Gender Coordinator
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Oxfam GB
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
- Renumeration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 30/11/2024
- Location: Ukraine
Gender Coordinator is to provide both strategic and operational leadership on gender in emergencies (GiE), utilizing intersectional feminist approaches to ensure that GiE is considered in the partner-led programming and embedded in Oxfam direct programming, including gender targeted actions.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Oxfam gender strategy and programming
Develop, negotiate, and provide technical leadership to deliver Oxfam’s Ukraine response Gender strategy/roadmap and objectives; ensure alignment with and contribution to the overall response strategy and the global GIE strategy
Provide advice and support to colleagues across the response on programme development, quality and accountability on gender
Provide inputs into partner’s (sub)strategy, proposals and programme plans to ensure gender and inclusion are promoted, integrated, mainstreamed and strengthened guided by the new global GIE standards/themes and feminist principles
Partnership and partner-led approaches
Work with Oxfam’s leadership and partnership colleagues related to identifying, selecting, and onboarding partners, with focus on engaging partners working on gender, GBV prevention, women’s rights and inclusion in their humanitarian programming
Support and work with partners to identify and respond to their capacity needs on gender and inclusion
Support and follow-up with partners develop and implement gender strategy/ programme/ plan/policy/activity
External representation and coordination
Represent Oxfam to relevant coordination bodies, the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group (GIHAWG) in particular
In close collaboration with the response colleagues, pro-actively connect with like-minded organizations and external stakeholders to share and access relevant information, that will help Oxfam and our partners understand context and trends related to gender
Work with ACE team on relevant external influencing that highlight gender agenda or priorities of Oxfam and/or partners
Other
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time to locations of Oxfam programme as well as partners in Ukraine
Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (click here) as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights
Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Oxfam gender strategy and programming
Develop, negotiate, and provide technical leadership to deliver Oxfam’s Ukraine response Gender strategy/roadmap and objectives; ensure alignment with and contribution to the overall response strategy and the global GIE strategy
Provide advice and support to colleagues across the response on programme development, quality and accountability on gender
Provide inputs into partner’s (sub)strategy, proposals and programme plans to ensure gender and inclusion are promoted, integrated, mainstreamed and strengthened guided by the new global GIE standards/themes and feminist principles
Partnership and partner-led approaches
Work with Oxfam’s leadership and partnership colleagues related to identifying, selecting, and onboarding partners, with focus on engaging partners working on gender, GBV prevention, women’s rights and inclusion in their humanitarian programming
Support and work with partners to identify and respond to their capacity needs on gender and inclusion
Support and follow-up with partners develop and implement gender strategy/ programme/ plan/policy/activity
External representation and coordination
Represent Oxfam to relevant coordination bodies, the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group (GIHAWG) in particular
In close collaboration with the response colleagues, pro-actively connect with like-minded organizations and external stakeholders to share and access relevant information, that will help Oxfam and our partners understand context and trends related to gender
Work with ACE team on relevant external influencing that highlight gender agenda or priorities of Oxfam and/or partners
Other
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time to locations of Oxfam programme as well as partners in Ukraine
Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (click here) as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights
Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles.
Requirements:
Essential:
- Knowledge of and demonstrated commitment to Oxfam’s values, mission and work and feminist principles
- In-depth knowledge of the factors driving gender inequalities in humanitarian contexts with tertiary education in gender/women’s, social science, development or related field of study.
- Experience and knowledge of the international humanitarian sector and an understanding of humanitarian principles, standards and guidelines including Sphere, Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of Conduct, Core Humanitarian Standards, IASC Gender in Humanitarian Action, GBV Guidelines, Oxfam GIE Minimum Standards.
- Experience in working with, advising and influencing senior managers, programme staff and partners, and well-developed ability to facilitate learning, knowledge management and innovative capacity development schemes.
- Strong communications, influencing and advocacy skills, and demonstrated ability to communicate core gender justice concepts in humanitarian contexts to a variety of audiences and influence attitude to achieving programme goals.
- Fluency (written and spoken) in English
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