Gender Equality Officer

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World University Service of Canada (WUSC · EUMC)

  • 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: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 21/09/2024
  • Location: Jordan
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
BACKGROUND ABOUT WUSC:
World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a leading Canadian international development organization that works with and through its southern partners to promote sustainable development. 
 
RESPONSIBILITIES:
  •     Develop or revise project-specific GE strategy, plan and activities; 
  •     Ensure Gender component is integrated in all relevant project activities 
  •     In coordination with the MEL Specialist, ensure that environmental sensitivity is integrated in all project activities and practices.
  •     Work with the MEL Specialist to ensure that the monitoring and evaluation system is established to ensure that GE results are captured and reported to relevant stakeholders; 
  •     Provide timely inputs to program and donor reports on gender component in compliance with internal WUSC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements in close collaboration with the Gender advisor.
  •     Work with the project manager and implementation team to ensure that the BUCRA training programs are gender-sensitive; 
  •     Assist project staff and partners’ staff in integrating GE into project planning and management approaches (including results-based management tools) and propose strategies to increase project impact on GE;
  •     To provide technical assistance to partners in assessing the strength of their approach to gender mainstreaming across the program cycle;
  •     Work closely with the other team members(s) to integrate the gender component within the private sector capacity-building plan;
  •     Follow up on the environmental sensitivity component;
  •     Create GE resources and tools to assist staff in effectively prioritizing and integrating GE in their work; 
  •     Advise, train and coach the BUCRA project team and partners on gender equality;
  •     Contribute to the development of the annual work plans and annual reports, and ensure GE activities, results and lessons learned are captured and documented; 
  •     Liaise regularly with the Ottawa-based WUSC Gender Equality & Empowerment Advisor to share best practices, tools, and organizational approaches to GE;
  •     Support fundraising for gender component including development of high quality concept notes and proposal;
  •     Identify strengths and weaknesses in existing GE practices, leading the development of improved systems, processes, and tools for improving project results in GE;
  •     Facilitate the use of GE data to promote evidence-based learning, reflection and decision making within the project;
  •     Participate in GE-related working groups and maintain close working relationships with counterparts in other relevant international NGOs in Jordan;
  •     Seek opportunities to increase the awareness, commitment and involvement of the project stakeholders in GE;
  •     Participate in WUSC-Jordan’s communications work by providing data, information and other material for use in Jordan;
  •     Undertake any other tasks assigned by the line supervisor.
 
QUALIFICATIONS
  •     MA/MSc or equivalent in international development or a related field (human rights), gender studies, etc.
  •     A minimum of five years of active GE work experience in development programming required; ideal candidate will have both theoretical and practical background in GE and skilled in GE analysis and methodologies; 
  •     Some technical experience in BUCRA’s areas of activities: inclusive education, women’s economic empowerment;
  •     Experience with a range of institutional donors such as Global Affairs Canada, DFID and USAID.
  •     Complete fluency, oral and written in Arabic and English essential. 
 

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