Regional Gender Equality Programme Specialist at Plan International in Kenya
This post reports to the Deputy Regional Director – Programs. The post holder will provide regional leadership in development of gender equality skills, tools and capacities of Plan Offices and staff across RESA Region. S/he will lead Plan’s Programme and Policy work on gender equality across the region. This involves the development and execution of a regional gender implementation plan coherent with Plan’s Global Strategy and Global implementation plan, which ensures that Plan’s analysis, policies and programmes become a centre of excellence on gender equality.
This is a (3) three years’ fixed term contract which will be on Grade E according to Plan’s pay policy .
Dimensions of Role:
- Manage Regional BIAAG Campaigns Coordinator and an Intern, lead in development and implementation of strategy, policy, organizational change processes and regional programmes on gender equality.
- Lead the roll – out of Plan’s Gender Equality Self – Assessment Process (Gender audit) and capacity building programme in the region, including monitoring of regional progress and performance and ensures that appropriate knowledge, skills, tools and capacities are in place to support Plan Staff’s performance on gender equality.
- Represent Plan at regional and global levels to influence international policy makers on gender equality.
- Promote the development of innovative models, principles and strategies for practical application and sharing.
- Help in shaping of the regional research agenda from a genda perspective ensuring the generation of evidence and support to programming and policy influencing.
- Provide thematic oversight to Because I am a Girl Campaign– Spear head regional flagship programmes on girls’ empowerment.
- Manage a Gender Equality Programming budget of $300,000
- Provide technical support and guidance to gender specialists and focal points across the region.
Main responsibilities:
- Develop and execute a regional gender equality strategy, coherent with Plan’s Global Strategy on Gender Equality.
- Provide technical guidance on how to operationalise Plan’s Strategy on Gender Equality across the offices, programmes and staff of the region.
- Lead coherent global programming that makes a distinctive and strategic contribution to the technical fiend both internally and externally.
- Develop and implement methods to monitor and evaluate the strategy, driving learning and improvement, develop an annual report on the region’s progress in achieving Plan’s gender equality commitments.
- Develop practical approaches to implement, monitor and report on Regional Because I am a Girl programmes.
- Influence external policy makers and other stakeholders, based on Plan’s robust vision, analysis and experience in gender equality by identification of key actors, including decision making bodies, proactively identifying opportunities for high impact advocacy and policy engagement on gender equality.
- Develop highly effective personal networks and relationships with key decision makers and influencers on gender equality and Because I am a Girl Campaign across the region.
- Engage with Gender equality decision making bodies, networks, donors, academics and research bodies.
Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives
Knowledge: Demonstrable knowledge in Gender or relevant Degree qualifications. In- depth knowledge of the links between gender equality, children’s rights and NGO development programming practice. Demonstrated understanding of gender rights issues, gender analysis programme
Skills: Ability to design, monitor and evaluate, gender analysis, project management, Negotiation, Problem solving, Strategic thinking, Analytical, Time management, team building, facilitation and presentation.
Behaviours: Promotes innovation and learning, integrity, inspires trust and support from others, thriving for high performance, Strategic thinking and innovation, self motivated, building effective teams and partnerships
Reference and background checks will be carried out in conformity with Plan’s Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity.
How to apply:
Please submit a full CV and two names of referees to plan.resajob@plan-international.org. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
