TOR: To conduct Gender & Diversity Inclusion (GDI) Analysis in Moyale NEXUS project: Nutrition-Centric HDP Nexus Programming in Moyale (CORE)

Description of Programme Location and Context

SOS Children’s Village Arba Minch Programme is the newest program under SOS CV Ethiopia, established on August 19, 2025, to help realize the strategic objectives for 2030. We act for children as an independent, non-governmental social development organization. Currently, six projects are being implemented by the Programme Location (PL), categorized under three major areas: family and community strengthening and humanitarian action programs. The projects include Arba Minch FCS, under humanitarian projects, Moyale Triple Nexus, Yabello HRP, and Geze Gofa rehabilitation projects are actively implemented in the South Ethiopia Regional State and Oromia Regional State.

Rationale of the GDI the analysis

SOS Children`s Villages in Ethiopia has conducted Joint Context Assessment and Needs Analysis in Moyale Woreda from June to July 2025. This assessment revealed profound humanitarian, development, and peace gaps affecting children, youth, women, persons with disabilities, and displaced communities. Inclusive and sustainable planning remains elusive, as the voices of women, youth, and children are largely absent from decision-making processes. The organization implements child-focused programs aimed at improving the survival, development, protection, and participation of children, with particular attention to vulnerable and marginalized groups. Recognizing that children experience poverty, exclusion, and risk differently based on gender, age, disability, household status, and social norms, the organization is committed to integrating Gender & Diversity Inclusion (GDI) across its programming. This Analysis will include a dedicated GDI analysis to ensure that program design, implementation, and outcomes: The principles such as equitability, inclusiveness, do not reinforce existing gender or social inequalities contribute to positive and sustainable change for all children and caregivers. Hence, taking in consideration this Key GDI Dimensions: Access to services, resources, and opportunities; participation in program activities and decision-making, control over resources and decisions affecting children, child safeguarding, GBV risks, and do-no-harm considerations and Gender norms, caregiving roles, and intra-household dynamics, GDI analysis is very important to implement Gender sensitive and inclusive project.

Objectives of the GDI analysis:

Objectives

The objective of the assessment is to gather information on gender, diversity and inclusion (GDI) assessment. The study focuses on assessing underlying factors of inequalities with regards to gender, diversity and inclusion (women, girls, and people with disabilities (PWD). The analysis should provide quantitative and qualitative information on the actual GDI situation in Moyale district, Oromia. The GDI analysis will provide an understanding whether gender inequalities persist in Nutrition-Centric HDP Nexus Programming and its causes, how it intersects with other inequalities, how it impacts on human rights enjoyment and/or benefits produced by and access to development efforts as well as an understanding of partner governments’ commitment and capacity to work on GDI issues.

Specific Objectives

The purpose of the GDI analysis is to:

• To identify most causes of vulnerability and exclusion for most affected children, including social, cultural, institutional, economic, and environmental barriers that influence equitable participation and benefit sharing.
• To identify possible programmatic factors that could reduce, maintain, or exacerbate inequalities
• To assess gender and diversity related risk factors associated with program activities and delivery mechanisms that could reduce, maintain, or exacerbate inequalities
• To assess organizational systems, staff, tools, accountability mechanisms for integrating GDI across project cycles.
• To examine intra-household and community level power relations, decision-making process, and control over resources as they relate to program interventions.
• To identify gender roles, social, cultural, institutional, economic, and environmental enabling factors that influence the project outcomes, existing gender and diversity disparities in access to, participation in, and benefits from the project among women, men, girls, boys, and marginalized groups such as female-headed HHs, minority groups, and children with disabilities, affect children’s access to services, protection, and wellbeing
• Generate actionable recommendations to strengthen gender- and child-responsive programming

Project outcomes and outputs:

The project has the following goal, outcomes and outputs.

Goal/Impact: Improved Food and Nutrition Security of Conflict Vulnerable Populations in Moyale.

Outcomes and Outputs

Outcome 1: Inclusive and Sustainable Local Planning & Development

Objective: Establish functional, inclusive, and gender-responsive community structures that co-design, implements and monitor local development.

