Building Capacity and Compilation of Gender Equality Indicators in OECS Data for Decision Making Project Beneficiary Countries: Grenada, St Luci
Consultancy for Building Capacity and Compilation of Gender Equality Indicators in OECS Data for Decision Making (DDM) Project Beneficiary Countries: Grenada, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission has received World Bank funding (Grant IDA-E0360) for the OECS Data for Decision Making (DDM) Project. It invites eligible Individual Consultants to express interest in a six-month consultancy to build capacity for, and compile, gender equality indicators in Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The goal is to strengthen the evidence base on gender equality, monitor progress in reducing gender gaps, and inform public policy and decision-making.
The work is remote. The consultant will:
- Review the CARICOM Gender Equality Indicators (GEI) list and the revised UN Minimum Set of Gender Indicators, and update the CARICOM list where applicable.
- Produce an inception report covering the analytical approach, workplan, tabulation plan, indicator list and harmonisation methodology.
- Produce sex-disaggregated draft and final statistical country profiles for the three countries, drawn mainly from the Population and Housing Census, with other sources used where available.
- Develop visuals and infographics, and a step-by-step manual on compiling GEI indicators.
- Present findings to the OECS Regional Data Governance Council Secretariat.
- Plan and facilitate a capacity-building workshop.
- Produce a final report, a PowerPoint presentation and social media inputs.
Indicators cover five themes: economic activity and empowerment, education, health and related services, public life and decision-making, and human rights of women and girls.
Minimum qualifications:
- Master's degree in Demography, Social Statistics, Applied Demography or Sociology. A PhD is an asset.
- 5+ years analysing national census and survey data and conducting demographic analysis.
- 3+ years analysing social and gender indicators and statistics.
- 3+ years producing data visualisations.
- 5+ years writing, with at least 2 publications as lead author.
- 2+ years coordinating capacity-building workshops.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
The consultant reports to the DDM Project Manager and to the Chair and Statistician of the RDGC Secretariat. Selection follows the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (Seventh Edition, September 2025).
HOW TO APPLY:
Submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) by email to Ms. Tameeka Jn Baptiste, Junior Procurement Officer, at procurementbids@oecs.int , copied to sherma.beroo@oecs.int and jenna.flavien@oecs.int , by November 09, 2026. Include your name and address, your CV, a description of similar assignments and samples of work, and use the subject line 'Consultancy for Building Capacity and Compilation of Gender Equality Indicators in OECS Data for Decision Making (DDM) Project Beneficiary Countries- Grenada, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines'. The Terms of Reference and EOI template are available at www.oecs.org.