Summary
Date Posted: Monday, November 28, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

The Position Summary
The Gender, Equality and Inclusion Advisor will provide technical support and direction in programme design, implementation, quality assurance and strategy development. The Advisor will support the programme to integrate gender and inclusion outcomes, best practices and gender sensitive approaches across a variety of interventions. The Advisor will design and implement a strategy to ensure the programme appropriately addresses the varied needs of women, men, girls, and boys, and that programme staff are sensitive to gender, age, religion, ability, and other social markers. The Advisor will ensure that the programme improves the meaningful inclusion of marginalized groups into formal and informal mechanisms to be more resilient to preventing violent extremism and that GESI evidence informs policy and planning. S/he/they will work closely with the Team Lead, Deputy Team Lead, MEL, Research & Learning team members to fulfill the gender, youth and social inclusion goals of the programme.

Essential Job Responsibilities
Gender, Equality & Inclusion Technical Support, Strategy Development and Impact
• Support the technical design for a gender and social inclusion analysis, manage data collection, lead participatory data analysis and co-create recommendations with the programme team based on findings. Work closely with the programme team to integrate the findings from the gender and social inclusion analysis into the project’s workplan and milestones.
• Lead participatory processes to develop Gender, Equality and Social Inclusion programme strategy to guide gender, equality and social inclusion integration and priorities across the life of the programme, based on the formative research.
• Support the programme team, including partners, on gender, equality and social inclusion integration including conducting capacity building and training.
• Conduct regular community consultations to ensure programming remains gender, age, and socially sensitive and on-track.
• Represent the programme’s gender and social inclusion strategy, analysis, and research with external stakeholders including at workshops, conferences and annual learning events.
• Work with programme teams to ensure a do no harm approach to gender-focused and inclusive programing is implemented and that appropriate protections are in place for participants.
• Coach new and ongoing programme staff on gender and social inclusion engagement best practices
• Conduct frequent supervisory visits to the programme locations to monitor project implementation and ensure project quality and support staff to reflect and iterate based on ongoing feedback.

Gender, and Social Inclusion Programme Development & Quality Assurance
• Coach program staff to better design, implement and monitor programs in a manner that meets each sectors best practices and industry standards in GESI .
• Ensure the effective design and integration of gender sensitive monitoring and evaluation systems (including SADD) and protection monitoring methodologies into all stages of the project; that output and impact data are captured, and data is used to optimize program quality
• Assist teams in using vulnerability frameworks and targeting that enable inclusiveness and help teams to identify individuals and households with specific needs.

Representation and Coordination
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders working in GESI in the Kenya country team to enhance cooperation and coordination.
• Attend relevant GESI coordination meetings and/or represent Mercy Corps in other relevant forums and ensure that information is shared internally and with other sectors, as appropriate; contribute to thought leadership in this area of expertise.
• Identify and nurture strategic GESI partnerships with other organizations/institutions in the country.
• Liaise with MC’s Regional GESI Advisor on agency wide gender policies and for cross-learning.

Other
• Support management to ensure that the Mercy Corps Gender Minimum Standards are implemented.
• Ensure the team complies with CSSF GESI Requirements
• Ensure activities promote gender equality, conflict sensitivity, and environmental awareness by applying Do No Harm and Mercy Corps’ Gender Equality policy
• Participate in internal office coordination and planning meetings and workshops
• Participate in relevant coordination meetings and working groups
• Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission
• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership
• Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies
• Other assigned tasks, as necessary

Organizational Learning
• As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

Accountability to Beneficiaries
• Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

Minimum Qualifications & Transferrable skills
• A university degree in International Development, Gender Studies, Social Works, Business Management or other related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Previous GESI experience related to conflict or peacebuilding.
• Five years of experience in international development work, with a minimum of three years directly in GESI.
• Substantial background in GESI and development work including experience conducting training, doing analysis and program integration and engaging in advocacy.
• Experience in girl programming, gender-transformative interventions
• Comprehensive knowledge of GESI norms and standards as well as holistic and practical methods towards implementing protection mainstreaming and integrated protection outcomes.
• Fluent in English, fluency in Swahili preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate (verbally and written) and negotiate clearly and effectively. Tact, diplomacy and cultural awareness are essential.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel and Word

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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