Senior Gender & Inclusion Advisor at Creative Associates International

The Senior Gender & Inclusion Advisor will lead role improving the quality and relevance of GESI activities related to activities in the program.

REPORTING & SUPERVISION

The Senior Gender & Inclusion Advisor will report to the Chief of Party.

Responsibilities

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide guidance on gender and social inclusion across project objectives and activities. Provide analysis on gender and social inclusion.
• Develop a robust GESI strategy with specific recommendations tailored to project objectives; identify activity level gender and inclusion related indicators.
• Conduct staff and partner training sessions tailored to how proposed interventions strengthen project objectives and results.
• Identify and engage relevant local stakeholders to support GESI work and assist in socializing interventions. Facilitate GESI analysis and maintain ongoing monitoring and evaluation of gender focused initiatives and activities.
• Ensure project’s gender equality and social inclusion strategy is implemented in compliance with project work plan and client expectations.
• Point of contact for the project on GESI and represent the project in related activities.

Qualifications

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in social sciences, social work, education, inclusive education, or related field.
• At least eight years’ experience relevant to this position required, with at least five in donor-funded gender programming.
• At least four years of direct supervisory experience required.
• Prior experience organizing, implementing, and reporting on GESI education indicators.
• Experience with GESI and education programming.
• Demonstrated excellence in communications and interpersonal skills.
• Political savvy to interact effectively with numerous ministry institutions and senior-level national and subnational-level government officials.
• Demonstrated ability to work in complex, politically charged environments, across different cultures and communities, and manage diverse teams to deliver impact within agreed upon timelines.
• Fluency in written and spoken English required.              

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Previous experience in similar role.
• Proven experience directly and indirectly supervising and managing staff and teams.
• Experience with a USAID-funded or other international organization implementing a program operating in insecure areas is desired.
• Strong ability to deploy and use various forms of tracking tools.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• Excellent record keeping, and documentation skills are required.