Job Purpose:

• Play a great role in capacity building of concerned staff in gender concept and design and implementing the gender-sensitive program.

• Provide technical support and enhance the capacity of the program office and partners on design monitoring and evaluation and on mainstreaming cross-cutting issues (Equality, HIV and CHS, etc.)

• Regularly monitor review and evaluate the implementation crosscutting issues, take appropriate and timely actions, and extract lessons learned for future program development and implementation.

•  Assist beneficiaries and CBOs in building their capacity to play a leading role in their development issues.

• Fosters an environment that brings about meaningful social and economic change to individuals and communities in project intervention areas.

•   Support and engages others to build social capital, and reduce isolation and anti-social behaviors in communities.

• Capacity-building activities with government entities, as well as NGO actors, to improve their knowledge on GBV prevention through men engagement.

Main duties & Responsibilities:

Project design & implementation

• Mainstream crosscutting issues (equality/gender/CHS, HIV and AIDS) properly and in participatory manner with relevant stakeholders in proposal development  in line with concern and donors standard requirements and guidelines.

• Take part in any assessments in project area and develop tools for Gender and other  cross cutting issues.

• Ensure all projects are including community GBV prevention activities, including engaging men and boys.

• Capacity building activities with government entities, Concern staff as well as NGO actors, to improve their knowledge on GBV prevention and response.

• Demonstrate gender equality awareness and gender sensitivity into tasks and activities.

• Provide induction on all crosscutting issues and different policies of the organization for new employees, volunteers, contractors and other partners who are in contact with Concern.

• Provide technical support & Advise to Project Managers on Gender and community development process.

• Ensure the marginalized and at risk groups to be included in Programme design.

• Provide capacity building training and technical support related to community development to staff and CBO leaders and local partners working with Concern.

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Participate on program design/proposal development and provide technical support to ensure gender sensitive activities & indicators are designed.

• Develop/update appropriate monitoring data collection tools for crosscutting issues in close technical support of the MEAL and Gender team both at all level.

• Ensure regular monitoring and modification of ongoing programming as required.

Reporting

• Support project learning reviews and donor reports, as require

• Prepare relevant activity donor reports as per agreed-upon schedules (monthly, quarterly, and/or annually) on activities, indicators, and achievements.

• Compile  and submit community development and Gender CHS, HIV and other crosscutting issues reports generated from different programs/projects  as per their format periodically.

• Develop case studies and good practices that can be shared with other internal and external stakeholders.

Advocacy and Networking

• Play active role in forums, task forces, core group meetings and consortia under the project office related to cross cutting issues for learning, experience sharing and joint action implementation.

• Jointly organize and implement campaigning events to influence decisions as needed.

• Participate on the preparation of joint action plan and activities among different projects of the target woredas.

• Support and coordinate efforts with stakeholders/Partner organizations to achieve the intended objective of the program area.

• Perform other duties appropriate to the position and/or assigned by the line manager.

Safeguarding

• Ensure the maximum protection of program participants from exploitation by working on the adherence of CONCERN Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Program Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy.

• Ensure program participant Protections by adhering standards of the safeguarding policy when program participants be in contact with CONCERN during different trainings, meetings, workshops and contractual works.

• Assess the safety and security of different meeting, workshop and training venues in collaboration with project  HR unit Provide technical support &Advise to Project Manager Follow up & Monitor Strategic Implementation of Concern Safeguarding Issues collaborating with Gender & Safeguarding team in Concern.

Accountability

• In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS).

• actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E).

•  work with relevant colleagues  to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed.

• work with relevant colleagues  to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities. 

Gender Equality 

• Carry out gender analysis and gender related assessments

•  Oversee the development and monitoring of gender sensitive indicators.

• 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.

• Document best practices on the implementation of gender mainstreaming.

• Perform other duties assigned by the line manager.

Job Requirements

Person specification:

Essential minimum qualifications and capacities

• MA/BA degree in social science such as Sociology/Social work, Gender studies Developmental studies and other relevant fields of studies with over four years of experience for BA and more than 2 years for MA in gender-responsive development work

• Clear understanding and experience in directly implementing primary quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis and reporting. Demonstrated knowledge and experience of workforce development and gender issues.

• Excellent facilitation and communication skills in multi-stakeholder environment.

• Experience of working with local partners, including government agencies, development partners and civil society organizations.

• Demonstrated experience on documentation and reporting  Good interpersonal skills, team player with sensitivity to cultural diversity and working in dependably.

• Excellent communication skills in English and Amharic and ability to work under pressure

Competencies:

• Ability and willingness to frequently travel and stay at the field

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the

• organization developing effective working relationships to deliver outstanding results.

• Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff and working with community members

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, 18weeks(unpaid) parental leave

How to Apply

Register using the following LINK or Submit your non-returnable C.V., application letter outlining how your experience and education fit this vacancy in person to Concern Worldwide, Gondar office

Note: Women and people with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply