Gender Advisor (Africa)

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Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

  • Location: Kenya, Uganda
  • Career category: Monitoring & Evaluation /MEAL, Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian & Development Nexus
  • Experience level: Not specified
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Not Specified
  • Right to work requirements: Not specified
  • Remuneration: KSh4,301,136 KES-KSh4,917,408 KES / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 07/07/2023
  • Location: Kenya, Uganda
Gender training Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Food security & Nutrition
Key Responsibilities include
  • Providing technical guidance to GAIN and CARE consortium teams in 6 countries – Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Uganda on integrating gender considerations into all aspects of the project lifecycle. This includes improving theories of change to reflect gender objectives set by programme, reviewing activity plans, identifying appropriate gender indicators, and advising evaluations.
  • Identifying a set of gender assessment methodologies and tools and advising country teams on appropriate application.
  • Leading on the development of a gender monitoring framework and in cooperation with the Programme Monitoring and Improvement Lead that tracks gender equitable outputs and outcomes.
  • Providing advice to Country Directors and Project Managers and build capacity of country teams to effectively employ the monitoring framework in their project portfolios.
  • Tracking project data on gender and periodically review progress on gender-focused outputs and outcomes and advising course correction when necessary.
  • Engaging programme staff on gender through launching and facilitating a gender technical advisory group.
  • Advising country policy teams on where they can and should integrate gender into advocacy initiatives to improve the enabling environment around gender.

About You
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in gender equitable programming in Low- and Middle-Income countries within nutrition, food security, policy, advocacy and/or related programme areas, providing technical support, research, or evaluation (ideally within the international development, civil society, NGO sector). You will have proven field work experience in multiple Sub-Saharan African countries and demonstrated success working in multi-sectoral programmes and multi-cultural settings.
Candidates should have an excellent command of written and spoken English. Fluency in a second language such as French/Portuguese would be added advantage.
A master’s degree in Gender Studies, Economics, Nutrition, Sociology, Development, or related field is desirable. Candidates are expected to be highly flexible and be willing to travel occasionally.

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