Mongolia: Gender-Responsive Sector and Local Development Policies and Actions (Financed by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction)

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1 Technical Assistance Report Project Number: Capacity Development Technical Assistance (CDTA) October 2016 Mongolia: Gender-Responsive Sector and Local Development Policies and Actions (Financed by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction) The views expressed herein are those of the consultant and do not necessarily represent those of ADB s This members, document Board of Directors, is being Management, disclosed or to staff, the and public may be in preliminary accordance in nature. with ADB s Public Communications Policy 2011.

2 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 12 September 2016) Currency unit togrog (MNT) MNT1.00 = $ $1.00 = MNT2, ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank LPGE Law on Promotion of Gender Equality MIS management information system MOLSP Ministry of Labor and Social Protection M&E monitoring and evaluation NCGE National Committee on Gender Equality NGO nongovernment organization SDG Sustainable Development Goal TA technical assistance UN United Nations NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. Vice-President S. Groff, Operations 2 Director General A. Konishi, East Asia Department Country Director Y. Fernandez Lommen, Mongolia Resident Mission (MNRM) Team leader Team members T. Begzsuren, Associate Social Development Officer (Gender), MNRM I. Ahsan, Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel I. Baatarkhuu, Senior Operations Assistant, MNRM E. Enkhbold, Investment Officer, MNRM G. Ganzorig, Associate Project Analyst, MNRM I. Lonjid, Senior Social Sector Officer, MNRM O. Purevjav, Operations Assistant, MNRM In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

3 CONTENTS Page CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AT A GLANCE I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. ISSUES 1 III. THE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 2 A. Impacts and Outcome 2 B. Methodology and Key Activities 2 C. Cost and Financing 4 D. Implementation Arrangements 4 IV. THE PRESIDENT S DECISION 5 APPENDIXES 1. Design and Monitoring Framework 6 2. Cost Estimates and Financing Plan 9 3. Outline Terms of Reference for Consultants 10

4 Project Classification Information Status: Complete CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AT A GLANCE 1. Basic Data Project Number: Project Name Gender-Responsive Sector and Local Department EARD/MNRM Development Policies and Actions /Division Country Mongolia Executing Ministry of Labor and Social Protection Agency qq 2. Sector Subsector(s) Financing ($ million) Multisector ADB's corporate management, policy and strategy development 0.70 Total 0.70 qq 3. Strategic Agenda Subcomponents Climate Change Information Inclusive economic growth (IEG) Pillar 2: Access to economic opportunities, including jobs, made more inclusive Climate Change impact on the Project Low qq 4. Drivers of Change Components Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development (GCD) Client relations, network, and partnership development to partnership driver of change Civil society participation Institutional development Gender equity (GEN) qq Knowledge solutions (KNS) Partnerships (PAR) Organizational development Application and use of new knowledge solutions in key operational areas Knowledge sharing activities Pilot-testing innovation and learning Bilateral institutions (not client government) Official cofinancing 5. Poverty and SDG Targeting Location Impact Geographic Targeting No Not Applicable Household Targeting SDG Targeting No Yes SDG Goals SDG5 qq 6. TA Category: B qq 7. Safeguard Categorization Not Applicable qq 8. Financing Modality and Sources Amount ($ million) ADB 0.00 None 0.00 Cofinancing 0.70 Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction 0.70 Counterpart 0.00 None 0.00 Total 0.70 qq 9. Effective Development Cooperation Use of country procurement systems Use of country public financial management systems Qq No No Source: Asian Development Bank This document must only be generated in eops Generated Date: 01-Nov :43:40 AM

