Gender & Disability Inclusion Consultant / Lead Consultant

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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