Position Description

To ensure high-quality implementation, the project is structured around three complementary pillars: the Central Management and Coordination Team, the Local Experts (LEs), and a pool of Short-Term Experts (STEs) mobilised on demand.

-          The Central Management and Coordination Team includes a Head of Project, who provides overall leadership, coordination and technical guidance; a Key Expert on Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB), who ensures methodological quality and supervises the pool of LEs together with the STEs; a Project Manager, responsible for contractual, financial and administrative oversight; and a dedicated support team, composed of an Administrative and Financial Officer and a Project Assistant, providing logistical and financial management.

-          The Local Experts form the project’s frontline, working in close partnership with Beneficiary Authorities (BAs). They ensure that methodologies and tools are adapted to national and local contexts, provide tailored technical assistance and capacity building, and act as liaison between Expertise France and the BA.

-          Short-Term Experts (STEs) are mobilised during peak periods or for specialised contributions (e.g. gender impact assessment, MEAL, capitalisation, communication), complementing the work of the central team and the LEs by bringing targeted expertise.

This position is dedicated to providing tailored support to the Ministry of Science, Research and Equality (MSRE) of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

Under the TSI 2022 Gender Flagship, Hamburg advanced gender mainstreaming by developing a Gender Checklist to assess gender relevance and define objectives and indicators across departments, a Manual on the Development of Targets that standardises target-setting and links results to existing frameworks, and a Concept for Online Trainings approved by the Senator as a future rollout framework. Together with the SharePoint “Toolkit for Equality Objectives,” these methodological tools reinforced the Gender Unit and improved authorities’ readiness for systematic application.

These achievements complement Hamburg’s core frameworks: the Gender Equality Policy Framework Programme (GPR), which defines strategic equality goals; the Gender Equality Budget Management System (GWHS), which integrates equality objectives and indicators into the budget; and the Hamburg Gender Equality Monitor, which tracks equality outcomes with disaggregated data. However, the instruments still require harmonisation, stronger integration into daily practice, and capacity-building across administrations. The current project will therefore focus on consolidating and modernising these tools, embedding them more firmly in the policy cycle, and finalising innovative mechanisms such as the “printed matter audit” (Drucksachenprüfung).

3.1. Objectives

The Local Expert will contribute to the design and implementation of project activities in Hamburg, provide tailored technical support aligned with the specific needs of the Beneficiary Authority (BA), and facilitate coordination with national and subnational stakeholders to ensure ownership and sustainability of results.

3.2. Reporting Lines

The Local Expert will work under the overall supervision of the Head of Project, technical supervision of the Key Expert, and in close collaboration with Expertise France’s coordination team. The LE will liaise regularly with the BA, and other stakeholders as required.

3.3. Main Tasks & Responsibilities

a. Inception Phase:

Conduct desk research and fact-finding missions to map existing gender equality instruments – including the GPR, GWHS, the Gender Equality Monitor, and the Drucksachenprüfung (printed matter audit). Analyse gaps, overlaps, and coordination challenges; review the legal, policy, and institutional frameworks; collect baseline data; and produce an Inception Report that provides a comprehensive state of play and outlines the opportunities and priorities for reform.

b. Tailored Technical Support:

Guide the revision and harmonisation of Hamburg’s key instruments (GPR, GWHS, Monitor) and support the finalisation of the Drucksachenprüfung. Propose recommendations on the modernisation of tools, further alignment with EU frameworks, and possible piloting of a Gender Impact Assessment (GIA) in a selected sector. A tailored support report for Hamburg will be prepared, outlining activities, recommendations, and next steps.

c. Capacity Building and Awareness Raising:

Identify training needs among MSRE staff, gender equality focal points, and other relevant civil servants; design a training kit with needs assessment, modules, and evaluation tools; facilitate delivery (possibly online) and assess effectiveness and sustainability.

d. Coordination:

Maintain regular communication and hold coordination meetings with Expertise France and the Hamburg MSRE to ensure coherence, alignment, and ownership of project activities.

e. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning  (MEAL):

Submit mission reports, contribute to regular progress reports, and provide inputs for capitalisation products and the final outputs of the project.

3.4. Key Deliverables