National Gender Consultant

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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

  • Career category: Research/ Data analysis
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Renumeration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Deadline: 18/10/2024
  • Location: Zambia
Child protection/ Children’s rights Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI) Health
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, Results

The UNICEF Programme of Cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) is designed to address and mitigate the threat of poverty the country's children face, while responding to the needs with interventions addressing the multiple causative factors.

To find out more about UNICEF's work in Zambia, please visit UNICEF Zambia

How can you make a difference

UNICEF Zambia seeks to engage a consultant to conduct a gender bottleneck/barrier analysis to the uptake of immunisation in Zambia which will inform the designs of gender transformative interventions to address the identified barriers in line with the Journey to Health and Immunisation framework which provides a systematic approach to help understand bottlenecks and identify possible interventions that can address existing problems in a particular community, infrastructure, or immunisation system. 

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review Term of Reference here:  Final ToRs for the Gender Barrier Analysis in Immunisation.pdf

 Scope of Work: 
1) Desk review of existing research, data, and literature on Zambia to gather insights on the gender dynamics in the specific context of the assignment. 
2) Gender Review of the relevant policies/strategies in Zambia which will inform entry points at the policy level. 
3) Facilitate primary data collection using both qualitative and quantitative methods for a clear understanding of the gender barriers to immunisation. 
4) Finalise a gender barrier analysis for immunisation report with actionable recommendations that will inform the Gavi full portfolio planning (FPP) and other country processes. 

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Educations:

Master’s degree in social science, Gender Policy analysis Health promotion, Research analysis.

Experience:
  • At least 7 years’ relevant experience and product knowledge on conducting gender barrier analysis especially in the field of health and other social settings.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the principles of gender equality, gender analysis frameworks and ability to analyse and communicate gender data and results.
  • Proven experience in working in research on gender related issues.
  • Strong communication skills in English (spoken and written).
  • Proven ability to work effectively in cross-cultural and multi-cultural settings and teams, and to deliver high-quality results within expected time frames.

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