Deadline: 11-Jun-21
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is inviting public finance management (PFM) experts, gender equality experts, gender responsive budgeting (GRB) experts, members of academia with finance and economic research background to express their interest to participate in the regional training of trainers (ToT) on GRB.
The experts will have an opportunity to implement the acquired knowledge in their respective fields of work. The independent experts who fully participate to all sessions will also receive a certificate of participation.
The purpose of this Call is to invite Public Finance Management (PFM) Experts, Gender Equality Experts and GRB Experts, members of academia with finance and economic research background to express their interest to participate in the UN Women ECA RO ToT on GRB. The experts will have an opportunity to implement the acquired knowledge in their respective fields of work. Moreover, the independent experts who fully participate to all sessions will receive a certificate of participation. It is expected that the ToT is the first step for the establishment of a regional pool of GRB experts
Outcomes
The programme includes activities focused on enhancing the institutionalization of GRB at central level and local level. The programme is structured around two outcomes:
- By 2024, national and local governments apply gender responsive budgeting to integrate gender equality principles in public financing processes
- By 2024 public oversight bodies CSOs, women including the disadvantaged, demand transparency and accountability of public policies and budgets to gender equality processes
The regional nature of the project also contributes to the exchange of best practices and learn from the challenges in the region while implementing GRB and demanding accountability from respective governments. A pool of GRB trainers will be equipped with knowledge and resources to support project implementation across the outcomes in case of need and availability of resources.
Duration
- The ToT will be divided in two parts, due to COVID-19 restrictions in countries and territories of project implementation. The First part of the ToT will be delivered virtually during the week of July 12-16, 2021 from 14.00 to 17.00 CEST.
- The Second part of the ToT is expected to be delivered in November 2021 (as the epidemiological circumstances allow), in person. The participants will be notified about the exact time and date of the trainings once they are selected.
Eligibility Criteria
The ToT call is open to experts residing in or nationals from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, and North Macedonia.
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