Consultant - Gender Equality & Social Inclusion
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iFarmer
- Career category: Monitoring & Evaluation /MEAL, Programme/ Project design & management, Training
- Job type: Consultancy
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Not Specified
- Right to work requirements: Not specified
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 31/08/2026
- Location: Bangladesh
Project Overview:
The inclusive business (IB) project of iFarmer- Breaking Barriers for Women in Agriculture, is funded by the Innovations Against Poverty (IAP) challenge fund of SNV Netherlands Development Organization, seeks to enhance agricultural productivity, strengthen farmers’ livelihoods, and promote sustainable farming practices. Its proposed business model is designed to ensure that marginalized women farmers in Bangladesh gain access to formal financial services, receive quality agricultural inputs, benefit from tailored farming advice, and improve their market access. By actively engaging women in sustainable agricultural practices, the initiative aims to foster resilience and enable them to build a more secure and sustainable future.
Rationale for the assignment:
Recent field insights show that iFarmer already has a strong foundation for supporting women farmers through an integrated service model that combines inputs, advisory support, finance, weather information, training and market linkage. Women users value the iFarmer Centre model because it offers practical support through one platform and is seen as a trusted source of advice, inputs and finance. However, the insights also show that women’s effective use of iFarmer services is still constrained by mobility limitations, household responsibilities, limited control over phones and income, and discomfort in male-dominated service spaces. The potential beneficiaries of iFarmer are generally aware of iFarmer Centres but do not yet fully understand the complete service package and practical benefits.
The assignment is therefore needed to help iFarmer move from a broad commitment to women’s inclusion towards a practical, measurable and centre-level women-friendly service delivery model. The consultant will support iFarmer to strengthen women-focused outreach, clarify the value proposition, improve inclusive service delivery, build the capacity of staff and retailers, and develop feedback and monitoring systems that better track women’s access, repeat use, satisfaction and decision-making outcomes.
Objective of the Assignment
The main objective of this assignment is to support iFarmer to operationalise gender equality and social inclusion within the iFarmer Centre model by developing practical tools, standards, training materials and feedback systems that make iFarmer services more accessible, relevant, trusted and useful for women farmers.
Educational Qualifications & Required Experience
- Master's degree in Gender Studies, Development Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Public Administration, Rural Development, or any other relevant discipline.
- At least 7–10 years of demonstrated experience in gender equality, women's empowerment, gender mainstreaming, gender analysis, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship development, and capacity building within development programs in Bangladesh.
- Proven ability to prepare high-quality technical manuals, training materials, SOPs, guidelines, and case studies.
- Demonstrated experience supporting inclusive business, private sector development, agricultural value chains, agribusinesses, or market systems development programs.
- Experience facilitating stakeholder consultations, validation workshops, co-creation sessions and capacity-building processes with private sector actors and field teams.
- Experience supporting women's economic empowerment, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship development, market access and business growth initiatives.
- Experience translating research, assessments, and gender analysis findings into practical business recommendations and implementation plans.
- Demonstrated experience in designing and facilitating training programs for farmers, field staff, service providers, and other stakeholders.
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