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- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian & Development Nexus
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: International contract
- Renumeration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 01/08/2024
- Location: Liberia
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role
Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
CARE is a major international humanitarian agency delivering emergency relief and long-term international development projects. Founded in 1945, CARE is nonsectarian, impartial, and non-governmental. It is one of the largest and oldest humanitarian aid organizations focused on fighting global poverty
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Build capacity of program team, partners, and government entities in gender equality and social inclusion tools, strategies, policies and practices.
- Develop, adapt, and apply tools and strategies to mainstream gender equality and social inclusion into programs and policies across all sectors.
- Conduct GESI-focused analysis and support addressing the findings into project planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
- Design and conduct GESI-related formative and operational research to inform Activity interventions.
- Develop mechanisms and processes to scale-up successful practices and results related to gender equality and social inclusion.
- Monitor, evaluate and report on program activities from a GESI perspective including impact measurement; document GESI-related outputs, outcomes, and lessons.
- Establish partnerships with government agencies, project partners, market actors, and other stakeholders for effective implementation of GESI-focused interventions.
- Coordinate and strengthen networks of gender and social inclusion focal institutions/experts including donors, partners, civil society, and non-government organizations.
- Develop learning briefs and position papers capturing GESI-related best practices and recommendations on mainstreaming in all project components.
- Lead policy advocacy and representation on issues relating to gender equality and social inclusion throughout the Activity.
Qualifications:
- University degree required. Master’s degree in social science, gender studies, women’s studies, or other relevant field preferred.
- 8+ years of senior-level technical experience in gender equality and social inclusion, including USAID projects.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement GESI-focused tools, strategies, reports and work plans.
- Knowledge and familiarity regarding GESI-related context, including socio-economic factors, social norms, and political environment.
- Experience working in Liberia and West Africa preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of participatory accountability tools and approaches and USAID GESI policies and practices.
- Experience conducting participatory, GESI-related research, analysis, and reporting.
- Excellent skills in GESI capacity strengthening for organizations, communities and individuals.
- Fluency in English required (spoken and written).
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diversity of stakeholders and strong coordination and facilitation skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to principles of Gender Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, as evidenced in previous management positions and programming. Demonstrated commitment to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Harassment, and Abuse (PSHEA)
- Ability to travel within Liberia as required and as security conditions allow.
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