• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Social Sciences, Human Rights, Gender/ Women’s studies, International Development, or a related field is required. 
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
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• Minimum of 5 years of work experience
• Experience facilitating trainings, workshops, or dialogue-based programmes on gender equality, male allyship and equitable masculinities is required.
   

• Fluency in oral and written English is required. 
• Fluency in an additional language is highly desirable, particularly if it will assist in adapting the Barbershop toolkit and materials to regional or local contexts.

• Demonstrated experience clearly and persuasively communicating complex ideas to different audiences in written, spoken and presentational formats for 3-5 years.
  
  
• Demonstrated experience building trusted productive long-term relationships within organizations and with external partners to collaborate on advocacy initiatives with local, state, and national partners and have experience working with marginalized communities (e.g. LGBTQ+ people, communities of color, and people with disabilities, among others).  
  
  
• A demonstrable commitment to LGBTQ rights, youth mental health, or crisis intervention advocacy with an eagerness to grow support for LGBTQ rights among conflicted audiences.
  
  

• Legislative Tracking Software: 1+ year of demonstrated experience in using legislative trackers to follow a high volume of daily policy happenings
  
  
• Google Suite Products: Familiarity with using the Google platform including Google Docs, Sheets, and Presentations.
  
  
• Grassroots activation technology:  You have used emails and SMS messages in various platforms such as MailChimp and texting platforms to mobilize grassroots advocacy opportunities.
  
  
• Culturally competent. You have a nuanced understanding of the experiences of LGBTQ+ folks and/or youth mental health. You are passionate and willing to learn more about the marginalized identities, and bring your awareness to all the work you do.
  
  
• Strong emotional intelligence, integrity, discretion, and ability to build trust across diverse teams and stakeholders
  
  
• Spoken and written English
  
  

• Degree in social sciences, gender studies, or related field with a focus on gender equality, women's rights, or social inclusion.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills with demonstrated experience in inspiring and mobilizing staff and local partners to effectively integrate gender, GEDSI, and protection principles into programming.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in gender equality, women's empowerment, gender mainstreaming, protection and safe programming in humanitarian or development settings.
• Proven expertise in gender analysis, gender-sensitive planning, and integrating women’s empowerment into development and humanitarian programs.
• Practical knowledge of protection principles, gender-based violence (GBV), and community-based protection approaches.
• Experience working on broader social inclusion issues, including gender identity and intersectionality.
• Strong skills in capacity assessment, training, facilitation, and mentoring of staff and partners.
• Demonstrated ability to engage diverse stakeholders, including communities, partners, authorities, and donors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex gender and protection concepts clearly.
• Understanding of feminist leadership principles and commitment to promoting a feminist and inclusive organizational culture.
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently, including to remote and challenging locations in Myanmar.

• A PhD or equivalent degree in a relevant discipline, such as Gender, Development Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, International Development, Rural Development Studies, Human Geography, or related fields.
• Completed a Post Doc / Fellow Program in relevant area
• Experience conducting independent applied research in relevant area
• Has several published international peer-reviewed articles, including as a lead author
• Exposure to developing and refining research proposals, designing research, and implementing data collection strategies.
• Experience in contributing to writing grant proposals.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, government agencies, and partners in implementing and scaling research.
• High-level competency in quantitative or qualitative research methods (i.e., able to design, analyze and write up independently as well as mentor others) and commitment to interdisciplinary and mixed methods research approaches.

• Coordinate complex strategic initiatives
• Build collaborative working relationships
• Improve systems and processes
• Manage competing priorities confidently
• Communicate with clarity and influence
• Turn plans into practical outcomes

• Demonstrated experience coordinating strategic, cross-functional or organisation-wide initiatives from planning through to implementation.  Experience supporting implementation planning, project coordination, governance processes and delivery tracking. 
• Experience working across multiple teams or functional areas to coordinate shared priorities, resolve dependencies and support timely delivery.  Experience facilitating consultation, advisory groups, working groups or stakeholder engagement processes. 
• Experience preparing high-quality documentation, including workplans, briefs, meeting papers, reports, templates, implementation frameworks and governance documents. 
• Sound understanding of project delivery, change implementation, risk management and continuous improvement practices. 
• Knowledge of the family violence sector, gendered drivers of violence, service system reform or related social policy environments. 
• Understanding of the importance of lived experience, practice expertise and sector consultation in shaping policy, products, programs and organisational priorities. 
• Experience working in complex, sensitive or values-led environments where confidentiality, judgement, cultural safety and trauma-informed practice are important.

