Description

• Purpose 1: Strengthened Livelihoods and Increased Incomes

• Purpose 2: Improved utilization of quality food among vulnerable people

• Explore the customary and contemporary expectations for female and male participants across age groups and other intersectional factors and how they adhere to and contradict the institutional regulations [Institutional norms and practices].
• Examine intra-household division of labor and gender disparities in workload distribution. [Roles and Time Use]
• Explore the understanding of asset control and management in the household and decision-making processes. [Asset Control and Resources]
• Understand the household’s food access and distribution dynamics across age ranges. [Decision-making]
• Identify trends in GBV incidents and reporting and how the community and GAINS can mitigate any harm to participants. [GBV and do no harm]
• Identify changes in social relations and gender norms in the communities, focusing on trends that positively influence more equitable behaviors and practices. [Positive change and community support]

• Provide relevant documents and technical support to the Consultant.
• Orient the consultant on any relevant program and institutional information.
• Support the desk review process with the consultant by providing documents (if necessary) and feedback.
• Provide backstopping service in study design, tool development, data collection, data analysis, and report finalization process.
• Arrange the data collection plan, hire and manage enumerators, and allocate field supervision to liaise timely with the consultant for technical support.
• Monitor regularly, provide feedback, and ensure the effectiveness of the study.
• Disburse payment as per the agreed schedule in the Consulting Contract.
• Hire enumerators for data collection.
• Deploy data collection team.
• Provide in-depth training in qualitative data collection methods, facilitation, observation, and note-taking skills to the enumerators. During the training period, Mercy Corps will guide the enumerators on how to collect program-specific data and assess key criteria during the training period. The enumerators will also be instructed on the necessary data requirements, such as activity and location. Additionally, they will be trained on how to ask specific and concise questions to gather accurate information from respondents.
• Support the documentation of collected data on the field.
• Ensure translation of data collection tools in French and local language (if necessary).

• Support the Gender and Youth and Social Inclusion (GYSI) analysis efforts, using a qualitative research approach, to identify inclusion-related findings across the GAINS program.
• Request any information from the program team that may be critical to support the development of the GYSI study.
• Participate in consultation calls during the tools development and analysis process, especially when learning about and discussing preliminary findings. Maintain regular professional contact with the project team and Regional GESI Advisor on the progress of the deliverables.
• Be available to clarify questions and drafts.
• Provide quality drafts and final deliverables as per schedule. The list of deliverables is as follows:

• A comprehensive literature review report.
• Refine the proposed study methodology in the initial Scope of Work and develop study tools in collaboration with the Regional and Program Level GESI leads. The study tools will be pilot tested by the team in-country and the consultant will lead on revising inputs afterwards.
• A thorough copy-edit of the draft GYSI analysis report including an executive summary, background, social inclusion analysis scope, methodology, findings and limitations, recommendations, and end notes and annexes. An action plan may also be included as part of the report depending on the project’s ability to run a workshop prior to report submission.
• A PowerPoint presentation that illustrates the key sections of the report.
• A GYSI action plan includes activities, desired outcomes, and roles/responsibilities.

• Have a minimum of five to seven years of experience in intersectional gender analysis.
• Specific experience and expertise in gender analysis, gender mainstreaming/gender integration in complex, multi-sectoral programs; ideally within a USAID/BHA-funded Resilient Food Security Activity (RFSA).
• Extensive research development skills and capacity-sharing experience; significant advantage if this experience has been guided by feminist research approaches.
• Experience in participatory approaches; development of tools for focus group discussions and conducting face-to-face and virtual interviews, processing and analyzing qualitative data.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively under tight deadlines.
• MSc or equivalent required in Development Studies, Gender Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, or a related field preferred.
• Fluent in spoken and written English. Knowledge of French is a significant advantage.
• Analytical skills and knowledge of analysis platforms such as MAXQDA or NViVo.

• CV
• A PDF document describing their understanding of the methodology, familiarity with research tools (including examples of PRA methods for group activities based on the research questions), experience analyzing qualitative data, availability for the study, and proposed daily rate. Mercy Corps’ preferred method for the analysis will be MAXQDA, for which we have a license.
• 1-2 short writing samples.