Output 1:1 Functional Local Development Associations Established in all of the 12 Kebeles.

Output 1:2 Functional, Inclusive, and Gender-Responsive Planning Systems, Resilience-Oriented Development Plans developed and aligned with Woreda to Region priorities

Output 1:3 Community Awareness, Engagement, and Accountability Mechanisms Institutionalized

Outcome 2: Strengthened Multisectoral Coordination & Governance

Objective: Improve Food Security and Nutrition Council (FSNC) functionality at Woreda and kebele levels.

Output 2:1 Functional, Well-Governed FSNC Coordination Platforms Established at Zone, Woreda and NC-HDP targeted Kebeles

Output 2:2 Strengthened FSNC Capacities for Nexus-Oriented Coordination and Decision-Making

Output 2:3 Sustainable FSNC Financing and Donor Coordination Secured

Outcome 3: Integrated Humanitarian Response for Nutrition, Health, Protection, Education, and WASH

Objective: Deliver timely, multi-sectoral humanitarian services while building resilience.

Output 3.1: Inclusive Humanitarian Targeting, Vulnerability Mapping, and Early Warning System Strengthened

Output 3.2: Local Systems and Workforce Capacities Enhanced for Humanitarian Response

Output 3.3: Prepositioned Humanitarian Commodities and Supply Chains Mapped Out

Output 3.4: Integrated Multi-Sector Humanitarian Services Delivered to Crisis-Affected Populations

Outcome 4: Resilient, self-reliant, and stable livelihoods for vulnerable households in Moyale, driven by inclusive local development Associations

Objective: Strengthen livelihoods through inclusive value chains and nutrition-sensitive agriculture.

Output 4.1: Inclusive Livelihood Mapping, Value Chain Analysis, and Community-Driven Business Model Development

Output 4.2: Access to Productive Assets, Inputs, and Enabling Infrastructure Enhanced

Output 4.3: Capacitated Community Institutions and Households for Sustainable Enterprise Management

Outcome 5: Peacebuilding and Social Cohesion

Objective: Strengthen local capacity to prevent, manage, and resolve conflicts.

Output 5.1: Conflict Early Warning, Response, and Information Systems Operationalized

Output 5.2: Inclusive Community-Based Peace Structures Established and Strengthened

Output 5.3: Strengthened Inter-Community and Cross-Border Dialogue and Agreements

Output 5.4: Improved Access to Justice, Peace Education, and Community Awareness

Outcome 6: Responsive Learning and Adaptive HDP Programming

Objective: Establish rigorous monitoring, learning, and accountability systems.

Output 6.1: Local Capacities Strengthened for Adaptive, Data-Driven Planning and Decision-Making

Output 6.2: Community Feedback and Accountability Systems Institutionalized

Key GDI Evaluation Questions

The commissioned consultant should list out techniques of GDI analysis that can easily be used and adopted to the local context. Therefore, the selected consultant should address, but not be limited to, the following questions:

What gender- and diversity-based disparities affect children’s access to services, protection, and wellbeing?

How do gender roles and social norms influence caregiving, education, nutrition, and protection outcomes?

Which groups of children are most vulnerable or excluded, and why?

What GDI-related risks (including safeguarding and GBV) should be considered in program design?

To what extent did the program planned to reach and benefit girls and boys equitably?

What planned changes are due to occur in access, participation, and decision-making for different gender and social groups?

Did the program proposal plan contribute to reducing gender or social inequalities affecting children?

Does the project have any unintended positive or negative effects on specific groups?

Scope and focus of the assessment

Geographically, this assessment will be conducted in 12 Kebeles of Moyale district, Borena, Oromia. The respondents are project participant women & men girls & boys with and without disability, CBO leaders, relevant government offices/personnel (Women and children’s affairs office, Social and labour affairs etc). The thematic areas are:gender, green economy/environmental protection and social protection. Within the above three frames, the assessment report provides evidence-based conclusions and recommendations. Among the intended variables which needs to be touched by the assessment are gender role, participation of women and girls with and without disabilities on decision making, control over and access to resources and social services etc. As shown in the following graph, the upcoming project works to building the capacity of the agency, challenging the existing structure, balance power relations, and bring transformative change.

