Duties and Responsibilities

To this end, UN Women is seeking the services of a national consultant to conduct data collection for annual comprehensive gender assessment and analysis (GA) on two different humanitarian crises in Ethiopia. The partner is expected to collect comprehensive primary and secondary data and develop a comprehensive RGA report. The crises in question are:

• The humanitarian situation in Tigray, Amhara and Afar regions caused by the conflict in Northern Ethiopia.
• The humanitarian situation caused simultaneously by drought and conflict, particularly in the Somali region and in the western, central, and southern regions of Oromia.
• The refugee girls and women’s situation in the refugee camps (Gambella and Benishangul regions),
• Developing the Gender in Humanitarian Action Brief Profile for Ethiopia.

The data collected must cover the following topics:

• How are different demographic groups (gender, age and disability disaggregated) affected?
• What protection do these groups receive and what protection needs exist?
• What are the existing protection structures existing to respond to the major protection risks and gender issues in the camps, IDP collective sites and host communities?
• Is there WLOs/WROs operating in the regions targeted and identified?
• What are the capacities of these groups to respond to the crisis and mitigate its effects?
• How are men and women influencing and participating in decision making regarding humanitarian response (informally and formally)?
• How do different groups access services and what are their needs regarding this?
• Has the crisis affected existing gender roles?

The duration of the contract will be 95 days. The selected entity is expected to produce the following deliverables:

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

• Required Skills and Experience

  Education

  • MA degree in development study, Gender and Development, Human right, international cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, Public administration, project management, social work, social policy, and sociology

  Expierence

  • 10 years of practical hand on experiences in conducting gender and gender-based analysis, protection analysis in the humanitarian development peace nexus in the country and beyond
  • A proven track record of effectively carrying out data collection and working with nongovernmental organizations, community-based organizations, and especially international non-governmental organizations and UN agencies.
  • Sound access to the Amhara, Afar, Tigray, Oromia, Somali and Gambella regions, where priority areas will be targeted based on discussion on the methodology of the data collection.
  • Practical experience in gender assessments
  • Practical experience in operating in humanitarian settings and knowledge of refugee context.
  • Experience working in the UN System in humanitarian emergencies is an asset.
  • Demonstrated experience in conducting assessments on gender-based violence, gender rapid assessment, protection risk assessment, multi-sectoral initial rapid assessment, gender needs or other related fields.

  Language and other skills

  • The consultant must be able to fluently undertake the required services in English and Amharic (both writing and speaking); knowledge of other national languages spoken in the location in question is an asset.
  • The consultant must have full command of all Microsoft applications and sound computer skills.