Gender analysis in Afar region
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Ayuda en Acción
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Location: Ethiopia
Introduction:
Ayuda en Acción is a secular, non-partisan, non-governmental organisation established in 1981 with a global commitment to fight against poverty, inequality, and exclusion. Its headquarter is in Madrid, Spain. The organisation operates in 18 countries within Africa, South and Central America and Europe (Spain, Portugal). In Ethiopia, Ayuda en Acción supported a range of humanitarian and development interventions through local partners between 2002 and 2017; an independent country programme was established in 2018.
Ayuda en Acción is a secular, non-partisan, non-governmental organisation established in 1981 with a global commitment to fight against poverty, inequality, and exclusion. Its headquarter is in Madrid, Spain. The organisation operates in 18 countries within Africa, South and Central America and Europe (Spain, Portugal). In Ethiopia, Ayuda en Acción supported a range of humanitarian and development interventions through local partners between 2002 and 2017; an independent country programme was established in 2018.
Scope and deliverables
The key tasks include:
The key tasks include:
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Gender-Responsive Advocacy Analysis
- Examine discriminatory cultural and social norms that restrict women’s economic participation.
- Propose effective advocacy strategies for engaging public and private actors to address these barriers.
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Private Sector Engagement
- Assess policies, HR systems, and workplace practices of available private sector actors.
- Identify gaps in gender responsiveness and propose inclusive workplace measures.
- Conduct follow-up visits to monitor adoption and implementation of recommendations.
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Institutional Review
- Assess the Bureau of Women and Children Affairs, Bureau of Labor and Skills, one-stop centres, traditional Justice, Afar microfinance, Awash Bank and job creation councils.
- Examine their alignment with national and regional gender priorities.
- Recommend ways to strengthen institutional capacity for advancing women’s economic empowerment.
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Education & TVET Analysis
- Work with three TVET colleges (Adadale, Asa’le, and Keluwan) to assess curricula, trainers’ skills, teaching materials, and cooperative training.
- Identify gaps in gender responsiveness and inclusivity within TVET systems.
- Recommend improvements to ensure TVETs contribute to women’s equitable participation in priority value chains (honey, poultry, dairy, soybeans, livestock fattening, solar energy, and fodder).
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Multi-Stakeholder Coordination
- Review and strengthen job creation coordination platforms at regional level.
- Facilitate the integration of inclusive employment strategies into their processes.
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Integration with Existing Assessments
- Build on AeA’s TVET Capacity and Market System Development (MSD) Gap Assessment by integrating gender considerations into curriculum redesign, market alignment, and training delivery.
- Ensuring gender perspectives are embedded in skills development, career pathways, and job creation initiatives.
Requirements
- The lead consultant must have at least 5 years direct experience working on analyse gender barriers in education, employment, and market access and propose actionable recommendations, gender-inclusive market system development strategies, excellent verbal and written English skills with the ability to produce high-quality reports for diverse stakeholders.
- Team members should hold graduate/post-graduate level qualifications in related subjects gender A
- The firm should be registered in Ethiopia and demonstrate a successful completion of at least 10 relevant assignments during at least five years.
- The firm should present at least two similar studies performed especially in Afar region or similar context in Gender Analysis report during the last three years, substantiated by recommendation letters or certificates from legally operating organizations. The consultant should submit at least two relevant sample work.
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