National Consultant – Rapid Market Assessment for Girls’ Skills Development

About the role

The National Consultant will lead a rapid market assessment to generate evidence‑based recommendations that support girls’ skills development and economic empowerment in Katsina State.

Key responsibilities

• Identify priority sectors and livelihood pathways that are accessible, safe and socially acceptable for adolescent girls.
• Align Skills4Girls training interventions with local labour market demand.
• Address structural and gender‑based barriers to girls’ participation in education, training and employment.
• Inform the design of context‑sensitive, scalable interventions that strengthen employability, entrepreneurship and financial inclusion.
• Produce analytical reports and practical recommendations for UNICEF and government stakeholders.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in economics, statistics, education, gender and development or related field.
• Minimum eight years of experience in labour market research, skills development or girls’ economic empowerment programmes.
• Proven experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research.
• Experience working on adolescent and youth programmes and engaging government stakeholders.
• Strong expertise in gender and social inclusion analysis and knowledge of Nigeria’s labour market and policy environment.
• Fluent English and knowledge of Hausa.

Required skills