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| 1. Gender Mainstreaming at entry during Loan, Grant and TA Processing.
1.1. Under close guidance and in consultation with the SERD Gender Anchor, develop and/or provide inputs
to draft concept papers, initial poverty and social analysis (IPSA), project preparatory technical
assistance (PPTA) reports, report and recommendation to the President (RRP), Gender Action Plans (GAPs),
project administration manual (PAM), loan covenants and other project documents in accordance with ADB’s
gender mainstreaming strategy to ensure quality-at-entry of gender mainstreaming.
1.2. Participate during PPTA and fact-finding missions to guide the gender analysis, and prepare and
finalize a good quality GAP for ADB projects and programs.
1.3. Develop stand-alone gender specific loans/grants/TAs, if relevant, to enhance gender equality
results in ADB operations.
2. Loan/Grant and TA Administration, and GAP Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting.
2.1. Regularly coordinate and provide technical advice and support to relevant Government staff in the
executing and implementing agencies, and project gender consultants/focal points to ensure effective
implementation of project GAPs. This includes, but not limited to, providing assistance in identifying
constraints and challenges; in devising and supporting implementation of measures to address these; and
when required, regular coaching and mentoring of project staff in implementation, monitoring and
reporting.
2.2. Participate in and support loan review missions, prioritizing project mid-term review (MTR)
missions and regular or special review missions of projects requiring special attention in terms of
gender mainstreaming (e.g., projects not doing well, flagship projects, etc.)
2.3. As part of loan review missions, assist in the preparation of quality GAP monitoring reports and
provide gender inputs to the Aide Memoire/Memorandum of Understanding, BTOR, Project Completion Reports
and other relevant documents that will form part of the mission reports.
2.4. Maintain records (country ADB gender mainstreamed (GM) projects database in line with the SERD
Gender Anchor database) on GAP implementation and reporting for the country portfolio of GM projects,
regularly sharing information and a clear overview report on the status of GAP implementation to the
SERD Gender Anchor.
2.5. Coordinate and follow-up with the executing/implementing agencies on the semi-annual submission of
GAP monitoring reports and use the information gathered to update the database above.
2.6. Administer ADB gender specific projects and TAs, including review of documents related to
procurement, consulting services and disbursement, ensuring quality and timeliness of deliverables and
client satisfaction.
2.7. Prepare a range of key reports, management briefs, and other reports related to the assigned
projects and/or the country portfolio of GM projects, in close collaboration with the supervisor for
submission to the Gender Anchor, Country Director, or other concerned offices.
2.8. Participate in quarterly portfolio reviews if needed and the annual program portfolio review
mission to identify projects with significant gender components.
3. Capacity Development in Gender and GAP implementation, monitoring and reporting.
3.1. Identify GAD capacity needs of implementing and executing agencies, project gender consultants,
gender focal points and project staff, resident mission staff, and other stakeholders, in the context of
ADB’s gender mainstreaming strategy, and coordinate appropriate capacity-building activities to respond
to these needs.
3.2. Provide hands-on GAD training, including coaching and mentoring sessions, to PIU staff and project
gender consultants in the context of specific ABD-financed projects.
3.3. In consultation and cooperation with ADB’s Gender Team in the Sustainable Development and Climate
Change Department (SDCC), and SERD Gender Anchor, conduct gender capacity building workshops for
resident mission staff and executing agencies, especially for those involved with project implementation.
3.4. Design and conduct gender sensitization seminars for the country’s policy and planning agencies.
4. Gender Mainstreaming in Policy and Planning.
4.1. Under close guidance and in consultation with the SERD Gender Anchor, assist in the formulation and
implementation of Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), and in preparing its annual updates by: (i)
updating the Country Gender Assessment and Country Gender Strategies when needed; and (ii) providing GAD
inputs in the formulation of the CPS documents, the country operations business plan, and relevant
sector road-maps.
4.2. Monitor key policy reforms on relevant GAD aspects of ADB Operations.
4.3. Support the Country Director and Team Leader for Country Programs, ADB’s HQ missions and Resident
Mission staff on critical policy reform initiative by providing GAD inputs where relevant, including
preparing background and issue papers on GAD and/or sectoral policy reforms if needed.
5. Contribute to the creation of ADB knowledge products on GAD.
5.1. Develop and prepare case studies/stories of good practices in gender mainstreaming in project
design and implementation, and of good gender outcomes from actual in-country experiences, for use to
showcase ADB’s work, and guide future gender mainstreaming design of ADB projects.
5.2. Develop and/or contribute to the development of gender-related knowledge products, including blogs
or online newsletters, background and issue papers, and research on emerging sectors/issues, based on
experiences in implementation and results of ADB projects in the country.
6. Gender Focal Point.
6.1. Coordinate ADB's in-country GAD activities, and liaise and coordinate with ADB-HQ and regional
departments on relevant GAD activities.
6.2. Facilitate communication between ADB and executing and implementing agencies on GAD matters.
6.3. Strengthen collaboration in GAD with governments, national women’s machineries, intergovernmental
and aid agencies, research institutions, civil society, DPs and other stakeholders in the country;
participate in in-country interagency arrangements on GAD; and explore potential areas of collaboration.
6.4. Maintain a database of GAD experts and consultants in-country, and of local women’s organizations
and networks and their programs and institutional capacities.
6.5. Participate in relevant meetings and events to represent ADB-RM as gender focal point.
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