5 I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Government of Mongolia requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide capacity development technical assistance (TA) to strengthen country-wide capacity for mainstreaming gender across sectors and at local levels, and addressing gender-based violence. A fact-finding mission took place in Ulaanbaatar on 22 February 9 March 2016, during which ADB and the government agreed on the impact, outcome, outputs, cost and financing, implementation arrangements, and outline terms of reference for consulting services for the TA project. The proposed TA is listed as firm. 1 The design and monitoring framework is in Appendix 1. 2 II. ISSUES 2. Gender inequality is a significant constraint on economic growth and poverty reduction. Realizing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls will make a crucial contribution toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 3 The proposed capacity development TA will help Mongolia realize its commitments made in the SDG framework, and in particular the goals under SDG 5 (achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls). 3. Mongolia has a comprehensive gender legislative framework but enforcement remains inadequate and inconsistent because of (i) limited accountability and capacity of governance institutions to mainstream gender, (ii) gender-blind policy making, and (iii) a lack of sexdisaggregated data in some sectors. 4 Although some gender focal points have received genderrelated training, they have limited capacity to guide the gender subcouncils at ministries and subcommittees in aimags (provinces) in establishing gender mainstreaming strategies, policies, and programs. Relevant sex-disaggregated data and analysis (including gender auditing) for decision-making in sectors that could influence policies and programs are limited, while gender qualitative and ethnographic analysis across sectors and geographical regions is practically nonexistent. Further, the last comprehensive country gender assessment for Mongolia was published in These challenges make it difficult for the National Committee on Gender Equality (NCGE) network, and policy makers in general, to identify the main constraints and address them. This is particularly acute in sectors beyond health and education, and has resulted in poor implementation of the Law on Promotion of Gender Equality (LPGE). 4. As shown by international best practices, making gender-specific legislation operational based on sector assessments is key in addressing such constraints. The institutional assessment conducted under an ADB-funded project in 2014 highlighted (i) the need for sector gender strategies and institutional capacity building at the national level, and (ii) that systematic gender mainstreaming in the implementation of sector and local development policies is crucial to ensure effective implementation of the LPGE. 6 Against this background, the recent Universal Periodic Review by the Human Rights Council provided 150 recommendations to Mongolia on 1 ADB Country Operations Business Plan: Mongolia, Manila. 2 The TA first appeared in the business opportunities section of ADB s website on 29 August United Nations (UN) Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. New York (A/RES/70/1). 4 Government of Mongolia Law on Promotion of Gender Equality. Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia also has several laws on the rights of women and children, including the Family Law, Labor Law, Child Protection Law, Child Rights Law, Childcare Service Law, and Joint Pension Law. An amendment to the Law on Combating Domestic Violence was approved on May 2016 but is no longer enforced pending synchronized approval with other associated laws, including the Criminal Code, by the new parliament. 5 ADB and the World Bank Country Gender Assessment: Mongolia. Manila. 6 ADB Technical Assistance for Promoting Gender Equality and Women s Empowerment. Manila.

6 2 concerns related to human rights, health, and education. 7 Of those recommendations, 49 were related to gender inequality and 22 were on gender-based violence, violence against women, and domestic violence. The Government of Mongolia is committed to take actions to address these issues by As the TA aims to address the root causes of several identified issues, it will effectively support government efforts in this critical area of development inclusiveness. 5. ADB has been supporting and actively engaging with the NCGE network in Mongolia since Examples include support for the design and adoption of the LPGE, and for developing an enforcement mechanism for gender legislation (footnote 4). The proposed TA will build on previous ADB support, and will follow up on the recommendations provided in the institutional assessment prepared in a previous ADB project (footnote 6). The project includes activities to scale up gender mainstreaming initiatives by the government and United Nations agencies through the development of two sector-specific gender programs, guidelines, and a gender-sensitive budgeting manual. The proposed TA will also contribute to the implementation of ADB s Gender Equality and Women s Empowerment Operational Plan, in Mongolia. 8 III. THE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE A. Impacts and Outcome 6. The impacts will be (i) gender equality in political, legal, economic, social, and cultural spheres promoted; and (ii) sustainable social development objectives ensuring gender equality achieved. The outcome will be that the gender equality agenda of key development sectors at the national and aimag levels is mainstreamed into regular government programs. B. Methodology and Key Activities 7. The TA aims to improve the capacity and performance of the government to enforce gender and gender-based violence legislation through the following outputs: (i) coherent and consistent national, sector, and local gender equality framework adopted; (ii) gender-sensitive planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation training provided; and (iii) genderrelated knowledge products disseminated and public awareness raised. The TA will also pilot innovative, pro-poor, socially inclusive, and gender-responsive approaches toward planning, budgeting, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of two target aimags for potential replication at a larger scale. 8. Output 1: Coherent and consistent national, sector, and local gender equality framework adopted. The TA will support policy advocacy with advisors to the Prime Minister and the cabinet secretariat, and consultation meetings with all stakeholders 9 to ensure the adoption of a draft national program for government implementation of the LPGE. Advocacy efforts will include one-on-one lobbying and the production of policy fact sheets and infographics. The national program for implementation of the LPGE will serve as a policy framework for gender mainstreaming in sector and local development policies and actions. To ensure practical 7 Universal Periodic Review Info Mongolia s Responses to Recommendations (as of 28 September 2015). and_pledges_mongolia_2015.pdf 8 ADB Gender Equality and Women s Empowerment Operational Plan, : Moving the Agenda Forward in Asia and the Pacific. Manila. 9 Includes all ministries and relevant agencies, the National Statistical Office, the National Human Rights Commission, and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) affiliated with the NCGE.

