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Gender & Social Inclusion Coordinator
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Practical Action
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 0-5 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: 07/02/2025
- Location: Kenya
PRACTICAL ACTION IN KENYA
In Kenya, Practical Action has a long history of addressing systemic barriers that prevent people from accessing energy that transforms their lives, helping communities and government make cities healthier and safer, making agriculture and markets work better for small holder farmers and supporting communities and government to become more resilient. We use a mix of programming with communities and consultancy services with shapers of policy and practice to achieve our aims in Kenya, with offices in Nairobi, Lodwar, Kisumu and Kakamega.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Leadership and Strategic Alignment
• Provide thought leadership on gender and social inclusion. This includes leading and supporting the overall areas of Gender and Inclusion in the organisation in a manner that adds value, impact and provides strategic inputs across all the Change Ambitions
• Lead Gender related analysis, research, learning and knowledge development.
• Plan and spearhead new gender-related initiatives for the organisation in close coordination with the Head of Programs and directly with respective project managers.
• Identify knowledge gaps at different levels and undertake actions to reduce the gap information on gender especially in coordination with the Impact and Influence team.
• Assist by providing critical inputs in developing project proposals and project designs to strategically integrate gender sensitive and transformative approaches.
• Participate and contribute to the activities of the Global Gender Group including providing regular updates on progress made in the gender equality and social inclusion efforts in Kenya as well as share lessons from other Country Offices with the Kenya team to improve delivery of gender sensitive and transformative work.
Gender Strategy and Plan
• Review, propose, and support People and Culture to deliver the organization’s gender strategy.
• Support project teams to incorporate gender priorities in their planning and budgeting in alignment to the SBP and the gender strategy.
• Proactively initiate appropriate revision according to the country’s legal framework and development trends.
Delivering Performance
• Oversee and support the fulfilment of donor-specific gender activities in projects
• Work with programme staff to achieve gender inclusiveness in partners and beneficiaries while designing the programme/project.
• Support the People and Culture and Programme teams to achieve the gender related targets in staff composition and programme delivery including support to achieve equity, diversity, and inclusion targets in the workplace.
PERSON PROFILE
• Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies or related degree with focus on gender equality in international development, agriculture, social work, anthropology or related area, or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years’ experience (including field experience) providing technical leadership for the design and implementation of development programmes focused on advancing gender equality.
• At least 3 years’ experience of leading the design and implementation of development GESI in projects.
• Strong understanding of gender equality principles and practices, the gender equality sector, policy priorities and key gender inequalities impacting women in Kenya.
In Kenya, Practical Action has a long history of addressing systemic barriers that prevent people from accessing energy that transforms their lives, helping communities and government make cities healthier and safer, making agriculture and markets work better for small holder farmers and supporting communities and government to become more resilient. We use a mix of programming with communities and consultancy services with shapers of policy and practice to achieve our aims in Kenya, with offices in Nairobi, Lodwar, Kisumu and Kakamega.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Leadership and Strategic Alignment
• Provide thought leadership on gender and social inclusion. This includes leading and supporting the overall areas of Gender and Inclusion in the organisation in a manner that adds value, impact and provides strategic inputs across all the Change Ambitions
• Lead Gender related analysis, research, learning and knowledge development.
• Plan and spearhead new gender-related initiatives for the organisation in close coordination with the Head of Programs and directly with respective project managers.
• Identify knowledge gaps at different levels and undertake actions to reduce the gap information on gender especially in coordination with the Impact and Influence team.
• Assist by providing critical inputs in developing project proposals and project designs to strategically integrate gender sensitive and transformative approaches.
• Participate and contribute to the activities of the Global Gender Group including providing regular updates on progress made in the gender equality and social inclusion efforts in Kenya as well as share lessons from other Country Offices with the Kenya team to improve delivery of gender sensitive and transformative work.
Gender Strategy and Plan
• Review, propose, and support People and Culture to deliver the organization’s gender strategy.
• Support project teams to incorporate gender priorities in their planning and budgeting in alignment to the SBP and the gender strategy.
• Proactively initiate appropriate revision according to the country’s legal framework and development trends.
Delivering Performance
• Oversee and support the fulfilment of donor-specific gender activities in projects
• Work with programme staff to achieve gender inclusiveness in partners and beneficiaries while designing the programme/project.
• Support the People and Culture and Programme teams to achieve the gender related targets in staff composition and programme delivery including support to achieve equity, diversity, and inclusion targets in the workplace.
PERSON PROFILE
• Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies or related degree with focus on gender equality in international development, agriculture, social work, anthropology or related area, or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years’ experience (including field experience) providing technical leadership for the design and implementation of development programmes focused on advancing gender equality.
• At least 3 years’ experience of leading the design and implementation of development GESI in projects.
• Strong understanding of gender equality principles and practices, the gender equality sector, policy priorities and key gender inequalities impacting women in Kenya.
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