Protection, Gender and Inclusion Officer

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Canadian Red Cross

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: $51,028 CAD-$70,599 CAD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 08/08/2023
  • Location: Canada 
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
In this role, you will:
  • Supports and advocate for the operation to collect and analyze sex, age and disability disaggregated data.
  • Works with sector leads to ensure the specific needs, vulnerabilities and capacities of the affected population (including gender, age, disability, health, legal and social status) inform the design and implementation of relief and recovery programs, including emergency appeal and plans of action.
  • Conducts assessments to identify specific PGI related concerns, risks, needs and capacities of persons of all gender identities, ages, disabilities and backgrounds in coordination with other relevant protection actors.
  • Supports multi-sectoral needs assessments to ensure that PGI related information is collected sensitively and safely, analyzed and findings are documented securely.
  • Works with sector leads to ensure that all programs and operations in the response are implemented in accordance with the Red Cross and Red Crescents Minimum Standards for Protection, Gender and Inclusion in Emergencies and the response promotes the dignity, access, participation and safety of diverse women, men, girls, boys and people of all genders.
  • Delivers capacity building activities for Red Cross Red Crescent staff, volunteers and community members: build understanding and ownership of PGI, support the implementation of the PGI Minimum Standards, reduce PGI risks in the operational environment, and build sustainable local capacity.
  • Undertakes regular monitoring and provide reporting on the changing operational context and the protection risks to ensure that prevention, mitigation and response are targeted and adapted to the changing context, risks and needs.
  • Reports and advocate for PGI issues with key stakeholders internal and external to the RCRC Movement to ensure appropriate awareness of PGI issues, their ramifications and how RCRC teams are responding to PGI risks and needs.

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