National Consultant, Rapid Market Assessment for Girls’ Skills Development and Economic Empowerment in Katsina State

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Master`s degree in one of the following fields: An advanced university degree in economics, statistics, education, gender and development, or other fields.
  

Work Experience:

• Minimum eight years of experience in economics, labour market research, skills development, or girls’ and women’s economic empowerment programming
  
• Demonstrated experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research
  
• Experience working on adolescent and youth-related programming
  

Specifically, the consultancy will deliver practical, evidence-based recommendations to:

• Identify priority sectors and livelihood pathways that are accessible, safe, and socially acceptable for adolescent girls

• Align Skills4Girls training interventions with local labour market demand

• Address structural and gender-based barriers to girls’ participation in education, training, and employment

• Inform the design of context-sensitive and scalable interventions that strengthen employability, entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion