Job Description

Job Purpose:

Concern and HELVETAS will be implementing a resilience programme in North Gondar Zone with a focus on NRM, Health and Nutrition, Livelihoods and Governance. HELVETAS are the overall lead of the Project.Thus the GES officer will work under the overall supervision and guidance of the HELVETAS Senior Project Manager and with the technical support of the Gender and Equality Coordinator in Concern. Thus Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Senior Project Manager; and Gender & Equality Coordinator (GEC), the Gender & Equality Senior Officer (GESO) will play a lead role in ensuring the implementation of the multisectoral Gender components of the project. technical oversight and guidance to the field level gender officers. S/he will ensure that the Community facilitators, other technical officers of the project and the government counterparts at field level have the necessary knowledge, skills and tools to ensure Concern is implementing gender transformative projects in all field locations.

The GESO will also help setup and supervise all gender assessments, which will take place twice yearly in each field location.

Finally the GESO will be Concern’s safeguarding focal person and work closely with the CRM technical advisor

Main duties & Responsibilities:

Organisational

Under the overall supervision and guidance of the HELVETAS Senior Project Manager and with the technical support of the Gender and Equality Coordinator in Concern, the Gender & Equality Senior Officer will work in the development and implementation of gender sensitive programming and ensures that the project pays particular attention and puts gender equality at the forefront of its operations. The post holder will also ensure work place policies and practices that foster gender equality are continuously maintained.

Technical Roles

Develop tools and guidelines to help ensure quality gender transformative programming throughout the project 

Conduct Gender Analysis and create a shared understanding about the outcome to various stakeholders as well as develop strategies how best to address them sustainably

Review and Validate gender related targets and indicators of the project and consult with the GEC in CWW Ethiopia on how best to continuously strategise with the aim to achieve targets

Closely work with each team/ thematic lead so that Gender issues are effectively mainstreamed issue by issue and sector by sector with relevant indicators updated as indicated above

Develop capacity of the staff and stakeholders in Gender and development issues through on the job training and tailored trainings.

Ensure that the different community level institutions do receive sufficient support to become more empowered agents of their development

Conduct regular field visits to ensure all staff are familiar with gender equality tools and approaches to be used in day to day programming

Provide technical support to programme staff on the implementation of gender sensitive programming and support Woreda coordinators in carrying out gender analysis and gender related assessments, developing and monitoring gender sensitive indicators

Ensure that each Woreda conducts a gender assessments every year and that findings of these assessments are built into the resilience project

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Regularly monitor, review and evaluate the implementation of programs on gender mainstreaming, take appropriate and timely action and extract lessons learned for future program development and implementation

Provide the GEC in CWW Ethiopia and the Seniro Project Manager in North Gondar with concise reports on gender activity progress on a monthly basis             

Contribute to the documentation of good practice and learning.

Participate in learning reviews and evaluations and ensure that learnings are applied in the development of future gender sensitive programming

Capacity Building

Provide training as required on best practice tools for the implementation of gender mainstreaming to all project and partner staff

Fully understand Concern’s Engaging Men and Boys Strategy and lead the programme teams in its implementation

Carry out gender training for staff relating to both attitudes, behaviour and programmatic implementation

Provide technical support to staff following completion of the trainings

Contribute to the planning and implementation of campaigns around gender action/awareness raising

Networking

Liaise with other INGOs, LNGOs, and Government representatives and take active role in forums, task forces, core group meetings and consortia related to all cross cutting issues for learning, experience sharing and joint action implementation.

Jointly organise and implement campaigning events to influence decisions as needed

Safeguarding

Liaise with other INGOs, LNGOs, and Government representatives and take active role in forums, task forces, core group meetings and consortia related to all cross cutting issues for learning, experience sharing and joint action implementation.

Jointly organise and implement campaigning events to influence decisions as needed

Work closely with HR team to monitor, evaluate and support with reporting on the effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements.

Review safeguarding planning tool for programme design and implementation.

Organize workshop and programme launch on safeguarding presentations.

Emergency response    Concern 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 and the Ethiopia Programme is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organization.

Gender Equality: Demonstrate understanding of Concern Ethiopia’s Gender Equality Strategy

Contribute to ensuring that Concern 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.

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in related Studies

A minimum of 5 years experience working on gender equality, preferably in an international NGO and humanitarian setting.

Competencies: 

• Knowledge of gender theories and concepts.
• Knowledge of best practice in gender equality programming, including mainstreaming tools and guidelines
• Experience and skills in delivering trainings on gender equality
• Facilitation skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, especially oral communication
• Dynamic and energetic
• Technical understanding of gender mainstreaming and GBV concept

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

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send non-returnable C.V., application letter outlining how their experience and education fit this vacancy via: ethiojobs.net  

·      Please note that no need to submit your supporting documents:  

·      Only short listed candidates will be contacted  

Safeguarding at Concern: Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. 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 organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace 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 vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

Given the nature of this role, female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.