Gender Specialist

Promoting Research Innovation through Development of Fintech Institute at GIFT - CS-01 ProjectManagement Support
Tendering Stage
Ahmedabad
Application deadline closed.
Part Time
Application deadline closed.

Job Description

The specialist will:
(i) support PMU and GIFT City to ensure adequate implementation, monitoring, and reporting of gender action plan in accordance with the legal agreements, and ADB’s policy and guidelines;
(ii) ensure that detailed implementation and management arrangements for each activity include those for actions and targets specified in gender action plan;
(iii) provide training for staff of PMU, GIFT City, Fintech institute, and other contractors and consultants, partner institutions, and stakeholders on gender action plan;
(iv) assist PMU, GIFT City, and Fintech institute in guiding and coordinating with other contractors and consultants, partner institutions, and stakeholders for the implementation, monitoring, and reporting of gender action plan;
(v) assist PMU and ASDM in collecting and updating disaggregated data and information for the implementation, monitoring, and reporting of gender action plan;
(vi) assist PMU in preparing detailed annual financial and physical activity plans, gender action plan for submission to ADB, and project progress reports; and
(vii) facilitate gender inclusive plans for various course program designs, special programs to cater for women participation in all the different pillars identified- e.g.- women founders FinTech startup support, increasing the women participation in FinTech products/ financial service products, support research on behavior patterns for increasing the safety net through various financial instruments etc.

Project Description
The objective of the assignment is to provide technical professional support and strengthen the capacity of Project Management Unit (PMU) to carry out day to-day project management activities and facilitate project implementation in accordance with ADB’s policies and guidelines, and laws and regulations of the Government of India. Specifically, the consulting firm will assist in:
(i) Project Coordination and implementation support
(ii) Planning, budgeting, financial management, and procurement
(iii) Technical Support to the PMU / Fintech Institute
(iv) Monitoring and reporting
(v) Safeguards
Screening Criteria 1
The specialist should have a master's degree in social sciences
Screening Criteria 2
At least 8 years of experience with implementing, monitoring, and reporting on social, gender, and indigenous peoples' actions under IFI- financed projects in India.

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