Senior Advisor, Equality & Inclusion

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International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Hybrid
  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 10+ years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 30/06/2025
  • Location: Kenya
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
Job Overview/Summary: 

Reporting to the GEDI Director for Crisis Response Recovery & Development (CRRD), the Senior Advisor will be a key member of the GEDI Unit, serving as a strategic partner to regional and country leadership as well as People & Culture (P&C) functions, to ensure effective contextualization and implementation of the GEDI action plan. The role focuses on internal organizational culture and practices across IRC international programs in Africa, Middle East, Asia and Latin America.  This is an exciting opportunity for a creative change agent and solution-driven expert on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion with deep experience and practical approaches in translating intersectional feminist, anti-racist and decolonial principles to support leaders and cross functional teams to embed these approaches into their roles and IRC’s organizational practices and policies. 

Job Requirements:

Education: Graduate university degree in sociology, HR, cultural studies, feminist studies, gender studies, law, international development or equivalent 

Work Experience: 10+ years of related experience that includes:
  • Direct experience leading and influencing teams and leaders to adopt feminist principles as core to all organizational processes, policies, and activities.
  • Experience leading and supporting change management to embed an inclusive work culture.
  • At least 3+ years in humanitarian/development sector.
  • At least 3+ years of field-based experience in one or more of Global South context
  • Experience building communities of practice.
  • Excellent spoken and written of English
  • Proficiency in at least one other language (Arabic or Spanish) 

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