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Call for Proposals

About YES

As a not-for-profit organization, YES Montreal (Youth Employment Services) enriches the community by providing English-language support services to help Quebecers find employment and start businesses.

This past year, YES has assisted more than 4,300 job-seekers, entrepreneurs, and aspiring

artists achieve their goals by providing them with the tools, guidance and support they need.

This is accomplished through individual counselling, workshops, events and access to networks

and a resource centre.

Over the past 10 years, YES has seen a disproportionally low number of women entering the

field of technology, whether it is starting a small business or seeking employment. With the

support of Status of Women Canada, YES will embark on a three year project, the goal being to

increase the number of women involved in the fields of technology. The first step of this

project will be to develop a gender based analysis (GBA) specific to Quebec identifying barriers

and opportunities related to women in Quebec. The GBA will assist us in creating and

implementing a baseline evaluation which will be monitored throughout the project. The GBA

and evaluation will be guided and supported by a YES advisory group made up of

representatives from a variety of sectors.

YES is seeking a research professional to create a gender based analysis (GBA) related to

women in technology. The project will also include the development of an evaluation tool to

measure and follow the impact of a three year initiative to increase the numbers of women in

technology in Quebec. The GBA will be developed over a three month period and the

evaluation will take place over the three years of the project. The final document will include

the latest research in the area and will be based on individual interviews and focus groups with

a variety of stakeholders, including institutions in the field of technology, schools, companies

and small businesses involved in the fields of technology, angel investors, and women seeking

to start small businesses or accessing employment in these fields.

Objective:

Through research, interviews and focus groups, a document and evaluation tool will be

developed that will be both quantitative and qualitative, and that

1. Will measure the current status of women in technology in business and/ or careers in

Quebec.

2. Will identify the barriers and opportunities for women in technology.

3. Will make recommendations on strategies to address the barriers.

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4. Will create a tool to evaluate the impact of the three year project.

5. Will measure results midterm and year three of the project based on participant follow

up.

The consultant will work closely with the coordinator of the project, the executive director and

the advisory committee.

Compensation range for 3 year project $40,000 - $60,000.

Requirements:

A minimum of five years experience in research and evaluation

Experience in creating evaluation tools

Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders- advisory committee, corporate leaders,

youth, schools

Proven track record

Experience in the field of women and technology preferred

The project will be conducted primarily in English, but having French will be an asset

Please submit your CV including a listing of any research that you have previously done, along

with a maximum two-page letter describing briefly why you want to be involved with this

project, what your strategy would be and your timeframe and suggested costs.

Selected candidates will be asked to submit a more detailed proposal.

Proposals can be submitted to:

Leann Brown

Program Coordinator

lbrown@yesmontreal.ca

Youth Employment Services

666 Sherbrooke St. West, Suite 700

Montreal, Quebec

H3A 1E7