STA - Women’s Leadership and Participation in Local Governance

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PROJECT: Technical Assistance and Partnership Facility [NDICI Africa/2023/451-029]

Senior Technical Advisor (STA) for Preparation of Training Curricula and Provision of Women’s Leadership and Participation in Local Governance Training for Mogadishu / BRA) Staff

The European Union – Somalia Technical Assistance and Partnership Facility (TAPF) is a five-year initiative designed to support the European Union Delegation (EUD) to Somalia’s engagement in, and cooperation with, the Federal Republic of Somalia, and to expedite progress towards achievement of the 2030 global Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The project is being implemented through a service contract, signed between the EUD and DAI Global Belgium, and operates from DAIs offices in Mogadishu and Nairobi.

The project duration was initially scheduled to run for 36 months, from 1st January 2024 through to 31st December 2026, but this was subsequently extended to 31st December 2028.

What We Offer

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The STA is expected to undertake and complete the following tasks:

Under the direct supervision of the office of the DoPIED DG, with support from the TAPF BRA SLC, and in conjunction with the TAPF Team Leader and Key Expert 2, prepare and formulate a Women in Leadership and Participation in Local Governance Training Curriculum, through direct engagement, and in coordination with municipal and regional government counterpart MDAs, and district authorities. Specifically:

✓Prepare a brief and concise sector work plan, in the form of an Inception Report.

✓Conduct a desk review of reports, assessments, programme evaluations, sector-specific demographic and performance data and research papers (where they exist), relating to women in leadership roles and gender equity in Mogadishu.

✓Briefly assess current institutional data and operational capacity, and identify gaps, weaknesses and constraints, particularly those limiting female public service advancement.

✓Engage the BRA leadership, departments and district officials, through a number of targeted interviews and consultations, to identify planning challenges, gaps, opportunities and lessons learned.

✓Facilitate technical consultations with other experts, civil society organisations and the private / business sector, to inform strategic direction and propose strategic planning interventions.

✓Prepare a comprehensive Women in Leadership and Local Governance Training curriculum, inclusive audio-visual presentations and handouts, sufficient to engage 50+ participants over a five-day period.

✓Provide mentoring and on-the-job training to regional staff and professionals during the entirety of the curriculum formulation process and the training workshop, and support institutional learning and the sustainability of planning practices.

Requirements

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The Senior Technical Advisor for Preparation of Training Curricula and Provision of ToT Training (on MTP Implementation) for Mogadishu / BRA) Staff should possess the following qualifications and experience:

A university degree, preferably a Master’s, in one of the following fields: Gender or Women’s Studies, Public Policy Development, Curriculum Development, Tertiary-level Teaching, Project Management, Project Planning, Applied Research, or a related field.
Eight (8) or more years of practical work experience in a senior advisory capacity as a consultant with an international development organisation, private sector company, non-governmental organisation or government institution, such as a state university or college, serving as a lecturer, including at least three (3) previous assignments as a gender policy or curriculum developer, preparing formal course curricula and training materials.
Previous work experience as a TA or CTA (technical assistant / chief technical advisor), embedded within a host government department, leading development programmes (inclusive mentoring and capacity development experience), and / or drafting gender policies or training programmes / curricula.
Previous experience (in at least three (3) work assignments) of workshop organisation and facilitation, inclusive in-depth knowledge of, and familiarity with, interactive data collection methodologies, preparation of PowerPoint presentations and handouts, and moderating workshop tuition sessions and plenaries.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent written and spoken / verbal communication skills, in both English and Somali.
Strong organisational and analytical skills.
Extensive knowledge of the local (Somali) development context, particularly Mogadishu, and current gender “women in development” debates.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities effectively.

The role is expected to commence in ASAP (subject to continued need and resource availability), and to be implemented as a single, continuous assignment, counting from the date of first deployment of the expert.

Input: A maximum of 23 working days, delivered over an indicative period of approximately two (2) calendar months (subject to operating conditions).