GESI Officer Full-time Job

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide technical guidance and support to the KITIKI Project team on Gender equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) and Advocacy

• Support the development of projects' annual work plan ensuring integration of gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) and advocacy.
• Work with the project team to ensure gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) is well integrated in the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation
• Support projects to identify and address GESI-related risks (including risks related to Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV)) and ensure No Harm approaches within the programming

END RESULTS:

• Project activities are implemented as planned
• Strategy is well implemented and gender transformation achieved
• The work plan is developed and implemented

Representing WV at external events; external contacts coalition building and networking on GESI related

• Maintain Good/harmonious relations between World Vision Tanzania, donors, and all other stakeholders through reporting and sharing of information periodically
• Participate in preparing Policy briefings on GESI and Advocacy for external meetings to deliver messages about improving the livelihood of the most vulnerable children
• Collaborate with the Government and other stakeholders to commemorate national events related to GESi

END RESULTS

• Policy brief prepared and presented to influence policy change

Promoting Gender Equality integration of Advocacy in the KITIKI Project

• Develop and Implement KITIKI capacity building strategy that enhances staff capacity to oversee the integration of GESI in four outcomes of the project
• Coordinate, support and facilitate capacity-building interventions on GESI and Advocacy (CVA) to key project partners and stakeholders including men, women, girls, boys and people with disability, implementing partners, and community-level leaders, to equip them to support GESI and CVA integration and implementation in all program areas.
• Support Training to TOTs in addressing Gender Based Violence and Advocacy issues on food security and livelihood sector.
• Coordinate GESI assessment in KITIKI, develop and share report and ensure GESI issues are part of plan
• Be a spokesperson for KITIKI project on identified Gender Inclusion and Advocacy issues.

END RESULTS:

• CVA teams strengthened and monitored standards, scores cards and action plans implemented

Provide guidance and support for GESI-responsive program implementation

• Support field staff to build skills to support case management for children with disabilities and referring children with disability (and their families) to needed services
• Support staff to monitor project implementation to address emerging GESI-specific disparities and barriers and make necessary adjustments

END RESULTS

• Project staff supported GESI responsive program implementation

Support GESI Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation

• Support GESI Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation
• Ensure Gender Equality and Social Inclusion are well integrated into Monitoring and Evolution
• Design (or review) tools to collect GESI-related data for monitoring and to answer GESI-related evaluation questions
• Establish and maintain effective project reporting, evaluation, and communication systems in alignment with specific donor requirements and WVT standards.
• Ensure data collection follows guidelines in ethics for collecting SGBV data.
• Support GESI analysis, interpretation, and use of monitoring and evaluation data.
• Identify and track GESI indicators in food security and livelihoods
• Provide technical inputs on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) in baseline studies
• Support staff to develop GESI impact stories, case studies or promising practices to record and communicate GESI-related impact.

END RESULTS

• Project best practices, lessons learnt and success stories are documented and uploaded in Horizon and WV Central Repository
• All key project documents and information are uploaded in Horizon
• Monthly, Quarterly, Semi- Annual and Annual report produced.

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

• Minimum five years of experience
• Experience in supporting GESI responsive and transformative designs and related mainstreaming strategies and activities especially in livelihood sector
• Experience in disability inclusion in programming
• Experience leading GESI analysis (specifically gender and disability analysis) to inform design and to support GESI-Responsive monitoring and evaluation
• Experience in policy influence, advocacy or research related field
• Knowledge of current approaches to gender equality, disability inclusion and broader inclusion programming in transformational development environments
• Demonstrate Experience working in Gender, advocacy, lobbying, other stakeholders and communication,

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification:

• Bachelor's degree in Sociology, Gender, Community Development, Development Studies, and related studies with at least 5 years of experience

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills; Ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders,
• Strategic, creative, and innovative thinking
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills
• Ability/experience of managing and working with a network
• Experience working in Gender and Advocacy
• Experience in coalition building and ability to rally coalitions and networks to take positions on specific policy issues
• Excellent coordination and planning skills
• Report writing skills: Ability to write reports
• Demonstrate high levels of integrity
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent team player with minimum supervision
• Significant experience of working with government officials, multiple partners, community groups and communities.
• Proven experience in facilitating effective project documentation and dissemination of results to a wide range of audiences.
• Experience in working with donor funds
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff
• Good planning and excellent organizational skills, the ability to determine priorities, and attention to detail a must
• Good Communication skills (English & Swahili)
• Work in a multisector/ multicultural team- patience, cultural sensitivity and application of contextual understanding in day-to-day work
• Ability to work with tight deadlines for information needs
• Experience working with government

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement

• The position requires the ability and willingness to travel domestically up to 30 % of the time and occasionally internationally.
• Ability to work in a multicultural context as a flexible and respectful team player
• Willingness to travel to the field as and when needed

Language Requirements

• Excellent written and spoken English essential

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

KITIKI Project Manager

• Direct Reporting

Gender & Advocacy Manager

• Technical Matrix Reporting

Other Project Staffs

• Co-workers

Local Government Authorities

• Work together in project implementation including co-planning, review and reporting.

Project Partners

• Collaboration

DECISION MAKING

• All decisions will be done with the endorsement of the KITIKI Project Manager

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Be Safe and Resilient
• Deliver Results
• Build Relationships
• Be Accountable
• Learn and Develop
• Improve and Innovate
• Partner and Collaborate
• Embrace Change
• Model Self-Management
• Engage, Influence, Lead, and Grow Others
• Run an Effective and Agile Organization
• Develop the Organization for the Future

Language Requirements

• Fluent in both Swahili and English languages

Job Location:

• This Position is Based in Kigoma,

Applicant Types Accepted:

• Local Applicants Only

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

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