Key Responsibilities
The successful consultant will be responsible for:
Conducting a comprehensive gender analysis of the aquaculture value chain.
Assessing the status and participation of young women in the aquaculture sector.
Assessing the experiences and participation of young women and persons with disabilities.
Identifying barriers and opportunities affecting women's participation, employment, leadership and entrepreneurship.
Conducting a disability inclusion assessment across the aquaculture value chain.
Assessing the capacity and readiness of implementing partners to deliver gender-responsive and disability-inclusive programming.
Assessing safeguarding risks affecting women, girls and persons with disabilities.
Mapping relevant actors, services and opportunities supporting gender equality and disability inclusion.
Identifying opportunities for inclusive employment, enterprise development, leadership and market participation.
Conducting stakeholder consultations with program partners, communities, young people, women-led enterprises, producer organizations, disability organizations, government institutions and other relevant stakeholders.
Developing evidence-based recommendations to strengthen gender and disability inclusion throughout SAWA program implementation.
Strategies to Be Developed
The consultant will develop three key strategies:
Young Women Engagement Strategy
Young women segmentation
Engagement and community mobilization approaches
Behaviour change strategies
Leadership development
Economic empowerment and enterprise development pathways
Mentorship and peer networks
Digital engagement
Retention and participation approaches
Communications and monitoring framework
SAWA Gender Strategy
Gender vision and strategic objectives
Gender mainstreaming framework
Gender action plan
Institutional strengthening
Gender-responsive budgeting
Women's leadership framework
Gender-responsive value-chain interventions
GBV and SEAH prevention and response
Monitoring indicators and results framework
Capacity building and accountability mechanisms
SAWA Disability Inclusion Strategy
Disability inclusion vision and strategic objectives
Inclusive programming framework
Accessibility standards
Reasonable accommodation framework
Inclusive employment and enterprise approaches
Partnership framework with Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs)
Disability-inclusive communications
Inclusive monitoring system
Capacity building, budgeting and accountability mechanisms
Methodology
The consultant is expected to use a participatory mixed-methods approach, including:
Literature and document review
Key Informant Interviews (KIIs)
Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)
Community consultations
Stakeholder workshops
Institutional assessments
Accessibility audits
Observation
Validation workshop
The approach must ensure meaningful and accessible participation of women, youth and persons with disabilities, including reasonable accommodations where required.
Key Deliverables
The consultant will be expected to deliver:
Inception Report.
Assessment methodology and data collection tools.
Stakeholder Consultation Report.
Draft Gender and Disability Inclusion Assessment Report.
Validation Workshop Report.
Final Gender and Disability Inclusion Assessment Report.
Young Women Engagement Strategy.
SAWA Gender Strategy.
SAWA Disability Inclusion Strategy.
PowerPoint presentation summarizing key findings and recommendations.
Implementation Roadmap and Action Plan covering up to five years, including prioritized actions and monitoring indicators.
Required Qualifications & Experience
The ideal consultant should have:
An advanced degree in Gender Studies, Disability Studies, Social Development, Development Studies, Public Policy, International Development, or a related field.
At least 10 years of professional experience in gender equality, disability inclusion and social inclusion programming.
Demonstrated experience conducting gender analyses and disability inclusion assessments.
Proven experience developing gender and disability inclusion strategies, particularly for donor-funded programs.
Experience working with Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs).
Strong knowledge of aquaculture, agriculture or rural livelihoods is highly desirable.
Excellent qualitative and quantitative research skills.
Strong facilitation, analytical and report-writing skills.
Experience leading stakeholder consultations and participatory research processes.
Reporting Line
The consultant will report directly to the Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion (GYSI) Manager of Agri-Impact Limited and will work closely with the SAWA Program Team. Assignment Timeline
The consultancy is expected to be completed within 55–60 working days.
Indicative timeline:
Inception – 5 days
Desk Review – 5 days
Field Consultations – 20 days
Data Analysis – 10 days
Draft Report & Strategies – 10 days
Validation & Finalization – 5 days
Location
: Ghana
Salary
: Attractive
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