Gender Equality Diversity and Inclusion & Safeguarding Manager at International Rescue Committee

Requisition ID: req24725

Job Overview/Summary:

The Gender Equality Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI Manager) will be responsible for guiding the Kenya Country Office in applying principles of gender equality in all operational policies and practices and will help country staff to set and achieve meaningful and targeted goals for more gender equitable internal practices. S/he will also be responsible for implementation of IRC’s safeguarding strategy and activities across the country program. 

Major Responsibilities:

• Oversee the implementation of the GEDI Action Plan and other organizational priorities set by the IRC to fulfil its ambition to become an inclusive feminist organization, in accordance with regional, global, and country frameworks
• Support organizational transformation to align with GEDI values and principles by, inter alia, facilitating collective learning processes, fostering feminist management and leadership practices, and strengthening the inclusion and the voices of the under-represented and structurally disadvantaged groups of staff
• Build the capacity of staff and, when relevant, of partners to undertake contextualized intersectional analysis, to design and implement transformative programs, and to ensure our human resource strategies are gender-sensitive, inclusive, and equitable 
• Facilitate the enforcement of harassment-free/ anti-sexual harassment, safeguarding, respect at work and other relevant policies
• Contribute to decision-making, development & implementation of strategies & policies at country program level.
• The position will advocate for and represent the IRC in his/her area of expertise and at relevant coordination fora.
• Oversee staff trainings on the GEDI Marker and monitor the implementation of IRC Gender Equality Inclusion and Diversity for the country program and its partners after establishing strong working relation with IRC’s regional office safeguarding and Gender Equality Technical Units and IRC Kenya country leadership.
• Work with the country team Human Resource to develop Gender (including Women@Work) and Safeguarding Action Plans, including developing and adapting proven and innovative approaches for promoting and building an inclusive and equal office culture and environment.
• Provide inputs for proposals and reports and plan and manage GEDI budget and spending.

Highlight of Key responsibilities

DEI in operations: 

• Lead the rolling out of the Gender Equality Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Action Plan in accordance with the global and regional frameworks and agreed country-level priorities
• Collaborate with the HR and other relevant departments and program teams on ensuring greater gender balance, inclusion, and representatives on the staff, including by conducting gender/GEDI analyses of HR data and policies, ensuring recruitment and career support processes are aligned with GEDI values and principles, and delivering anti-bias training to HR staff and hiring managers
• Support the capacity-building, empowerment and active functioning of the WOW network and their focal points, GE/GEDI Champions and other relevant roles, e.g., Safeguarding focal point, IRC Way Day ambassadors on GEDI related matters
• Collaborate with HR and other relevant colleagues on the socialization and implementation of anti-harassment/ anti-sexual harassment, respect at work, and safeguarding policies (against sexual abuse and exploitation of adult and child clients, against harassment and bullying among staff, against sexual harassment of staff)
• Collaborate with the Safety & Security Coordinator to conduct gender-sensitive and inclusive Security Risk Assessment (SRAs) and develop effective Security Management Plans (SMPs)
• Foster organizational culture transformation by conducting awareness-raising and training for staff, and building the capacity-building of managers and leaders to foster an inclusive and gender-sensitive culture and lead by example.

GEDI in Programs: 

• Collaborate with Deputy Director Programs, Technical Coordinators and relevant program teams to conduct intersectional gender analyses and build the capacity of program staff to conduct intersectional analyses
• Provide technical assistance for the development and implementation of GEDI-aligned transformative programs, informed by the findings of the intersectional analyses
• Support quality control, monitoring and evaluation of programs with a GEDI lens, including, if necessary, a gender/GEDI review of programs, development of a GEDI-integration plan, spot checks and field visits to program locations
• Incorporate gender considerations into the Performance Monitoring Plan, with an emphasis on designing indicators that will drive high-value program activities
• Collaborate with program teams to ensure gender equality, diversity and inclusion considerations and goals are incorporated into proposals and data related to gender equality indicators are collected.

Advocacy, Communication and Networking:

• Participate in and represent the IRC at relevant coordination structures and fora 
• Organize, facilitate, or participate in GEDI-related events
• Produce and disseminate GEDI-related materials, including information about the country programs efforts and good practices.

Working Relationships

• Directly reports to and receives supervision from: Snr. HR Coordinator.
• Receives technical guidance and support from: Regional GEDI Director
• Receives technical support for safeguarding related matters from: Regional Safeguarding Advisor
• Closely collaborates with: 
  • Operations: Country Director, Deputy Director Operations (DDO), Safety & Security Coordinator
  •  Programs: Deputy Director Programs (DDP), Deputy Director Grants &, Accountability, Technical Coordinators,  Project Coordinators/ Program Managers

Regularly supports and collaborates with:

• GE/GEDI Champions
• Work at Work (W@W/ WOW) network leads
• Safeguarding focal points

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Gender and Development studies, law, psychology, health, social work, humanities, or other related discipline.
• A minimum six (6) years of relevant experience with at least two (2) years of experience in a similar role, e.g. fostering gender equality at work place and in programs; experience working closely with structurally excluded groups is a plus
• Excellent analytical skills with a strong focus on gender combined with a self-reflexive and intersectional feminist understanding of power inequalities and gender dynamics; critical postcolonial feminist lens is a plus
• Proven experience and skills in designing and conducting gender analyses, qualitative and quantitative research; familiarity and experience with action-oriented participatory research methodologies is preferrable 
• Demonstrated experience and skills in capacity building, including designing and conducting participatory training and facilitating collective learning processes; coaching and mentoring skills are desirable 
• Proven experience in supporting/designing, implementing and/or monitoring and evaluating gender-transformative programs and projects; experience and skills in drafting proposals is preferable.
• Excellent in oral and written communication in Bangla and English Languages, including skills to speak to diverse audiences and develop various written products (reports, training manuals, learning aid materials, etc.)
• Relevant computer software skills (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office)
• High personal integrity, strong worth ethic and passion for equality, justice, and positive change
• Strong team player and ability to work with multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams
• Open-minded and empathetic, with a nurturing leadership style
• Critical thinker and a quick learner; creative thinking is a plus
• Self-motivated and able to work with little direction; ability to effectively function under pressure and with tight deadlines.