7 3 application of the gender legislation in different sector operations, four sector-specific gender programs will be prepared on the basis of participatory gender audits. The gender programs will be developed in line with key ADB operations in focus areas (education, urban development, agriculture, and social protection) that are critical to address the country s development needs. To improve the capacity of local nongovernment organizations (NGOs), associations of civil society organizations in Selenge and Dornogobi aimags will be trained and mobilized to assess the effectiveness of their gender subcommittee operations. Guidelines will be prepared and disseminated to further build capacity to develop local gender subprograms. For replication purposes, the gender subprograms will be developed and adopted in two pilot aimags. 9. Output 2: Gender-sensitive planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation training provided. Drawing on the results of output 1, output 2 will ensure practical applications across sectors and aimags by sensitizing about 370 central government officials through educational workshops, and by training more than 200 local government officials from all aimags playing key roles in implementing gender-related legal and policy frameworks. Media practitioners will also be trained on gender-sensitive and rights-based approaches in journalism. For policy advocacy purposes, the first high-level national forum will be conducted with the heads of the gender subcouncils at ministries and gender subcommittees in 21 aimag administrative offices under the auspices of the Prime Minister, who chairs the NCGE. Furthermore, a pioneer mandatory gender e-learning module will be developed and pilot tested at the Ministry of Finance and its central and local agencies (General Customs Authority, General Department of Taxation, and aimag treasury divisions) for replication in other sectors. The gender e-learning module will be integrated with an existing online course of the National Human Rights Commission, allowing further dissemination among senior human rights officers nationwide. 10. Output 3: Gender-related knowledge products disseminated and public awareness raised. To disseminate the project results and raise broader public awareness on gender equality, several knowledge products will be produced and public outreach activities conducted. The research will focus on achievements of and constraints on Mongolia since the first country gender assessment was prepared in 2005 (footnote 5) by assessing (i) the structural, cultural, and economic constraints on gender equality; and (ii) the bottlenecks to enforcing the gender legislation. As an entry point of gender integration into private sector operations, the project will support (i) the development of the guidelines for the preparation of gender-inclusive workplace action plans, and (ii) pilot testing of the guidelines in two participating private businesses one in agribusiness and the other in mining. 10 The first high-profile international conference on the gender equality SDG framework will be hosted by Mongolia in 2018 and will have prominent international resource speakers to showcase international best practices in sector gender mainstreaming. To enhance the quality of gender assessments, two national symposia will be held on gender analysis and its implications, targeting researchers, postgraduates, and students. Project results will be disseminated to the public through innovative media events, including media campaigns, a photography contest with the theme gender equality through my eyes, media interviews, and social media marketing. 11. The communication strategy will be developed and implemented to raise awareness on gender inequality in socioeconomic spheres among the public through (i) a 3-month multimedia 10 UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and UN Global Compact Women s Empowerment Principles Equality Means Business: A Partnership Initiative of UN Women, UN Global Compact Office. New York.

8 4 campaign and by securing national mass media coverage for the forums and events; and (ii) an awareness campaign for local government officials, NGOs, and communities of two pilot aimags. C. Cost and Financing 12. The TA is estimated to cost $740,000, of which $700,000 will be financed on a grant basis by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and administered by ADB. The government will provide counterpart support in the form of office facilities, meeting venues, counterpart staff, and other in-kind contributions. D. Implementation Arrangements 13. The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (MOLSP) will be the executing agency. The NCGE secretariat will be the implementing agency. A project steering committee composed of representatives of the cabinet secretariat, relevant ministries, the NCGE, and the National Human Rights Commission will be established to guide and support the project. Local NGOs will be actively involved during TA implementation. The TA will be implemented from 14 November 2016 to 14 November The TA proceeds will be disbursed in line with ADB s Technical Assistance Disbursement Handbook (2010, as amended from time to time). 14. In consultation with the MOLSP, ADB will recruit a national consulting firm using the quality- and cost-based selection method with a quality cost ratio of 80: This will be done by inviting simplified technical proposals to provide person-months of consulting services from 10 national experts and 3.5 person-months of consulting services from one international expert. The gender consulting firm will provide technical consulting services to achieve all outputs specified in the design and monitoring framework. 15. ADB will also recruit a public communications consulting firm to raise public awareness of the importance of gender equality in all socioeconomic aspects, and women s economic empowerment. Output-based terms of reference will be used to recruit the firm using the qualitybased selection method. ADB requires about 40 person-months of public communications consulting services from national experts (minimum of two key experts), with a total budget of $95,000. Interested organizations will be requested to prepare a full technical proposal, including a methodology and approach to deliver the outputs of the contract and to determine the number of experts required to achieve the set objectives. 16. Additionally, ADB will engage an individual national consultant as a project coordinator (17 person-months, intermittent) to ensure project implementation in close liaison with executing and implementing agencies, relevant ministries, ADB, and other stakeholders. The project coordinator will be responsible for procuring equipment, following ADB s Procurement Guidelines (2015, as amended from time to time), which will be used for workshops and local training. Equipment procured under the TA will be turned over to the executing agency upon completion of TA activities. ADB will also engage resource persons (0.33 person-months each) from various countries, including Japan, the Republic of Korea, Norway, and the Philippines, to showcase best practices at the international conference on the gender equality SDG framework. The resource persons and consultants will be engaged following ADB s Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time to time). 11 Should an NGO present an expression of interest during the selection process and be among the shortlisted entities, the consultant selection method will be changed to quality-based selection.

