World Vision Gender Assessment Survey Consultancy Jobs in South Sudan

World Vision Gender Assessment Survey Consultancy Jobs in South Sudan

Specific Objectives of the Gender Analysis/ Scope of Consultancy

• To gain an understanding of gender and power relations between men, women, boys and girls, the division of labour between men and women (who does what work), including productive labour, domestic (household and reproductive) and community work. More importantly, it will expand understanding of who has access to, and control over resources, with specific attention to food security and livelihoods and SGBV

The gender analysis will explore

gender roles, responsibilities and time use
household and community patterns of power and decision-making access to and control over assets and resources

women’s meaningful participation in public decision-making

Sexual and Gender Based Violence

• To identify opportunities and barriers to men and women’s, as well as female and male youth’s participation in agriculture and economic activity and the resulting impact on production and productivity. A holistic perspective is required to examine the social, economic, legal, political, and cultural aspects of ownership and control over resources with respect to FEED II’s project interventions including in the following areas:

Group dynamics and women’s role in Food for Assets groups, Disaster Risk Management Committees, Farmer Field Business Schools, producer groups, cooperatives, youth groups, women-led groups, Village Savings and Loans Associations, literacy groups

Involvement in labour markets, vocational training, trade, market actors and access to credit

• Gain an understanding of current cultural practices which promote and/or hinder gender equality and specifically those that exacerbate or limit sexual and gender-based violence and women’s participation in leadership.

Gain an understanding of national policies for agriculture and gender-equality and identify gaps and opportunities for implementation

• Identify gaps in in constitutional and conventional legal frameworks as well as policies related specifically to women’s equal participation in agriculture, including animal and crop husbandry, access to credit and markets, capacity to trade and do business, in peace processes, leadership committees and politics generally as well as make use of appropriate technology

• Identify and outline the expected risks (including backlash) and develop recommendations and strategies to minimize these risks

Consultant Scope of Works

World Vision South Sudan will facilitate the process to identify a competent consultant to conduct the Gender Analysis in consultation with partners CARE and War Child.

As part of the negotiation process, World Vision will ensure that the consultant understands and agrees to the assignment, including the Gender Analysis scope, purpose, objectives and methodology and deliverables.

This negotiation includes flexibility to cater for any changes that may arise in the context due to COVID-19, conflict or any other unforeseen changes.

The consultant will design all the relevant data collection techniques, protocols and tools. The FEED II consortium will review the tools and techniques and give feedback prior to starting the data collection for the Gender Analysis. The consultant should remain aware of the changes in the context that could impede the study

Gender Analysis Products/Deliverables

There will key deliverables of this process

An inception report clearly outlining the approach, indicators, methodology and tools

Include an annex highlighting how COVID-19 safeguards will be achieved

Finalize survey tools and inclusive and gender sensitive sampling design

Enumerator training, tool pre- testing and data collection

A comprehensive and well-organized final gender analysis report in MS Word and PDF formats. (Not more than 30 pages without annexes)

Supporting files, original and cleaned datasets, statistical output files, photos, etc.

Fact sheet or abstract and power point presentations to be used for dissemination of results to stakeholders

Management of the Consultant

World Vision, CARE and War Child will support the consultant remotely throughout the Gender Analysis. The team, led by the Gender Advisor and Quality Assurance Manager will commence the inception

process to:

Review of study protocols, data collection plan, and COVID-19 risk reduction plan.

Finalize tools and approve final plan prior to commencing data collection

Providing technical support and oversight during data collection process

Data analysis

Support data validation through data reviews to identify outliers, clean the dataset, and create new variables in advance of analysis by local consultant.

Support to focus the analysis on concepts/ theories upon which the project is designed on.

Writing up technical report on baseline data that includes conclusions in key areas or risk and areas of intervention focus.

Limitations

This baseline survey will be undertaken with some limitations. These may include:

COVID-19 pandemic: Guidelines and restrictions may undermine the extent to which sample sizes and limit optimization of selected data collection approach such as FGDs.

Security: Given the current restrictions in the country, the baseline measurement may be affected by the volatile security condition in some areas.

Travel Schedules: International and domestic travel between states is mostly by air using UN Flights. Currently, travel within requires medical tests before traveling which may delay. In addition, travel schedule may change due to flight cancellation and other technical issues.

Statistics: Country demographics may not be readily up-to date hence the consultant may have to undertake preliminary data additional data corroboration

Required External Response to Terms of Reference

A technical and financial proposal (minimum of 15 pages and a maximum 40 pages) based on this Terms of Reference (ToR) is requested from the consultant or consulting firm. The proposal should contain:

Technical proposal with

Description of assignment

Detailed work plan indicating methodologies and required support from the FEED II team.

Specific roles and responsibilities of the team members

Schedule of key activities

Financial proposal with

Summary budget with justification. The proposal should include a reasonable budget to cover all costs associated with the evaluation.

Updated CV of members of the gender analysis study team.

A profile of the consulting firm, the consultants in the team, and a sample of similar work performed.

A list of three references.

A commitment for availability for the entire assignment.

2 reports from similar assignments, performed by some or all of the consultants

Minimum Qualifications

At the minimum, the consultant/s must possess the following:

Relevant Master’s degree in gender and developmental studies or social sciences.

The consultant must have proven track record and experience in gender analysis and power analysis of a similar or related assignment. This should be backed up by the number of similar research that has been conducted by the individual or institution.

Minimum experience of 5 years in conducting gender analysis using participatory methodologies.

Demonstrated ability to write high quality, methodologically sound, analytical papers in English.

Excellent organizing, facilitating, presentation, communication and report writing skills.

Experience using feminist methodologies will be considered an asset.

Logistics

Air tickets, airport pickup and drop off, ground transport and accommodation while in Juba and field locations will be provided by World Vision, CARE and War Child in their respective project areas.

Whereas visas are obtainable on arrival at Juba international airport, travellers are advised to obtain visas in countries where they reside.

An introduction letter may be provided on request to support processing of visas.

Visa costs are refundable upon presenting a receipt as evidence of payment

How to Apply

Kindly submit bids electronically indicating "Gender Assessment Survey" in all your correspondences and send to the email address below:
SDNO_SCMQuotations@wvi.org

Bid Submission Deadline

The deadline for expression of interest is on October 23, 2020.

Please note that applications that are incomplete and/or received past the deadline will not be considered.

Only shortlisted, qualified candidates/firms will be contacted.

Women consultants, women-owned and managed firms or consortiums are strongly encouraged to apply