Gender Advisor
Re-Advertised
Plan
is an international humanitarian child centered community development
organization, without religious, political or government affiliation.
Plan
started its operations in Kenya in 1982 and is committed to protecting and
promoting child rights, and to improving the lives and futures of poor
children, their families and communities through a child-centred community
development approach.
Plan International (in Kenya) is recruiting for a Gender Advisor based at the Country Office.
This
position reports to the Strategic Program Support Manager. Plan believes that
gender equality is central to achieving our vision for change, a world in which
all children, both girls and boys, realize their full potential and societies
that respect people’s rights and dignity. Achieving Gender equality is
therefore a core objective of Plan’s work as an organization dedicated to child
rights.
The
purpose of this role is to provide strategic leadership and technical support
in the integration and mainstreaming gender in all the programs as well as in
the organizational practices.
Dimensions
of Role
- Promotes
gender equality as outlined in the Plan’s policy on Gender Equality:
Building an equal world for all children;
- Builds
greater gender awareness and enhanced commitment by management to equip
Plan staff (Country and Program Unit levels) with skills and knowledge to
facilitate gender –sensitive and rights based program development and
practice;
- Facilitate
Gender Capacity Building Programs (as part of the Global Gender Equality
Capacity Building Program) for Plan staff and partners so as to ensure
equality for girls and boys is realized through Plan’s programs:
- Participate
in Plan Regional, Global and external gender network or platforms for
sharing, learning and action planning;
- Develops
a shared understanding across Plan of the linkages between gender
equality, human rights and Plan’s Centered Community Development Approach
to addressing child poverty;
- Ensures
gender analysis becomes an inherent part of country strategic planning, as
well as program design, implementation, M& E and institutional
learning;
- Plans
and support field level staff in the implementation of Plan policies,
programs and projects that actively promote gender equality;
- Advises
Extended Country Management Team on gender issues
- Participates
in national stakeholder forums, consultative sessions, or conferences to
profile Plan’s work and influence policies to ensure gender equality;
- Facilitates
and participates in gender related research, documentation and advocacy at
Program unit National, Regional and International levels;
Typical
Responsibilities
- Develop
innovative programs and processes of engagement that contribute to gender
equality between girls and boys and women and men locally and
institutionally;
- Facilitate
gender training programs that enhance capacity of Plan staff and partners
to acquire knowledge and for undertaking gender analysis and come up with
programs for influence social change at family, community and
institutional levels.
- Support
staff to the design and localize gender analysis tools for effective
engagement with children and communities;
- Follow-up
monitor or asses programs from a gender perspective and see how they are
impacting girls and boys and women and men;
- Develop
a small annual budget to support gender activities of national
significance and internal organizational learning;
- Support
in the implementation Plan global gender policy and mainstreaming of
gender in all country programs at national and Program Unit Level;
- Initiate
organizational gender audits at Country office, PU level and encourage all
new projects to undertake similar actions providing technical advice;
- Participate
in national, regional and global gender related advocacy campaigns such as
the ‘Because I am a Girl’
- Foster
and build strategic partnerships and alliances for effective integration
of gender in programs and influencing policies and practice;
- Provide
technical support and oversight to Program Unit staff for design and
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of gender related projects;
- Support
grants team in the review of project reports before they are submitted to
donors
- Identify
best practices in gender programming and facilitate experiences sharing
and learning between Program Units;
- Facilitate
and participate in research and documentation best practices
Knowledge
- A
degree in Law or Gender Studies and/or Social Sciences from a reputable
institution;
- At
least 5 years’ experience in gender and development from a reputable
organization;
- Understanding
of integrated development issues and critical analysis of child poverty
from a gender perspective
- Knowledge
of Gender and Development and evolution of Women and Development and
feminist theories;
- Knowledge
of development issues, trends, challenges and opportunities and
implications to community development;
Skills
- Excellent
analytical, synthesis and presentation skills
- Gender
Analysis frameworks and tools
- Excellent
interpersonal & communication
- Strong
planning and organizing
- Strong
lobbying, negotiation and advocacy
- Excellent
analytical, synthesis and presentation
- Excellent
interpersonal & communication
- Strong
planning and organizing
- Strong
lobbying, negotiation and advocacy
- Strong
research and documentation
- Partnership
building and networking
Behaviours
- Acts
with high degree of integrity and professionalism.
- Positive
Disposition – Builds relationships and relates to people in a friendly,
open and accepting manner
- Innovation
and committed to learning
- Communicates
clearly and effectively
- Results
oriented
- Respect
for human rights
- Passionate
in dealing with gender issues
- Confident
in taking initiative and exploring new opportunities
- Assertiveness
and willingness to engage with and confront cultural challenges
- The
position will be based at the Country Office and level of contact with
children is medium
Plan
Kenya is a development organization uniting people to advance the rights of all
children.
Accordingly,
employment is subject to our child protection standards including appropriate
background checks and adherence to our Child Protection Policy.
For
more details on how to apply, please visit http://www.plan-international-kenya.org/jobs/
The
vacancy closes on 30th November, 2012.
Vacancy
open to Nationals Only.