Canton in BiH, 2) targeted policies and budget at local level, 3) report on the establishment of the multi-stakeholder Working Group for the improvement of the position of rural women in the municipalities (representatives of the municipal gender equality commissions, other municipal representatives, local-level CSOs and representatives of local business community), 4). All materials prepared for the three one-day training sessions for the Working groups (gender mainstreaming, gender responsive budgeting, role of rural women in overall development of local communities).
- Full assessment report of the situation of rural women in (at least) one Canton in FBiH which will provide final findings for the analyses, detailed recommendations for improvement of the position of rural women, sugested action plan for the two targeted municipalities including the discussions during the training.
- Joint event report produced on the joint event with participation of representatives of the two beneficiary municipalities, CSOs involved with the aim of following up how the recomandations will be taken in consideration included in the municipality budget policy.


Deadline: 22 October 2014

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