Gender Equality & Social Inclusion (GESI) Officer Full Time NEW

About the Role – Purpose:

The GESI Officer will work under the supervision Programme Manager and will be responsible for providing technical leadership and support for the integration of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), Protection, and other cross-cutting themes across the project cycle.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct rapid gender analysis and protection risk assessments, reviews and audits to identify specific needs, capacities, barriers and capacities for improved participation of vulnerable groups including PWDs and elder people.
• Oversee the development, tracking and reporting of gender and protection sensitive indicators to reflect progress towards gender equality and protection outcome.
• Collaborate with different concern and partner staff to provide strategic technical guidance on gender and protection integration at project level.
• Follow up and ensure the planned program activities are implemented in line with the Equality/gender continuum tool.
• Design and facilitate GESI and protection trainings for concern and partner staff, government stakeholders, and project participants to ensure that the project assesses and accounts for GESI and protection consideration.
• Ensure GBV prevention and risk mitigation measures are integrated throughout the project and deliver training on GBV pocket guide for Non GBV specialist.
• Regularly update GBV service mappings, post and disseminate referral pathways and IEC materials in collaboration with partners and stakeholders.
• Regularly monitor, review and evaluate project implementation on gender and protection mainstreaming, take appropriate and timely action and extract lessons learned for future programming.
• Network with the available and relevant gender and protection coordination platforms to promote global standards and for better learnings.
• Support the implementation PSEA and safeguarding standards across project activities and strengthen staff and partner capacity on reporting and referral mechanisms.
• Demonstrate gender equality awareness, protection sensitivity and an ability to integrate a gender equality perspective into tasks and activities.
• Support the programme teams in the understanding and implementation of Concern Ethiopia’s Gender Equality Strategy and relevant protection frameworks.
• Facilitate awareness raising campaigns with partners, stakeholders and community members including International Women’s Day and 16 days of activism against GBV.
• Work closely with MEAL team to strengthen gender and protection-sensitive data collection, analysis, learning, and reporting systems.
• Document best practices and lesson learned related to gender equality, inclusion, and protection mainstreaming.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager for the accomplishment of project objectives.

Gender Equity 

• Demonstrate understanding of Concern Worldwide Ethiopia’s Gender Equality Strategy.
• Contribute to ensuring that Concern Worldwide Ethiopia is a place where men and women are treated equally and with dignity and respect.
• Demonstrate gender equality awareness and gender sensitivity and an ability to integrate a gender equality perspective into tasks and activities.

Emergency response

Concern Worldwide Ethiopia is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike, this role may be required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objectives.

Safeguarding

• Post holder must be able to seek appropriate advice, report concerns, and be confident to ensure that they have been understood.
• Understand Concern Worldwide structures and arrangements.
• Work and practice in a manner that seeks to reduce the risk of abuse, harm or neglect.

Accountability

Concern Worldwide, and its commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):

• As relevant within this role, actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E).
• Contribute to ensuring that the Feedback, Complaints & Response Mechanism (FCRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed – with relevant staff whenever appropriate.
• Contribute to the effective dissemination of information about the FCRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour among programme participants and communities (when this is feasible and relevant).

Person Specification:

Essential knowledge, skills and experience

• Degree or equivalent in sociology, social work, psychology, gender or related fields.
• 3-4 years relevant experience.
• Good technical/programme knowledge in area of responsibility.

Competencies:

Candidates are expected to demonstrate abilities in all the following priority competency areas (the highlighted 5

competencies in bold are most critical):

 We encourage all eligible candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity or origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organization. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations and is committed to promoting equality.

If this role sounds right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter. Please be aware we may offer positions before the closing date. Concern reserves the right to interview and select the chosen candidate before closing date for receipt of applications, so early application is strongly recommended.

Important information:

Concern has an organizational Code of Conduct with three Associated Policies: The Programme Participant Protection Policy, the Child Safeguarding Policy, and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy accessible here. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organizations, and the standards of behavior expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in their work, in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Consequently, working or volunteering with Concern may be subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

During this job application, you will provide Concern with your personal data. Concern takes its responsibilities towards this personal data very seriously and is committed to complying with all relevant data protection legislation.

What we offer

• A competitive salary and benefit package
• Excellent medical benefits (100% cover including dependents)
• 20 days annual leave
• 26 weeks (paid) maternity leave, 18 weeks (unpaid) parental leave