9 5 17. To facilitate implementation, ADB may establish an advance payment facility with the MOLSP to support agreed cash expenditures for workshops, training programs, and conferences, with details of the proposed activities and cost estimates submitted through the MOLSP for ADB approval. ADB may also make certain direct payments (e.g., for workshop venues). 18. Given the TA component on public communications, the expected TA outputs and outcome will be disseminated through an innovative media campaign. Further, high-profile international and national conferences, launching workshops, and local training programs will be held with the broad participation of the public and private sectors, beneficiaries, and civil society, focusing on Mongolia s progress toward SDG 5 (achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls). IV. THE PRESIDENT S DECISION 19. The President, acting under the authority delegated by the Board, has approved ADB administering technical assistance not exceeding the equivalent of $700,000 to Mongolia to be financed on a grant basis by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction for Gender-Responsive Sector and Local Development Policies and Actions, and hereby reports this action to the Board.

10 6 Appendix 1 DESIGN AND MONITORING FRAMEWORK Impacts the TA is aligned with: Gender equality in political, legal, economic, social, and cultural spheres promoted a Sustainable social development objectives ensuring gender equality achieved b Results Chain Outcome Gender equality agenda of key development sectors at the national and aimag (province) levels mainstreamed into regular government programs Outputs 1. Coherent and consistent national, sector, and local gender equality framework adopted Performance Indicators with Targets and Baselines By 2019: a. Implementation of gender programs in four sectors reported regularly (2016 baseline: 0) b. Implementation of gender subprograms reported regularly in two pilot aimags, Selenge and Dornogobi (2016 baseline: 0) By 2018: 1a. A draft national program for the implementation of the LPGE advocated for approval, adopted, translated, and published (2016 baseline: one) 1b. Participatory gender auditing in four sectors conducted (2016 baseline: two sectors) Data Sources and Reporting a. Annual reports by MOLSP, MECSS, MCUD, MOFALI, and the Selenge and Dornogobi aimag governors administrative offices b. MOLSP project completion report 1a. New national program for LGPE implementation 1b. Four reports on participatory gender audits Risks Weak capacity and high turnover of trained government officials, in particular in the two pilot aimags Weak social and gender assessment capacity of NGOs in pilot aimags 2. Gendersensitive planning, implementation, and M&E training provided 1c. Four sector gender programs in line with ADB focus areas (education, culture, science, and sports; construction and urban development; food, agriculture, and light industry; and labor and social protection) adopted, translated, and published (2016 baseline: two programs) 1d. Effectiveness of gender subcommittees in two pilot aimags assessed by two local CSO associations (2016 baseline: 0) 1e. Guidelines for the development of a local gender subprogram prepared and published (2016 baseline: 0) 1f. Gender subprograms for two pilot aimags developed and adopted (2016 baseline: two subprograms) By 2018: 2a. Pioneer and mandatory gender e- learning module for policy makers and managers pilot tested at MOF and its central and local agencies for replication in other sectors (2016 baseline: 0) 1c. Four sector gender programs 1d. Assessment reports by local target CSO associations 1e. Guidelines for the development of a local gender subprogram 1f. Gender subprograms of two pilot aimags 2a. Gender e-learning module 2a e. Project technical and quarterly progress reports

11 Appendix 1 7 Results Chain Performance Indicators with Targets and Baselines 2b. First national forum for about 50 heads and gender focal points of the gender subcouncils at ministries and subcommittees in 21 aimags conducted (2016 baseline: 0) Data Sources and Reporting Risks 2c. About 370 officials of seven ministries and agencies sensitized on sector-specific gender programs (2016 baseline: 0) 2c e. Training manuals and reports 2d. More than 200 officials from 21 aimags trained through five regional training programs (2016 baseline: 0) 2e. About 25 media practitioners trained on gender-sensitive and rights-based approaches in journalism (at least 40% are women) (2016 baseline: one training workshop) 3. Gender-related knowledge products disseminated and public awareness raised By 2018: 3a. Post-2005 gender situation analysis conducted (2016 baseline: 0) 3b. Guidelines for the preparation of gender-inclusive workplace action plans in two participating private companies developed and pilot tested (2016 baseline: 0) 3c. High-profile international conference on the gender equality SDG framework organized, with prominent resource speakers from various countries (2016 baseline: 0) 3a e. Project technical and progress reports 3a. Research report 3b. Guidelines for the preparation of genderinclusive workplace action plans for the private sector 3c d. Conference and symposia reports 3d. Two national symposia for researchers and students organized (2016 baseline: three) 3e. 3-month media campaign to raise public awareness on gender inequalities in socioeconomic spheres conducted (2016 baseline: 0) 3d. Guidance, including selection criteria, for the best research papers 3e. Media campaign guidance Key Activities with Milestones 1 Coherent and consistent national, sector, and local gender equality framework adopted 1.1 Conduct policy advocacy for a draft national gender program. (Q Q3 2017) [GE] [P] 1.2 Conduct participatory gender auditing in focus sectors. (Q Q4 2017) [GE] 1.3 Develop focus sector gender programs. (Q Q2 2018) [KNS] [GE] 1.4 Translate and publish sector-specific gender programs for (i) MOF and its agencies; (ii) MOJHA and its agencies; and (iii) four focus sectors. (Q Q2 2018) [G/CD] [GE] 1.5 Prepare and publish guidelines for the development of local gender subprograms. (Q Q4 2017) [KNS] [GE] 1.6 Train local target CSO associations to assess the effectiveness of the gender subcommittees in two

