Call for Applications: Consultancy for the Development of GATE’s New Strategic Plan

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Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE)

Remote (global)
  • Career category: Monitoring & Evaluation /MEAL, Research/ Data analysis
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Remote (global)
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: $20,000 USD / Budget
  • Deadline: 15/05/2025
  • Location: Remote (global)
LGBTQI+ rights/ SOGIESC Trans rights
Objectives

The main objective of this consultancy is to develop a comprehensive, participatory, and impact-driven strategic plan for GATE. This plan must: 

  • Prioritize input from GATE’s membership, ensuring that trans and gender diverse organizations guide the strategic direction. 
  • Be informed by a strong intersectional, feminist and decolonial framework. 
  • Respond to emerging political, social and funding challenges impacting trans and gender diverse movements.
  • Include a Theory of Change that outlines the strategies, interventions and outcomes needed to achieve GATE’s vision. 
  • Provide a clear roadmap with strategic priorities, measurable outcomes and an implementation framework. 
Scope of Work

The consultant(s) will be responsible for: 

  1. Reviewing GATE’s current Strategic Plan and Organizational Context
    1. Conduct a desk review of GATE’s Strategic Plan, past reports, evaluations and other relevant material. 
    2. Assess achievements, challenges and lessons learned from the current plan. 
  2. Stakeholder Consultations and Membership Engagement
    1. Facilitate meaningful consultations with GATE’s membership, ensuring that trans and gender-diverse activists and organizations play a leading role in defining strategic priorities. 
    2. Engage with staff, board members, funders and key partners through interviews, surveys and focus groups. 
    3. Ensure representation from diverse geographic regions and communities facing intersecting oppressions. 
  3. Strategic Analysis and Development
    1. Conduct a SWOT analysis to identify strategic priorities. 
    2. Develop a Theory of Change clearly mapping how GATE’s interventions contribute to long-term systemic change. 
    3. Define key thematic areas and goals for the next five years, ensuring alignment with trans rights movements and the global human rights framework. 
  4. Drafting and Finalizing the Strategic Plan
    1. Develop a draft Strategic Plan including vision, mission, objectives, key strategies and an implementation roadmap. 
    2. Facilitate a validation workshop with GATE’s leadership, membership and key stakeholders to gather feedback. 
    3. Revise and submit the final strategic plan, incorporating a monitoring, evaluation and learning framework to track progress. 
Responsibilities

  • Design and implement an inclusive and participatory strategic planning process. 
  • Engage GATE’s membership and stakeholders to ensure community-driven priorities. 
  • Develop a Theory of Change that articulates GATE’s long-term impact strategy. 
  • Ensure that the Strategic Plan reflects intersectional, feminist and decolonial perspectives. 
  • Provide a detailed implementation framework, including monitoring and evaluation indicators. 
  • Deliver a final, high-quality strategic plan ready for adoption and implementation. 
Minimum Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in strategic planning, organizational development, or human rights advocacy. 
  • Strong knowledge of trans and gender diverse rights, advocacy, and movement-building strategies. 
  • Experience conducting stakeholder consultations and participatory strategic planning. 
  • Proven ability to develop theories of change and strategic frameworks. 
  • Strong writing, research and facilitation skills. 

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