Summary
Date Posted: Friday, June 09 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Service or Assignment Description and Objective(s)
Interpeace aims to engage a consultant with extensive experience working on gender and peacebuilding in Northern Kenya to draft an intersectional gender analysis, covering the Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC) region, as well as Baringo, Elgeyo-Marakwet and Laikipia (FCDC+3). Through the study, Interpeace aims to develop a nuanced understanding of how gender differences intersect with other identity factors (including age, ethnic and religious background, social class, sexuality, disability, or marital status) to shape the drivers and impacts of conflicts, and resilience capacities that provide opportunities for transformational change. This is aimed at enabling Interpeace to strengthen and enhance gender-inclusive peacebuilding practices in its Kenya country programme.
More specifically, the report is expected to answer to the following research questions:
1. How do gender differences interact with other identity factors to shape drivers and impacts of violent conflict, and the ways in which different groups participate in conflict?
2. How do gender differences interact with other identity factors to shape resilience capacities and the ways in which different groups participate in peace processes?
3. How can peacebuilding efforts in the FCDC+3 region effectively address gendered drivers and impacts of conflict, and harness the potential of gendered sources of resilience?

Activities, Deliverables and Timeframe
The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Interpeace Kenya Senior Programme Manager, to deliver several research activities that will achieve these objectives. Provisional activities are outlined below, although these may be reviewed jointly by Interpeace and the consultant.

1. Production of research plan
Based on initial engagements with the Interpeace Kenya programme, the consultant will develop a research plan that will guide the subsequent research process. The research plan will outline methods used for data collection and data analysis, identify locations for data collection, and develop a timeline for the creation of the report. The research plan will also specify in more detail the components and structure of the report. Research questions may be reviewed jointly by Interpeace and the consultant.

2. Data collection
The consultant will conduct a desk review of existing literature and initiatives on gender and peacebuilding/conflict in the FCDC+3 area and the wider region to inform subsequent data collection. The consultant is further expected to conduct focus group discussions with community members and interviews with other key stakeholders (i.e. government officials, Interpeace project teams, civil society actors etc.) in Marsabit and, potentially, the North Rift and/or North-Eastern Kenya (Mandera or Wajir). Further interviews with key stakeholders will be conducted virtually and/or in Nairobi.

3. Analysis & report writing
Following data collection, the consultant will produce a draft report that should include information on the following areas:
• Background/overview of conflict context.
• Intersectional analysis of gendered drivers and impacts of conflicts.
• Intersectional analysis of gendered resilience capacities.
• Lessons learned, challenges and best practices for past/ongoing intervention.
• Recommendations for strengthening gender-inclusive peacebuilding.
The draft report will be shared with the Interpeace Kenya team for feedback, which will be incorporated by the consultant to produce a final report.
Deliverables Deadlines
The assignment is expected to begin on 1 July 2023 and is estimated to take the consultant approximately 12 days (flexible and to be negotiated). Final deliverables will need to be submitted by 30 September 2023.

Qualifications
The supplier, and the attached individuals delivering the work, are expected to have the following qualifications:
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in peacebuilding, and conflict management and prevention, with a focus on women, peace, and security and gender inclusive peacebuilding.
• Strong research and report writing skills with demonstrated track-record in drafting high-quality publications in English language.
• Demonstrated experience in programme development related to gender, conflict and peacebuilding.
• Strong contextual knowledge of conflict and socio-political dynamics in Northern Kenya.
• Willingness and ability to various locations in Northern Kenya.
• Knowledge of community languages of Northern Kenya is desirable.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Please submit a complete Expression of Interest to recruitment-eca@interpeace.org  with the subject line “Gender Analysis Kenya” by 19 June 2023 including:
• CVs of persons undertaking the work, including three references.
• Two writing samples of previous similar work.
• Technical and financial proposal (max. 2 pages), containing a proposed daily rate and total fee in USD (excluding travel-related costs during the assignment). The cost of preparing an application and negotiating a contract, including any related travel, is not reimbursable nor can it be included as a direct cost of the assignment.

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