TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR INTERSECTIONAL EMPLOYMENT VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT (EVA)

Title of Consultancy

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SCI Contracting Office

Save the Children Somalia/land Country Office

Period of Consultancy

The duration of this assignment overall is 45 working days.

Consultant type required

Consultancy Firm

Responsibility for Logistics arrangements and Costs

Save the children will pay the consultant fee in a lump sum and will not reimburse any incurred costs during the assignment. The consultant will cover their own Logistical arrangements, costs; including food, accommodation, local transport and all cost associated with data collection work and whole activities.

Taxation Provisions

The consultancy firm shall be responsible for all taxes arising from the consultancy in line with the local Tax regulations applicable at the SCI contracting office.

Travel requirements

The consultancy firm will cover all travel costs (tickets) and arrange local travel to field sites.

Security requirements

The consultancy firm will comply with standard of Save the Children Security procedures, including the completion of SCI online security training (applicable to international consultants) prior to travel to Somalia. 

Professional quality and Expertise

The following are the minimum requirements for the Consultant Firm to be considered for carrying out the assignment.

·         Minimum 8 years leading complex, gender-sensitive and vulnerability assessments in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States (FCAS). Experience in Somalia or comparable Horn of Africa contexts strongly preferred.

·         Strong track record in gender–disability intersectional research, explicitly using a feminist analytical framework (evident in past reports).

·         Expertise in designing and leading safe, ethical qualitative research with women who have experienced GBV and persons with diverse disabilities.

·         Fluency in English (written and spoken).

·         Demonstrable, certified experience in ethical research with vulnerable populations, including survivor-centred approaches and PSEA.

KEY PROFESSIONAL STAFF REQUIREMENT

Description

Minimum Qualification and professional experience:

Technical Team Lead

·         Team Lead — qualifications as above, with proven women affairs/studies/GESI leadership.

·         Gender & GBV Specialist— a senior Somali national or international expert with deep expertise in gender analysis, GBV prevention/response, and women’s economic rights in the Somali context.

·         Disability Inclusion Specialist with demonstrated experience addressing the needs of women and girls with disabilities, including intellectual and psychosocial disabilities.

·         Quantitative Data Analyst skilled in disaggregating data by multiple axes and running intersectional analysis.

Application Procedure

·         Interested consultant (s) who meet the consultancy requirements are requested to submit their bid and each application package should include the above required minimum requirements.

Applications can be submitted by:

Protected Email box below

·         Email should be addressed to [email protected]

·         Should you need any clarifications please direct your queries to [email protected] and expect responses within maximum of two working days.

·         Note – this is a sealed bid email which will not be opened until the tender has closed. Therefore, do not send tender related questions to this email address as they will not be answered.

The subject of the email should be TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR INTERSECTIONAL EMPLOYMENT VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT

·         All attached documents should be clearly labelled so it is clear to understand what each file relates to.

·         Emails should not exceed 15mb – if the file sizes are large, please split the submission into two emails. 

·         Do not copy other SCI email addresses into the email when you submit it as this will invalidate your bid.

All applications MUST be submitted on or before the closing date below to be considered for the assignment. Only shortlisted Candidates will be contacted.

Closing date for Applications

Interested consultants shall submit their applications through the above procedures or before 14th August 2026, EAT at 11:59 PM.