Consultant to support RRA, MINECOFIN in the implementation of Equanomics project
Procurement Process
IC - Individual contractor
Office
UNDP-RWA - RWANDA
Deadline
24-Jun-25 @ 12:00 PM (New York time)
Published on
10-Jun-25 @ 12:00 AM (New York time)
Reference Number
UNDP-RWA-00268
Contact
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Introduction
Country: Rwanda
Description of the Assignment: Recruitment of a National Individual Consultant to support Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) and Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) in the implementation of Equanomics project in Rwanda
Period of assignment/services: 120 days spread over a period of 12 months (average 10 days per month)
1. Background
UNDP has been implementing Equanomics pilot project in Rwanda and the lessons learned, impact has paved the ground for potential effective implementation of the next longer phase project (2025- 2027), thanks to the funding from Melinda Gates Foundation through UNDP global office.
UNDPโs Gender Team and Sustainable Finance Hub have joined forces to extend the implementation of the Equanomics project to Ministries of Finance and tax administrations. This collaboration is a key endeavor in broader efforts to promote gender responsive fiscal policy and administrative reforms as well as gender responsive budgeting and public finance management in partner countries around the world in line with UNDPโs Strategic Plan and Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025. The Strategy further outlines UNDPยดs ambition to mobilize upwards of $100 billion towards gender equality including through public sources where fiscal policies and taxation are important contributors.
Fiscal policies can and should play a prominent role in advancing gender equality which is also a necessary condition to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This calls for gender-responsive tax and expenditure policies designed to transform existing economic structures and systems that perpetuate inequality. Such a transformation is only possible if the key public institutions responsible for fiscal governance, notably a countryโs Ministry of Finance and tax administration, fully embrace gender equality as a fundamental principle and objective across all institutional functions.
Building on this vision, UNDP recently launched the EQUANOMICS initiative, a global endeavor to make fiscal policies work for gender equality and to mobilize financing for SDG 5 through public finance and fiscal governance. Under this initiative, Rwanda was selected for support in advancing the gender-responsiveness of the tax system which includes an output dedicated to implementing the Gender Equality Seal for Public Institution at the RRA.
UNDPโs Gender