Gender
Specialist – Evaluation Services & Program Support for USAID / Kenya &
USAID / East Africa
Description:
The QED Group, LLC is a full-service international development firm that provides practical solutions to social problems through sound analysis, proven management techniques, and creative implementation.
Description:
The QED Group, LLC is a full-service international development firm that provides practical solutions to social problems through sound analysis, proven management techniques, and creative implementation.
We work with U.S.
agencies and overseas governments, international donors, private-sector
clients, and PVOs/NGOs in more than 80 countries around the world.
Key clients include
USAID, the U.S. Department of State, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Trade and
Development Agency.
QED is seeking a Gender Specialist for anticipated work on the five–year Evaluation Services & Program Support for USAID/Kenya & USAID/East Africa.
QED is seeking a Gender Specialist for anticipated work on the five–year Evaluation Services & Program Support for USAID/Kenya & USAID/East Africa.
The goal of this
five-year contract is to support USAID/East Africa Regional Health and HIV/AIDS
(RHH) Office and USAID/Kenya’s Office of Population and Health (OPH) in making
informed program management decisions, as well as to provide substantive
support with qualitative, quantitative, and analytical information to assist in
continually assessing and evaluating project portfolios.
Evaluations performed
under this project will contribute to the re-design of new, evidence-based
follow-on activities and programs.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Gender Specialist will support USAID’s efforts to operationalize gender equality and female empowerment throughout its programming, monitoring and evaluation activities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Gender Specialist will support USAID’s efforts to operationalize gender equality and female empowerment throughout its programming, monitoring and evaluation activities:
- Provide guidance
on the use of performance indicators and evaluations to reflect progress
toward gender equality outcomes and impacts throughout the life of the
project;
- Assist in the
design of gender analyses to assess gaps between men and women in Jordan,
provide recommendations on empowering leadership and expertise of women
and girls, and devise strategies for meeting their needs;
- Ensure
identified indicators incorporate consideration of gender sensitivities,
geographic focus, population segmentation, and similar cross‐cutting strategic issues
of importance to USAID/East Africa;
- Establish gender‐disaggregated information
requirements for data collection activities and reports; and highlight
gender-based constraints and issues in connection with all assessments, surveys,
studies, etc.
Key
Qualifications:
- Kenyan
citizenship required;
- At least 5 years
of experience working on gender equality in the international development
context, including incorporating gender concerns in the design and
implementation of USAID evaluations;
- Experience with
USAID-funded programs and familiarity with USAID regulations;
- Bachelor’s
degree in International Development, or related field;
- Fluency in
English required.
Application
Process:
To apply to this position please navigate to the following link http://qed.devhire.devex.com/jobs/327831 and follow the application instructions below.
1. Submit your current resume and cover letter.
To apply to this position please navigate to the following link http://qed.devhire.devex.com/jobs/327831 and follow the application instructions below.
1. Submit your current resume and cover letter.
2. Complete and
submit the attached 1420 biodata sheet.
3. Complete and
submit the attached Voluntary Self-ID Form.
Applications submitted by other means will not be considered. Please note only finalists will be contacted.
Applications submitted by other means will not be considered. Please note only finalists will be contacted.
No phone calls
please.
Accessibility Notice: If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to: Recruitment@QEDGroupLLC.com.
Reasonable accommodation requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The QED Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Accessibility Notice: If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to: Recruitment@QEDGroupLLC.com.
Reasonable accommodation requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The QED Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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