Gender Expert - Rural Households & Women Led Enterprises

Job Title: Gender Expert - Rural Households & Women-Led Enterprises

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Expected Start Date: August 2025

About the Assignment

We are seeking Gender experts to join as consultants for an upcoming project aimed at strengthening women's empowerment and resilience in Mint farming communities.

The project is expected to directly benefit smallholder farmers by enhancing production systems and strengthening social capital, while contributing to a comprehensive transformation of the mint farming sector in Uttar Pradesh, India. The project aims to adopt a holistic approach to reduce the living income gap by integrating economic, social and environmental interventions. It empowers women through leadership development, entrepreneurship, and collective action while addressing systemic gender norms through sensitisation and capacity-building efforts.

Key Responsibilities

The consultant will play a critical role in the following activities;

• Conduct gender needs/gap assessments with project onboarded rural households and

any existing women-led enterprises in the project area, and prepare a related market need

and gap analysis.

• Coordinate closely with the project team and field teams to arrive at a sound survey strategy for data collection to identify interventions.
• Designing strategies for gender equality and women's empowerment, and implementing

the same at the project level.

• Supporting the development of training programs as per the gender strategy for the project
• Support the data analysis team to ensure the collection of gender disaggregated data and

preparation of project deliverables (reports, presentations etc.).

Required Qualifications and Experience (Must Have)

• Master's in Gender Studies/ Social Development/ related fields

• Proficiency in English and B1 in Hindi languages

• Minimum 6 years of experience in gender equality or women's empowerment

• 3 years of experience in the implementation of gender mainstreaming and skill development

• Regional Experience - 1 year in Uttar Pradesh

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit:

• A detailed CV highlighting relevant experience and qualifications.
• A cover letter explaining suitability for the role and experience related to the key responsibilities.
• References from pertinent previous assignments.

Applications should be sent to EHI International via email to talent@ehii.in.

EHII is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. EHII does not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, or any other characteristic protected by applicable or local law.