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Development of policy brief document on women’s participation in emergencies in Mutare District

JOB DESCRIPTION

The organisation seeks the service of a consultant to conduct an assessment and produce a policy brief document/report for the purposes of engaging various stakeholders including government, local authorities and parliament. The policy brief should clearly identify the critical issues from the study findings, the challenges/gaps and key recommendations for each actor /duty bearer.

Objectives

• Conduct a gender analysis of women’s participation in Emergency Response interventions in Mutare – which should include legal and policy analysis, barriers and opportunities for women’s participation in Emergency response;
• Identify the different needs, vulnerabilities and coping-strategies of women and men, so that they can be more adequately addressed in response to the emergency situation;
• Document key lessons learned and strategies when gender differences have been properly understood and addressed;
• Develop a policy brief document for stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements of researchers:

• PhD or Master’s Degree; with international standing and familiarity with current trends in gender, socio- legal, humanitarian/emergencies context in Zimbabwe;
• Substantial research experience and publication track record ;
• Evidence of independent and innovative research experience and track record, including scholarly publications;
• Experience in gender, development; participatory research methodologies; policy engagement, or strong potential to perform in these areas ;
• Evidence of ability to work with teams ;
• Expertise and experience in innovation and research design in gender and service delivery issues;
• Incumbent must be available to conduct field work.

 

Job Summary

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Job Type

Contract

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Location

Mutare

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Category

Consultancy

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Closing Date

April 23, 2021