Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist Job at Palladium - Career Opportunity in Kenya
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Vacancy title:
Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Professional Services , Category: Human Rights ]

Jobs at:

Palladium

Deadline of this Job:
30 June 2021  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, June 17, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
Company Overview:
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed to continuing to improve - economies, societies and most importantly, people's lives.

Palladium is a child-safe organisation, and screens applicants for suitability to work with children. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.

Activity Overview and Role
Palladium seeks a Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist to lead the sustainability framework for the Feed the Future East Africa Market Systems Activity which is a 5-year task order under USAID’s Regional Integration and Stronger Economics (RISE) IDIQ mechanism. The Activity is designed to promote increased agricultural production, trade, improved policies, finance and investment, and resilience to shocks and stresses in the East Africa region by addressing agricultural issues that can only be solved on a regional basis. The Activity will collaborate closely with USAID/Kenya and East Africa’s regional intergovernmental partners, including the East African Community (EAC), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) region. The Activity is organized under four objectives: 1) Strengthening cross-border agricultural market systems, 2) Accessing and scaling technologies, 3) Strengthening regional resilience, and 4) Strengthening the regional agriculture policy and regulatory environment. The geographic area of focus includes the East African countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Zambia.

The Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist is responsible for implementing the crucial cross cutting functions of the Activity, ensuring that all activities of the project are socially and environmentally sustainable and comply with the USAID Policies and Palladium Sustainable Business Practices.

S/he will provide programmatic and technical support to the project team (technical and MEL), regional organizations partners, private sector entities, and other stakeholders on effective integration of cross cutting (women, youth and to some extent environment) considerations beyond compliance, by identifying opportunities to add value to the market system changes that lead to long term impact and sustainability of the east African trade. S/he will report directly to the Deputy Project Manager.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities
The Environmental and Social Development Specialist will:
• Support the Deputy Project Manager to ensure that principles of gender equality and youth engagement in agriculture trade are integrated into all aspects of project cycle management,
• Support technical teams in managing, developing, maintaining, supporting and/or coordinating strategic cross cutting activities related to social inclusion and to some extent environment in the selected value chains within or outside the value chain action plans,
• Champion the definition of steps necessary to address compliance gaps, where they arise, from the Market System Resilience Framework, EMMP and the Palladium’s Sustainable Business Policy,
• Assist the environmental specialist to to screen activities to ensure the funded activities result in no adverse environmental impact, to develop mitigation measures, as necessary, and to specify monitoring and their reporting,
• Ensure all project staff, grantees and partners understand applicable requirements for environmental and social inclusion, and has necessary commitment and capacity to ensure compliance, implementation and mitigation measures throughout project lifetime,
• Support the MEL Manager to track, analyze and report against Gender and Youth disaggregated data appropriately within each project objective in both quarterly and annual reports,
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications
• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in the relevant subject area(s), preferably in Agriculture, Social Ecological Systems, or Gender studies is required; Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in integrating environment, gender and social inclusion standards in project design, implementation and M&E required,
• Experience in the field of agriculture, and knowledge of environmental and social inclusion standards of USAID and best practices in their application in livestock, cereals, horticulture and legumes trade programming preferred
• Sound knowledge of USAID GESI policies and Processes, an additional understanding of Environmental policies is an added advantage
• Ability to work well with a range of stakeholders, including project beneficiaries, private sector, government officials, NGO’s / civil society, as well as donors/clients and their staff,
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, articulate issues and recommend solutions,
• Ability to influence, motivate, and collaborate with others. A good team player who can work as a member of a multi-disciplinary, motivate and lead group efforts and network effectively across boundaries,
• Experience in the agriculture market development and agriculture trade in the east Africa region strongly preferred,
• Strong preference for East African citizens.

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

 

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Job Info
Job Category: Corporate / Organisation Specialist jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 30 June 2021
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 17-06-2021
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 17-06-2021
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 17-06-2065
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