Gender Advisor at VSO

Role overview
The Gender Advisor will serve as the lead in identifying gender-based constraints facing women in the targeted communities and steering program activities to directly address these issues. S/he will be expected to engage with all areas of program implementation to ensure gender mainstreaming practices are being utilized.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

• You have a university degree in Gender Studies, Development Studies or similar degree required
• You have 8 years’ work experience with gender development project
• You have working experience with value chains, food security, nutrition, climate change, access to rural finance, and agribusiness development.
• You have a high level of interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity to effectively interact with, local communities, partner staff, and policy makers
• You are Flexible and willing to travel to difficult environments to complete program assignments.
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work well in a team
• Speak Fluent in English