Responsibilities
Purpose of the Consultancy:
Overall objective
- The overall objective is to conduct a country level GEDSI analysis in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia to identify structural, social and behavioural factors that influence access to IT skills training and employment of young women and men with disabilities.
- The analysis should apply an intersectional lens, examining barriers and catalysts at individual, household, community, institutional and policy levels, and identify the behavioural drivers influencing participation of young women and men with disabilities in IT skills development and employment programs. The key behaviours that the program seeks to promote among young women and men with disabilities is that they should enrol into IT skills development programs, complete skills training and become active in the labour market, leading to a transition to jobs in IT and other sectors.
- Understanding the barriers that limit participation will enable the program to implement a gender and disability responsive program.
Specific Objectives
Carry out primary and secondary data collection and data analysis with a goal to:
- Identify root causes of inequalities that limit equitable participation of young women and men with diverse disabilities in digital skills training and employment.
- Examine how gendered and disability-related stigma influences the ability of women with disabilities to apply for, enrol in, complete IT training, and transition into employment (waged employment, self-employment and entrepreneurship).
- Identify strategies and support systems that best improve confidence and participation among young women and men with disabilities in the digital economy.
- Support the program in the development of a Gender and Disability Action Plan capturing specific recommendations and actions to be undertaken by the program for a gender and disability responsive intervention. The recommendations and actions should cover diverse project areas including but not limited to; participants mobilisation strategies, curriculum design, curriculum delivery, employment/business skills development, employer and employment service providers engagement, advocacy and project learning.
The GEDSI analysis will incorporate a focused behaviour analysis to understand the key factors that influence whether young women and men with disabilities apply for, enrol in and complete IT skills training, and pursue employment opportunities in IT and other sectors. The consultant will assess the motivations, norms, barriers and enabling conditions that shape these behaviours across the individual, household, community, institutional and national levels. This will help identify which behavioural drivers are most significant and actionable within the programme, ensuring that recommendations and the Gender and Disability Action Plan directly address both the structural and behavioural determinants affecting women’s participation.
Duration of Project
The consultancy will tentatively run between 8 April to 31st July 2026, with an expected 34 working days distributed over this period. The consultant will develop a detailed workplan at inception.
Skills and Experience
Consultant specifications
Minimal qualifications for a Lead Consultant/ Team Members
- Master’s degree in Gender Studies, Disability Studies, Development Studies, Public Policy, Education, or related fields or equivalent experience
- Demonstrated experience in conducting GESI/GEDSI Analysis and developing GESI/GEDSI strategies, action plans and monitoring frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience in social behaviour change programming. Specific experience in carrying out behaviour analysis in social inclusion programs is an added advantage.
- Familiarity with gender-, disability- and age- sensitive approaches in social inclusion
- Experience in youth empowerment, skills development, youth employment and entrepreneurship. Specific experiences in IT skills development and employment is an added advantage.
- Experience in conducting qualitative participatory research.
- Extensive experience in facilitating the sharing of project learning and knowledge and supporting people / projects to apply the learning
- Proven ability to produce high-quality analytical report and knowledge products.
- Strong ethical and safeguarding standards
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
- Availability within the specified period
- Knowledge of the national context in the selected country
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