Policy Advisory Consultant

Title: RFQ: Policy Advisory Consultant

Classification: RFP

Location and Duration: Abuja, Nigeria

Duration of Consultancy: January 2025 – March 2026

Roles and Responsibilities

Women’s World Banking seeks to engage an experienced policy advisory consultant for a specific project focused on designing a sustainable coalition of stakeholders driving coordinated initiatives to advance women’s digital financial inclusion in Nigeria. The consultant will be responsible for conducting a landscape assessment and feasibility study for establishing the coalition, including holding stakeholder interviews and workshops. The consultant will work closely with the Women’s World Banking team based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Master’s degree in Public Policy, Political Science, International Development, or a related field.

Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in policy development, advocacy, or a related field, with a focus on financial inclusion and economic empowerment for women and youth

Skills:

• Experience working with policymakers, regulators, and policy setting bodies
• Strong understanding of policy processes, regulatory environments, and advocacy strategies.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with senior and diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in managing advocacy campaigns and influencing policy changes.
• Ability to analyze complex issues, synthesize information, and provide actionable recommendations.

Knowledge:

• In-depth knowledge of women’s financial inclusion, economic empowerment, and gender equality issues in Africa.
• Familiarity with the political and regulatory landscape across African countries.

Languages: Proficiency in English is required; proficiency in French or other African languages is an advantage.

Personal Attributes:

• Passionate Advocate: Deep commitment to advancing women’s rights and economic empowerment.
• Strategic Thinker: Ability to develop and implement effective advocacy strategies.
• Collaborative Leader: Skilled in working with diverse teams and stakeholders to achieve common goals.
• Resilient and Adaptable: Capable of navigating complex and dynamic environments with resilience and flexibility.

Measure of Success

Key Objectives and Deliverables

1. Complete a landscape assessment on women’s digital financial inclusion including analyzing the policy/ regulatory environment, mapping key stakeholders and their initiatives, and assessing the efficacy of existing coalitions, gaps, and opportunities for intervention.
2. Assess the feasibility of establishing a local coalition including assessing the funding landscape and sustainability plan.
3. Design the coalition incorporating key stakeholders (i.e policymakers, regulators, digital financial services providers, women advocacy groups) and outlining a comprehensive launch, implementation, monitoring and evaluation plan as well as a sustainability plan.

How to Apply

To Apply

Applications must be received no later than January 2, 2025 at midnight GMT.

Please include the below in your application:

• Cover letter, including the below elements:
• A brief statement of your capacity to complete this work, listing similar projects and completed/relevant organizational experience;
• Availability;
• Expected monthly remuneration; and
• References (at least two).
• Resume / CV

This RFQ does not guarantee or commit Women’s World Banking to proceeding with the above described work. Due to the overwhelming responses not all candidates will be contacted.

Women’s World Banking is an equal opportunity employer for all regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

Women’s World Banking will be unable to contract with any individual who is US citizen or resident without an LLC or LP or similar structure.