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🌟National Consultant: Philippines based Quantitative Specialist 👩🏾‍🔬📱👩🏻‍💻 🌟

Ladysmith seeks a Philippines-based national consultant to partner with on a comprehensive analysis of the economic drivers of adolescent pregnancy and child, early, and forced marriage and unions (CEFMU) in the Philippines, with the goal of enhancing the design and implementation of social protection programs to more effectively address these challenges. This study is led the brilliant Maria Klara Kuss and Erin Fletcher 💡🤓

The consultant should be based in the Philippines and have strong technical skills in micro-simulation and cost-benefit analysis, be proficient in English and Tagalog, and available through June 2026 for remote and in-person activities. The expected number of days for this assignment is 28 working days. 

The consultant will deliver on the following two activities, in conjunction with the Ladysmith team:

1. A microsimulation and cost-benefit estimation will be conducted to forecast the impacts and fiscal requirements of these proposed interventions under distinct policy environments, enabling policymakers to make informed decisions based on projected effectiveness and budgetary feasibility. 

2. Validation workshops, capacity-building training for national staff, and high-level engagements to secure government buy-in, translate evidence into tangible policy and programmatic action, raise awareness, and support strategic dissemination of findings.

For full details, please refer to the Terms of Reference (ToR) attached to this call.

📩 To apply and for more details, please click on Apply. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. 
Expected starting date is early January 2026.

✨We appreciate your time and effort in submitting your application.

 WHO WE ARE: .
 “Remaking the world with and for girls” Purposeful is a movement-building hub for adolescent girls and young feminists. We resource their resistance, accompany journeys of political education, build solidarity between and across movements, amplify their voices, catalyse collaborative philanthropy and support innovation in grassroots programming with and for girls and young feminists. 


 CONTEXT OF THIS ROLE: 

At Purposeful, learning is a political responsibility. We are reclaiming and organising our many ways of knowing, meeting stories with data, and building a robust case for this work. We are bridging traditional logical frameworks with feminist learning principles and creating space for their co-existence. 

The Senior Learning and Insights Manager will play a critical role-- contributing to a bold learning and insights strategy aligned with Purposeful’s vision, mission, and growth, leading the design of data collection systems, contributing to data collection efforts, from surveys to storytelling, closing feedback loops and crafting knowledge products, intended to inform, influence and amplify. They will bring technical expertise across a range of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, they will come with curiosity and a willingness to share. The Learning and Insights Manager will work closely with the Learning and Insights Lead and across all Purposeful teams, particularly Grant-making, Communications and Resource Mobilisation. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join Purposeful at a time when we are launching a new strategy and consolidating everything we’ve learned about our learning and insights approach over the last seven years 

 PERSON SPECIFICATION  
● At least five to seven years of experience in MEL or research, including experience working with philanthropic funds, feminist organisations or social justice movements. ● Demonstrated experience designing and implementing learning frameworks and systems across multiple projects or funds. 
● In-depth understanding of feminist issues, movement building, social justice and/or girls’ rights, or another thematic area, such as humanitarian aid or climate change, and how it relates to girls and young feminists. 
● Experience in qualitative and quantitative research. 
● The capacity to analyse, critique and identify themes and insights. 
● Experience of Salesforce or another database or information management system. 
● Proven experience facilitating cross team learning and influencing senior colleagues to act on evidence and insights. ● Excellent writing skills, with demonstrable experience of tailoring knowledge products for different audiences. 
● Data visualisation skills are desirable. 
● Strong attention to detail, organisational skills and ability to multi-task. 
● Strong (in-person and virtual) workshop development and facilitation skills. 
● Strong project management skills. 
● Confidence to work both independently and collaboratively. 
● Fluency or high proficiency in a second language, preferably Arabic (spoken and written) 
● Willingness to travel, approximately four to six weeks per year 

Job description

Médecins Sans Frontières, founded in 1971, is an international medical humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from health care. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of medical professionals, logistics, administrative and various other professions, all guided by our medical ethics and our principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality.

MSF WaCA, created in 2019, is the first MSF headquarters in Africa, and responds to the desire to reinvent the MSF movement after 50 years of humanitarian actions in the world, for more access to care, more reactivity and proactivity for greater medical coverage of affected populations in the world.

Main responsibilities

•          Develop and implement sensitization and training strategies and tools to prevent and detect abuse, neglect, and inappropriate behavior, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

•          Contribute to the development of a comprehensive prevention and detection strategy.

•          Design, develop, and adapt training (both in-person and online) and other prevention tools, such as:

•          Strengthen collaboration with key stakeholders at the field level (e.g., Ministries of Health, healthcare providers, community leaders, staff representatives) to detect cases, enhance protection measures, and ensure that reporting mechanisms are well understood.

•         Design prevention and communication materials (e.g., posters, flyers).

•          Ensure that training and communication materials are inclusive and accessible, considering language, literacy, and disability inclusion across diverse field contexts.

•          Support management in confidentially gathering staff and partner concerns and assist in developing risk assessments when appropriate.

•          Ensure the rollout and briefing of the Code of Conduct during staff onboarding.

•          Establish an annual calendar of awareness-raising sessions led by behavior promoters and ensure it is validated by the hierarchical line.

•          Oversee the periodic review of training content and methodologies based on lessons learned and feedback.

•          Collect data on the progress and challenges of planned activities, assess results against set objectives, and propose improvements.

•          Contribute to organization-wide prevention efforts through the Prevention Taskforce.

