Action Contre la Faim France
Background
Action Against Hunger | Action Contre la Faim (ACF) is an international humanitarian organization fighting against hunger in the world established in 1979. Its mission is to save lives eradicating hunger through the prevention, detection, and treatment of malnutrition, in particular during and after emergencies caused by conflicts and natural disasters. Action Against Hunger is a major player in the fight against hunger in the world. Structured on an international network, it provides a coordinated response in nearly 50 countries. Its priority is to have effective actions in the fields and testify about vulnerable population. Since the reasons for hunger are many, its response is multi-sectoral based on solid expertise.
Action Against Hunger started its work in Nepal from 2005 and has been operational in different parts of the country addressing undernutrition through integrated approach following the Nepal Government’s Multi-Sector Nutrition Plan. Currently operational in 3 districts (Udayapur, Nuwakot and Rasuwa), it is fighting hunger through different interventions viz. Food Security and Livelihood, Nutrition, Health, Research, Disaster Risk Management and WASH.
Objective
- Action Against Hunger is calling this Expression of Interest (EOI) to conduct Gender analysis covering following board areas.
- Analyse pre-existing and current power dynamics and gender roles including access to and control of resources, different constraints and risks, gender diversity and diversity of capacities faced by the women, men, boys and girls in different targeted communities.
- Analyse the population’s representations of existing protection risks and strategies adopted by vulnerable people to reduce the risks of protection incidents.
- Understand existing types of violence, their root causes, and causal agents, who is most at risk of experiencing them and for what reasons.
Responsibilities of the Consultant:
The consultancy will be recruited to
- Conduct Gender and Protection Analysis,
- Training for project staff on how to integrate recommendations of the report in the project and
- Conduct mapping of local and international actors with gender expertise in country
Main activities of the consultant:
- Design of methodology, with ACF team and technical support from ACF Asia pool
- Planning and conducting the evaluation in the intervention area
- Recruitment and training of a team of enumerators for data collection and entry
- Collection and conduct analysis of secondary as well as primary data including internal organization gender and other policies of ACF and partners
- Compile and Analyse existing gender, social norm studies done by partners and other organizations as well as reports on the status of various ethnic populations and clusters existing documents
- Drafting of a report, including analysis, conclusions, and recommendations
- Presentation of the results during an internal session
- Training for the project team on how to integrate the recommendations into the various stages of the project
- Gender mapping of partners/ stakeholders with gender expertise in country
How to apply
Required Qualification of the consultant
- Advanced Degree, preferably with post graduate degree in social science, gender / women studies, international development, human rights, public health or related field;
- Minimum 5 years of experience working on gender issues, gender and development, gender equality, gender mainstreaming, policies analysis and capacity building; at national and international level.
- Demonstrated expertise in gender analysis, gender planning and mainstreaming of gender in projects and program
- Considerable experience in development and use of gender analysis tools and methodologies, analysis and quality reporting
- Project management experience
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Good facilitation skills
- Experience and commitment to promoting gender equality within humanitarian work
- Strong analytical and research skills, including the ability to process large amounts of information, extract critical analysis and distribute it appropriately
- Experience with qualitative data analysis, with quick turnaround time for use
- Familiarity with digital data collection systems
- Able to work independently
- Maturity, cultural sensitivity, tactfulness, diplomacy, inter-personal skills and ability to work well under pressure in a demanding environment and tight deadlines.
- Computer Skills (knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook is a pre-requisite).
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
- Previous experience on gender analysis particularly in the context of international level as well as skills in the local language is an added value.
Qualified National or International candidates are requested to send their Expression of Interest including CV, sample of previous work done, technical and financial proposals with an estimated budget (including daily rate), to logistics department at Action Against Hunger [email protected]with subject as “Application for gender EOI” by 28 February 2023, 17:00 hours Nepal Standard Time. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ACF, Nepal reserves the right to reject any or all applications. Telephonic enquiries will not be entertained.
Action Against Hunger | Action Contre la Faim (ACF) is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, people with disabilities and members from disadvantaged/underrepresented ethnic groups
Closing date: 28 Feb 2023