ITP 307 Gender Statistics

Title

ITP 307 Gender Statistics 2022

Background

As a part of its development assistance, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) offers Advanced International Training Programmes (ITP) in subjects that are strategically important to the social and economic development in the participants’ countries. The ITP is especially designed for professionals who hold a position in their home organisation with a mandate to drive change processes. The training programme is based on the assumption that the organisations wish to drive change and are willing to invest their own resources in the process.

Gender equality is a prerequisite for long term democratic, equitable and sustainable global development and gender statistics are crucial for global and national follow-up and monitoring of the SDGs. Therefore, Statistics Sweden, in cooperation with Sida, invites statistical producers and strategic users of statistics to participate in the ITP Gender Statistics. 

Programme Objectives

After active participation in the programme, the participants will be able to:

• Identify important gender issues that their organisations have the mandate and possibility to influence.
• Identify how gender statistics is promoted, produced, used and governed in their country and in their resepecitve organisations. 
• Analyse gender issues and the underlying causes and consequences by using gender statistics.
• Produce and communicate gender statistics in order to influence gender issues.
• Identify possible partners for collaboration and build cooperation.
• Initiate changes to improve and sustain organisational capacity in production, use and communication of gender statistics.

Programme Structure

The number of participants is limited to maximum 36 to facilitate interaction between them and the coaches. The participants are expected to actively share their own expertise and experiences with each other during the programme.

The programme runs from November 2022 to December 2023. It is divided into six compulsory phases. The programme will take place digitally, in the participating countries and in Sweden, if the situation allows. See the programme broschure attached for details regarding the different phases. 

Management and staff

Statistics Sweden organises the programme in collaboration with national and international experts with extensive experience in their respective fields.

Admission reqirements

Invited countries

The following countries are invited to nominate candidates: Ethiopia, Liberia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

Target group

The programme welcomes professionals from strategic organisations who are active in gender reform processes or have the ability to strategically influence gender equality issues at various levels.

Organisations who will benefit from the programme are statistical producers such as the national statistical institute, as well as strategic users of statistics in the field of gender equality, e.g. governmental or civil society organisations, the media and the academic institutions.

Only candidates nominated by their organisations according to the national rules will be accepted.

Applicants of the programme should:

• Hold a key function in their home organisation with the mandate to initiate and implement change processes with the purpose of increasing gender equality.
• Have professional qualifications and be committed to work for increased gender equality.
• Hold a relevant academic degree and have sufficient proficiency in English.
• Have work experience in Excel.

A maximum of five applicants from the same organisation may apply for the programme. Organisations that have many applicants are welcome to contact Statistics Sweden for a dialogue concerning the application process. Applicants from the same organisation may cooperate and submit a joint problem analysis. Note, however, that Statistics Sweden will assess all applicants individually.

Statistics Sweden makes the selection based partly on the applying organisation’s possibility to drive change at national level, and partly on the candidate’s potential and capacity to implement a successful change initiative. Statistics Sweden also strives to obtain gender balance among the participants in the programme.

The training programme requires a high level of involvement and commitment by the participant and his or her organisation. The participant is expected to be active, contribute with specific expertise and experience and take responsibility for individual as well as organisational learning.

Application

Applicants must fill in the online form and submit the following documents:

1. Nomination letter with language certificate and health statement

Applicants must attach a signed nomination letter from the applicant’s organisation found here.

The training programme will be organised and conducted in English. Applicants from countries where English is not an official language must do a language test with an official body in the home country, unless other documentation to their English proficiency can be provided. Proficiency in English must be certified and attached to the application form. The English language certificate must state the level of English proficiency for the applicant. However, the applicant does not need to submit a test if:

• English is an official language in the applicant’s country
• English is the working language (please enclose statement from management)
• Higher academic education (minimum 6 months) was carried out where English was the language of instruction (enclose copy of certificate).

Since the training programme may involve international travel, which implies work away from home, good health and full working capacity is a condition. It is therefore recommended that the supervisor certifies full working capacity and that the participant signs the health statement.

Download the Nomination letter below, fill it out, scan and upload it in your application. Also upload an English language certificate if it is applicable to you. 

2. Assignment for application to ITP 307 Gender Statistics

In this assignment, you will conduct an analysis of a gender issue that your organisation works with, describe your position/role in the organisation including an organisational chart, how your work relates to gender equality and how your organisation will benefit from participation in the programme.

Download the file Assignment for application to ITP 307 Gender Statistics below, complete it and upload it in your application. 

Other requirements

The participant is obliged to participate in all phases of the programme. Substitutes will not be accepted to the programme. Family members are not allowed to accompany participants to the training sessions. 

The participant is required to have reliable access to Internet. Course material will be shared in Google Classrom. This means that the participant must have an individual g-mail address. The participant is also equired to have access to a personal computer with the Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Excel and Power Point). 

Costs

In case of international workshops, Sida will cover food expenses during the stays abroad, air tickets and transfers abroad to the scheduled training in Sweden and the regional training (location to be decided). Costs related to personal expenses, visa fees or any local airport, taxes and departure fees will be covered by the participant. 

For physical workshops in the participant's home country, Sida reimburses travel costs. For online workshops. Sida reimburses parts of additional internet costs that the participant may have incurred. 

Please note that Sida does not pay out per diem for participation in the ITP. Also note that Sida and Statistics Sweden cannot fund any part of the change initiative. 

Application Process