12 8 Appendix 1 pilot aimags. (Q Q4 2017) [P] [GE] 1.7 Develop for adoption gender subprograms for two pilot aimags. (Q Q1 2018) [GE] 2 Gender-sensitive planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation training provided 2.1 Pilot test a gender e-learning module for MOF and its agencies. (Q Q2 2018) [G/CD] [GE] 2.2 Organize the national forum for gender subcouncils and subcommittees. (Q3 2018) [G/CD] [GE] 2.3 Conduct launching workshops for about 370 government officials, comprising (i) 50 officials from the MOF and district treasury divisions; (ii) 50 officials from the MOJHA and its agencies; (iii) 40 officials from the MOH and district health departments; (iv) 70 officials from the MECSS and its agencies; (v) 40 officials from the MCUD and its agencies; (vi) 50 policy makers from MOFALI and its agencies; and (vii) 70 officials from the MOLSP and the labor and social welfare departments of the municipality and nine districts. (Q Q4 2018) [G/CD] [GE] 2.4 Train 10 gender focal points of the municipality and nine districts. (Q2 2018) [G/CD] [GE] 2.5 Conduct five regional training programs for more than 200 officials, including (i) 18 gender focal points at governors administrative offices; (ii) 18 specialists at treasury divisions; (iii) 18 health care managers and practitioners; (iv) 36 officials from education, culture, and sports departments; (v) 18 officials from land administration, construction, and urban development departments; (vi) 36 officials from food and agriculture departments; (vii) 36 specialists from labor and social welfare departments; (viii) 18 officers from family, children, and youth development departments; and (ix) 18 local senior NHRC officers. (Q Q4 2018) [G/CD] [GE] 2.6 Train about 25 media practitioners. (Q Q2 2018) [G/CD] [GE] 3 Gender-related knowledge products disseminated and public awareness raised 3.1 Conduct and publish a gender situation analysis. (Q Q4 2017) [GE] [KNS] 3.2 Pilot test the guidelines for the preparation of gender-inclusive workplace action plans. (Q Q2 2018) [GE] [P] 3.3 Organize an international conference with resource speakers from various countries, including Japan, the Republic of Korea, Norway, and the Philippines. (Q2 2018) [P] [GE] 3.4 Organize two national symposia for academia. (Q Q1 2018) [G/CD] [GE] 3.5 Organize a 3-month media campaign and public photography contest. (Q Q4 2018) [P] [GE] Effective project implementation and monitoring 1 Establish the steering committee composed of the cabinet secretariat, relevant ministries, NHRC, and NCGE. (Q4 2016) 2 Train NCGE and participating NGOs in project management and reporting. (Q1 2017) 3 Prepare inception (Q4 2016), annual (Q4 2017), and completion (Q4 2018) reports. Inputs Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction: $700,000 Note: The government will provide counterpart support in the form of office facilities, meeting venues, counterpart staff, and other in-kind contributions. Assumptions for Partner Financing The UNFPA office in Mongolia will possibly cover expenses for some government participants from countries of Asia and the Pacific who attend the international conference, which Mongolia will host under the TA project. ADB = Asian Development Bank; CSO = civil society organization; G/CD = gender capacity development; GE = gender equality; KNS = knowledge solutions; LPGE = Law on Promotion of Gender Equality; M&E = monitoring and evaluation; MCUD = Ministry of Construction and Urban Development; MECSS = Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports; MOF = Ministry of Finance; MOFALI = Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry; MOH = Ministry of Health; MOJHA = Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs; MOLSP = Ministry of Labor and Social Protection; NCGE = National Committee on Gender Equality; NGO = nongovernment organization; NHRC = National Human Rights Commission; P = partnership; Q = quarter; SDG = Sustainable Development Goal; TA = technical assistance; UNFPA = United Nations Population Fund. a Government of Mongolia, Parliament of Mongolia Law of Mongolia on Promotion of Gender Equality. Ulaanbaatar. b Government of Mongolia Mongolia s Sustainable Development Vision Ulaanbaatar. Source: Asian Development Bank.

