Project Coordinator - Gender and Inclusion

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Plan International

  • 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: 12/12/2025
  • Location: Kenya
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
PLAN INTERNATIONAL KENYA
Plan International Kenya (PIK), operational since 1982, focuses on long-term development and humanitarian programs. Collaborating closely with local communities and governments, PIK implements programs to enhance the well-being of children in areas such as Nairobi, Machakos, Kajiado, Tharaka-Nithi, Siaya, Kwale, Kilifi, Homa Bay, Kisumu, Tana River, Turkana, and Marsabit.
 

Accountabilities and MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES
 
Strategic Guidance on Gender Transformative Programming in Turkana- 15%
  • Provide technical leadership in the integration and effective implementation of gender transformative strategies, approaches, policies, and frameworks at the Turkana Project level in the Nurturing Futures and CPWASH projects.
  • Ensure programmatic alignment with Plan International Global Strategy and Global Gender Equality standards (e.g., Plan International’s Global Gender Equality and Inclusion Policy and feminist leadership principles).
 
Effective Technical Project Design, Planning and Implementation (25%)
  • Ensure the Turkana Program advances gender transformation in all project activities. This includes but not limited to; addressing harmful gender norms directly, improving girls’ agency, promoting diversity, promoting positive masculinity, improving the daily condition and position of girls and fostering an enabling environment, where possible and appropriate.
  • Support projects to achieve the highest standards of gender transformation, addressing power and gender inequalities that undermine responsive nutritional and food security outcomes for children and women, adaptive climate change, improved economic self-reliance and community resilience and water, sanitation, and hygiene.

Partnership, networking and Alliance Building (20%)
  • Provide support and capacity building on gender equality and inclusion to staff and partners in the Plan CP WASH consortium.
  • Understand the local partnership context and inform the GEI aspects that affect the project implementation.
  • Lead in providing technical support to the IRRP consortium to advance gender transformation. This includes capacity development and defining individual projects milestones that advance the gender elements.
 
  Monitoring, Evaluation and Quality Assurance (20%)
  • Coordinate with the Program Manager and partners to effectively support the project to carry out all assessments including baseline, ongoing monitoring, evaluations, dissemination of best practices etc, in accordance with established GE&I standards, policies and procedures.
  • Lead in the setting project targets and monitoring/tracking gender transformative milestones and outcomes.

Financial Management (5%)

Risk Management (5%) 

Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) (5%)
 
Other duties (5%)
 
  • As assigned by the Line Manager within the scope of the role.

Qualifications/ experience essential:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Gender, Social Studies, or other related fields preferred.
  • Minimum of 4 years' experience in guiding, managing, and implementing gender inclusive and/or transformative projects especially working with girls and youth.
  • Technical knowledge of Gender Equality and Inclusion in general, and as it relates to relevant sectors, especially WASH, Nutrition/Food security and Women’s Economic Empowerment.
  • Experience of integrating Gender transformative and Rights based Approaches into project design, implementation, reporting, monitoring and evaluation.
  • Demonstrated understanding of gender rights issues in both development and humanitarian contexts.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, networking and representation skills;
  • Proven leadership qualities, problem-solving and negotiation skills, and evidence of successful team player.

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