Overview
International consultant to provide technical expertise in mainstreaming gender and the inclusion of youth and other underrepresented groups across project portfolios.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct analyses of gender, youth and other underrepresented groups across assigned programmes and projects.
- Develop, draft, and finalise technical mainstreaming guidance documents.
- Review and provide technical inputs to project documents.
- Develop guidance and practical tools for integrating gender and inclusion into programme delivery.
- Provide technical advice on aligning programme activities with relevant institutional frameworks.
- Prepare background papers, analytical notes, and briefings on trends in gender mainstreaming.
- Support the planning, coordination, and logistical preparation of events.
- Design and develop training agendas, presentation materials, facilitation guides, and case studies.
- Facilitate training sessions and workshops.
- Coordinate the preparation and dissemination of communications materials.
- Compile and disseminate session summaries, key discussion points, and agreed action points.
- Support the development and strengthening of gender-sensitive and inclusive monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks.
- Review existing programme M&E systems and propose practical improvements.
- Contribute to the preparation of progress reports, results summaries, and impact stories.
- Analyse programme data to identify trends, challenges, and lessons learned.
- Support the integration of data disaggregated by gender, youth and other inclusion markers into institutional knowledge products and public communications.
- Assist in the preparation of final reports.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in gender mainstreaming, inclusion of youth and other underrepresented groups or a related area in an international development context is required.
- Demonstrated experience working on business/ private sector development/ trade and women’s economic empowerment and youth inclusion
- Experience designing and facilitating trainings, workshops, or capacity-building sessions
- Experience in monitoring and evaluation.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in gender studies, development studies, social sciences, international relations, public policy, economics, business, trade or a related field is required.
- A first-level university degree in combination with at least five years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
