RfQ-IDN/V/2025-293 – Call for Individual Consultant Gender Equality & Inclusion Self-Assessment (GEISA)

Background

Yayasan Plan International Indonesia (Plan Indonesia) is a national foundation dedicated to advancing children’s rights and gender equality, especially for girls who registered in 2017. However, Plan Indonesia has been working in Indonesia since 1969 and focuses on child protection, youth economic empowerment, adolescent health, disaster risk management, and climate action. Through the programs, Plan Indonesia works to prevent violence, promote education, and build sustainable livelihoods. Collaborating with communities, governments, and partners, it strives to create lasting, community-driven change for a more just and equal society.

Plan Indonesia is recruiting for a consultant to conduct a Gender Equality and Inclusion Self• Assessment (GEISA) to enable us to take stock of our work on gender equality and inclusion and review and reflect on the quality and relevance of what and how we are working. As part of the global commitment, Plan Indonesia will support GEISA in Timor Leste to seek information on different forms of gender-based discrimination, gender stereotyping and unequal distribution of power between women, men, girls and boys, and other genders, as well as exclusion based on multiple factors. Plan Indonesia believes that our work on tackling gender inequality can be strengthened by examining how these identities intersect, and by using this learning to inform programmes and influencing. In line with this, Plan Indonesia seeks consultants to strengthen the support to Plan Timor Leste.

Why is the GEISA Important?

GEISA is part of Plan lnternational’s process to understand and build our capacity to address gender inequalities and exclusion. The GEISA enables Plan staff to look at and identify the critical gender and inclusion issues in our programme and influencing work, across our offices and staff, and marketing and communications.

Definition of a GEISA

A GEISA is a participatory process that encourages staff to ‘take stock’ of all their work, to see how far it promotes gender equality and inclusion. Reviewing and reflecting on the quality and relevance of our current work on gender and inclusion allows staff to understand what is working well, where the gaps are, and to decide on clear actions to improve the quality of this work in future. A GEISA requires every Plan office to look at both our internal office and our external relations, understanding and exploring the gender and inclusion issues in both.

Purpose of Consultancy

2 consultants (individuals) are being commissioned to support in conducting a GEISA in Timor Leste. The purpose of a GEISA is:

• To undertake a learning and review process on gender equality and inclusion across all Plan’s work, both internal and external; and
• To identify the strengths and challenges of Plan International UK’s gender and inclusion work to determine concrete steps for making

Scope of Work and Methodology

The process of a gender equality and inclusion assessment is highly participatory, working closely with Plan staff. The consultant(s)’ role is to guide the GEISA process as a facilitator, analysis and report writing, rather than an external evaluator. The evidence from other organisations and within Plan shows that a participatory self-assessment is the most effective way to learn about gender equality and inclusion in an organisation.

The consultant(s) will work closely with Plan’s GESI specialist to undertake the GEISA. This will include the following key steps:

• Attending an initial briefing meeting (online or in person) with Plan GESI specialist of an internal GEISA
• Undertake a desk-based review of all relevant background documents, to be provided by Plan Timor
• Clarify understanding of gender equality and inclusion concepts with the GEISA Set objectives of the GEISA process.
• Agree on methods to be used in the GEISA Conduct the GEISA, together with the GEISA team. Support the GEISA team to analyze the data.
• Write the draft GEISA report and facilitate feedback from Plan. Present a final, agreed and clear report on the process and
• Identify recommendations and support the Plan office to develop an achievable Gender and Inclusion Action Plan.
• Facilitate a final dissemination
• Maintain ongoing communication with Plan and GEISA Team throughout the entire.

Expected Deliverables

It is expected that the Consultant will produce the following deliverables:

A set of GEISA Guidelines have been developed to guide this work. It is expected that the Consultant will utilize these guidelines to inform the expected deliverables.

Timeframe:

The entire GEISA process will be undertaken over 60 days (from inception to report delivery).

Person Specification

Plan Indonesia aims to contract consultant(s) with experience who know what a gender and inclusion assessment is, how to perform one, and has preferably undertaken one in Plan International or another NGO of a similar size. We are open to applications 2 individuals with the following skills:

1. GEDSI & Research/ Report Writing Consultant; there is a candidate considered, so there shall not be open recruitment

• Experience in undertaking a gender and inclusion assessment in Plan or another NGO;
• Experience working in or with an organization focusing on girls’ rights, gender equality and/or applying feminist principles
• Strong facilitation skills and hands-on experience in working in participatory ways with staff groups, partners, and communities;
• Strong gender and inclusion analytical skills and knowledge/experience of different gender and inclusion tools;
• The ability to select the best approach/methodology for different groups and audiences;
• Qualitative data collection skills;
• Proven ability to support and work with an internal staff team and keep staff motivated
• Ability to write in a clear, concise way and summaries findings
• Openness to listen, learn, and accurately record the GEISA findings;
• Good report-writing skills are essential, together with the ability to write in clear, concise ways
• An ability to negotiate challenging findings from the GEISA with staff and senior management team;
• Experience with rights-based programme approaches;
• An understanding of the linkages between children’s rights, gender equality, and

2. Data management & Analytics Consultant; skills needed:

• • Data management (including statistics) èMedium – Advanced skills
  • GEDSI knowledge è sufficient to medium
  • Qualitative data collection skills;
  • Openness to listen, learn, and accurately record the GEISA findings;

All interested applicants should submit:

• a copy of their CV;
• a letter of interest (no more than 2 pages) detailing their experience and approach to conducting the gender equality and inclusion self-assessment processes;
• an example of relevant work previously undertaken;
• a breakdown of expected costs and fees to each stage of the

Application details

We kindly request that interested consultants indicate the specific position they are applying for, either Consultant 1 or Consultant 2.

The application can be sent electronically through the email: yayasan.procurement@plan-international.org mentioning the code [RfQ-IDN/V/2025-293_GEISA Consultancy 1 or 2_Applicant] in the email subject, before 5 PM May 16th, 2025.

Only applicants with complete documents including samples of the previous work will go through the selection process.