Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI)

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Cowater International

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 10+ years
  • Organisation type: Consultancy
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 29/11/2024
  • Location: Philippines
Disability rights Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
The DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) Social Protection, Inclusion and Gender equality (SPRING) program is Australia’s flagship investment of support to the Philippine Government on Social Protection, Gender Equality, Disability, Social Inclusion and Indigenous Inclusion. It is an AUD 40 million investment over 5 years that will support the joint Development Partnership Plan (DPP 2024-2029) between the Government of Australia and the Philippine Government. 
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Overarching
  • Work closely with the Team Leader (TL), Deputy Team Leader (DTL), DFAT and the Government of Philippines in overall design and implementation of the program especially on Gender Equality and Disability Inclusion priorities and support the Philippine Government agencies to strengthen partnership on gender equality, social and disability inclusion.
  • Provide technical advice and quality assurance on gender-responsive social protection, women’s empowerment and leadership in the social protection sector, and Disability Inclusion approaches to the TL, DTL, and Program team.
Gender Equality
  • Conduct review, synthesis and dissemination of global and country-specific learning on gender equality, women’s empowerment and women in leadership issues.
  • Conduct gendered political economy analysis to feed into the development of the GEDSI Strategy (and update this annually).
Disability Inclusion:
  • Support Disability Inclusion Partner – CBM – in their development and implementation of the SPRING Disability Inclusion Strategy, to cover both: 1) activities to ensure disability inclusion within the broader SPRING program, and 2) a specific strategic approach to EOPO4 (“The Philippine Government improves data, systems and targeting to enable people with disability and Indigenous Peoples improved access to targeted services.”)
  • Other duties as requested by the Team Leader.
Indigenous Inclusion:
  • Work with Indigenous Inclusion Advisors (to be identified and recruited) to support the development and implementation of a SPRING Indigenous Participation Plan, and to develop and implement the strategic approach to EOPO4 (“The Philippine Government improves data, systems and targeting to enable people with disability and Indigenous Peoples improved access to targeted services.”)
Social protection
  • Work with the Social Protection National Lead and Sub National Activity Lead to develop GEDSI-responsive social protection strategies, local government support strategies, and implementation workplans.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
The GEDSI Lead will have the following skills, knowledge, and experience:
  • Experience in gender equality, disability inclusion, gender-based violence, and/or women’s empowerment, preferably with a background in international development and/or humanitarian action (minimum 10+ years).
  • Higher level qualifications in gender studies, public health, international development, social sciences, or another relevant field.
  • Understanding of DFAT’s good practice on gender equality, disability, and social inclusion (GEDSI) approaches in targeted reforms (Gender equality | Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) Do No Harm and gender and social inclusion mainstreaming which will also be applied in all partnerships.
  • Advisory experience in disability inclusion, gender equality and social inclusion including working with Indigenous People.
  • Experience in capacity development, policy analysis, program development, organisational change, strategy development, human rights and/or research and evidence.

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