Program overview

The Equal Measures Secretariat is calling for consultancy proposals to contribute to the initiative’s work and approach through consultation. The Equal Measures 2030 (EM2030) is a distinct cross-sector partnership of prominent organizations from civil society and the development and private sectors hosted by Plan International. Meanwhile, it works to make sure that girls’ and women’s movements, advocates, and decision-makers have the data they need, and in a way, they can use to direct and drive faster improvement towards the gender equality commitments in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Details

Application deadline: On a rolling basis

Organizer: Equal Measures (EM), Headquartered at Plan International, UK

Participation mode: Home-based/distant

Scope of Work

The consultant works to help the EM2030 Secretariat reflect on its own conscious and unconscious bias, how these may appear in its work, and to help it reflect on how it can change its approach. The scope of work should include:

• Planning and presenting a range of interactive workshops with the EM2030 Secretariat team to:
• Discover conscious and unconscious favoritisms
• Enable participants’ critical thinking & learning about racism, power inequalities & biases, and decolonization of the development sector
• Challenge and contextualize interrelated and intersecting inequalities, with an emphasis on gender inequalities.
• Developing pre- and post-workshop reading and activities
• Producing a brief report with key time-framed recommendations and a proposed roadmap for EM2030 to continue to develop as an anti-racist, intersectional feminist, and anti-colonial organization.
• Conducting a briefing exchange with the EM2030 Secretariat and the Management Team to share considerations and facilitate a dialogue about the findings outlined in the report

 Key Deliverables by the consultant:

• Project work plan and explanation of the proposed methodology
• A series of virtual workshops with the EM2030 Secretariat team
• Final Report (8-10 pages) together with recommendations and a suggested blueprints

Eligibility

Required technical capability, skills, and knowledge

1. Essential

• Demonstrable experience working with the international development community, partnership-based organizations and grassroots groups on strategies and roadmaps to boost antiracism, diversity, inclusion, and equity principles and practice
• Demonstrated experience in the leadership of a non-profit organization, including through relevant change processes
  • Experience in facilitating interactive discussions and workshops on social justice, gender justice, racism, colonialism, gender and intersectionality
• Familiarity with facilitating consultation and interactive workshops through web-based platforms (for e.g., Zoom, etc.) and across time zones
• Robust written communication skills, including preparation of detailed reports based on evidence-based research
• Rigorous oral and written communication skills, needed for a variety of audiences.
• Experience in living and working for at least 5 years outside of Europe and North America

2. (Desirable)

Fluency in Spanish and/or French

How to apply?

If you are eligible for this call, please submit a Curriculum vitae (CV) and Cover Letter explaining the following:

• The relevant experience you have for this work
• The theory and principles that direct your approach and ways of working
• The proposed budget and timing
• And, three current references.

Please send it to the below email.

Submission email: alison.livingstone@equalmeasures2030.org

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