Regarding the scope of GDI analysis will focus on the following dimensions:

• Girls and boys (disaggregated by age groups)
• Children with disabilities
• Female- and male-headed households
• Caregivers (women and men)
• Other context-specific marginalized or at-risk groups

Table 1. The project target participants/beneficiaries.

Project Target participants of the Woreda
CORE beneficiaries	Participants by gender
	Male	Female	Total
PLW- based Maternal care and support for their under-two-year-old children		12,769	12,769
HHs with children under 5 suffering from SAM	167	165	332
GBV survivors			300
persons with disabilities			150
OVC			5,550
PLW affected by GAM prevalence		3575	3575
Experts			789

Methodology

The commissioned consultant should develop detailed methodologies and show how the assessment objectives will be met. It is anticipated that the methodologies for this task will include relevant quantitative and qualitative methodologies that can generate the highest quality and most credible evidence. It is also anticipated that the methodology will include a mixture of primary and secondary data collection methods to achieve the objective of this assessment. The consultant should develop a detailed assessment methodology, including data collection tools. The consultant should also clearly explain which questions will be answered using which methods. Moreover, he/she is expected to explain the design and process of data collection tools, data collection plans and data analysis instruments during inception report presentation.

Sampling:

The consultant is required to propose statistically sound sampling strategies to ensure representativeness. He/she is required to clearly state the sample size and the acceptable margin of error. The consultant will develop a detailed data analysis plan, outlining the statistical methods to be used for the quantitative data and the thematic analysis approach for the qualitative data. All data collection activities should be conducted following the highest ethical standards, ensuring informed consent, confidentiality, and the safety of all participants.

Work plan and expected deliverables:

The GDI analysis task is expected to be finalized within 45 days after the contractual agreement is signed. The consultant is expected to develop her/his detailed work plan based on the following table.

Activities	Dates	Time frame	Location

Deliverables:

The commissioned external consultant must deliver the analysis findings within 45 days of the contract signed. Based on the work plan, SOS Children’s Villages Arba Minch programme location project intervention and the national office MEAL and Core project teams expect the following deliverables:

• An inception report of 8 pages to do the analyses, methodology, sampling technique, sample size, assessment tools and work plan
• Draft assessment report with recommendations provided by experts in the TVET sector
• The consultant is expected to present both the draft and final findings of the analysis.
• Validation Workshop Presentation
• Final Report (with executive summary, findings, and recommendations)
• Raw data, which has been cleaned (both qualitative and quantitative, including original field notes for in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, and recorded audio material), should be submitted with the report. SOS CVE will have sole ownership of all final data, and any findings shall only be shared or reproduced with the permission of SOS Children’s Village Ethiopia.

Child Safeguarding and ethical issues:

SOS Children’s Villages is committed to ensuring that all research, evaluation and data collection processes (i.e. evidence-generating activities) undertaken by SOS Children’s Villages and its partners are ethical and respect child safeguarding policy and procedure. The consultant must respect the rights, dignity and protection of children and other vulnerable population groups and should ensure special protection for children and other vulnerable groups during any data-generating activities to minimize any potential risks. Any research, evaluation and data collection SOS Children’s Villages is directly carried out or is involved in as a partner.

Ethical practices need to be ensured in the following circumstances:

• Any research, assessment, baseline, midterm or final evaluations and data collection SOS Children’s Villages has commissioned for ethical oversight of these processes.
• Any research, evaluation and data collection carried out by researchers/consultants on SOS Children’s Villages programmes and participants.

Hence, relevant project coordinator and location MEAL coordinator in Addis Ababa and Harar programme locations will ensure that any researchers, evaluators and data collectors should receive awareness training on, sign and adhere to SOS Children’s Villages core policies:

Obtaining consent from research participants is central to the research relationship and signals respect for the research participant’s dignity, their capability to express their views and their right to have these heard in matters that affect them. Informed consent is an explicit agreement which requires participants to be informed about and understand the research/assessment. This must be given voluntarily and be renegotiable, so that participants may withdraw at any stage of the research process.