• Tertiary qualification in project management, public policy, social sciences, community development, business, organisational development or a related discipline; or equivalent relevant experience. 
• Demonstrated competence in project coordination, implementation planning, stakeholder engagement and written communication. 
• Understanding of the gendered nature of family violence, intersectionality, cultural safety and trauma-informed approaches, or a demonstrated willingness and capacity to develop this knowledge. 
• Completion of a Criminal History Check and Employee Working with Children Check (or State equivalent) prior to commencement of employment and as required by legislation and policy 

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in advising or managing anti-trafficking, protection, GBV, child protection or human rights programming. 
• Strong experience in protection mainstreaming, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) safeguarding and risk analysis. 
• Experience working with security or justice actors and border contexts. 
• Knowledge of trafficking dynamics, organized crime, and migration systems. 
• Familiarity with GESI, human rights, and PSEA frameworks. 
• Strong understanding of gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) principles
• Demonstrated experience ensuring GESI themes are prioritized and integrated in program design, implementation and measurement

• 7–10 years of experience leading digital communications, social media strategy, audience engagement, or digital marketing, with a demonstrated track record of building engaged audiences and delivering measurable organisational impact.
• Demonstrated expertise across major social platforms—including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, and Facebook—with a strong understanding of platform-native storytelling, audience behaviour, analytics, and algorithmic trends.
• Experience developing and executing digital content strategies that have driven measurable audience growth, engagement, advocacy, fundraising, or brand awareness, including social-first content production across video, photography, graphics, and multimedia storytelling.
• Experience designing or supporting digital fundraising campaigns and understanding how digital communications contribute to supporter acquisition, donor engagement, and long-term audience growth.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret performance data, identify opportunities, test new approaches, and translate insights into strategic recommendations.
• Experience managing external agencies, creators, platforms, vendors, partnerships, and budgets to deliver high-quality digital campaigns.
• Understanding of global issues and cultural contexts, particularly across the regions where Malala Fund works, with the judgement to navigate complex and sensitive issues through digital communications.

• Experience managing and developing direct reports, creating an environment of trust, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across communications, development, programmes, and external partners.
• Demonstrated ability to influence decisions through expertise, data, and sound judgement rather than positional authority.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, balance long-term planning with day-to-day execution, and consistently deliver high-quality work in a fast-moving environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief creative teams, present recommendations to senior leaders, and communicate complex ideas clearly.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented approach, with a willingness to experiment, learn, and continuously improve digital performance.

• Experience in an administration role;
• Demonstrated understanding of administrative functions and office practices;
• Proven skills in using Microsoft 365 (including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) and other project management software
• Driver’s license.

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various internal and external stakeholders in both written and verbal contexts.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in data entry, record management and administrative processes.
• Strong sense of responsibility, accountability and ownership for ensuring the accuracy and completion of end-to-end program administration.
• Highly organised with excellent planning, prioritisation and time management skills, and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities and deadlines.
• Demonstrated initiative, proactiveness and the ability to identify and implement process improvements.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships.
• Well-developed problem-solving, analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to identify issues and implement practical solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
• Proven ability to meet regular reporting, payroll and administrative deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office applications and database or workflow management systems (e.g. Smartsheet) with the ability to quickly learn new systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work both collaboratively as part of a team and independently, exercising sound judgement within delegated authority.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, service excellence, and delivering high-quality administrative support.
• Demonstrated commitment to role modelling MCWH's values, behaviours, and organisational culture.
• Highly developed customer service skills

Your role in our team

About you

• A proven track record in the public sector, combined authority, or MAT sales/partnerships — ideally within education, social impact or a related sector.
• Confident and experienced using outbound sales tools and platforms (e.g. Apollo) to build and manage pipelines efficiently from day one.
• A self-starter, comfortable managing longer public sector sales cycles independently, without needing close day-to-day direction.
• A solid understanding of how social value and educational delivery are positioned within the public sector and grant bid submissions.
• Senior enough to operate strategically and represent InnovateHer with confidence at a senior level.
• Comfortable working flexibly and adapting your focus as priorities shift across a fixed-term contract.
• Passionate about our mission to get more young people, especially girls, into technology.