National Consultant on Gender-Responsive Budgeting Legal and Methodological Framework

Adapts gender-responsive budgeting reforms for Kazakhstan by developing legal, regulatory and methodological instruments, consulting national stakeholders and supporting legislative review, training and parliamentary dialogue to embed gender equality in public-finance planning.

• Conduct gender analysis of ministry development-plan indicators and recommend gender-responsive indicators
• Draft legal and regulatory amendments for gender-responsive budgeting
• Prepare the legislative package for submission to the Kurultay and relevant authorities
• Facilitate consultations, coordination meetings and legislative review with government stakeholders
• Prepare documentation for a specialised GRB advisory and capacity-building mechanism
• Support the GRB round table through presentations, briefing materials and responses to comments
• Prepare a final synthesis report on activities, recommendations and legislative submissions

• University degree in economics, finance, public-finance management, social policy, gender studies or public administration
• At least five years of experience in gender-responsive budgeting
• Experience reviewing or drafting legislation on gender-responsive budgeting or gender equality
• Experience in public-finance management, strategic planning and gender-equality mainstreaming
• Experience working with UN agencies and government authorities
• Experience delivering GRB training for government agencies
• Excellent written and spoken Russian

• Working knowledge of English

• Gender-Responsive Budgeting
• Legislative Drafting
• Public Finance Management
• Gender Analysis
• Policy Analysis
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Strategic Planning
• Capacity Building
• Technical Reporting

• Remote consultancy with travel to Astana for training and meetings
• Travel expenses are included in the contract sum
• Final report must be submitted in Russian
• Deliverables are scheduled through 20 November 2026