Gender Expert

The duties and responsibilities of the Gender Expert Technical Advisor will be to:

· Support the CRD research team as technical advisor on the Gender and Childhood development components of the study. He/She will support the CRD team with expert-level technical knowledge and evidence-based input on social protection, SGBV, gender inequality and adolescent development.

· Provide technical input/support in the development of the research questions, proposed methodology, ethical considerations, and possible limitations and risk mitigation measures;

· Contribute to the development of data collection instruments in the context;

· Contribute to the quality control, review, and validation of project data/information collected;

· Participate in data analysis including the formulation of research findings and, importantly, operational recommendations both at programmatic and policy levels.

Based on the above expectations, the Gender Expert Technical Advisor is expected to support CRD with technical reflection, knowledge, and evidence-based input into:

· The project inception report;

· Data collection tools development;

· Training for the Workshop facilitators and data collectors;

· Data analysis/validation and findings formulation;

· Report writing (with a focus on policy-level recommendations).

Qualifications

· Masters’ Degree (or equivalent degree/experience) in Gender, Development Studies, Education, or a related field is mandatory;**

· Minimum 10 years of experience in research project and consultancies and in project with a strong gender component;**

· Previous experience working as a technical advisor for multilateral organizations (UN, international financial institutions…), donors and/or INGOs is required; **

· Expert knowledge of Lebanon and its social, political, and economic contexts is mandatory. Previous experience working in Lebanon is a must; **

· Demonstrated excellent analytical, writing and editing skills.**