Lead Advisor Gender Inclusion Job at Volunteer Service Overseas

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Descriptions;

Voluntary Service Overseas is a not-for-profit international development organization charity with a vision for “a fair world for everyone” and a mission to “create lasting change through volunteering”.

Responsibilities:

Provide strategic leadership to VSO programming quality and learning in Gender and inclusion to foster learning in others.
Lead a process to strengthen the integration of gender equality and inclusion across VSO’s programme work, especially through the rollout of the Gender Transformative programing. Develop recommendations and research on how address this under COVID-19 conditions.
Lead in designing SEGA (and other participatory) tools, build the capacity of programmes and ensure implementation and give technical input for executing Social Exclusion and Gender Analysis (SEGA) in all VSO countries and ensure all countries use SEGA findings into their programmes
Lead in the promotion of Gender good practices and generating learnings, quality internal and external evidences, and practices within VSO.
Disseminate knowledge and insights on Gender emerging from programmes throughout VSO especially into programme and policy, evidence and learning, advocacy and business pursuit.
Provide strategic leadership to VSO programming quality and learning in Gender and inclusion to foster learning in others.
Lead a process to strengthen the integration of gender equality and inclusion across VSO’s programme work, especially through the rollout of the Gender Transformative programing. Develop recommendations and research on how address this under COVID-19 conditions.
Lead the articulation and review of VSOs approach to Gender, Gender Based Violence and transformational change of harmful gendered social norms programs and integration with the core approaches across the organizations.
Technical lead in the development of high-level indicators for the organisation on Gender and GBV programs across global programmes
Lead in the development of feminist thinking and position papers for VSO
Promote VSO as a globally recognized thought and practice leader on gender and embracing intersectional feminist leadership.
Identify opportunities for strategic partnerships (including coalitions and alliances) to support our Gender related programme work
Develop effective networks and strategic partnerships in Gender and development globally.

Requirements:

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Experience of direct work in Gender and development in the South; supporting research, planning and implementation of programmes at all levels.
Experience of working in a developing country and fragile context.
Experience of project management i.e. planning, review, and evaluation of community based organizations
Experience of supporting programmes & measuring impact
Experience of direct work in Gender and development in the South; supporting research, planning and implementation of programmes at all levels.
Experience of working in a developing country and fragile context.
Experience of project management i.e. planning, review, and evaluation of community based organizations
Experience of supporting programmes & measuring impact
Clear understanding of current issues and trends in Gender and development and feminist leadership principles
Demonstrate skills and knowledge at equivalent level to a post-graduate qualification.
Analytical thinking and ability to plan strategically from an organizational perspective. Confident and articulate in systems thinking and working with theories of change.