Team Leader - Gender Expert (1st category - 80 wds)

EUROPEAN PROFILES S.A. (GR) is looking for experts for the implementation of the following Framework Contract: Comprehensive gender analysis with focus on WEE, Energy, and Education in Nepal

Services Location: Nepal

Start date: 17/11/2025

Duration: 10 months

Overall Objective

The overall objective is to produce a comprehensive gender analysis followed by thematic analyses on WEE and specific sectors of interest to the EU (energy, education, urban), as well as recommend actionable conclusions to inform the EUD's Gender Equality Programme and gender mainstreaming in other EU interventions in Nepal.

Specific objective(s)

• Conduct an overarching gender analysis of Nepal's socio-economic and political environment.
• Analyse WEE opportunities and challenges within Nepal's economic corridors and addressing other economic sectors.
• Carry out a detailed gender analysis in the energy sector, focusing on access, participation, and empowerment.
• Carry out a detailed gender analysis in the education sector, including informal education and skills, and focusing on the functioning of the Girls and Inclusive Education Network (GIEN).
• Carry out a detailed gender analysis in the urban sector, including a mapping of the actors that are important in the urban economy applying a value chain approach where relevant.
• Integrate the role of youth and digitisation across all analyses as a critical factor shaping of gender dynamics, considering structural barriers and potential pathways for transformation.
• Produce a brief analysis of the EUD Nepal's contribution to the CLIP on Gender Action Plan and lessons learned to replicate or build on in the Action Document.
• Provide technical support to the EU Delegation in drafting a comprehensive Action Document for the Gender Equality Programme, informed by the analyses.

Expertise

Team Leader - Gender Expert (1st category - 80 wds)

Description

The overall objective is to produce a comprehensive gender analysis followed by thematic analyses on WEE and specific sectors of interest to the EU (energy, education, urban), as well as recommend actionable conclusions to inform the EUD's Gender Equality Programme and gender mainstreaming in other EU interventions in Nepal.

Qualifications required

• Advanced degree in Gender Studies, Sociology, or Development Studies.
• 10+ years in gender analysis, including leadership roles.
• Proven experience in Nepal or similar socio-political contexts.
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.

Professional experience required

• Political economy analysis.
• Structural barriers to gender equality.
• Gender mainstreaming in development cooperation.
• EU programming and GAP III implementation.

Applications and updated CV should be submitted to recruitment_dev@europeanprofiles.gr in reference to SEA-2023-41022.

Please fill in accordingly the Europeaid CV form and Compliance Table according to your experience and the project’s specific requirements