Location: Liberia
Last Date: April 1, 2011
We are currently seeking a Gender Analysis Consultant for the USAID-funded Liberian Agricultural Upgrading, Nutrition and Child Health (LAUNCH) program in Liberia. The assignment is to start in April 2011, and will have an approximate length of 30 working days. The goal of the LAUNCH program is to reduce food insecurity and increase resiliency among the most food-insecure and vulnerable rural populations in Bong and Nimba counties.
Responsibilities:
• Conduct data review on the status of women in Liberia on key health, economic, agricultural and social indicators from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) project, the World Bank, the UN, the government of Liberia, USAID’s Food for Peace office, and from LAUNCH program reports and assessments.
• Lead a qualitative analysis using recognized gender analysis frameworks through focus groups and informant interviews with women and men from the targeted beneficiary group and relevant stakeholders. The consultant will be supported by a team from the LAUNCH staff, including the full-time gender specialist.
• Train gender analysis support team in gender and development concepts and gender analysis frameworks and research methods.
• Prepare a comprehensive report outlining methodology, findings and recommendations from the data review and qualitative analysis.
• Prepare a gender integration action plan that responds to the findings and recommendations outlined in the gender analysis report with specific actions for LAUNCH program staff and partners
Qualifications:
• Advanced degree in sociology, international development, rural development or other related field required.
• Broad knowledge of gender and development, food security, agriculture, and health and nutrition issues in western Africa, especially Liberia, required.
• Substantial experience in designing, implementing, and analyzing social and gender analyses and/or assessments in rural areas required.
• Capacity in research methods, including data analysis, qualitative methods and focus group discussions, required.
• Experience training others in gender awareness and gender or social analysis techniques required.
• Ability to think strategically about long-term programming, including policy and advocacy.
• Capacity to analyze complex issues, draw relevant conclusions and produce a comprehensive technical report.
• Strong writing skills with advanced skills in editing and formatting in Microsoft Word.
• Experience working with community development and community-based organizations.
• Cultural sensitivity, particularly in multiethnic and multireligious contexts.
• Experience working for international donors.
• Fluency in English required.
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