REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS / CAREERS

Check this section for accessing information on Terms of Reference and Requests for Proposals advertised by UNIFEM Southern Africa.

Currently the following Terms of Reference are available:

1. GENDER RESPONSIVE BUDGETS ASSIGNMENT:

The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking to recruit the services of an international consultant who can speak both English and French to undertake a Gender Responsive Budgets assignment in selected five or six countries in Africa that include:

Gambia, Gabon, Cote D’Ivoire, Mauritius and Zambia, click here to download Terms of Reference.

2. COUNTRY STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT

We are seeking the services of national consultants with expertise on gender and development for the following countries:

Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Deadline is 10 June 2010

Currently the following Requests for Proposals (RFP) are available:

1. MEDIA INSTITUTIONS ADVOCACY STRATEGY – CALL FOR PROPOSALS

UNIFEM aims through an organization to develop a twofold advocacy strategy:

Advocate with two media houses in South Africa and Swaziland to institute gender sensitive reporting rewards and incentives; and advocate with two media houses in South Africa and Swaziland for gender sensitive reporting and appropriate budgeting. Both strategies seek to identify incentives that encourage the implementation of Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights across media institutions. Download terms of reference and guidelines.

Send your complete proposal to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it deadline 22 June 2010

2. GENDER SUPPORT PROGRAMME – 2010 CALL FOR PROPOSALS

UNIFEM is pleased to announce the 2010 call for proposals for the Gender Support Programme (GSP), a multi-donor initiative dedicated to the advancement of gender equality, equity and women’s empowerment in Zimbabwe at local and national levels. GSP is currently funded by the European Commission (EC) and The British Department for International Development (DFID) and the Royal Danish Embassy.

See detailed call for proposals and guidelines. Complete proposals should be submitted by Friday 25 June 2010.

3. MIDTERM EVALUATION

National Gender and Women’s Empowerment Strategy and Action Plan and the Gender Support Programme terms of reference for mid-term evaluation. Please submit proposals by 2 July 2010 to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it