13 Appendix 2 9 COST ESTIMATES AND FINANCING PLAN ($'000) Item Amount Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction a 1. Consultants a. Remuneration and per diem i. International consultants 55.0 ii. National consultants b. International and local travel b 24.0 c. Reports and communications Equipment c Training, seminars, and conferences d a. International conference 18.9 b. Training 34.0 c. Launching workshops and seminars 35.7 d. Resource persons e Surveys f Miscellaneous administration and support costs g Contingencies 35.0 Total Note: The technical assistance (TA) is estimated to cost $740,000, of which contributions from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction are presented in the table above. The government will provide counterpart support in the form of office facilities, meeting venues, counterpart staff, and other in-kind contributions. The value of government contribution is estimated to account for 5.4% of the total TA cost. a. Administered by the Asian Development Bank. b. c. d. e. Includes the international travel cost of one international consultant and local travel costs of 11 national consultants. Includes laptops, multifunction printers (scan, fax, print), recorders, liquid crystal displays, and projectors that will be used for conferences, workshops, local training programs, and consultative discussions, and for use by the TA coordinator. All equipment will be turned over to the executing agency upon completion of TA activities. Includes transportation and insurance costs and daily subsistence allowances of five international resource persons, and travel cost and daily subsistence allowances of all local participants. About 40 training programs, seminars, and conferences (24 in Ulaanbaatar city and 16 in aimags [provinces]) will be held, with an estimated 1,400 participants. Includes remuneration, per diem, and international travel costs of five resource persons (0.33 person-months each). f. Includes gender research costs and awards and miscellaneous costs for a media competition and public photography contest. g. Includes costs of simultaneous interpretation at an international conference, translation of TA-related documents other than consultants deliverables, and all publications to be produced under the project. Source: Asian Development Bank estimates.

14 10 Appendix 3 OUTLINE TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR CONSULTANTS 1. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will engage a national gender consulting firm using quality- and cost-based selection with a quality cost ratio of 80:20 by inviting simplified technical proposals. 1 ADB will also recruit a national public communications consulting firm using outputbased terms of reference and the quality-based selection method by inviting full technical proposals in accordance with ADB s Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time to time). In addition, ADB will recruit a technical assistance (TA) coordinator and about five international resource persons. A. Gender Consulting Firm 2. The national consulting firm, composed of 10 national consultants (121.0 person-months) and one international consultant (3.5 person-months, intermittent), will be recruited to help the National Committee on Gender Equality (NCGE) secretariat implement the capacity development TA project. The firm will be led by a senior gender planning specialist under the technical guidance of the international consultant. All consultants will work under the supervision of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, NCGE secretariat, and ADB s social development specialist (gender) at the Mongolia Resident Mission. 3. Team leader and senior gender planning specialist (national, 24 person-months). The specialist will have a master s degree in gender or development studies, sociology, applied social science, or a related field, and a minimum of 12 years work experience, with at least 8 years in gender and development. Good knowledge of the government planning process and experience in developing sector or local gender programs are essential. Good command of English is also essential. 4. The team leader will coordinate with relevant ministries, agencies, and development partners; assume technical leadership of respective work streams; ensure timely submission of all deliverables; and supervise the consulting team. The team leader will (i) develop a detailed work plan and budget for each TA component and an inception report; (ii) conduct policy advocacy with the cabinet secretariat and advisors to the Prime Minister; (iii) lead participatory gender auditing in four focus sectors, and the preparation and dissemination of (a) focus sector-specific gender programs, (b) the guidelines for the development of a local gender subprogram, (c) gender subprograms for two pilot aimags (provinces), and (d) a gender situation analysis; (iv) lead the development and testing of a pioneer mandatory gender e-learning module for replication in other sectors; (v) facilitate the development of a mechanism and strategies for the implementation of the aimag gender subprogram and the gender-responsive management information system (MIS); and (vi) lead pilot testing of the guidelines for the preparation of gender-inclusive workplace action plans in two participating private companies. 5. Gender capacity building specialist and deputy team leader (national, 24 personmonths). The specialist will have a master s degree in gender or development studies, sociology, 1 Should a nongovernment organization present an expression of interest during the selection process and be among the shortlisted entities, the consultant selection method will be changed to quality-based selection.

