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Plan International Gender in Emergencies (GiE) Specialist Jobs in Kenya


The Gender in Emergencies Specialist will work with response teams across the three countries, the CO gender specialists and the RO gender advisor to ensure all response programmes are gender aware, gender sensitive, and where required, are also gender transformative.

Working with Emergency Response Managers who are responsible for providing strategic and operational oversight to emergency responses in respective countries, the gender in emergencies specialist will have the mandate to deliver on the following objectives:

  • Develop a brief guidance note to be used by all sector leads
  • Support gendered rapid needs assessments and analysis
  • Ensure SADD and issues related to GBV and SRH are included in all assessments and in the analysis.
  • Ensure that responses in the three country offices are gender aware, gender sensitive, and where required are gender transformative.
  • Ensure individual response projects have clear gender targeting in accordance with Plan International’s global strategy.
  • Review project proposals for gender marking before any submissions.
  • Ensure all Plan International rapid needs assessments, project designs, implementation, and monitoring reports---include reporting on gender targets.
  • Build capacities of response teams and partners through coaching, mentoring and training on gender in emergencies
  • Represent Plan International in inter-agency gender in emergencies working groups

    You will need to demonstrate:

  • A minimum of 7 years working experience in gender in emergencies.
  • Good communication and facilitation skills.
  • Excellent proposal writing and review skills.
  • Ability to travel at short notice.
  • Willingness to spend 50% of the time in the three countries

    The position will report to the regional Head of Disaster Risk Management.

    How to Apply

    Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The position title should be clearly indicated within the email subject. Applications should be sent to: plan.resajob@plan-international.org

    For more information and job application details, see; Plan International Gender in Emergencies (GiE) Specialist Jobs in Kenya




    Plan International Horn of Africa Drought Emergency Humanitarian Policy Specialist Jobs in Kenya

    The Humanitarian Policy Specialist will lead on the development and implementation of Plan International’s policy analysis and approach within the Drought Response. Specifically, the individual will be expected to:

  • Lead on developing and delivering Plan International’s policy analysis and strategy through close consultation and coordination with other key stakeholders.
  • Develop an accompanying influencing implementation plan for the Drought crisis.
  • Enrich and add value to the ongoing operational response from a policy perspective.
  • Develop targeted messages for the various audiences (internal and external) to support engagement opportunities as needed.
  • Serve as a link between Plan International’s global, regional and country policy and influencing work
  • Co-ordinate closely with the Advocacy Working Group on South Sudan, as well as the Communications and Media teams across the federation.
  • Work with the Country DRM staff and Programme teams to integrate key thematic/programmatic perspectives into the policy/influencing work amongst other responsibilities.
  • Pivotal to the role is a strong focus on networking, investing in relationships in South Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia to continually inform, challenge, and improve policy messaging and tactics.

    This role has a challenging scope and to be successful the candidate must have substantial experience in emergency and development work with a demonstrated understanding of context, dilemmas, challenges and ways of working as well as a track record of policy work.

    The individual should be a natural networker and negotiator coupled with solid experience in influencing government, donors, UN bodies and Regional Bodies such as IGAD and the African Union (AU) etc.

    Additionally, the candidate should:

  • Possess good context analysis skills, a strategic thinker and be culturally sensitive in difficult and sometimes insecure environments.
  • Have excellent communication skills, both written and oral and fluency in English.
  • Hold a university qualification in political science, international law, international development, communications or an equivalent qualification.
  • Be willing to travel and support the three countries.

    The position will report to the Regional Communications and Media Manager

    How to Apply

    Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The position title should be clearly indicated within the email subject. Applications should be sent to: plan.resajob@plan-international.org

    For more information and job application details, see; Plan International Horn of Africa Drought Emergency Humanitarian Policy Specialist Jobs in Kenya

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