Position Purpose:
The Gender and Social Inclusion Advisor is responsible for the coordination of all gender and Social Inclusion related activities in DF. The Gender and Social Inclusion Advisor will be focal person for different partners and projects in DF Ethiopia as assigned and will also lead the overall Gender and Social Inclusion work in all DF programs providing strategic direction and overall leadership on all Gender and Social Inclusion related matters.
Under the general supervision of the Country Program Coordinator, the Gender and Social Inclusion Advisor ensures the active and effective involvement of DF in interaction with partners. This includes project planning and management; contributing to establishing partnerships with relevant partners/stakeholders; providing technical support and capacity development; prepares project proposals/annual plans, reviews including budget; follow up progress, budget utilization and proper implementation of projects as agreed with partners; ensure timely periodic reports to donors; organizing and documenting data, experiences, and lessons; etc. The Gender and Social Inclusion Advisor, in close collaboration with Gender experts of implementing partners, is also responsible to ensure all DF programs implementing partners adopt gender mainstreaming and social inclusion in their work, by supporting in gender audits and analysis and develop gender responsive working strategies, policies and procedures based on audit and analysis and following up the implementation accordingly.
Focal point in assigned projects/programs.
Gender and Social Inclusion
As the leading person for all gender related work within DF and with its implementing partners, the Gender and Youth Advisor is responsible to ensure gender is not practiced by only one person rather it is understood, internalized, and practiced by everyone –within DF, partners’ organizations as well as at local government and community level. In doing so, the advisor is expected to lead both internal and external gender mainstreaming in DF.
Internal Gender mainstreaming
External Gender mainstreaming
As the leading person for all Social Inclusion related work, there is a need to develop/update a guide on how to work on the empowerment of socially excluded section of the community including youth, and Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) and support to facilitate the work of others. The advisor will give technical support to other project focal persons on issues related to social inclusion. Provide technical advice remotely and give support on the ground occasionally coordinating with project focal persons.
Communications and Networking
Personal behaviour
Reports To: Country Program Coordinator
Place of Assignment: Addis Ababa (With extensive travel to the project sites)
Valid from: 1st May 2024 (1 year with possibility of extension)
Qualifications
The candidate should have a minimum of:
Skills
The incumbent must demonstrate the following skills:
Personal Attributes
The incumbent must also demonstrate the following personal attributes:
Interested applicants are invited to send their application letter and Curriculum Vita to the following email address from April 3 – 12, 2024, Email: df@developmentfund.no
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