Plan International NGO Senior Gender Advisor Kenya Jobs
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And its girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity.
We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
Accountabilities
Guide the strategic planning, design and implementations of gender transformative programmes in the organization
Ensure successful design and implementation of gender transformative programmes in Plan Kenya.
Provide technical support to all Programme Units on gender transformation project implementation as required.
Ensure that agreed monitoring and evaluation activities of regional gender equality at all levels in the organization are high quality and are widely disseminated, including but not limited to baseline survey, mid-term reviews and final evaluations.
Build close links with the Project Managers of the Young influencers and other global networks for girls to secure participation for Plan led advocacy with girls.
Contribute to development of business to address root causes of gender inequality in Plan is operating areas.
Ensure that Plan’s Global Policy and Strategy on Gender Equality are effectively used to guide Plan’s work on gender equality across the country programme.
Conduct a Gender Equality Self-Assessment on a regular basis (every three to five years) and develop Gender Action Plans based on the GESA results.
Advocacy and influencing support
Support advocacy with external policy makers and other stakeholders on key issues related to girls rights and gender equality in the Country Programme to build Plan’s profile as a thought-leader in this area.
Work closely with the Advocacy and Influencing Advisor to proactively identify and utilise opportunities for high impact advocacy and policy engagement on gender equality and girls rights.
Contribute to the development of Plan’s communications and media work on relevant gender equality.
Represent Plan’s positions on gender equality to key external audiences at the national, regional and global levels, as needed.
Develop networks and relationships with key decision makers and influencers for gender equality and girls’ rights in the country.
Build Plan’s profile as a respected thought-leader and high-level contributor on girls’ rights and gender equality issues.
Programme Quality
Build the capacity of Plan’s program staff and partners in Plan to design, implement and monitor gender transformative
programs based on Plan’s programme and influencing commitments.
Support field offices’ initiatives to build staff capacity around gender equality across programmes in all thematic areas.
Manage Plan’s Gender Equality Capacity Building Program in the country programme, including monitoring of progress and performance, and working with senior management to ensure that program staff have the capacity (knowledge, skills and tools) to effectively support Plan’s gender equality programming priorities.
Ensure that the programme and influencing commitments on Gender Equality are utilized by Plan staff in designing, implementing and monitoring gender transformative projects.
Together with the Learning and Innovation advisor, facilitate development of a knowledge base for internal and external use by staff and partners.
Provide technical support HR Manager on integrating gender equality into performance management systems and organisational practice across the region.
Communications and Working Relationships:
Close working relationship with other thematic leads as well as the HR, Advocacy, M&E and Communications teams at CO as well as Programme staff at PU level.
Close working relationship with Global and regional Gender Advisor and Gender Equality Specialists across Plan’s for cross learning.
Collaboration with Plan’s Global Gender and Inclusion Reference Group.
Active engagement with external thought-leaders, influencers, stakeholders and academics.
Qualifications
A Master’s degree in gender studies or a first degree in social science and post graduate qualification in gender studies.
In-depth knowledge of the links between gender equality, children’s rights and NGO development and humanitarian programming practice.
Demonstrated understanding of gender rights issues in both development and humanitarian contexts.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in conducting gender analysis and its application to child-rights programming.
Experience designing, implementing, and evaluating high quality programmes with demonstrated impact on improving gender equality or girls’ empowerment.
Excellent understanding of relevant policy-making processes and institutions on gender equality.
Knowledge of the regional context would be desirable.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and able to communicate complex concepts around gender equality and empowerment clearly and concisely, and apply them in practical situations.
Demonstrated experience coaching and mentoring field based program staff using a variety of methodologies (workshop based training, appreciative inquiry, etc.) on integrating gender sensitive approaches and considerations into day to day field work.
How to apply
Interested candidates should apply online by 31st March, 2018
For more information and job application details, see; Plan International NGO Senior Gender Advisor Kenya Jobs
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