Consultant - State of the Girl in Nigeria at Girl Hub Nigeria

Girl Hub is a strategic collaboration between the Department for International Development (DFID) and the NIKE Foundation, designed to bring together the expertise of both organisation to transform the lives of adolescent girls. Our aim is to shift the social norms that hold girls back, and drive better investment that directly benefit girls.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Consultant - State of the Girl in Nigeria

Location: Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa

Introduction
In line with the global mission, Girl Hub Nigeria currently works with adolescent girl in Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa states to ensure that girls from Northern Nigeria (Arewa girls) are equipped to make positive choices about their future, and their families and communities support them to do so. Our activities to date have been designed to address the aim of transforming the lives of Northern Nigerian adolescent girls by repositioning them in society

Consultancy Purpose

• To programme effectively for girls and increase investments for girls, Girl Hub needs to understand the socio-economic, political and cultural situation of adolescent girls in Nigeria.
• It is in this regard that GHN is seeking the services of a consultant to undertake a thorough analysis of statistics on the state of the girl within the age range 10 to 14 and 15 to 19, at state level across Nigeria, and across the themes of education, health, safety and violence, economic empowerment and girl’s voice, rights and participation.
• Consultancy Objective
• To analyse available data relevant to girls across the themes of education, health, safety and violence, economic empowerment and girl’s voice, rights and participation, to help understand the state of girls across all 36 states of Nigeria, plus the Federal Capital Territory Abuja.
• Where applicable data comparing the situation girls and boys should also analysed
• To draw conclusions on geography, and theme within that geography, where the need for support to girls' development is higher/lower

Scope of Work

• To source and collate statistics on the state of the adolescent girl in Nigeria, including but not limited to data from DHS, World Bank and UN. GirlHub will provide guidance on a number of standard indicators to be explored, however the consultant will also be expected to provide guidance on and source additional indicators of importance for the regions and thematic areas of focus. Acceptable data sources and indicators will be agreed upon in an inception meeting.
• To analyse the data across the themes of education, health, safety and violence, economic empowerment and girl's voice, rights and participation
• Disaggregate indicators by age ranges (10 to 14 and15 to 19), state, and geopolitical zone
• Triangulate findings, by theme, with relevant data on existing programmes and services addressing girls' needs. This data will be provided by GirlHub.
• Draw conclusions on the relative state of the girl across geographies, and indicate where the need for development support to girls' is higher/lower

Required Qualifications

• Degree in statistics, demography, or related field.
• At least 10 years’ experience in statistical analysis especially as it relates to adolescent girls
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English required, including report development, writing and editing

Application Closing Date
2nd April, 2015

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to: [email protected] with "State of the Girl in Nigeria" on the subject line of the e-mail

Application Process
Please apply with a concept note outlining:

• A proposed methodology to meet the research objectives
• A preliminary workplan (reflecting your own availability)
• Budget detailing consultancy days and any travel costs

Please provide also a capacity statement highlighting your area of experience and expertise with particular focus on key criteria above.

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