Peer Review Of Gender Tracker

CONSULTANCY FOR PEER REVIEW OF GENDER TRACKER FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND URBAN SYSTEMS FOR MAKUENI COUNTY

Organisation: Flone Initiative Trust

Location: Kenya

End Users: Government of Makueni County, Public Transport Companies, Makueni Residents

Duration: 21 Days

Reports to: Executive Director or Designate

1. Background

Flone is a mission-driven organisation reimagining what public transport can be: safe, inclusive, and accessible for everyone. We train operators, shift mindsets, and advocate for systems that serve people first. We do this by uniting communities, policymakers, and stakeholders in a shared mission to build equitable public transport systems. Our vision is a just public mobility system.

To strengthen evidence-based advocacy and accountability for gender inclusion in public transport systems, Flone has developed a Gender Policy Tracker for Makueni County Public Transport and Urban Systems. The tracker will serve as a monitoring and assessment framework to measure progress on gender responsiveness in the public transport sector in Makueni and beyond. The tracker further intends to support policymakers, transport operators, and other stakeholders in identifying gaps, tracking progress, and strengthening accountability for the implementation of gender-responsive policies and practices within public transport and urban systems.

2. Objective of the Assignment

The objective of this assignment is to provide an independent technical peer review of the Gender Policy Tracker to ensure that it is:

Methodologically sound and evidence-based
Gender-responsive and contextually relevant
Technically robust and practically applicable
Aligned with national, county, and global gender and urban mobility frameworks
Clear, consistent, and suitable for implementation by public transport and urban system stakeholders
Capable of generating credible, actionable, and measurable insights to support policy implementation, accountability, and continuous improvement in gender-responsive public transport systems.
Ready for digitization, monitoring, and long-term institutional adoption by relevant government agencies

3. Scope Of Work

The Peer Reviewer will review all components of the Gender Policy Tracker development process and provide structured feedback across the following areas:

Review of the Proposed Tracker Framework

Evaluate the appropriateness of the proposed gender inclusion indicators.
Assess the tracker's alignment with relevant gender equality, transport, and urban development policies and frameworks.
Review the proposed policy indicator framework covering: Policy and governance, Infrastructure and accessibility, Workplace culture and practices, Service delivery and user experience.

Review of Tracker Design and Scoring System

Review the structure, logic, and coherence of the Gender Policy Tracker.
Assess the validity and reliability of the scoring and rating methodology.
Review indicator definitions, measurement criteria, and benchmarks.
Evaluate whether the tracker adequately captures both formal and informal public transport systems.
Assess usability for intended stakeholders, including county government, SACCOs, operators, and civil society actors.
Identify gaps, risks, or biases in the framework.

Reporting and Recommendations

Provide a final Peer Review Report outlining: Feedback to improve the tracker, Strengths of the tracker, Identified gaps and risks, Recommendations for improvement, and an Overall assessment of readiness for digitization.

4. Deliverables and Timelines

Deliverables	Timelines / Level of Effort
Inception review comments (framework feedback) & Virtual initial feedback meeting	Week 1
Technical review notes on draft Gender Policy Tracker & Virtual final feedback meeting	Week 2
Submission of final tracker, Final Peer Review Report, and Quality assurance recommendation on readiness for digitization and deployment	Week 3 (Closeout)

5. Qualifications and Experience

Education

Advanced degree in one or more of the following fields: Gender Studies, Public Policy, Urban Planning, Transport Planning, Sociology, Law, Data Science, Monitoring and Evaluation, or related disciplines.

Professional Experience

Strong analytical skills with a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience.
Demonstrated experience in gender mainstreaming and inclusion assessments.
Experience reviewing or developing monitoring frameworks, scorecards, policy trackers, or evaluation tools.
Strong background in public transport systems, urban mobility, or governance.
Experience working with county governments, NGOs, or development partners.
Understanding of indicator development, scoring systems, and performance measurement frameworks.
Familiarity with gender-responsive urban planning and mobility systems.
Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.

6. Reporting and Supervision

The Peer Reviewer will report to the Executive Director of the Flone Initiative or a designated representative. The reviewer will work independently but will engage with the Flone Programmes implementing team.

7. Budget and Payment Terms

Applicants are required to submit a financial proposal indicating consultancy lump-sum charges.

Compensation Structure:

50% upon contract signing.
50% upon completion and submission of the final documents.

8. The Application Process

Interested candidates should submit the following:

A technical proposal outlining understanding of the assignment and review approach (1-2 pages).
A financial proposal indicating consultancy lump-sum charges.
CV highlighting relevant experience.
Examples of similar peer review or evaluation assignments conducted.
At least two professional references.

Submissions Deadline: Rolling until the position is filled.

Submission Link: Click Here To Apply

9. Evaluation Criteria

Relevant experience in gender, policy, and urban/transport systems (40%).
Experience reviewing policy trackers, scorecards, or monitoring frameworks (25%).
Technical understanding of gender and inclusion in public transport (20%).
Quality of previous similar work and references (15%).

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