Country: Pakistan
Closing date: 14 Dec 2016
Gender Specialist, FATA Gender Analysis, Performance
Management Support Contract (PERFORM), Pakistan
Company Profile: MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI implements nearly 100 projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with more than 80 organizations across all sectors of international development with clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project Summary:
In May 2015, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a five-year contract to Management Systems International (MSI) to provide performance management support to USAID-sponsored development programs throughout Pakistan. The Performance Management Support Contract (PERFORM) serves as a centralized management support mechanism that provides services in (1) monitoring, (2) evaluation, (3) assessment, and (4) learning support. PERFORM provides data and information to help USAID/Pakistan project managers improve results through better implementation, design, and learning, enabling it to better target its programming and achieve its goals and objectives.
\Please note: Only Pakistani citizens are eligible for this position.**
Position Summary:
MSI is seeking two Gender Specialists to conduct a gender analysis. In 2012 and 2013 USAID released its Policy on Gender Equality and Female Empowerment along with directives on Gender Integration to ensure that USAID's core development programming would reduce gender inequality and gender-based violence, and enable women and girls to realize their rights, determine their life outcomes, and influence decision-making at all levels.
USAID is in the process of designing new programs to support the Government of Pakistan's reform agenda for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). To inform that process, USAID has asked PERFORM to conduct a desk review and analysis of gender issues in FATA in the context of broader humanitarian, development and government reform efforts.
The assignment will last for approximately five weeks between November 2016 and December 2016, and will include designing the data analysis approach/plan, conducting a desk review, analyzing data, and writing the report.
Responsibilities:
Under the direction of PERFORM staff, the Gender Specialist will participate in:
- Designing the analysis approach.
- Developing a data analysis plan.
- Conducting an extensive desk review of all relevant documents including existing studies, reports, surveys or other data required to conduct a gender analysis.
- Analyzing qualitative and quantitative data.
- Presenting results to USAID.
- Writing a report and other briefing papers.
- Undertaking other tasks required for the successful completion of the assignment.
Qualifications:
- Master's degree or equivalent in development studies or other relevant discipline, with strong technical emphasis or specialization in gender preferred.
- At least ten (10) years' work experience working as a gender advisor, consultant, or evaluating and addressing gender considerations in development projects, including significant experience working with international organizations, implementing partners, and/or civil society organizations; experience with USAID preferred.
- Familiarity with USAID ADS 205 on Gender Integration.
- Experience in conducting extensive desk review and data analysis is necessary.
- Able to collect, manage, synthesize, and analyze large amounts of qualitative data to draw out key findings and conclusions and develop draft recommendations.
- Strong English verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrable familiarity with FATA is necessary.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
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