Gender Expert to Develop a Gender-Transformative Approaches Toolkit
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Horizont3000
Remote (global)- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Consultancy
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (global)
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Deadline: 02/12/2025
- Location: Remote (global)
Background
horizont3000 is an Austrian non-governmental organisation working in sustainable development cooperation. Based in Vienna, with offices in the four focus areas East Africa, Central America, Senegal and Mozambique, the organisation is backed by eleven Austrian Catholic grassroots organisations.
Purpose of the Assignment
horizont3000 seeks to engage a specialized consultant to develop a cutting-edge resource for operationalizing gender-transformative approaches through dialogue. This toolkit will be a key resource for the h3 and partner organization project teams across diverse geographical and cultural contexts, primarily in East Africa, Senegal, Mozambique and Central America. They will utilize it to build their own awareness and skills, and to effectively prepare and train their community-based facilitators, including farmer field school trainers, farmer to farmer trainers, community animators, paralegals, gender champions etc. Therefore, the guidance must be simple, highly relevant, and designed to go beyond mere inclusion (gender-sensitive) to actively questioning and transforming responsibly the root causes of inequality (gender-transformative). This work is critical to challenging harmful social norms, advancing gender equality, and fostering sustainable outcomes within h3 partner organizations and their sector programmes. '
Objective of the Consultancy
The main objective of this consultancy is to research, collate, sense-make and simplify a set of creative and evidence-based tools and methods for facilitating gender-transformative approaches through community dialogues tailored to different target groups and cultural contexts, including norm setters and community members.
Technical Expertise
• Advanced Degree in Gender Studies, International Development, Sociology, Anthropology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of demonstrable experience working in gender equality and social inclusion programming
• Expertise in Gender Transformative Approaches to shift power relations, challenge social and structural barriers, and address intersecting inequalities
• Proven expertise in designing, adapting, and field-testing community-level facilitation tools and methodologies in the context of h3 partner countries.
• In-depth understanding of sensitive development issues, including GBV, harmful cultural practices as well as sexual and reproductive health, and ethical approaches to discussing them in community settings.
horizont3000 is an Austrian non-governmental organisation working in sustainable development cooperation. Based in Vienna, with offices in the four focus areas East Africa, Central America, Senegal and Mozambique, the organisation is backed by eleven Austrian Catholic grassroots organisations.
Purpose of the Assignment
horizont3000 seeks to engage a specialized consultant to develop a cutting-edge resource for operationalizing gender-transformative approaches through dialogue. This toolkit will be a key resource for the h3 and partner organization project teams across diverse geographical and cultural contexts, primarily in East Africa, Senegal, Mozambique and Central America. They will utilize it to build their own awareness and skills, and to effectively prepare and train their community-based facilitators, including farmer field school trainers, farmer to farmer trainers, community animators, paralegals, gender champions etc. Therefore, the guidance must be simple, highly relevant, and designed to go beyond mere inclusion (gender-sensitive) to actively questioning and transforming responsibly the root causes of inequality (gender-transformative). This work is critical to challenging harmful social norms, advancing gender equality, and fostering sustainable outcomes within h3 partner organizations and their sector programmes. '
Objective of the Consultancy
The main objective of this consultancy is to research, collate, sense-make and simplify a set of creative and evidence-based tools and methods for facilitating gender-transformative approaches through community dialogues tailored to different target groups and cultural contexts, including norm setters and community members.
Technical Expertise
• Advanced Degree in Gender Studies, International Development, Sociology, Anthropology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of demonstrable experience working in gender equality and social inclusion programming
• Expertise in Gender Transformative Approaches to shift power relations, challenge social and structural barriers, and address intersecting inequalities
• Proven expertise in designing, adapting, and field-testing community-level facilitation tools and methodologies in the context of h3 partner countries.
• In-depth understanding of sensitive development issues, including GBV, harmful cultural practices as well as sexual and reproductive health, and ethical approaches to discussing them in community settings.
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