Job Alert: Feasibility Study Consultant – Binti Kiongos Project

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Job Overview

• Job Title: Consultant – Conducting a Feasibility Study for the Project “Advancing Young Women’s Participation, Leadership, and Economic Inclusion through Strengthened Local Organizations in Kenya” (Binti Kiongos / “Young Woman Leading”)
• Posting Organization: Youth for a Sustainable World (YSW) / Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW)
• Location/Duty Stations: Mombasa, Kwale, and West Pokot Counties, Kenya
• Job Type: Consultancy
• Key Dates:
  • Publication Date: 20 October 2026
  • Application Deadline: 8 November 2026 (23:59 East Africa Time)
  • Interviews for Shortlisted Applicants: By 12 November 2026

1. Introduction & Background

• About DSW: The Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW) is an international development organization founded in 1991 focusing on youth potential, sustainable population development, youth-friendly health information, modern contraceptives, and policy advocacy for bodily self-determination. It operates in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya.
• Project Context: In Kenya, young women face systemic exclusion from social, economic, and civic life due to gender inequalities, restrictive social norms, and limited access to leadership and resources. These barriers are particularly severe in Mombasa, Kwale, and West Pokot Counties, compounded by limited Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), exposure to Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and a shrinking civic space.
• Project Goal: The project aims to be submitted for funding to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
• Target Group: 6,300 adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 years (2,100 per county):
  • Mombasa: Urban informal settlements.
  • Kwale: Rural and peri-urban areas.
  • West Pokot: Remote rural and pastoralist communities where FGM and early/forced marriage are prevalent.

2. Project Outcomes & Outputs

• Overall Outcome: Supported by three strengthened partner youth organizations, 6,300 young women (15–24 years) in the target counties actively and self-determinately participate in social, economic, and civic life.
• Output 1: Three partner youth organizations have enhanced organizational and technical capacities for gender-responsive SRHR and SGBV programming.
• Output 2: 6,300 young women have strengthened leadership, advocacy capacities, and access to mentorship/peer support structures.
• Output 3: 900 young women have strengthened vocational, entrepreneurial, and financial capacities linked to market/financial support structures.
• Output 4: Young men, community actors, and government structures have improved capacities to promote gender equality and prevent SGBV.

3. Scope of the Feasibility Study

The consultant will evaluate and analyze the following areas:

• Contextual & Problem Analysis: Conduct a multi-level (micro, meso, macro) needs assessment regarding young women’s participation, leadership, economic inclusion, SRHR, GBV, and social norms. Map local capacities, systems gaps, conflict dynamics, cultural/environmental factors, and baseline indicator data.
• Stakeholder and Partner Analysis: Engage key stakeholders (youth, parents, community/religious leaders, county/national government, civil society). Assess YSW and the three junior partner organizations regarding roles, competencies, coordination gaps, and synergies with other regional programs.
• Shrinking Civic Space Analysis: Evaluate how the proposed intervention can help protect or expand civic space through capacity building, networking, promotion of inclusion, and defense of rights.
• Project Concept Evaluation: Analyze project design against OECD DAC criteria and the proposed impact matrix. Review the results chain, indicators, alignment with local/national strategies, timeline, budget, staffing, contextual/safeguarding risks, and mitigation measures.
• Reporting: Deliver a comprehensive feasibility study report containing an executive summary, methodology, key findings, and recommendations aligned with BMZ reporting guidelines.

4. Indicative Timeline

• Field work and analysis (surveys, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, site visits with YSW and partners): 7 December 2026 – 22 January 2027.
• First draft feasibility report submission: 25 – 29 January 2027 (followed by review/comments from DSW and partners).

5. Application Requirements

Interested consultants must submit:

1. Technical Proposal (Max 10 pages): Detailing understanding of the assignment, methodology (sampling, research ethics, safeguarding, research authorizations), and work plan.
2. Financial Proposal: In Euros (EUR), broken down by daily fees, days per team member, enumerator costs, travel, data collection, and other expenses.
3. CVs: Detailed and updated CVs of all proposed team members showing individual roles.
4. Sample Reports: At least two (2) sample reports of comparable assignments (with at least one led by the proposed team leader).
5. References: Two professional references for the team leader.