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GIESC Programme Officer
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ILGA World
Remote (global)- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Humanitarian or Development: Development
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (global)
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: CHF60,000 CHF-CHF75,600 CHF / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Deadline: 01/10/2023
- Location: Remote (global)
Responsibilities
The Officer on Sex Characteristics supports and reports to the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Manager, in the implementation of the GIESC programme. This includes:
- Work towards empowering intersex communities, organisations and people in all their diversities to advocate for their rights with a particular focus on international and multilateral organisations, including developing and drafting policy positions, briefing notes, talking points, etc.
- Support, in collaboration with ILGA regions, global, regional and national community organising, led by intersex people, as well as technical support and other assistance
- Mainstreaming sex characteristics, sex-based and intersex issues across the Office and organisation
- Work towards the depathologisation of intersex people on all levels
- Providing technical support to colleagues, key stakeholders, partners, etc.
- Coordinating the development and implementation of programmes in collaboration within and across teams and departments
- Researching, identifying, and analysing good practices, strategic opportunities, emerging issues and trends that impact intersex people, their organisations, and communities
- Mobilising and engaging relevant stakeholders, partners and/or coalitions to advance the programme objectives
- Working on the sports sector on the intersections of sex characteristics
- Building the capacity of the Office and stakeholders on sex characteristics issues, including intersex issues
- Lead on the Intersex Advocacy Week on behalf of ILGA World as well as other UN-and multilateral institution-related activities
- Work towards raising visibility and awareness within ILGA World and the wider LGBTI movement on issues pertaining to sex characteristics.
- Advocate for inclusion of GIESC issues, with a focus on sex characteristics issues, in UN processes, international human rights norms and towards other global actors
- Collaborate with other actors at the global level in raising awareness on GIESC issues, in particular on sex characteristics issues
- Actively contribute to promoting and achieving the organisation’s objectives
- Ensure that all activities are carried out with full regard to policies on diversity and equal opportunities
- Ensure compliance with such laws and regulations as may be applicable to the operations of the Service Area
- Undertake all duties in compliance with health and safety regulations and legislation
- Undertake other duties that may be reasonably required from time to time
- Attend conferences, seminars and meetings on behalf of ILGA World
- Work as a part of the ILGA World Programme’s Department and collaborate across teams and programmes.
- A master’s university degree or equivalent in international gender studies, international law, sociology, social sciences, or a related field combined with 3 years of relevant work experience
- A first-level university degree in combination with 5 years of relevant and qualifying experience
- 7 years of relevant and qualifying experience in lieu of a master’s or first-level degree
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