Wednesday, June 12, 2013

QED Group Gender Specialist Job in Kenya

Gender Specialist – Evaluation Services & Program Support for USAID / Kenya & USAID / East Africa

Description:

The QED Group, LLC is a full-service international development firm that provides practical solutions to social problems through sound analysis, proven management techniques, and creative implementation.  
We focus our efforts on two core practice areas: Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Management. 
We work with U.S. agencies and overseas governments, international donors, private-sector clients, and PVOs/NGOs in more than 80 countries around the world. 
Key clients include USAID, the U.S. Department of State, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

QED is seeking a Gender Specialist for anticipated work on the five–year Evaluation Services & Program Support for USAID/Kenya & USAID/East Africa.  
The goal of this five-year contract is to support USAID/East Africa Regional Health and HIV/AIDS (RHH) Office and USAID/Kenya’s Office of Population and Health (OPH) in making informed program management decisions, as well as to provide substantive support with qualitative, quantitative, and analytical information to assist in continually assessing and evaluating project portfolios.  
Evaluations performed under this project will contribute to the re-design of new, evidence-based follow-on activities and programs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Gender Specialist will support USAID’s efforts to operationalize gender equality and female empowerment throughout its programming, monitoring and evaluation activities:
  • Provide guidance on the use of performance indicators and evaluations to reflect progress toward gender equality outcomes and impacts throughout the life of the project;
  • Assist in the design of gender analyses to assess gaps between men and women in Jordan, provide recommendations on empowering leadership and expertise of women and girls, and devise strategies for meeting their needs;
  • Ensure identified indicators incorporate consideration of gender sensitivities, geographic focus, population segmentation, and similar cross‐cutting strategic issues of importance to USAID/East Africa;
  • Establish gender‐disaggregated information requirements for data collection activities and reports; and highlight gender-based constraints and issues in connection with all assessments, surveys, studies, etc.
Key Qualifications:
  • Kenyan citizenship required;
  • At least 5 years of experience working on gender equality in the international development context, including incorporating gender concerns in the design and implementation of USAID evaluations;
  • Experience with USAID-funded programs and familiarity with USAID regulations;
  • Bachelor’s degree in International Development, or related field;
  • Fluency in English required.
Application Process:

To apply to this position please navigate to the following link http://qed.devhire.devex.com/jobs/327831 and follow the application instructions below.

1. Submit your current resume and cover letter.
 
2. Complete and submit the attached 1420 biodata sheet.
 
3. Complete and submit the attached Voluntary Self-ID Form.

Applications submitted by other means will not be considered. Please note only finalists will be contacted. 
No phone calls please.

Accessibility Notice:  If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to: Recruitment@QEDGroupLLC.com. 

Reasonable accommodation requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The QED Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 
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