The GEEP Project -
Gender Equality, Education and Poverty in South
Africa and Sudan
Promote Gender
Equality and Empower Women
Promote Gender
Equality and Empower Women
African Institute for
Mathematical Sciences
Closing Date: Sunday,
31 March 2013
6-8 Melrose Road
Muizenberg 7945
South Africa
Tel: +27 (21) 787
9320
Fax: +27 (21) 787
9321
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The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) was
founded in Cape Town, South
Africa in 2003 as a pan-African center for post-graduate
training, outreach and research providing advanced, broadly applicable
mathematical skills to talented students recruited from all over Africa. Since 2003, AIMS-Senegal opened its doors in
August 2011 and AIMS-Ghana in August 2012. The Next Einstein Initiative
(AIMS-NEI, www.nexteinstein.org) is a core program of AIMS and specifically
involves the establishment and operation of a network of fifteen centres of
excellence across Africa, all focusing on the
teaching of mathematical sciences to African university graduates. The centres
are coordinated through the AIMS-NEI Secretariat, based in Cape Town, South Africa.
An experienced consultant is sought to conduct an in-depth
review and assessment of network wide programs, operations and capacity, with a
goal of developing a specific and targeted gender equity strategy that will
immediately begin to increase the network's ability to engage more females
within the field of mathematical sciences.
This consultancy is
divided into four phases:
Desk review:
·
The first phase will consist of reviewing
overall organizational documents with a gender lens and undertaking a complete
gender analysis of key program documents. Research and review of best practices
and lessons learned across the scientific and academic community would also be
undertaken.
·
Network program planning: The second phase will
include participation in a Program Implementation Planning workshop to be held
in Cape Town
from February 4-8 to ensure gender is mainstreamed in program activities,
gender indicators are included in the Monitoring and Evaluation framework, and
relevant costs are taken into consideration in the program budget.
·
Gender audit: The third phase is to undertake a
full gender audit of the network, including visit to at least one AIMS centre,
to conduct interviews and discussions with key stakeholders.
·
Gender strategy and policy development: Based on
the first three phases, the Consultant will work with the Secretariat and
centers to develop a gender strategy, policy framework, and implementation
plan, including capacity building activities at the Secretariat and centre
level.
·
Review of strategy implementation: after a
period of 6 months 1 year, conduct a review of progress to date and provide
recommendations for modifications to the strategy.
DESCRIPTION OF DELIVERABLES
·
Working closely with Centre and Secretariat
staff, the Gender Consultant will ensure the following deliverables:
·
Desk review report and enhanced program
documents
·
A 6-month review and assessment
·
Contract Duration
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Network Program planning meeting:
·
Gender audit
·
Gender strategy development and policy framework
·
A plan for the Monitoring and evaluation of the
strategy
·
This assignment is expected to take
approximately 80-100 days over a period of one year.
WORK LOCATION:
The Consultant could be based out of a home office, or could
be provided office space at an AIMS centre.
COMPETENCIES
·
Demonstrate excellent and effective written
skills;
·
Ability to manage multiple tasks, set deadlines
and plan work independently;
·
Set clear priorities and be able to meet key
deadlines under pressure;
·
Ability to synthesize and summarize complex
information;
·
Be a team player; and
·
Display cultural, gender and political sensitivity
in the workplace.
SKILLS
1.
Excellent knowledge of gender issues as they relate to
education and science;
2.
Experience in conducting gender analyses and in
mainstreaming gender into donor policies, programs and processes;
3.
Demonstrated knowledge of the academic sector;
4.
Experience drafting reports, presentations, and other
products is an asset
EDUCATION AND
EXPERIENCE
·
Master's degree in gender, development,
education, or related field required;
·
At least 5 years of experience in education,
development, gender or other relevant field;
·
Fluent in English; knowledge of French will be
considered an asset.
How to apply:
Interested applicants should forward salary expectations, a
curriculum vitae, letter of interest and names of 3 referees to jstaples@nexteinstein.org
