CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - PMI-WILL

FCM is recruiting Canadian municipalities to contribute to its project Partnerships for Municipal Innovation – Women in Local Leadership (PMI-WILL). This six-year project (2021-2027) is part of FCM’s portfolio of gender equality and women in local government initiatives. It is implemented in five countries: Benin, Cambodia, Ghana, Sri Lanka and Zambia.

PMI-WILL aims to achieve two core objectives:

· Increasing women’s capacity to get involved in and to lead in local governance

· Increasing local governments' capacity to deliver inclusive, gender-responsive services

PMI-WILL will use a capacity development approach to provide technical support by creating strong institutional partnerships, opportunities for training, work/study exchanges, coaching and mentoring, knowledge sharing and learning and the creation or strengthening of networks.

PMI-WILL is implemented in partnership with FCM’s member municipalities, provincial and territorial associations (PTAs), as well as in collaboration with Local Government Associations (LGAs) and key stakeholders in each of the five implementation countries. It is funded by the federal government through Global Affairs Canada.

Opportunities for Canadian Municipalities

Canadian municipalities, through their staff, elected officials and relevant community organizations, will support initiatives to increase the number of women running for local government and ways to strengthen the participation of elected women, female citizens, and local government officials (both women and men) to deliver and measure inclusive services.

Each selected Canadian municipality will be partnered with local governments in either Benin, Cambodia, Ghana, Sri Lanka, or Zambia to provide strategic and technical support to the PMI-WILL project team and municipal partners covering a variety of topics and themes.

To receive the full description of the opportunities available, the types of activities planned and the level of effort required please email: pmiwill@fcm.ca

For more information on PMI-WILL please visit: PMI-WILL

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* 1. Contact Information (Note: application is filled out by an individual on behalf of a municipality)

Name (First and last)

Municipality

Address

Address 2

City/Town

Province/Territory

Postal Code

Municipal Population

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Please identify the language(s) in which your municipality has a strong working ability.

English

French

Other

If "Other," please specify

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* 3. Please identify the areas for which your municipality has proven experience or expertise among the areas of PMI-WILL intervention listed below:

Advancing equality between women and men at the local level, and social inclusion in general (policy, strategy, action plan for gender equality and social inclusion, gender-responsive service delivery, gender-sensitive budgeting and/or poverty reduction)

Programs or initiatives to increase the number of women running and elected and/or the place of women in local decision-making bodies (mentoring, coaching, building capacity of networks of elected officials, advocacy, youth involvement, setting up quotas, etc.)

Community engagement and participatory planning, including targeted communication and engagement of women and/or marginalized groups in municipal affairs (communication campaign, differentiated approaches, participatory mechanisms, etc.)

Differentiated or intersectional needs analysis to improve access to and/or the supply of municipal services to different segments of the population (especially identifying and addressing the unique needs of women and disadvantaged/vulnerable groups)

Development of collaborations with the associative, community and/or private sectors to mobilize resources and improve services and local development, particularly with regard to women

Establishment of inter-municipal or intergovernmental agreements or collaborations to support gender equality and inclusive governance

Interest and demonstrated capacity to promote collaboration with international countries as well as at home with diaspora

Other

In support of your selections, please provide details/ examples:

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* 4. Has your municipality already participated in an FCM program such as the Green Municipal Fund (GMF), Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program or other international projects?

Yes

Please explain your experience

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* 5. Does your municipality have previous experience of international partnerships and/or work with developing countries?

Yes

Please explain your answer

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* 6. Has your Council/board already passed a resolution to support a partnership as part of PMI-WILL?

Yes

Please explain your answer

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* 7. If selected, will your municipality be willing and able to work virtually with your international partners?

Yes

Please explain your answer

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* 8. If selected, (and once it is safe to travel), will your municipality be willing and able to send employees and/or elected officials to travel internationally? (FCM pays for all travel expenses and your municipality donates the time of their employees/elected officials as an in-kind contribution to the project.)

Yes

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* 9. How do you expect your municipality will benefit from a partnership within PMI-WILL?

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* 10. Please attach any supplementary information that you think would support this application.

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Choose File

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* 11. Additional document (if applicable)

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* 12. Additional document (if applicable)

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* 13. How did you hear about this opportunity?

Board of Directors meeting

FCM Voice

Direct email

Social media

Other (please specify)

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* 14. If you are having problems with this form, please send an email to: pmiwill@fcm.ca
Once you have submitted your application you will receive a confirmation and information about next steps from the PMI-WILL team.

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - PMI-WILL

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* 1. Contact Information (Note: application is filled out by an individual on behalf of a municipality)

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* 2. Please identify the language(s) in which your municipality has a strong working ability.

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* 3. Please identify the areas for which your municipality has proven experience or expertise among the areas of PMI-WILL intervention listed below:

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* 4. Has your municipality already participated in an FCM program such as the Green Municipal Fund (GMF), Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program or other international projects?

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* 5. Does your municipality have previous experience of international partnerships and/or work with developing countries?

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* 6. Has your Council/board already passed a resolution to support a partnership as part of PMI-WILL?

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* 7. If selected, will your municipality be willing and able to work virtually with your international partners?

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* 9. How do you expect your municipality will benefit from a partnership within PMI-WILL?

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* 10. Please attach any supplementary information that you think would support this application.

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* 11. Additional document (if applicable)

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* 12. Additional document (if applicable)

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* 13. How did you hear about this opportunity?

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* 14. If you are having problems with this form, please send an email to: pmiwill@fcm.caOnce you have submitted your application you will receive a confirmation and information about next steps from the PMI-WILL team.

* 14. If you are having problems with this form, please send an email to: pmiwill@fcm.ca
Once you have submitted your application you will receive a confirmation and information about next steps from the PMI-WILL team.