DAI Global LLC Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) Advisor Jobs in Zambia

DAI Global LLC Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) Advisor Jobs in Zambia


Purpose

  • The GESI Advisor will lead the development of the Local Impact gender mainstreaming strategy and plan, that upholds USAID gender policies.

  • He/she will work with other technical specialists in developing the system for the consolidation and analysis of sex-disaggregated data and other gender and youth related data and identifying potential socio-economic impacts on project activities. #

  • He/she will provide training or guidance to teams in mainstreaming gender and engagement women in technical work and organizing capacity-building interventions for partners on gender polices and other related concerns. .

    Responsibilities

    • Leads development of Gender Action Plan that upholds USAID and GRZ gender policies

    • Establishes objectives, gender party entry points and interventions, ensuring mainstreaming of interventions/strategies into the Work Plan and activities.

    • Reviews and updates the gender plan to consider priority activities in annual workplans and learnings from past gender mainstreaming activities.

    • Carries out participatory gender analysis of specific Local Impact target groups/communities (or for specific activities such as field research) and recommend measures to address critical needs of men and women and remove barriers to achieving gender equity and women empowerment in project-supported and other activities.

    • Develops appropriate tools, protocols and for use of technical teams in the development, implementation and documentation of mainstreaming actions
    in Local Impact technical assistance activities.

    • Reviews activity designs and outputs to inform improved gender mainstreaming in activity implementation.

    Other Duties

    • Provides leave of absence cover for staff as required

    • Escalates any issues to his/her supervisor immediately

    • Prepared to travel to project provincial offices as required

    • Performs any other duties as assigned

    Qualifications

    • B.A. or B.S. Degree required; MA preferred.

    • 9+ years of relevant experience in gender mainstreaming, social analysis, indigenous peoples safeguard policy application and in social development planning and implementation, including international development experience.

    • Strong multidisciplinary competence combined with substantial experience in developing and applying safeguard policies, social development and related capacity building.

    • Working knowledge of the operations and international development organization and the Zambian government.

    • An energetic, forward-thinking and creative individual with high ethical standards and appropriate professional image

    • An extremely well organized and self-directed individual with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment, and strong operational focus

    • Fluency in English is required

    Application

    • Use the URL provided in the advertisement to apply

    • Applications must be received before the closing date

    • Only short-listed candidates will be notified

    • No phone inquiries

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; DAI Global LLC Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) Advisor Jobs in Zambia

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