Research Consultant

Summary

Join Equality Now and the SADC PF in combating child marriage in Southern Africa! We seek a consultant to author a policy brief analyzing emerging issues like poverty, climate change, and migration that fuel child marriage. The brief will examine child marriage legislation across SADC countries, focusing on protection and redress for survivors. The consultant will research regional trends, analyze legal frameworks, and provide concrete recommendations to governments. The two-month project involves developing an inception report, a draft policy brief, and a final policy brief incorporating feedback. The successful candidate will possess advanced degrees in relevant fields, significant experience in women's rights, and expertise in child marriage issues within the SADC region.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in law, human rights, and/or women’s rights
• A minimum of 5 years of experience working directly on women’s rights, preferably in the SADC region
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience on child marriage issues in the SADC region and of the SADC Model Law on Child Marriage
• Excellent writing and analytical skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and submit to Equality Now and SADC PF a concise inception report and plan that includes proposed methodology, layout, and division of topics for the policy brief
• Research on regional trends relating to the emerging factors perpetuating child marriage highlighted above, as well as analysis of the legislative frameworks addressing protection mechanisms for survivors of child marriage in the SADC region
• Develop a draft policy brief
• Finalise the policy brief based on feedback from Equality Now and SADC PF

Preferred Qualifications

Proficiency in English and knowledge of French and/or Portuguese

Benefits

• A total of 10 payable working days are allocated for completing the policy brief, with the schedule to be agreed upon by the Consultant, the SADC PF, and Equality Now
• The budget available for this consultancy is a total of USD 3000 at a daily rate of USD 300 per day; including withholding tax payable at the rate of 20% to the Kenya Revenue Authority