Knowledge & Learning Mobilisation Consultant - Power to Girls, LEAP at World University Service of Canada

Through an analysis of secondary data sources, including project monitoring and evaluation reports, partner implementation reports, etc., and a select number of key informant interviews with relevant project staff, participants and other stakeholders, the Consultant will collate knowledge, learning, and evidence that relates to the following questions:

• What are the key components of the Power to Girls approach? How was the approach adapted to the LEAP context and why?
• What impact/change is evident as a result of the Power to Girls work led by LEAP:
  • At the level of girls themselves?
  • In schools?
  • In the community?
• What is the effect of girl-centered empowerment programming and holistic community engagement, either in combination or individually?
• Have there been any unintended outcomes as a result of the Power to Girls interventions, both positive and negative?
• What are the key drivers of success in relation to:
  • Increased voice, choice, and agency amongst girls themselves?
  • Changes in attitudes and behaviours within school environments?
  • Changes in attitudes and behaviours within communities?
• What challenges/barriers were encountered that affected the effectiveness of the model, and how were they overcome?
• How do girl-centred empowerment programming and holistic community engagement, either together or separately, impact the social acceptance of gender inequality and violence against women and girls?
• What, if any, indications of sustaining the impact of this work beyond the length of the project are evident? How could this be strengthened?

NB: Please note that this is an initial list of questions for this assignment and may be adjusted through co-creation in the inception of the consultancy.

Key Deliverables

• Kick-off meeting with WUSC team
• An inception report including work plan, methodology, and necessary research tools;
• Desk review of existing documentation and qualitative and quantitative data;
• Key informant interviews with project staff, participants, and other relevant stakeholders;
• Knowledge mobilisation strategy (co-designed with the LEAP team; see Annex A for a preliminary strategy);
• Draft knowledge products for review;
• Final designed knowledge products that are appropriate and align to the strategy (e.g. learning briefs, blogs, slide decks, etc.)

5. Required Experience and Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in social science, monitoring and evaluation, communication for impact, or related qualification from a recognized institution;
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience;
• Strong knowledge and experience in relation to learning and evaluation, preferably within education and, economic opportunities and empowerment programming;
• Strong analytical skills and an ability to synthesize data from a range of sources;
• Knowledge of the refugee context in Kenya, as well as girl’s education interventions;
• Excellent qualitative research and writing skills;
• Written and oral fluency in English;
• Experience in photography and/or graphic design is an asset.
• Kenya-based applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.