Consultancy - Technical Assistant Expert

We are searching for an experienced Consultancy - Technical Assistant Expert at our Kenya facility.

The Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE) is a programme funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and implemented by a consortium led by Palladium, together with VSO and Randstad. CFYE aims to create a prosperous future for young women and men aged 15–35 by supporting scalable, market-driven solutions that generate, match, and improve decent and meaningful employment across Africa and the Middle East.

CFYE places strong emphasis on:

●Gender equality and women's economic empowerment,

●Private–sector–led job creation,

●Youth inclusion and decent work, and

Shortlist Professionals is one of CFYE's implementing partners in Kenya, delivering an initiative focused on expanding access to digital, cloud-based, and IT-enabled jobs for youth. The project supports the full employment pathway, from outreach and recruitment, to training and skilling, to job matching and placement, while addressing significant barriers faced by young women.

Some of Shortlist Professionals Partners (within the CFYE project) include:

●Africa AI

●CCI

●CloudFactory

●Digital Divide Data

Problem Statement and TA need description:

Digital and IT-enabled work remains male-dominated, with women facing barriers related to device access, confidence, mobility, stereotypes, and care responsibilities. Oftentimes, perceptions of women in digital work further introduces bias and perpetuates a cycle of male-dominated roles. These constraints affect progress toward Shortlist's CFYE gender targets of 5,100 women by the end of the project.

Women remain underrepresented in digital and IT roles across Shortlist's talent pipeline and its employer partners.

Key issues include:

●Low female application and enrolment rates,

●Limited access to devices,

●Gender-insensitive recruitment and training processes,

●Underrepresentation in technical/cloud-work roles,

●Lack of gender-responsive MEL systems,

●Workplace barriers (infrastructure, policies, culture).

To strengthen inclusion across the Kenya portfolio, CFYE seeks to recruit a Gender Specialist to support Shortlist Professionals and its Employment partners.

Scope of Work:

Support Shortlist professionals and its Employment Partners integrate and roll out gender-responsive strategies and tools that strengthen how they attract, select, and retain young women across SLP and all employment partner organizations.

Expected outputs and deliverables:

1. Assess the current operations and gender strategies at Shortlist Professionals and a select group of partners

2. Conduct a review of the current tools, strategies and approaches from a gender perspective and advise on potential practical improvements that will support improved female targets:

3. Revised recruitment materials (e.g. gender-neutral job descriptions and benefits to encourage women to apply)

4. Partner workplace recommendations

5. Gender-responsive MEL tools

6. Adjusted Training modules (if necessary) & reports

7. Training of Shortlist staff and selected partners on gender responsiveness for sustainability (Train the trainers)

8. Final report and tools that consultant will have developed/co-developed

Requirement:

• Advanced expertise in conducting gender analysis and applying gender-responsive approaches.

• Strong familiarity with Kenya's digital and tech landscape, with hands-on experience in relevant ecosystems.

• In-depth understanding of gender-related barriers in traditionally male-dominated fields.

• Skilled in guiding partners to develop practical gender action plans and supporting consistent implementation.

• Experience engaging youth and women in employment and economic opportunity programmes.

• Proven ability to integrate gender perspectives into private-sector initiatives within the Kenyan context.

• Capable of working independently while providing clear, timely advisory support to diverse stakeholders.

Duration:

A total Level of Effort (LOE) of days is allocated for this assignment. These days shall be distributed as needed throughout the execution period, commencing on 7th January 2026 and concluding on 30th June 2026.

Management and Reporting:

The expert will report to the Shortlist CFYE Project Manager and the CFYE's Country Lead in Kenya and work together with other relevant staff.

How to Apply:

Apply on the website by sending a cover letter explaining how you match the role. Attach your CV which should not be more than 3 pages. Kindly note that we are reviewing the applications on a rolling basis.

Deadline: December 10, 2025

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.