Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 03, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Overview
Responsibilities
Strategic Planning (20%)
• Lead and develop the next phase (2022+) of Root Capital’s WAI strategic plan, leading research, setting the vision and priorities in coordination with internal and external stakeholders, and managing and creating strategy documents
• Ensure WAI strategy is understood and integrated into regional goals and work plans; oversee progress toward goals.
• Ensure gender equity sensitization and mainstreaming for global staff.
Programmatic Innovation, Learning, and Coordination (40%)
• Scope, provide technical guidance on, actively coordinate and document the development, testing, and scale-up of WAI innovations, pilots and programmatic implementation, in close partnership with global and regional Innovation, Lending, Advisory, and WAI leads
• Provide expert input into the development of gender equity activities
• Review and approve Gender Equity Grant proposals
• Oversee internal learning efforts. Play internal knowledge-sharing role, ensuring strong feedback loop across Root Capital departments and offices, and between Root Capital and partners and clients. Direct learning research and analysis efforts by the impact evaluation team and gender specialist.
• Advise on and support the design of M&E activities and metrics, survey questions, and data collection protocols
• WAI budget oversight
Field building (20%)
• Develop and implement Root Capital’s WAI field-building agenda (learning dissemination to influence the field and drive impact at scale).
• Originate and lead/ author thought pieces on gender-lens investing, women in agriculture, and other areas related to the WAI strategy as appropriate.
• Identify and participate in networks and working groups to inform our strategy and advance our field-building agenda.
• Ensure field building efforts are documented and measured.
Partnerships and Relationship Management (20%)
• Originate and lead WAI-related relationships with implementing and research partners.
• Collaborate with the Development team to fundraise for WAI: Support funder cultivation; provide input and review to grant proposals and reports, collecting information from internal contributors as needed; support relationship management.
• Represent Root Capital in highest-level fora related to the WAI, gender lens investing, and women in agriculture more broadly.
• Work closely with Communications to develop messaging, talking points for the CEO, and others to present the WAI externally, and to develop other effective communications tools for the website and publications.
Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Skills and Experience
• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible and relevant experience in gender equity, gender lens investing, climate and gender, or another related field within the context of smallholder agriculture.
• Proven expertise in the design and scaling of gender inclusion programs, activities and innovations
• Strong knowledge and understanding of current sector developments in gender lens investing and gender in agriculture
• Proven expertise in, and passion for, the position and role of women in climate change and climate action
• Ability to convey complex, technical content in clear, concise and compelling language.
• Experience collaborating with key internal and external stakeholder groups, including executive leadership.
• Experience working with multicultural and multilingual teams; sensitivity to the dynamics of global teams (e.g. working across cultures and time zones).
• Proven ability to effectively collaborate between and across teams (including with coworkers outside of direct reporting lines)
• High level of comfort working in a matrixed organizational structure; proven horizontal leadership and collaboration skills in a global context.
• Highly organized and able to handle multiple projects while maintaining focus and flexibility in the face of change and ambiguity.
• Ability to think creatively, take initiative, and work independently, while also collaboratively.
• Professional fluency in English; demonstrably strong verbal and written communication skills. Professional competency in Spanish required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience
• Willingness to travel internationally, when and if conditions allow. Expected travel: 5% - 20% of time, under normal circumstances.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in one of the following countries: Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Mexico or Kenya.
Salary
Commensurate with experience.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 72

Job application procedure
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: using the position as subject of email.
Interested and qualified? Go to Root Capital on rootcapital.org to apply

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