Report Criteria:

The reporting criteria for the final evaluation report shall be in line with the SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia result-based management (RBM) toolkit and SOS Children’s Villages will share result framework, the project document and the reporting template with the winner consultant.

Logistical arrangements:

The awarded consultant shall show feasible logistical arrangements for the assignment as part of the technical proposal. National or location-level staff (SOSCV) will be available to help organize the interviews including contacting SOSCV, announcing and local preparation of evaluation, and linking to community duty bearers and national authorities if required.

Duration of the contract and terms of payment:

Payment will be made only upon SOS Children’s Villages’ acceptance of the work performed in accordance with the above-described deliverables. Financial proposals should include proposed stage payments. Payment will be affected by bank transfer in the currency of birr.

Funding and Payment:

The consultant will be paid by SOS Children’s Villages as follows:

30% on the submission and approval of the inception report.

30% on completion of the draft report.

40% on completion of the final report.

Duration of contract: the contract is effective from the moment it was signed until the acceptance of work by the SOS Children’s Villages in Ethiopia management team.

Notice of delay:

Shall the successful bidder encounter a delay in the performance of the contract which may be excusable under unavoidable circumstances; the contractor shall notify SOS Children’s Villages in writing about the causes of any such delays within one (1) week from the beginning of the delay.

After receipt of the Contractor’s notice of delay, SOS Children’s Villages in Ethiopia shall analyze the facts and extent of the delay and extend the time for performance when in its judgment the facts justify such an extension.

Copyright and other proprietary rights:

SOS Children’s Villages shall be entitled to all intellectual property and other proprietary rights including, but not limited to, copyrights, and trademarks, with regard to products, processes, inventions, ideas, know-how, or documents and other materials which the Contractor has developed for SOS Children’s Villages under the Contract and which bear a direct relation to or are produced or prepared or collected in consequence of, or during the course of, the performance of the Contract. The Contractor acknowledges and agrees that such products, documents, and other materials constitute works made for hire for SOS Children’s Villages.

All materials: interviews, reports, recommendations, and all other data compiled by or received by the Contractor under the Contract shall be the property of SOS Children’s Villages and shall be treated as confidential and shall be delivered only to SOS Children’s Villages authorized officials on completion of work under the Contract. The external consultant is obliged to hand over all raw data collected during the assessment to SOS Children’s Villages in Ethiopia.

Termination:

The termination of the service agreement for the assignment will be in accordance with the contractual agreement to be included at the formal agreement’s actual signing.

Qualification of the Researcher/Research Team

• The applicant consultancy firm team leader shall have at least a master’s degree in a relevant field of study such Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, development studies, Economics, Project Management, Monitoring & Evaluation and other related fields per the required assignment
• At least 5 years’ work experience & proven competency in assessments, monitoring, research, terminal evaluations, baseline assessments or organizational/program evaluation (baseline, midterm, and final evaluations). The applicant consultancy firm shall attach at least one sample final evaluation report produced on a similar topic.
• A good understanding of the current core humanitarian standards sphere and other humanitarian principles.
• A good understanding of and exposure of northern Ethiopia culture and context including, Amhara region.
• Proven experience in working with conceptual frameworks and data collection methods (including age-appropriate data collection methods)
• Proven experience in participatory processes and data collection methods
• Strong skills in coordination, good facilitation, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Proven experience in participatory processes
• Strong skills in coordinating teamwork
• Analytical and conceptual skills on market and livelihood assessment
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English.
• Ability to transfer complex concepts and ideas into practical and simple language.
• Experience in organizing research processes with SOS Children’s Villages or similar child focused organizations.
• Experience and credibility in providing humanitarian response program gender and diversity analysis in the context of the conflict.
• Experience in managing gender and disability analysis and assignments in respect of the participating communities’ culture, social norms, values, and behavior; and maintain appropriate relationships with participants of this evaluation.
• Legally registered firms with renewed license, VAT registration and TIN number