
Research Consultants
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Nairobi | FULL_TIME | NGO
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Research Consultants Job. NGO Jobs In Kenya
(Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania)
Industry: Social Development,
Reporting to: Executive Director, Impact and Innovations Development Center [IIDC]
Job Location: Remote
Language: English
Salary: Competitive
Client Overview
The Eastern Africa Agency, Social and Gender Norms (EALC) is a network of practitioners, researchers, advocates, and evaluators that supports social and gender norms programming, informs policy, and influences development outcomes. The EALC mission is to strengthen the capacity of researchers and practitioners in Eastern Africa region and disciplines by building knowledge, generating evidence, and developing tools to apply effective, ethics-informed social norm theory, measurement, and practice at scale. In implementing its mission, the EALC envisions collaborative learning, partnership, and thought leadership on social norms to promote equity, social justice, health and well-being for communities around the world. EALC is a network of members comprising individuals and organizations with interest and work in areas of Agency, social and gender norms from the Eastern Africa countries. EALC is ran by a secretariat of 3 organizations comprising of CARE international in Uganda, Makerere School of Women and Gender Studies and coordinated by Impact and Innovations Development Centre(IIDC).
The three distinct organizations together implement all EALC project activities, bringing with them a myriad of experiences and audiences who collectively form the collaborative. The EALC projects focus on bridging the gap between research and practice by building a learning community on social norms and gender and recently the EALC also shifted to include a specific focus on the concept of agency and its intersections with social and gender norms
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About the Project
East Africa Social Norms and Agency Learning Collaborative (EALC) in collaboration with University of California San Diego (UCSD) has received funding from Wellspring Philanthropic Fund to conduct systematic evidence reviews to advance work related to children and girls, with a specific focus on identifying locally vetted evidence gaps and priority investment areas related to social norms, violence, prevention, and education in Eastern Africa.
Key Responsibilities
Stakeholder Engagement and Facilitation
- Engages effectively with local stakeholders to interpret and contextualize research findings, ensuring alignment with community needs.
- Facilitates sense-making workshops and/or collaborative discussions to refine understanding of research results and drive evidence-based decision-making.
- Communicates research insights in a clear and accessible manner, tailoring messages for diverse audiences, including policymakers, practitioners, and funders.
Project Management and Coordination
- Demonstrates strong organizational and time-management skills, ensuring the timely
- Completion of research tasks, reviews, and publications.
- Ability to work outside of standard hours and on flexible timeframes to ensure work is completed in collaboration with global team.
Communication and Knowledge Dissemination
- Experience developing high-quality, tailored materials including policy briefs, manuscripts, workshop presentations, etc.
- Demonstrated experience communicating complex research findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience working collaboratively to co-author manuscripts and publications, including working through the process of defining the purpose, target audience and selecting appropriate journals.
Corporate Competencies
- Demonstrates a strong commitment to EALC’s mission, vision, and values.
- Adheres strictly to corporate rules, regulations, and procedures, with a thorough understanding of the internal control framework and results-based management tools.
- Builds trust and confidence by ensuring consistency, transparency, and equity in interactions, fostering a culture of integrity and reliability.
- Takes ownership of decisions, demonstrating responsibility for their quality and impact while upholding professional and ethical standards.
- Demonstrates adaptability and respect for cultural, gender, religious, racial, national, and generational diversity, fostering inclusive collaboration
Expected Output
- Protocol for evidence review
- Completed evidence review data extraction spreadsheet
- Findings presentation and refinement
- Data analysis and visualization report
- Technical preparation package for sense-making workshop
- Final project report
- Joint product such as peer-reviewed publication or policy document
Timeframe
The consultancy is expected to take up to 50 working days distributed over 13 months, from April, 2025, to June 30, 2026. This work will be front-loaded, requiring an intensive commitment of 2–3 days per week for the first 3–4 months to establish foundational elements. Following this initial phase, the time commitment is expected to decrease to approximately 1–2 days per month for the remainder of the contract period.
Payment and Work Facilitation Terms
- Payments will be made based on the number of days pre-agreement and contracted for carrying out the activities and delivering the approved results/outputs. The gross daily rate shall be negotiated based on experience and expertise.
- Consultants are responsible for providing their computer, workspace, communication expenses, and any bother foreseeable costs, which should be accounted for within their daily rate and contractual agreement.
- As part of your proposal, please provide an indication of your daily rate, outlining relevant experience, expertise, and other cost considerations
Qualifications
- Demonstrates in-depth theoretical, conceptual and practical knowledge of violence against girls, social and gender norms, and girls' education, particularly their intersection with violence prevention and educational outcomes.
- Possesses a strong understanding of social norm-shifting interventions, evidence-based approaches, and programmatic best practices in violence prevention and education.
- Strong prior background leading, conducting, or participating in systematic reviews, scoping reviews, rapid evidence assessments, or meta-analyses I.
- Experience with quantitative and qualitative research synthesis methods, qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, and data analysis techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to identify potential weaknesses and biases within programmatic evaluation designs. Familiarity with risk of bias assessment tools (e.g., Cochrane Risk of BiasTool, GRADE, etc.) is preferred.
- Prior experience using analytical skills to synthesize complex evidence into actionable insights to inform policy, programming, and funding decisions and insights into areas for future research.
- Demonstrated ability to create clear, informative, summative tables, charts and visualizations using tools like Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, or statistical programs.
- Proficiency in screening, data extraction, and evidence appraisal using tools such as Covidence, EPPI-Reviewer, or NVivo is preferred
- Prior experience conducting participatory research with diverse stakeholders.
- Applies innovative and critical thinking in education programming, with a commitment to identifying and testing new approaches for improving outcomes for girls.
- Understands policy frameworks, advocacy strategies, and investment priorities related to social and gender norms, violence prevention, and education in East Africa.
Application Requirements
Cover Letter – A statement explaining why you are the most suitable candidate for the position, along with a financial proposal outlining your consultancy fees.
A brief proposed methodology (but more than 3 pages) of the evidence review
Availability – An indication of your availability for the assignment during the period of the project indicated.
Updated CV – A detailed resume highlighting your qualifications, competencies, and relevant experience in similar projects. The CV should also include the names and contact details of two professional referees who can validate your expertise, professionalism, and suitability for this assignment.
Samples of Related Work – Provide examples of previous work relevant to the consultancy (via email link or electronic copy)
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How to apply
If you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience; please Click here to Apply or before 30th April 2025 EAT.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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