Vi Agroforestry Jobs in Kenya

Vi Agroforestry is a Swedish NGO, improving livelihoods of small-holder farmer families through agroforestry and sustainable agriculture land management. The organisation has been working in the East Africa region for over 30 years. Vi Agroforestry has reached 1.8 million people and helped planting over 100 million trees. The foundation of Vi Agroforestry’s work is sustainable agriculture and agroforestry. It provides increased access to food, access to sustainable energy sources and more income. Sustainable agriculture contributes to the mitigation of climate change.


Vi Agroforestry Gender, Children and Youth Advisor Jobs in Kenya

The Gender, Children and Youth Advisor will have the responsibility to support and expertise in the strategic focus areas of women, children and youth, to ensure that gender equality is achieved in all projects and programmes. The advisor will work under the supervision of the Regional Director and in close collaboration with country managers and technical support units in the country offices.

Keys Areas:

  • Promotion of knowledge and information sharing and learning on gender equality with increased focus on women, children and youth
  • Support capacity building and technical coordination of interventions on gender equality with increased focus on women children and youth
  • Departing from the mapping and study of the children and youth interventions in Vi Agroforestry, develop a methodological approach that will ensure implementation of the relevant recommendations from the study
  • Support in ensuring gender dynamics are factored in programming and design of new programmes and project
  • Management of reporting processes for monitoring and evaluation on the gender component

    Responsibilities

  • Provide technical support to partner organisations and to Vi Agroforestry’s country offices with regards to gender equality and gender mainstreaming.
  • Take lead in strengthening and coordinating the strategic focus on women, children and youth in Vi Agroforestry and local partners.
  • Ensure that mainstreaming of gender equality is being carried out in accordance with programme objectives. Identify and facilitate interventions that further improve mainstreaming efforts to all sectors of intervention for Vi Agroforestry.
  • Facilitate and coordinate implementation of interventions that aim at
    economic empowerment of women, as well as employment and entrepreneurship for youth. Keep abreast with national development in the countries and region within the area of responsibility.
  • Participate in resource mobilisation including quality assurance and developing proposals.
  • Facilitate capacity building for all Vi Agroforestry staff, and for partner organisations, on gender equality.
  • Develop and produce relevant training materials.
  • Support country offices and partner organisations with implementation of FRAS and the rollout of the Household Roadmap.
  • Participate in the Global Technical Working Groups on Gender.
  • Apply the Human Rights Based Approach in all aspects, thereby ensuring that marginalised groups are given the same opportunities, and are encouraged to participate in activities on equal terms.
  • Lead and guide regular monitoring activities on gender actions including children and youth engagement.
  • Carry out any other duties assigned by the Regional Director.

    Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Sufficient knowledge and experience of development work
  • Working knowledge of computer application packages and Internet
  • Good interpersonal skills, ability to relate to people of diverse backgrounds
  • Effective leadership and managerial skills.
  • Effective communication both oral and written English, and ability to write and present reports in a clear and concise manner.
  • Ability to work under pressure and deliver under minimal supervision.
  • At least three (3) years of experience in development work.
  • A Master’s degree in a relevant area

    How to apply

    Interested candidates should send their resume by 23rd of April 2018 not later than 6 pm to:

    recruitment@strategicdimensions.co.ke

    For more information and job application details, see; Vi Agroforestry Gender, Children and Youth Advisor Jobs in Kenya

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