The consultant will undertake the following tasks:

Task 1:

• Stock-take of gender mainstreaming guidelines and activities
• Review the existing guidelines on gender integration in the NAP process, in particular: the Toolkit for Gender-Responsive Process to Formulate and Implement NAPs,, the GCF e-course on Mainstreaming gender in NAPs, and the NDC Partnership framework for Gender-Responsive NAP Processes . Summarize key recommendations in a 5-pager maximum.
• Review the 10 completed/ nearly completion NAP project proposals and develop a typology of gender mainstreaming activities contained in each. Identify the NAP stages as per the UNFCCC guidelines where gender integration is conducted and draft an illustrative graph.
• Make recommendations on the effectiveness of the gender mainstreaming activities conducted, the relevance of the NAP stages, and highlight potential missing activities

Task 2:

• Synthesis of practice and lessons learned to help improve effectiveness For the projects under active implementation, consult UNEP synthesis materials that have been produced for the NAP portfolio and consult with the NAP portfolio management team and Task Managers to explore the following issues:
• Assess the extent to which the key recommendations from the gender guidance reviewed above have been integrated and utilized in the Costa Rica, Malawi and Nepal projects. Identify the key bottlenecks, facilitating factors and contextual analysis of the limiting and enabling conditions for gender integration in the 3 selected projects.
• Present 3 good practice case studies of gender mainstreaming, each illustrating a different NAP stage from the Costa Rica, Malawi and Nepal projects.
• Develop practical recommendations for improving the quality and extent of gender integration in NAPs, building on the assessment above regarding the usage of the existing gender guidelines.

Task 3:

• Prepare the policy brief to publishable standard
• Develop draft policy brief for review by UNEP allowing three weeks for review 15 pages maximum.
• Finalise the policy brief based on review comments

Qualifications/special skills

• Master’s Degree in a relevant subject such as Environmental Sciences or Development Studies is required.
• At least 7 years of practical adaptation experience working at the policy and field level, and at least one previous work experience on gender mainstreaming is required.
• At least one previous work experience on gender mainstreaming is required. At least one previous work experience on NAP process is desirable