Overview
This consultancy focuses on mainstreaming the Demographic Dividend into national youth policies in three selected countries by transforming demographic data into actionable implementation roadmaps.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyse age structures and disaggregate data spatially.
- Utilise megatrends and predictive modelling for future service demand.
- Conduct gap (SWOT) analysis of current Integrated Development Plans.
- Align demographic data with the four key pillars of the AU Roadmap.
- Link working-age population growth to economic policies.
- Prepare a referencing document for mainstreaming DD into youth policies.
- Deliver an inception report, IDP gap assessment, Demographic Intelligence report, spatial analysis brief, policy evaluation report, AU Roadmap alignment matrix, youth analytical report, recommendations for improving youth policy, sectoral mainstreaming guidelines, policy dialogue and consultation reports, stakeholder mapping, dialogue concept notes & materials, guideline for mainstreaming DD into youth policies, a roadmap for planning, implementation and sustainability, country-specific TORs, reports, and process documentations, and a final consultancy report.
Required Experience
- Masters degree (7 years of experience) and PhD (5 years of experience) in Social science; demography; public health; statistics; etc.
- Abilities to generate, understand, and apply demographic data for policy and planning.
- Expertise in statistical software (e.g., SPSS, Stata, R) and data modelling methodologies.
- Proficiency with demographic instruments such as National Transfer Accounts (NTA), small area estimations, and geospatial data.
- Proficient at constructing and utilising visual dashboards and business intelligence tools (Power BI, Tableau, GIS).
- Skills in synthesising diverse data sources for evidence-based recommendations.
- Ability to interpret demographic evidence and translate it into actionable policy options.
- Understanding of policy cycles and how demographic factors influence public policy.
- Capacity to embed demographic intelligence into national development, sectoral plans, and youth policies.
- Familiarity with frameworks like the Demographic Dividend, SDGs, ICPD Programme of Action, and regional strategies (AU Agenda 2063).
- Skills to design monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems.
- Understanding of results frameworks and performance indicators.
- Use of development communication strategies.
- Skills in building support for demographic evidence use.
- Capacity for inclusive consultation with youth groups, community leaders, and technical partners.
- Ability to connect demographic trends to broader socio-economic outcomes.
- Proven skills working across government departments, UN agencies, NGOs, academia, and private sector partners.
Qualifications
Masters degree or PhD in Social science; demography; public health; statistics; etc.
