L’Organisation Right to Play recherche un(e) Spécialiste de l’égalité des sexes et de l’inclusion sociale basé au Burundi, Canada, Éthiopie, Ghana, Jordanie, Liban, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, Territoire palestinien, Rwanda, Sénégal, Tanzanie, Ouganda, Royaume-Uni.

 

 

 

 

ROLE SUMMARY:

The Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Specialist will provide technical leadership and support to guide effective integration and achievement of girls’ empowerment, gender equality and social inclusion results across Right To Play (RTP)’s programming, in alignment with RTP’s strategic plan and organizational commitments. The GESI Specialist will provide technical guidance on GESI standards and approaches; lead GESI related staff professional development and learning through coaching, mentorship and fostering forums for technical exchange; contribute to GESI strategy development, resource mobilization, advocacy, research and learning at a global level. The GESI Specialist will champion RTP’s Gender Equality Policy including supporting development of policy related monitoring and accountability.

The GESI Specialist reports to the Global Technical Lead, Health and Gender Equality and works closely with a diverse team of program specialists within the Global Program Development (GPD) and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) teams within RTP’s Global quarters. The GESI Specialist will work in partnership with Country Office Gender Specialists and Focal Points to ensure that GESI is strengthened across all areas of program design, implementation, evaluation and learning and impactful social inclusion, gender equality and girls’ empowerment objectives and results are achieved.

The position will include international travel up to 25% per year.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION:

  • Master’s Degree or equivalent in relevant field (Gender Studies, International Development, disability and inclusive development, etc.); or equivalent work experience.

EXPERIENCE:

  • Experience working in women’s rights, gender equality and social inclusion within public institutions, non-governmental organizations, UN agencies and/or international organizations. 
  • Hands-on experience in designing GESI focused technical guidance, standards and capacity building strategies.
  • Experience supporting the design of girls’ empowerment and GESI projects and programs, particularly within education and health sectors.
  • Experience developing standards and tools to support GESI integration across the project cycle in an international development context.
  • Familiarity with GESI research and GESI analysis, monitoring and evaluation methodologies and approaches and ability to interpret data for decision making and inform programming and strategies.
  • Demonstrated experience in development of GESI related programming and operational standards, guidelines, tip-sheets and resources.
  • Experience in strategic planning, and results-based management and reporting.

COMPETENCIES/PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

  • Ability to multi-task, maintain a high degree of organization, and meet deadlines.  
  • Highly adaptable, demonstrating a flexible attitude and an ability to work with people from various backgrounds and cultures.
  • Demonstrated leadership, change management and conflict management skills.  
  • Excellent relationship management with internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to work on GESI in a range of cultural contexts and GESI to other s of oppression such as poverty and racism.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

  • Substantial experience and knowledge of gender responsive and transformative approaches, “Do No Harm” principles and GESI mainstreaming/integration.
  • Analytical and communication skills, including research and proposal and report writing skills.
  • An understanding of humanitarian, development and GESI issues in Right To Play project locations.

LANGUAGES:

  • Fluency in spoken and written English.

 Application Link:https://righttoplay.hiringplatform.ca/136355-gender-equality-and-social-inclusion-specialist/549448-application-form/en

 Close on 13 August 2023