15 Appendix 3 11 applied social science, or a related field, and a minimum of 10 years work experience, with at least 6 years in gender and development. Experience in developing sector or local gender programs is highly preferred. The expert should have excellent English language skills and will (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) lead pilot testing of a gender e-learning module for replication in other sectors; provide inputs to the preparation of (a) four sector-specific gender programs, (b) the guidelines for the development of a local gender subprogram, (c) gender subprograms for two pilot aimags, and (d) a gender situation analysis; facilitate launching workshops and seminars on the sector gender programs for about 370 multidisciplinary government officials and regional training programs for more than 200 officials from 21 aimags; train local associations of civil society organizations in two target aimags and engage them in assessing the organizational mechanism of the gender subcommittees; develop indicators to monitor the implementation of local gender subprograms of two target aimags and provide recommendations for improvement; assist in developing and pilot testing the guidelines for the preparation of genderinclusive workplace action plans in participating private companies; and support an international expert in producing the knowledge product. 6. Gender specialist for education, labor, and social protection (national, 20 personmonths, intermittent). The specialist will have a bachelor s degree in applied social science or a related field with a minimum of 5 years experience in gender, gender-based violence, and gender mainstreaming in education and economic spheres. The specialist will (i) conduct participatory gender auditing of relevant sectors, develop sector-specific gender programs, and support the launching workshops on the sector gender programs and regional training programs; (ii) contribute to the preparation of (a) the guidelines for the development of a local gender subprogram, (b) gender subprograms for two pilot aimags, and (c) a gender situation analysis; (iii) support (a) improvement of a sex-disaggregated data collection system and analysis at central and local levels; (b) identification of gaps and usage; and (c) review of the existing MIS in target aimags and provision of recommendations; (iv) assist in preparing two compilations of research papers of the national symposia of academia for publication in a gender studies journal. 7. Gender specialist for food, agriculture, light industry, construction, and urban development (national, 20 person-months, intermittent). The specialist will have a bachelor s degree in applied social science or a related field with a minimum of 5 years experience in gender and gender mainstreaming in agriculture, light industry, and urban development. The specialist will (i) (ii) (iii) conduct participatory gender auditing of relevant sectors, develop sector-specific gender programs, and support the launching workshops on the sector gender programs and regional training programs; contribute to the preparation of (a) the guidelines for the development of a local gender subprogram, (b) gender subprograms for two pilot aimags, and (c) a gender situation analysis; support (a) improvement of a sex-disaggregated data collection system and analysis at central and local levels; (b) identification of gaps and usage; and (c) review of the existing MIS in target aimags and the provision of recommendations;

16 12 Appendix 3 (iv) assist in preparing two compilations of research papers of the national symposia of academia for publication in a gender studies journal. 8. Training specialist (national, 16 person-months, intermittent). The specialist will have a bachelor s degree in social science or a related field with a minimum of 5 years research and training experience with respect to gender and gender-based violence issues. The specialist will (i) take the lead in organizing training programs, seminars, national forum and symposia, and an international conference following the project document; (ii) support the development and testing of a pioneer mandatory gender e-learning module for replication in other sectors; and (iii) contribute to (a) improvement of a sex-disaggregated data collection system and analysis at central and local levels; and (b) identification of gaps and usage. 9. National experts. Four national experts will be recruited on an intermittent basis (national, 2 person-months each) in the following areas: (i) education, culture, science, and sports; (ii) urban development and construction; (iii) food, agriculture, and light industry; and (iv) labor and social protection. The experts will have a master s degree in relevant fields with at least 8 years professional and practical experience. The experts will contribute to (i) participatory gender auditing; (ii) the preparation of sector-specific gender programs; (iii) workshops, seminars, and training programs for relevant ministry, agency, and aimag officials; (iv) the preparation of training handouts based on the sector gender programs; and (v) the preparation of training reports, summaries of which will feed into the inception, quarterly, annual, and completion reports. 10. Translator and administrative assistant (national, 9 person-months, intermittent). The translator will have a bachelor s degree in linguistics with at least 5 years experience in translation and interpretation. Excellent written translation and interpretation skills are essential. The assistant will (i) translate (a) a new national program for the implementation of the Law on Promotion of Gender Equality; (b) six sector-specific gender programs; (c) a post-2005 gender situation analysis; (d) the guidelines for the development of a local gender subprogram; and (e) other deliverables, as required; (ii) provide interpretation services during conferences and meetings, including simultaneous interpretation, as required; (iii) assist (a) in collecting sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics; and (b) the international expert, as needed; and (iv) assist in preparing the annual and completion reports. 11. International gender specialist (individual, international, 3.5 person-months, intermittent). The specialist will have a master s degree in gender or development studies, sociology, applied social science, or a related field with a minimum of 15 years professional experience. The specialist will (i) provide technical inputs to the preparation of (a) a new national program for the implementation of the Law on Promotion of Gender Equality, (b) sector-specific gender programs in four focus sectors, (c) a gender situation analysis, and (d) the guidelines for the preparation of gender-inclusive workplace action plans for participating private companies; (ii) produce a knowledge product based on the key findings and recommendations of the post-2005 gender situation analysis; and (iii) deliver a presentation to (a) a national forum for the heads of gender subcouncils at ministries and subcommittees in 21 aimag governors administrative offices,

