National Consultant: Gender, Economy, and Value Chain Analysis, NOB level

The National Consultant will support the assessment of women's economic potential and investment opportunities in Sudan by conducting gender-responsive value chain analyses, market mapping, and economic quantification under the supervision of the International Lead Consultant and UNFPA GBV Team Lead. The role involves field data collection, stakeholder coordination, and contributing to evidence-based policy and investment recommendations for women's economic recovery.

Responsibilities

• Support quantification of women’s contribution to local and national economies in target states.
• Carry out market mapping and gender-responsive value chain analyses for high-potential sectors.
• Support formulating evidence-based recovery financing recommendations and developing a pipeline of investment-ready opportunities.
• Support the design of the assessment methodology with qualitative and substantial inputs about women and economy in Sudan.
• Implement the assessment’s overall methodology.
• Evaluate the role of young women and youth-led enterprises in the economy and identify opportunities to harness the demographic dividend.
• Provide local inputs and context-specific adaptations to the overall assessment methodology combining quantitative economic analysis, qualitative community insights, and market mapping.
• Assist in reviewing, field-testing, and contextualizing data collection tools and analytical frameworks.
• Conduct field-level mapping of women-led productive sectors and collect primary data on prioritized high-potential value chains.
• Gather ground-level data on local structural, social, financial, and logistical barriers limiting women's economic activity.
• Lead field-level stakeholder engagement across target states with local government bodies, Advisory Office for Women and Children, IOM/DTM field units, local business networks, financial institutions, and community leadership.
• Organize and coordinate structured qualitative field interviews, key informant discussions, and focus group sessions with women entrepreneurs and community actors.
• Compile, clean, and synthesize field data, qualitative transcripts, and state-level profiles into structured field progress reports.
• Provide ground-level data inputs and local context validation to support formulation of the Women's Economic Recovery Index, Women's Recovery Investment Atlas, and investment pipeline.
• Organize and co-facilitate local stakeholder validation workshops in Sudan and assist in reviewing localized documentation.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Economics, Development Economics, Agricultural Economics, Gender and Development, Business Administration, Public Policy, International Development, or another closely related field.
• A PhD in a relevant field will be considered an advantage.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of progressive experience in economic research, market systems development, value chain analysis, or women's economic empowerment in Sudan.
• Proven expertise in conducting gender-responsive market and value chain analyses, including identifying barriers, growth opportunities, and investment potential for women-led enterprises.
• Proven track record in research design, field data collection, and collaborative work with UN institutions, government ministries, and national stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of post-conflict recovery dynamics and women’s economic empowerment frameworks.
• Strong understanding of ethics of data collection and working with vulnerable groups.
• Strong knowledge of Sudan’s economic context, including informal economies, agriculture, livestock, food processing, manufacturing, care work, green economy, renewable energy, digital economy, circular economy, and women-led micro, small, and medium enterprises.
• Excellent analytical, drafting, facilitation and communication skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of international gender equality and human rights standards.
• Written and verbal communication skills in both Arabic and English, both at professional level.
• Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality outputs within agreed timelines.
• Commitment to gender equality, inclusion, confidentiality, ethical research, and conflict-sensitive approaches.

Skills

• Economic Research
• Market Systems Development
• Value Chain Analysis
• Gender-Responsive Analysis
• Women's Economic Empowerment
• Research Design
• Field Data Collection
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Post Conflict Recovery
• Data Ethics
• Agricultural Economics
• Informal Economy Understanding
• Green Economy
• Digital Economy
• Circular Economy Principles
• Micro Small Medium Enterprises
• Analytical Skills
• Drafting Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• International Human Rights Standards
• Bilingual Communication
• Conflict-Sensitive Approaches
• International Gender Standards
• Knowledge of Sudan Economic Context

Languages

Arabic, English