Closing date: 06 Oct 2016
Introduction
Adam Smith International is recruiting associate experts in women’s economic empowerment for a variety of worldwide assignments working with the Investment Climate, Skills and Urban Markets (ICSUM) team. The team is looking to build long-term relationships with both experienced, senior experts and exceptional mid-level consultants.
Associate experts receive the exclusive benefits of joining a limited number of expert consultants working closely with us on business development, project delivery and thought leadership. This core group of associates are first in line for opportunities with the ICSUM team, and are offered support in making the most of these opportunities through a dedicated relationship manager.
The team
As one of four teams comprising Adam Smith International’s Inclusive Economic Growth Practice, the newly-formed ICSUM team is responsible for delivering and growing a portfolio of high-quality programmes focusing on business environment reform; trade policy; investment attraction and facilitation; market-driven skills development and youth employment focussing on the most marginalised young people; and applying market systems thinking to a range of urban sectors - including waste management, micro retail, construction, water, and manufacturing.
Our Proposition
As an associate expert for the ICSUM team at ASI, we will offer you:
- Access to short term assignments appropriate to your level of experience and knowledge
- A dedicated relationship manager within the ICSUM team
- Opportunities to support business development initiatives
- Opportunities to pitch, and participate in, research and learning exercises
- Opportunities to provide technical mentorship to the team and our programmes, including input into trainings, contribution to webinars, knowledge sharing, and presentation of your research
The Selection criteria
Associate experts will have:
- A strong academic background in a relevant field from leading institutions
- Experience working in developing countries, for example on development programmes, with corporates, in academia or with development agencies or consultancies.
- Evidence of delivering technical excellence in relevant themes
- A strong network of contacts across relevant technical areas and geographies
For ICSUM associate experts in Women’s Economic Empowerment the following are required;
- Experience working on programmes which aim to increase economic opportunities/decent work/livelihoods of women and working-age adolescent girls
- Experience developing gender equality and social inclusion strategies for market systems development and/or private sector development programmes
- Experience in gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation (using qualitative and/or quantitative research methods)
The following are desirable:
- Experience designing social and cultural norm change/behaviour change interventions
- Experience engaging men and boys and other stakeholder groups in Women’s Economic Empowerment programming
- Experience in designing interventions that specifically address Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG)
- Experience in implementing interventions that address unpaid care and time poverty
- Experience shaping government policy to increase gender equality
- Experience interacting with the private sector on recruiting and retaining female employees, women’s employment rights, women in value chains, sexual harassment and other private-sector related issues.
Adam Smith International
Adam Smith International is a leading professional services business that delivers real impact, value and lasting change through projects supporting economic growth and government reform internationally. Our reputation as a global leader has been built on the positive results our projects have achieved in many of the world’s most challenging environments. More information is available at: http://www.adamsmithinternational.com/
How to apply:
To apply
Please provide the following information and attach to your CV before submitting a single document to our website http://bit.ly/2d2seZC:
- Home location and preferred working locations (if any)
- The type(s) of assignment you are interested in (short term, field-based, etc.)
- Availability over the next six months
- An indication of your daily fee rate (in GBP)
Applications close on the 6th October 2016.