Gender in Agricultural Extension Consultant

Capijob; Bretagne; À distance; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

A leading international development organization is seeking an experienced gender consultant to conduct a gender and social inclusion analysis of agricultural extension services in rural Senegal. This role requires a master's degree and extensive experience in gender analyses related to agricultural value chains. The consultant will examine barriers faced by women and youth, conduct interviews, and provide recommendations. Fluency in English and French is necessary for this position.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience in gender analysis related to agricultural value chains.
• Knowledge of youth inclusion in agricultural development.
• Experience analyzing qualitative data.

Responsabilités

• Conduct a gender and social inclusion analysis of agricultural extension services.
• Identify and contact EAS stakeholders for interviews.
• Write a report on findings and recommendations.

Connaissances

Knowledge of gender analysis

Experience in agricultural extension

Fluency in English

Fluency in French

Formation

Master’s degree in gender studies or related field

Description du poste

Overview

Background
The Enabling Farmers for Agricultural Transformation (EFAT) Project, led by Winrock International and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), strengthens agricultural extension and advisory services and systems (EAS) as a pathway to boosting agricultural productivity among smallholder farmers and helping them diversify their livelihoods and strengthen their resilience in the face of adverse climate conditions. EFAT will catalyze and support pilot EAS delivery models in Senegal to learn how to organize and incentivize public, private, and civil society organizations to effectively work together to provide inclusive, demand-driven advisory and complementary services to smallholder farmers, particularly women and youth. Each proposed model will be led, respectively, by public extension services, a private firm or a civil society organization (citizen working group, producer organization) in partnership with several public or private advisory and complementary service providers. To start-up activities on the ground in Senegal and refine the design of the EAS delivery models, EFAT will conduct a series of consultations and assessments with local stakeholders, EAS and complementary service providers, producers and other value chain actors. We are looking for an experienced local gender consultant to conduct a gender and social inclusion analysis of agricultural extension and advisory service provision in Senegal and a barrier analysis to identify constraints women and youth are likely to face in adopting new climate-smart agricultural technologies. This consultancy requires field work in rural parts of Senegal.

Purpose of assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to start up EFAT activities in Senegal by identifying priority agricultural value chains, available technologies/practices, target locations for pilot activities and implementing partners. The gender consultant will take part in three activities: 1) a gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) analysis of extension and advisory services in Senegal to identify approaches used by extension, advisory and complementary service providers to improve access by women and youth producers to new agricultural technologies, information and knowledge and the success of these approaches; 2) a landscape analysis in selected locations to identify EAS and complementary service providers, on-going EAS activities, projects/programs and other agricultural actors and stakeholders; and 3) a barrier analysis to assess farmer demand for priority technologies, complementary services, information, and support needed to enhance adoption and constraints to adoption. The consultant will undertake the first activity on his/her own and will join a team of 3 other consultants to carry out the landscape and barrier analysis.

Scope of work

The consultant will work on his/her own and with other team members to carry out the following activities:

• Conduct a gender equality and social inclusion analysis of agricultural extension and advisory service provision and complementary service provision in Senegal based on existing literature
• Identify and contact EAS stakeholders and complementary service providers for key informant interviews including USAID Senegal, public sector extension agencies (ANCAR, SRDRs), producer organizations, donor-funded agricultural projects, agrodealers, seed suppliers, suppliers of agricultural machinery (e.g. irrigation), climate information services, financial services
• Develop interview guides for key informant interviews
• Conduct interviews with key informants from 10-15 organizations in different categories (public extension, private EAS providers, input suppliers, financial services, producer organizations, donor funded projects, climate information services etc.)
• Write a report (20-30 pages) on the desk review findings and key informant interviews with recommendations for improving women’s and youth access to advisory and complementary services
• Together with other team members, identify existing tools and contribute to the development/adaptation of tools for conducting landscape analysis and barrier analysis
• Conduct fieldwork in 4-5 locations (exact number determined with stakeholders) for landscape analysis and barrier analysis with emphasis on constraints faced by women and youth
• Participate in analyzing data from the landscape and barrier analyses and prepare a report on the fieldwork
• Contribute to preparing a report on fieldwork

Activity

• Number of days: 1

Target

Orientation meetings: Project Director, EFAT team

GESI analysis

Conduct a gender equality and social inclusion analysis of agricultural extension and advisory service provision and complementary service provision in Senegal based on existing literature

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• Identify and contact key EAS providers and complementary service providers for interviews and develop interview guides
• USAID Senegal, public sector extension agencies (ANCAR, SRDRs), producer organizations, donor-funded agricultural projects, agrodealers, seed suppliers, suppliers of agricultural machinery (e.g. irrigation), climate information services, financial services
• Conduct interviews with 10-15 organizations in different categories
• Deliver a report with findings and recommendations

Private EAS providers

Input suppliers

Financial services

• Climate information services

Donor funded projects

Deliver a 20-30 page report with recommendations for improving women’s and youth access to advisory and complementary services

Landscape and barrier analysis

Identify tools and contribute to development/adaptation of tools for landscape and barrier analyses with emphasis on inclusion of women and youth. Conduct fieldwork in 4 locations (10 days total) and analyze data with team.

Deliverables

• List of EAS and complementary service providers to be interviewed
• Interview guides for key informant interviews
• Notes from key informant interviews
• Report (20-30 pages) with findings and recommendations
• Tools (guide questions) for landscape and barrier analyses
• Draft and final report on the EAS landscape and barrier analysis in 4 target areas

Experience and qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in gender studies, agricultural extension, agricultural economics, rural sociology, rural development or related field
• At least 8 years’ experience conducting gender analyses related to agricultural value chains in rural Africa, including Senegal
• Knowledge of youth inclusion in agricultural development
• At least 5 years experience conducting desk reviews on agricultural topics
• At least 5 years experience analyzing qualitative data
• Fluency in English and French with excellent writing in both
• Experience with public-private partnerships, public sector agriculture agencies, research institutions, and civil society

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