Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion (GYSI) Lead

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Save the Children

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Location: Madagascar, Antananarivo
Gender-based violence (GBV) Youth Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Key Functions:
Gender Analysis and Strategy (35%)
  • Ensure the use of participatory and collaborative problem-solving approaches to develop strategies and approaches for gender and youth integration, and promotion of social inclusion for marginalized groups, within implementation plans, Theory of Change (ToC) processes, monitoring and learning plans, implementation guidance.
  • Lead the collection, analysis, and utilization of information from a wide variety of sources to inform the Activity’s gender, youth and social inclusion approaches.
  • Manage the Gender Analysis, Youth Analysis, or similar gender/ youth/ social dynamics analyses during the RFSA’s first year Refinement Period and utilize the findings of these Analyses to formulate an effective Gender Strategy, Youth Strategy and Collaboration, Learning and Adapting (CLA) plan.
  • Train and mentor team members on the realization of this strategy in the context of implementation plans. Contribute to other Refinement Period studies, and related strategies, to ensure gender integration. 

RFSA Implementation (50%)
  • Stay abreast of donor and host government gender, youth and social inclusion policies, programs, and best practices, ensuring coherence and coordination with the same. 
  • Provide gender and youth inclusion related technical support, on an ongoing basis, to thematic team leaders, participating in thematic team planning processes and the implementation as required. 
  • Provide technical support (as needed) to community mobilization/visioning, social cohesion and capacity building related to conflict sensitive and resolution approaches. Contribute to participatory learning processes that build commitment and capacity among activity staff to ensure gender equity and youth empowerment.
  • Inform and support tailoring income generation strategies to meet the needs of women, youth and other disadvantaged groups, across purposes/objectives.
  • Track local social and conflict dynamics as feasible, and gauge potential impacts on women, youth, and social inclusion; adjust implementation approaches accordingly.

Coordination & Capacity Building (15%)
  • Foster commitment from, and build the capacity of, team members, partners, local stakeholders and communities to facilitate gender transformative outcomes and positive youth engagement; this includes developing and delivering formal training but also coaching and mentoring. 
  • Manage team members supporting gender and youth engagement and leadership, and social inclusion, at the field level.
  • Represent gender and social inclusion aspects of the RFSA to external stakeholders, such as the donor, governments, and partners; disseminate learnings and best practices; and participate in technical working groups.

Required Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in a relevant field.
  • In-depth knowledge of social inequalities, especially based on gender, age and other intersecting power dynamics in Madagascar.
  • Seven years of technical expertise with gender and youth approaches in the context of food and nutrition security and resilience programming, with a demonstrated understanding of age, gender, and other socio-cultural factors in the context of such programs, a demonstrated understanding of positive youth development, and a demonstrated understanding of gender transformative activities in the context of food security programming.
  • Excellent written communication and presentation skills in English, Malagasy, and French. 

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