The objective of this consultancy is to lead and support the conduct of a Gender Programmatic Review (GPR) in the UNICEF Liberia Country Office in order to shape, refine and align the new Country Programme Document (CPD 2024-2028) with the new UNICEF Gender Policy and Action Plan (GAP 2022-2025) and the Strategic Plan 2022-2025.

Specific objectives of the GPR:

Analyze gender inequalities in the national context of Liberia within the framework of the gender programmatic priorities of the GAP 2022-2025 in order to identify a set of gender inequality issues (including their root causes) that could potentially be addressed in the new CPD. This analysis will also take into account the intersections between gender and factors such as disability, age and place of residence for a comprehensive analysis of the multiple vulnerabilities that contribute to gender inequality.

Review the status of recommendations made during the 2018 GPR and based on this and the current country context, identify sector-specific and overall country office programming obstacles, as well as strategic entry points where UNICEF Liberia could introduce new solutions, and/or, strengthen existing integrated programmatic solutions that could address identified gender inequality issues, including for adolescents.

Provide guidance to the Country Office in the form of recommendations on:

• Overall programmatic gender priorities, policy direction, future actions, and Programme interventions for the new CPD, including a draft theory of change.
• At least one programmatic gender action plan (GAP) priority for each programme sector based on scale and comparative advantage, including recommendations on how programme sector outcomes, outputs, indicators, and results frameworks will integrate this priority.
• Human and financial resources, partnerships, communications, and capacity building to support the new CPD.

Organize a prioritization workshop to review and validate the findings and recommendations of the GPR before finalizing them, and establish with the sectors the main areas on which the office should focus; help develop in a participatory and inclusive manner a gender equality action plan to accompany the implementation of the CPD.

Document and share the findings and recommendations of the gender programmatic review and action plan in a practical way that enables the UNICEF Liberia office to clearly articulate its vision on gender equality and support the integration of gender-specific results into the new CPD.

Work Experience:

• At least 6 years of strong technical skills in gender, research and gender-based programming, with good knowledge of social change and social norms.
• Expertise in designing and developing training materials and facilitating training and capacity building on gender transformative programming.
• Proven experience in developing tools and guidelines for gender analysis and technical competence in mainstreaming gender equality in programmes.
• Proficiency in the use of gender data collection tools for programme design, implementation and evaluation.
• Good analytical skills in the design of gender programmes and assessments at national level.
• Previous experience in gender programme review and planning for UNICEF or a UN agency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.