Qualitative Specialist - Gender and Inclusive Development Analysis

at  Panagora Group

JOB DESCRIPTION

Panagora Group is a U.S. small business that provides technical and advisory services related to monitoring, evaluating, and learning USAID/Colombia’s strategy and activities. The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Short-Term Activity (MELSA) provides monitoring support services: designing and implementing performance and impact evaluations, as well as other studies and assessments, supporting their use and dissemination, and developing collaboration, learning, and adapting initiatives.
USAID/Colombia is preparing to develop a new Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) for FY 2026-2030. To inform the new CDCS, USAID/Colombia is conducting the following analysis. Responding to USAID gender requirements and in compliance with ADS 201.3.2.9 and ADS 205, USAID/Colombia will conduct a Gender and Inclusion Analysis to provide a framework and baseline for effective integration of gender and inclusion concerns in its activities and to inform the Mission’s decision-making related to these topics.
The Gender and Inclusive Development (GESI) Analysis aims to assess the barriers, gaps, disparities, issues, and constraints related to gender and other characteristics including ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, migration status, and age that may lead to marginalization in USAD/Colombia-targeted areas. The Analysis will address the intersectional relationship between gender and other critical social and demographic considerations such as ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, migration status, and age. The Analysis will identify challenges, successes, and potential for improving gender integration and inclusion in USAID/Colombia-targeted areas. It will prioritize and justify which barriers should be addressed by the Mission. It will include recommendations on how USAID/Colombia can achieve greater gender and social integration through its CDCS and activities.
The consultant assuming the role of Qualitative Specialist must have extensive experience developing qualitative methods for applied research in international development. This implies a thorough knowledge of standards for managing the quality of qualitative data for studies that will serve as the basis for informed decision-making, particularly on gender issues. This position requires skills in developing a methodological design based on reviewing secondary sources and analyzing semi-structured interviews.

REQUIREMENTS

• Professional degree in social sciences or related fields.
• At least five (5) years of relevant experience conducting qualitative research, including focus groups, workshop facilitation, and literature analysis.
• Experience in designing and implementing qualitative data collection tools, including the ability to develop a codebook and work with software such as Nvivo.
• Ability to conduct interviews and focus groups with diverse stakeholders, including civil society organizations, public sector actors, and private sector actors.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in written and spoken English.
  Note: all deliverables must adhere to Panagora’s and USAID’s format and style guides.
  If you are interested in this position, it is mandatory that you upload your labor certificates and proof of education in the Attachment Information. Only candidates who have attached these documents will be reviewed.
  No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted. Only applicants who include the required application components will be considered.

Panagora Group is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

• Note: Panagora does not offer visa sponsorship at this time.

• Support the Team Leader with the research design, including developing data collection methods for qualitative information and methods for literature reviews.
• Design qualitative instruments for data collection.
• Develop a codebook for the coding process and other necessary tools to analyze documents and interviews.
• Ensure the quality of qualitative data collection.
• Conduct the application of qualitative instruments in the field when necessary.
• Support the coding process, from training the coding team to developing the analysis plan for generating outputs (reports and qualitative visualizations) to analyze the information.
• Assist in the qualitative data analysis for the final research report.Support the Team Leader in preparing reports and presentations for USAID/Colombia.