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 Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG), in close cooperation with the Ministry of Finance.

Portugal has made important progress under the TSI 2022 Gender Flagship, which enabled the country to initiate the implementation of gender budgeting at central government level. This included the adoption of Annex XXI in the State Budget, consolidating reporting on SDGs, environment and gender equality, the development of a monitoring template to track gender-related budget measures, and the preparation of a Gender-Sensitive Budgeting Action Plan (2025–2030). The project also strengthened the institutional capacity of the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG), including its network of Gender Equality Councillors and ENIND focal points, and trained 368 civil servants in Gender Impact Assessment (GIA) and Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB). These advances laid a strong foundation for integrating gender perspectives into budgetary processes and policy debates.

However, significant gaps remain in the systematic application of gender analysis and impact assessments, particularly in sectoral and legislative processes; in the availability and use of sex-disaggregated data across ministries; and in the capacity of public administration staff to apply gender mainstreaming tools consistently. The current project will therefore build on the TSI 2022 achievements by refining methodologies (e.g., Annex XXI and GIA processes), strengthening data systems through a diagnostic report and recommendations, and reinforcing the capacity of civil servants and focal points across key sectors. This approach will consolidate the progress already made and ensure sustainability and broader uptake across public administration.

3.1. Objectives

The Local Expert will contribute to the design and implementation of project activities in Portugal, providing tailored technical support to the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG) in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, and facilitating coordination with other national 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; review Annex XXI, existing GRB and GIA methodologies, and sex-disaggregated data practices. Map institutional gaps and sectoral needs across ministries. Produce the Inception Report with a comprehensive state of play for Portugal.

b. Tailored Technical Support:

Guide the refinement of Annex XXI of the State Budget, integrating gender analysis and sector-specific ex-ante and ex-post budget impact assessments. Develop recommendations to strengthen gender impact assessment processes in legislation and policymaking. Prepare a diagnostic report on sex-disaggregated data across three to four sectors and propose a strategy for systematic collection and monitoring. Produce a tailored support report with recommendations and next steps.

c. Capacity Building and Awareness Raising:

Conduct a training needs assessment with CIG and ministries. Develop a training kit (needs assessment, modules, toolkits, evaluation tools) on gender budgeting, gender analysis, impact assessments, and gender-responsive procurement. Deliver training sessions in three to four priority sectors (e.g., environment, mobility, housing, agriculture, finance). Assess effectiveness and sustainability through evaluations and follow-up.

d. Coordination:

Maintain regular communication and hold coordination meetings with Expertise France, CIG, the Ministry of Finance, and line ministries 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