KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
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Conduct gender analysis and develop Gender Action Plans; integrate findings into humanitarian and country strategies
- Ensure gender equality and GBV mainstreaming across all programmes, sectors, and project cycles
- Provide technical support for programme design, implementation, and evaluation using gender-transformative approaches
- Contribute to strategic planning, including country strategies and humanitarian response plans
- Support business development, proposal writing, and fundraising; ensure use of Gender Equality Marker (GEM)
- Build and maintain relationships with donors and support resource mobilization efforts
- Strengthen GBV prevention, mitigation, and response services, including survivor-centered approaches
- Establish and improve referral pathways and GBV case management systems
- Lead capacity building, training, and mentoring for staff and partners on gender and GBV
- Identify capacity gaps and develop gender-focused training and staffing structures (e.g., gender focal points)
- Support and guide assessments, research, gender analysis, and data collection
- Integrate gender into MEAL systems, including indicators, monitoring tools, evaluations, and learning
- Promote data disaggregation (age, gender, diversity) and use findings to improve programming
- Represent the organization in coordination platforms, clusters, and advocacy forums
- Lead and support gender equality advocacy, campaigns, and communication efforts
- Ensure gender-sensitive communication and contribute to policy influence and awareness
- Build and strengthen partnerships with NGOs, government, and women’s rights organizations
- Support partner capacity building, mapping, and collaboration in gender and GBV
- Document best practices, research, and innovations for learning and replication
Academic Background, Experience and Person Specifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Public Health, Development Studies) or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in gender equality and GBV program management within international development.
- Strong experience in gender mainstreaming and GBV programming.
- Proven skills in financial management, planning, and budgeting.
- Experience in coordination, advocacy, and stakeholder engagement.
- Proficiency in proposal writing, reporting, and MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning).
- Strong communication, public speaking, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work independently, make sound decisions, and adapt to changing environments.
- Experience working in diverse, multicultural settings with high cultural awareness.
- Willingness to travel and work in challenging or remote locations under demanding conditions.
- Proven ability to influence, inspire, and drive change.
- Experience in humanitarian program design and conducting assessments, including gender analysis.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; Arabic is an advantage.
- Commitment to gender equality, child rights, and humanitarian standards.