Two Individual Consultants: Gender Mainstreaming and Institutional Capacity Assessment - Ubangi Basin

IUCN Central and West Africa Regional Office (PACO) is recruiting two individual consultants to support the GEF Project Preparation Grant (PPG) phase of the Regional Programme for Integrated Water Resources Management in the Transboundary Ubangi River Basin between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Central African Republic (CAR). The Ubangi is the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River and a critical transboundary water resource shared between DRC, CAR and the Republic of Congo. The two consultancies cover (1) gender mainstreaming analysis and recommendations and (2) institutional capacity assessment of basin authorities and partner agencies. Both studies will feed into the final GEF project document under preparation by IUCN. Each consultancy is valued below CHF 25,000 over a 4-month period. The full bilingual RFP and TORs (English and French) are available on the IUCN procurement page.

Consultant 1 - Gender Mainstreaming: conduct stakeholder consultations in DRC and CAR; analyse gender dynamics in water use, livelihoods and governance in the Ubangi basin; recommend gender mainstreaming actions and indicators for the GEF project. Consultant 2 - Institutional Capacity: assess basin management institutions in DRC and CAR; identify capacity gaps and strengthening priorities; recommend institutional arrangements for GEF project implementation. Both consultants: produce inception report, draft report, final report; participate in IUCN coordination meetings; integrate inputs into the GEF PPG coordination process per the PPG Coordination Addendum.

Advanced degree in relevant field (gender studies, social development, public administration, water resources management, environmental governance). Minimum 7-10 years relevant experience. Demonstrated experience in transboundary water resources, river basin management, or GEF project preparation in Central or West Africa. Working knowledge of DRC and/or CAR institutional context. Fluent French (working language); English an advantage. Eligibility to work in DRC and CAR. IUCN Declaration of Undertaking (self-employed template).

IUCN standard individual consultancy evaluation: CV review, technical proposal (methodology, workplan), financial proposal. Combined scoring with technical weight typically 70% and financial 30%. Award to highest combined score per consultancy.