Gender Equality and Female Empowerment Action Plan- Team Members (Health and Education), Kenya Support Project (KSP), Nairobi, Kenya

Gender Equality and Female Empowerment Action Plan- Team Members (Health and Education), Kenya Support Project (KSP), Nairobi, Kenya

Project Summary:

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/Kenya is implementing its Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) 2014-2018 whose goal is sustainably transforming Kenya’s governance and economy. This goal will be accomplished through three mutually reinforcing development objectives (DOs) and eleven intermediate results (IRs). Within the CDCS, gender has been identified as one of the core principles – hence the need for a Gender Action Plan. The Action Plan will identify the relevant opportunities within the CDCS that increase gender equality and female empowerment.

Please note: Only Kenyan citizens are eligible for this position.

Position Summary:

Under this task order, MSI’s Team Members (Gender and Health and Gender and Education) shall conduct a Gender Assessment including an extensive desk review to identify relevant opportunities within the CDCS to increase gender equality and female empowerment. The Action Plan will be a reference document for the design and development of projects and activities now and in the future. The period of performance of this task order is estimated to be from early May to mid-August. The assessment will be conducted in a sample of five regions while keeping all of Kenya in mind.

Responsibilities:

The main objective of this gender assessment/analysis is to identify the gender equality and female empowerment opportunities within the CDCS and provide entry points that would guide the design and development of relevant projects and activities now and in the future. To achieve this, the consultants will:

• Plan, execute and manage the study in collaboration with other assessment team members.


• Assist in the development of study design, sampling, development and refinement of study tools, extensive desk review of relevant documents and qualitative data collection in collaboration with other assessment team members.


• Analyze data and draft Action Plan based on the approved standards and guidelines for USAID Action Plans with the assessment team.


• Facilitate assessment validation to the client (USAID) and implementing partners in collaboration with the team leader(s) and other team members.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in International Development, Gender Development, Education, Health and/or related social science field preferred.


• Five (5) years of gender assessment/analysis and design experience, including the selection of data collection methods and development of a detailed data analysis plan.


• Expert knowledge and at least 4 years of experience in gender research models focused on gender and female empowerment, gender-based violence, women peace and security etc.


• Knowledge of gender analysis models preferred.


• Field experience with


• Performance management – development and assessment of indicators, data quality assessments, strategy development, etc.


• Quantitative research including design of tools, specifically development of structured and semi-structured interview and/or observation instruments.


• Qualitative research experience, particularly in conducting structured and semi-structured individual and group interviews and/or focus groups, including the creation of written instruments and transcripts for same; content analysis and other techniques for coding and transforming group/open-ended data into analyzed information; qualitative data analysis software (NVIVO or alternative) and/or case study documentation experience; transformation of qualitative data into a quantitative form that can be merged with other quantitative data in a mixed methods analysis.


• Superior writing ability, including evidence of an ability to structure Action Plans in a way that logically and transparently lays out empirical findings, action points and timelines.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

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