• Ensure in effectively integrating gender equality in knowledge products/tools, strategies, and policies
• Support advisory services to countries and regional institutions to enhance their understanding and build consensus on AfCFTA-related issues, with a strong focus on integrating gender perspectives.
• Actively support ensuring gender equality is effectively integrated into the regional private-public sector dialogues on the AfCFTA framework
• Provide technical assistance to research materials and opinion pieces on regional integration in Africa
• Provide project management support for initiatives related to women’s economic empowerment and AfCFTA.

Institutional Arrangement

The Gender Analyst will provide consultancy service to work under the direct supervision of the UNDP Regional Gender Team Leader in collaboration with the Regional AfCFTA Advisor

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Required Skills and Experience of Regional Gender Analyst

Education:

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Gender Studies, Economics, Development/Policy Studies, or any equivalent Social Science degree is required. OR
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Applicants with Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience at the national and/or international level in the areas of gender, economic or trade.

Required Skills:

• Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages;
• Knowledge and experience in gender field.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section

• Knowledge of or previous work experience in the fields of international/regional trade policy;
• Proved track record of good knowledge and experience of the gender equality and women empowerment, and the AfCFTA framework is an asset;
• Proven track record of good understanding of women economic empowerment and financing for MSMEs is an asset;
• Demonstrable expertise on public sector engagement;
• Familiarity/previous work with trade agreement /policies will be an added advantage;
• Experience supporting gender-sensitive trade policies and strategies nationally/regionally will be an added value;
• Good networking abilities and partnership development.

Required Language(s)

• Fluency in English.
• Good knowledge of French will be an asset.

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