CARE is seeking for a Gender in Emergencies Advisor who will be Country Office’s focal point for ensuring these strategic objectives are followed and incorporated in all program planning and implementation. CARE and partners will promote gender-sensitive programming at all stages including targeting, prioritization, participation and monitoring. In addition, CARE and partners will endeavor to assess, design and implement appropriate actions to support men and women to cope with the specific challenges they endure. The position will be guided by the CI GIE Strategy and ensure that CARE South Sudan’s approach to GIE is consistent with our global approach.
The Gender Advisor will be mainly focus on the programme of Peace Under Construction alongside with other country programme to support and lead in gender issues. The Peace under Construction Programme will address strengthening local capacities for peace building and gender empowerment, improving government capacity and legitimacy and creating a peace-dividend for women and youth to eliminate the breeding ground for violent conflict and gender based violence and, thereby, laying the basis for structural poverty reduction in South Sudan.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Ensure gender-sensitive programming across CARE’s work
- Capacity Building of staff and partners related to Gender Sensitivity
- Contribute to gender sensitive program development
- Coordination and Advocacy
Primary Skills:
- Development studies and experience with organizational assessment and development
- At least five years working in gender sensitive programming and gender in conflict environment or equivalent experience
- Five to ten years of experience in not-for-profit organization with experience in complex emergency environments
- Extensive experience conducting gender analysis and implementation of gender sensitive approaches
- Experience in training and/or coaching of civil society organizations
- Excellent communication and writing skills
- Strong networking capability
- Ability to organize and facilitate training sessions
- Ability to develop capacity building frameworks and work plans
- Experience in designing gender programs.
- Good analytical skills including data analysis and good reporting/writing skills
- Language - Arabic
Our diversity is our strenght;we encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences,particularly women, to apply.
The closing date for this posting,if listed,is approximate. Job postings may be removed from CARE’s career website at any time.
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