Facilitator for ActionAid Participatory Action Research

This is a piece of participatory action research with young people and rural women to gather stories, evidence, analysis and perspectives of public policies and governance as they relate to rural livelihoods and addressing climate change and will contribute to ActionAid’s research and influencing focus in 2019.

You will have demonstrable expertise on women’s rights and experience in conducting participatory research and an interest in supporting sustainable livelihoods for women and young people in rural communities which also have a positive effect on climate change. You will be expected to cost the project and design methodology and tools for this participatory action research and provide support to each country remotely. You will be responsible for consolidating local country findings (from up to 10 countries) and observations into a cohesive report on key findings and implications for the different countries and run a webinar for the platform and partners to best understand what has emerged.

Extensive experience in managing and coordinating evaluation/research exercises is essential including with or through country-based partners and delivering agreed outputs on time and on budget. You will be able to write high quality, clear concise reports and have a passion for work that will make a difference to women’s lives.

We invite interested individuals, groups or research institutes to submit the following application documents:

· Copy of CV of the consultant(s) who will undertake the research and evaluation (maximum 4 sides of A4 each);

· A maximum 4 sides of A4 expression of interest

· A proposed activities schedule/work plan with time frame;

· Financial proposal detailing consultant(s)’ fees, data collection and administrative costs

· One recent example of piece of work.

· Contact details of two independent referees

Please send your applications to: Ruth Obwaya (Ruth.Obwaya@actionaid.org) by November 27^th We are aiming to select the consultant by 15^th December to start the contract end of January 2019.

For further information or questions about these ToR please contact: kate.carroll@actionaid.org or ruchi.tripathi@actionaid.org.

If you do not meet all the essential criteria, please don’t apply as we only invite candidates for an interview if they meet all of the essential criteria listed on the job description. In addition, your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria.

Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.

ActionAid is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community in particular women who are currently underrepresented in senior positions. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered.