Call for Consultant - Gender Analysis

ABOUT ABAAD

ABAAD– Resource Center for Gender Equality is a UN ECOSOC accredited organization that aims to achieve gender equality as an essential condition to sustainable social and economic development in the MENA region. ABAAD advocates for the development and implementation of policies and laws that enhance women’s effective participation, through a rights-based approach that would bring about tangible change to gender justice. With the purpose of ending gender-based violence, ABAAD adopts a holistic care approach to provide protection and support services to GBV survivors/right holders during times of peace, war and disasters since 2011.

OVERALL GOAL OF THIS ASSIGNMENT

ABAAD is seeking to recruit an experienced consultant to develop a comprehensive Gender Analysis Guidance Manual specifically tailored to guide practitioners on how to design, implement, and analyse findings from a gender analysis. This guide will help practitioners on how to better understand the gender and power related barriers and opportunities unique to the Lebanese context when designing our programming. It is essential for ABAAD to design interventions that respond to communities’ intricate political and sociocultural dynamics. In doing so, ABAAD can develop programming that is not only responsive and effective but also aligned with the on-the-ground realities, thereby maximizing its impact.

It is expected that the Consultant will develop Gender Analysis Manual that will complement and build upon ABAAD’s Gender Integration Toolkit (https://www.abaadmena.org/resource-tag/gender-integration/). This Toolkit aims to enhance the capacity of partner organization to better integrate a gender perspective into their work and introduces a general framework for gender analysis. It is expected that this new Gender Analysis Manual will:

• Have the overall aim of providing step-by-step guidance to ABAAD staff on how to conduct a gender analysis that identifies gender-related challenges and obstacles to achieving gender equality and other programmatic goals*;
• Provides guidance on how to design gender analysis tools (e.g., qualitative interview guides);
• Provides guidance on how to analyse the qualitative and quantitative data emerging from the gender analysis;
• Provides guidance on how to apply the emerging data to improve proposal design and strengthen project design in ways that address disparities and resonate with the communities we serve;
• Provides guidance on how to incorporate an intersectional lens throughout the gender analysis that will facilitate a thorough understanding of the diverse factors that influence gender dynamics in Lebanon.

*While this tool will in fact be owned by ABAAD, the organization would also like it to be universal to all other CSOs operating in Lebanon across different sectors (e.g., livelihoods, education, SSS).

KEY ACTIVITIES

The selected consultant will be required to:

• Participate in an inception meeting and frequent team check-ins with ABAAD staff to align on key objectives and ensure expected deliverables will be met upon a mutually agreed upon timeline;
• Adopt a collaborative and participatory approach throughout the assignment by maintaining ongoing communication with ABAAD’s technical and programs teams;
• Conduct a thorough mapping of both external and internal preexisting resources to ensure the tool meets international standards and builds on ABAAD’s already-established technical capital;
• Create a comprehensive proposal that outlines what the consultant will develop for the gender analysis manual;
• Draft the overall Gender Analysis manual and submit drafts for review and feedback. The consultant must be able to receive feedback well and incorporate recommendations that reflect the needs of the organization;
• Present the full Gender Analysis Manual to ABAAD and lead a validation workshop with ABAAD’s technical and programs teams (see Deliverables section for more information).
• Finalize the manual based on findings from the validation workshop and submit it to ABAAD for final approval.

DELIVERABLES

• A comprehensive inception report containing:

A summary of key insights gathered from the consultant’s review of existing ABAAD and other gender analysis-related resources in terms of what these resources missing and what can be addressed in a new gender analysis manual;

• A detailed outline of the gender analysis manual the consultant proposes to develop. This should include what frameworks the manual will use, key thematic topics, what methodologies, and what types of resources will be required to develop the manual (e.g., designed worksheets, PPT’s, interactive materials, videos, etc), and examples of handouts / worksheets that will be developed

• Lead a validation workshop with ABAAD’s programs and technical teams to:

• Present the draft gender analysis manual and its components to gather input and ensure alignment with ABAAD’s objectives;
• Facilitate discussions to address any gaps and make a plan to incorporate diverse perspectives from team members;
• Collect feedback to refine the tool based on insights from various stakeholders;

• A finalized gender analysis manual that incorporates all the feedback obtained during the abovementioned validation workshop along with any agreed-upon annexes or supplementary materials (e.g., PPT’s, worksheets, handouts, videos) that enhance the manual’s usability.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Applicant is required to have a BA or MA in gender studies, anthropology, social sciences, or other related fields;
• Applicant must have at least 5 years of proven expertise in conducting gender analyses, and developing accessible gender-focused analysis tools and frameworks in international settings especially in the Middle East;
• Applicant must have robust applied research experience in qualitative and quantitative design and analysis;
• Applicant must have experience training practitioners in the development sector on how to conduct gender analysis;
• Applicant must have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the local context in Lebanon -particularly the sociopolitical landscape and cultural dynamics.
• Experience in providing guidance on how to manage and respond to immediate security and safeguarding concerns is a desirable;
• Experience in providing guidance on safeguarding information and data protection is desirable;
• Must be able to speak and write in English fluently;
• Fluency in Arabic is a plus.