[Hiring] Terms of Reference @SAVE THE CHILDREN CANADA

Role Description

The purpose of this consultancy is to design and facilitate a joint Gender Equality Self-Assessment (GESA) process for Save the Children Canada (SCC) and Save the Children US (SCUS) and produce evidence-based recommendations to strengthen organizational gender equality commitments, systems, culture, and practices.

• Conduct a comprehensive GESA for SCC and SCUS.
• Assess the degree to which gender equality is embedded within organizational systems, policies, leadership, workplace culture, and advocacy.
• Identify strengths, challenges, opportunities, and emerging priorities within each organization.
• Analyze areas where joint gender equality work could be undertaken, including advocacy and fundraising.
• Develop strategic recommendations and a roadmap for strengthening collaboration on gender equality initiatives.

Qualifications

• Advanced expertise in Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI).
• Significant experience conducting organizational gender assessments, audits, or gender equality self-assessments through an intersectional lens.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of intersectional analysis.
• Experience working with international NGOs and complex organizational environments.
• Familiarity with nonprofit and international development sectors, particularly within Canada and the United States.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate participatory assessments involving diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical, facilitation, and report-writing skills.
• Experience developing actionable organizational change recommendations and implementation roadmaps.

Requirements

• Utilize a participatory and consultative methodology.
• Incorporate qualitative and quantitative data collection methods.
• Engage staff, leadership, and relevant stakeholders from both organizations.
• Apply an intersectional lens, examining how gender intersects with race, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, migration status, colonial histories, and other dimensions of inequality.
• Consider organizational culture, decision-making structures, workplace practices, safeguarding, talent management, accountability mechanisms, advocacy, and programming.
• Examine opportunities for cross-organizational collaboration and alignment.

Deliverables

• Deliverable 1: Inception Report - Outlining detailed methodology and assessment framework, work plan and timeline, data collection tools and protocols, stakeholder engagement plan, risk mitigation considerations, and quality assurance approach.
• Deliverable 2: Data Collection and Analysis Package - Completion of all agreed data collection activities, including staff surveys, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and document review and analysis.
• Deliverable 3: Interim Findings Presentation - Facilitation of a virtual presentation with SCC and SCUS leadership to review emerging findings, preliminary analysis, key strengths and gaps, and initial recommendations.
• Deliverable 4: Draft GESA Report - Including executive summary, assessment methodology, organizational analysis for SCC and SCUS, comparative analysis, findings across GESA domains, barriers and enabling factors, and preliminary recommendations.
• Deliverable 5: Final GESA Report and Collaboration Roadmap - Incorporating stakeholder feedback and including validated findings, recommendations for SCC and SCUS, comparative insights, prioritized actions, implementation considerations, and a joint Gender Equality Collaboration Roadmap.

Proposal Submission Requirements

• Technical Proposal, including understanding of the assignment, proposed methodology, work plan and timeline, team composition and roles.
• Financial Proposal, including professional fees, breakdown of estimated costs, and examples of similar assignments undertaken.
• CV(s) of proposed consultant(s).
• Contact details for at least two professional references.

Please submit proposals to Sarah Anderson, Senior Advisor, Partnerships & Technical Quality, and SCC Gender Equality Lead at [email protected] by Friday, August 28, 2026.