17 Appendix 3 13 (b) an international conference, and (c) a learning session for the NCGE secretariat. B. Public Communications Consulting Firm 12. The public communications consulting firm will provide specialized consulting services in promoting gender equality in socioeconomic spheres and women s economic empowerment. Consultants will be recruited to help the NCGE secretariat with the following outputs: (i) Conduct a 3-month media campaign to raise awareness among the general population on gender inequality in socioeconomic spheres. The campaign should use innovative and interactive channels, including (a) competition in public TV channels, radio, and social media; and (b) a public photography contest with the theme gender equality through my eyes. (ii) Secure national mass media coverage of gender equality events planned under the TA, including (a) a high-level national forum, (b) an international conference on the gender equality Sustainable Development Goals framework, and (c) two national symposia for academia. (iii) Train 25 media practitioners in gender-sensitive and rights-based approaches to journalism. (iv) Conduct a public awareness campaign for local government officials, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), and communities of two pilot aimags on gender mainstreaming in local development policy planning and genderresponsive budgeting. 13. ADB s social development specialist (gender) at the Mongolia Resident Mission will supervise the consulting firm s work. Interested organizations are requested to prepare a full technical proposal on how they propose to deliver outputs of the contract in the approach and methodology section of their proposal. Organizations should explain how they will achieve the outputs based on their existing activities and experiences, and provide a profile of their team. 14. ADB requires about 40 person-months of public communications consulting services from national experts, with a total budget of $95,000, and a minimum of two key experts: a senior public communications specialist and team leader, and a public relations and outreach specialist. Interested organizations should determine and indicate the number and the nature of key and nonkey experts they will require to achieve the objectives of the contract in their proposal s approach and methodology section. Organizations must include all proposed key and nonkey experts in the personnel sheet, work plan, and financial proposal. 15. The consulting firm will have theoretical and practical expertise in public communications, including outreach and awareness raising on gender, gender-based violence, and social development issues. 16. The team leader and senior public communications specialist will have a high level of professional expertise with the following minimum qualifications: (i) a master s degree in journalism, communications, or related fields; (ii) at least 8 years work experience, with 5 years professional experience in public communications, awareness raising, and social research, and at least 3 years management experience; (iii) familiarity and work experience in gender advocacy; (iv) ability to work with multiple stakeholders, including civil society, the government, media, the private sector, local community, and ADB; and

18 14 Appendix 3 (v) excellent English skills and ability to produce good quality written reports. 17. The public relations and outreach specialist will have broad media and public relations experience with the following minimum qualifications: (i) a bachelor s degree in journalism, communications, or related fields; (ii) minimum of 5 years professional experience in public communications, outreach and awareness raising, and social or gender research; (iii) ability to work with multiple stakeholders, including civil society, the government, media, the private sector, local community, and ADB; and (iv) excellent writing and social media skills for drafting news releases and articles for the local media and generating content on social media. C. Individual Consultants 18. Technical assistance coordinator (national, 17 person-months, intermittent). The coordinator will have (i) a master s degree in gender or development studies, human rights, or a relevant discipline; (ii) experience in community mobilization and social development; (iii) sound knowledge on gender mainstreaming in education, culture, science, and sports; food, agriculture, and light industry; and urban development and social protection; (iv) experience with ADB procedures and requirements; (v) proficiency in spoken and written English; and (vi) a minimum of 5 years experience in project management. The coordinator will perform the following indicative tasks: (i) ensure smooth implementation of the TA and timely liquidation of expenditures; (ii) manage day-to-day TA activities in coordination with the NCGE, ADB, and two consulting firms; (iii) monitor implementation of the work plans of two consulting firms and the quality of all capacity building activities; (iv) liaise with all stakeholders, especially with the executing and implementing agencies, relevant ministries, agencies, and consultants; (v) assist in procuring equipment in accordance with ADB policies and procedures; and (vi) report regularly to the executing and implementing agencies and ADB on the progress of TA implementation. 19. Resource persons (about five individuals, international, 0.33 person-months each). Resource persons will be recruited from various countries, including Japan, the Republic of Korea, Norway, and the Philippines. The resource persons will have (i) a master s degree in gender or development studies, human rights, or a relevant discipline; (ii) a minimum of 15 years hands-on experience in gender-responsive policy planning and implementation, genderbased violence, social and human development, and civil society engagement; (iii) sound knowledge on gender mainstreaming in different sector operations; and (iv) proficiency in spoken and written English. The resource persons will perform the following indicative tasks: (i) present international best practices of gender mainstreaming in policy planning, budgeting, implementation, and M&E at the high-profile international conference on the gender equality Sustainable Development Goals framework, which Mongolia will host in 2018; and (ii) conduct a learning session for the NCGE.