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Gender Specialist
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Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada)
Remote (local)- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: $60,000 CAD-$68,000 CAD / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 21/03/2025
- Location: Canada
Organization Overview:
The Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada) is a non-profit international development organization dedicated to empowering communities and promoting sustainable development. We focus on gender equality, social inclusion, economic development, and environmental sustainability. Our mission is to create lasting change through community-driven solutions and partnerships
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The Cooperative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada) is looking for an experienced Gender Specialist to further CDF Canada’s work on gender equality and women economic empowerment around the globe. The Gender Specialist will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies, training and tools to engage target audiences. The Gender Specialist provides technical support on gender equality and guides the mainstreaming of gender equality into all program design and proposals, and supports with capacity development as well as gender equality policy, strategy advocacy and research. The Specialist works closely with program managers and provides support to country teams and in country gender specialists and officers to ensure that gender equality is strengthened across all areas of project implementation.
QUALIFICATIONS/COMPETENCIES
• Master’s Degree in International Development Studies, Gender Studies, Social or Natural sciences or a related discipline, or a combination of an undergraduate degree with field experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in gender mainstreaming and gender equality programming in an international development context.
• Strong knowledge of gender analysis frameworks and tools.
• Excellent training, facilitation, and capacity-building skills.
• Strong analytical, research, and report-writing abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a multicultural environment.
• Cultural sensitivity and use of culturally appropriate approaches to communicate and interact with teams at head office and in the field, and other diverse audiences.
• Ability to work independently, and to work effectively as part of a team.
• Demonstrates an ability to adapt, learn and change through self-awareness and management of emotions and an ability to develop supportive and productive working relationships across the organization.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational, administrative and time management skills.
The Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada) is a non-profit international development organization dedicated to empowering communities and promoting sustainable development. We focus on gender equality, social inclusion, economic development, and environmental sustainability. Our mission is to create lasting change through community-driven solutions and partnerships
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The Cooperative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada) is looking for an experienced Gender Specialist to further CDF Canada’s work on gender equality and women economic empowerment around the globe. The Gender Specialist will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies, training and tools to engage target audiences. The Gender Specialist provides technical support on gender equality and guides the mainstreaming of gender equality into all program design and proposals, and supports with capacity development as well as gender equality policy, strategy advocacy and research. The Specialist works closely with program managers and provides support to country teams and in country gender specialists and officers to ensure that gender equality is strengthened across all areas of project implementation.
QUALIFICATIONS/COMPETENCIES
• Master’s Degree in International Development Studies, Gender Studies, Social or Natural sciences or a related discipline, or a combination of an undergraduate degree with field experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in gender mainstreaming and gender equality programming in an international development context.
• Strong knowledge of gender analysis frameworks and tools.
• Excellent training, facilitation, and capacity-building skills.
• Strong analytical, research, and report-writing abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a multicultural environment.
• Cultural sensitivity and use of culturally appropriate approaches to communicate and interact with teams at head office and in the field, and other diverse audiences.
• Ability to work independently, and to work effectively as part of a team.
• Demonstrates an ability to adapt, learn and change through self-awareness and management of emotions and an ability to develop supportive and productive working relationships across the organization.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational, administrative and time management skills.
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