•          Participate in the analysis and drafting of Plans of Action (PoAs) and contribute to the PSI Unit’s annual report.

 

•          University degree in Social Sciences (Sociology, Psychology, Public Administration, or any related field)

•          Desired three (3) years’ experience in safeguarding/protection and DEI field of work 

•          Required three (3) years’ experience in designing and delivering training. and awareness session.

•          Recognised experience in humanitarian sector

•          Experience in the design of educational and adult training tools

•          Coordination of prevention activities

•          Prefered working experience in developing countries
•          Working proficiency in English and French (Mandatory)

Girl Effect is an international non-profit that builds media that girls want, trust and need.

From chat-bots to chat-shows and TV dramas to tech, our content is reaching millions of girls in Africa and Asia to make choices and changes in their lives. Igniting their confidence to act differently at a time that can define their future.

We create safe spaces for girls, sharing facts, and answering questions about health, nutrition, education, relationships and so much more. And we use innovative technology so we can reach girls at scale. We arm girls with the skills to negotiate and redefine what they are told is possible, so every girl can choose to be in control of her body, her health, her learning and livelihood.

O Governo de Moçambique, representado pelo Ministério das Obras Públicas, Habitação e Recursos Hídricos (MOPHRH) recebeu um financiamento do Banco Mundial para o Projecto de Desenvolvimento Urbano do Norte de Moçambique (PDUNM) cujo objectivo estratégico é “melhorar o acesso à infra-estruturas e as condições de vida em cidades seleccionadas na região Norte de Moçambique”.

Esta actividade é parte integrante da componente 4 que está sendo implementada pelo Fundo para o Fomento de Habitação, FP (FFH, FP), e por isso pretende-se aplicar parte dos fundos na contratação de um(a) Especialista em Violência Baseada no Género (VBG).

Este especialista será responsável pela:

a). Identificação dos riscos de VBG e de EAS/AS, conforme necessário;

b). Implementação de atividades de prevenção, mitigação e resposta a riscos:

c). Monitoria e apresentação de relatórios.

Os Termos de Referência (TdR) detalhados para os serviços poderão ser solicitados por e-mail no endereço abaixo indicado.

Os critérios para a avaliação das manifestações de interesse são:

a). Titular do grau de licenciado/a em género, ciências sociais, direito, direitos humanos, gestão de projetos, ou qualquer outra disciplina análoga;

b). Pelo menos oito (8) anos de experiência profissional global;

c). Pelo menos cinco (5) anos de experiência na supervisão da implementação de atividades de prevenção e resposta a VBG; a experiência na prevenção e resposta à EAS/AS ligadas a implementação de projectos será uma mais-valia;

d). Um mínimo de cinco (5) anos de experiência na realização de campanhas de sensibilização sobre os direitos das mulheres, igualdade de género, VBG será uma mais-valia;

e). Excelente conhecimento dos princípios orientadores e éticos que regem o trabalho com sobreviventes de VBG com uma abordagem centrada no sobrevivente e boas práticas na implementação de atividades de prevenção e resposta a EAS/AS;

f). O bom conhecimento das políticas do quadro ambiental e social do Banco Mundial, incluindo a abordagem do Banco à gestão de riscos EAS/AS, constituirá uma mais-valia;

g). A experiência de trabalho no domínio da proteção das crianças e os conhecimentos sobre a prevenção da exploração, abuso e assédio sexual de crianças seriam considerados uma mais-valia;

h). Um excelente domínio de Português. O conhecimento das línguas inglesa e macua constitui uma mais-valia

 About Plan International UK
Plan International strives to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we're tackling the root causes of gender inequality and child poverty. We've been building powerful partnerships for over 80 years, and we're now active in more than 70 countries.

 Scope of work
The consultant will undertake a desk-based review and analysis and use this to create a clear and concise report for influencing the UK Government

1 . The review will draw primarily on Countdown 2030 Europe research
2 supplemented with a targeted review of additional sources and case studies alongside 3-4 key informant interviews as needed.

The outputs should:
• Summarise key SRHR financing mechanisms, including innovative financing models: 

 • Analyse the UK Government’s current and potential engagement with each mechanism. 
• Include 2-3 short case studies of successful examples and good practice by other donor governments of SRHR innovative financing and how these could be replicated by the UK Government and innovative finaincing by the UK Government in other areas eg Education or Climate. 
• Highlight implications for global equity, particularly with respect to shifting power from high-income to low- and middle-income countries and local actors. 

• Provide an anti-racist and decolonial critique of the mechanisms, including assessment of governance structures and accountability and recommendations for the UK Government based on these.
• Produce high-level, actionable recommendations for the UK Government

 Deliverable outputs
• Concise Report: Synthesis of Countdown 2030 Europe research and additional desk-based research, contextualised for the UK Government and a set of clear recommendations for the UK Government (approx. 10–12 pages).
Outputs: 

 • Presentation/Discussion (internal only

 Profile of consultant
• Strong knowledge of SRHR financing mechanisms and innovative financing in international development. 
• Demonstrated ability to apply intersectional feminist, anti-racist, and decolonial analysis. 
• Experience producing high-quality policy reports and briefings targeted at government and parliamentary audiences. • Excellent analytical, research, and writing skills. 
 • Strategic understanding of UK government policy processes and advocacy opportunities. 
• Ability to understand our business and requirements. 
• Able to demonstrate alignment with Plan’s values and to Feminist Leadership. Principles and uphold these in the way you work. • Able to demonstrate value for money.