Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 14th Apr 2021
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Transparency International (TI) is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption. Through more than 100 chapters worldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin, Germany, TI raises awareness of the damaging effects of corruption and works with partners in government, business and civil society to develop and implement effective measures to tackle it.
TI’s Accountable Mining Programme is led by Transparency International Australia (TIA).
The Accountable Mining Programme, led by a Global Programme Team within TIA, is one of four Global Thematic Network Initiatives or specialised centres of thematic expertise. It seeks to enhance the contribution of mining to sustainable economic and human development through a focus on enhanced transparency and accountability in awarding mining-related permits, licences and contracts across a range of national jurisdictions. The Programme focuses specifically on the approvals stage of the mining value chain.
The Programme engages with a wide range of actors to create an enabling environment, and to positively influence practices in the mining sector. Participating TI Chapters and their local partners work together to support:
The Accountable Mining Programme has been running for five years and is approaching the end of its current programme strategy. The Programme transitioned from a research focus in its first two years to targeted national and global advocacy to address the corruption risks identified. To date, 23 TI chapters around the world have completed research using the Mining Awards Corruption Risk Assessment tool. The findings of this research have since been used by TI Chapters to advocate for increased transparency and accountability in the mining licencing across Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.
The Programme has been working to integrate gender into all aspects of the Programme since 2018. This was driven by the recruitment of a Gender Coordinator in 2019 (funded for 12 months), and the development of a Gender Strategy, with a clear rationale, purpose and commitment along with outlining priority programme areas.
Little research had been done on the intersection of mining, corruption and gender prior to the work of the Programme, meaning much of the Programme’s work to mainstream gender has been iterative. In 2020, gender was mainstreamed into our Mining Approvals Corruption Risk Assessment (MACRA) Tool, and Chapters were supported to include gender sensitive goals, objectives and indicators within project plans. The Programme has also contributed to global discussions on gender, mining and corruption (see here).
This phase of the Programme is now coming to a close, and the Global Team is in the process of designing our future strategy. We have developed a theory of change and five workstreams with their own advocacy objectives.
An evaluation focusing on the relevance, effectiveness and sustainability of Programme efforts to mainstream gender has recently been completed. This resulted in a number of recommendations around mainstreaming gender which the Global Team is keen to integrate into the next phase of the Programme. This Consultant will support the Programme to ensure that gender is mainstreamed into its global programme plans and in resources and guidance for future detailed design processes.
The Gender Mainstreaming Consultant will be responsible for leading the development of a number of processes and tools which support further mainstreaming of gender into the next phase of the programme. Specifically, the consultant will be responsible for the following activities:
The expected deliverables are:
Applicants should have the following competencies and experience:
Applicants should have the following skills and experience:
1. Logistics and Work Plan
The consultant or team are expected to work approximately 15- 17 working days, finalising the review by 1st of June 2021. A detailed timeline will be agreed at the beginning of the assignment.
Preparation:
- Initial briefing on the programme, gender outputs and mainstreaming approach so far, and the expected outputs of the consultancy
-Review of documentation shared by global team (ToC, workstreams, gender strategy)
Implementation:
-Development of the outputs (see above)
-Meeting with the Global Programme Team to present and discuss proposals and seek input
Closure:
-Final delivery of proposals and guidance
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