Skills4Girls baseline assessment consultant (Nationals only), Ethiopia, Remote + travel, 594234

Conducts a baseline assessment for Skills4Girls in Ethiopia to establish initial KPI values and inform evidence-based planning. The assignment measures girls' agency, digital skills, school retention, gender attitudes and social norms for future monitoring.

• Establish baseline values for Skills4Girls key performance indicators
• Measure girls' agency, digital literacy, school participation and retention, gender attitudes and social norms
• Support realistic target setting and evidence-based work planning at regional, woreda and school levels
• Link outputs, intermediate outcomes and higher-level results for performance monitoring
• Identify implementation gaps and learning opportunities to inform programme planning
• Develop methodology, workplan, sampling strategy and data collection approach for the assessment
• Produce assessment outputs that support contextualized planning, implementation, management and decision-making

• Master's degree in gender studies, education, social sciences, development studies, statistics, public health, monitoring and evaluation or a related field
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience conducting research, assessments or evaluations related to education, gender equality, adolescent programming, child protection or related areas
• Proven experience developing results frameworks for gender and adolescent girls' programmes
• Strong understanding of adolescent girls' empowerment and gender issues in Ethiopia
• Excellent report writing and analytical skills
• Proven experience in mixed-methods research and data analysis
• Proficiency in English and Amharic is required

• Home-based assignment with travel
• Assignment is open to Ethiopian nationals only
• Role is assessed as elevated risk for child safeguarding and may require additional vetting