Gender & Social Inclusion (GESI) Coordinator at World Vision Kenya

Duties and Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership and Program implementation

• Provide technical leadership to the Project to ensure integration of gender in program interventions focused on Empowered World View, Savings for transformation, Local Value Chain Development and Financial linkages to FAST
• Facilitate GESI analysis or gender analysis for the THRIVE Project to assess differences and constraints of various groups to inform inclusion interventions
• Provide guidance on GESI issues inclusion in the Gender Inclusive Market analysis process
• Design and deliver realistic and pragmatic gender strategies and programming interventions that will lead to positive gender equality outcomes within the THRIVE Project
• Develop practical training materials and references according to local context and conduct relevant Gender Equality and social inclusion training sessions for staff, partners, local authorities, and other stakeholders.
• Oversee project staff capacity development on GESI and equip them with skills to address GESI issues within the THRIVE Project
• Lead development and implementation of gender mainstreaming techniques for program team and partners across the different project outcomes and contexts
• Provide quality assurance for GESI project models implementation, in accordance to WVKs Strategy and WVI GESI Theory of Change
• Provide guidance to the development of the GESI DIPs and work with project teams to identify reasons for any deviation from these plans.

Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability, Learning and Innovation

• Conduct gender assessments, reviews and audits to assess ways to continually target involvement of women in Local Value Chain specific activities and other THRIVE interventions
• Integrate gender equality considerations in Results-Based Management monitoring and reporting method
• Develop tools, frameworks and resources to enable better gender integration in the Project
• Track and report against gender indicators and disaggregate data by gender to analyse results within each domain.
• Lead the capacity building initiatives of communities and partners on monitoring and ensure participatory data collection
• Review and provide technical feedback on results and project reports to donors in order to ensure quality and full compliance with gender policy and progress towards achieving integration of gender in program
• Identify successful practices in the project that can be showcased in publications, communication materials and conferences
• Prepare communications materials that highlight the Project’s gender equality programming, successes and lessons learnt
• Provide opportunities for capacity building to the program team in consultation with GESI Advisor and P&C to ensure proper technical, managerial and personal development, as well as maintenance of gender-sensitive work environment.

Engagement Networking and Advocacy

• Represent the project in stakeholder meetings at National and International level county levels in collaboration with the Regional manager/County and National coordinators.
• Work with relevant Government Ministries for technical direction and leveraging of resources to support gender mainstreaming interventions in the project area.
• In collaboration with other actors, assist in developing initiatives to ensure regular and consistent advocacy on gender concerns
• Strengthen linkages between the Project and other WVK programs
• Ensure program representation in key strategic Gender and social Inclusion technical working groups and forums at the county and national level
• Actively participate in the Project meetings, and other WVK forums and meetings as appropriate
• Spearhead learning forums to profile, communicate and ensure adoption of promising practices
• Contribute to engagement, publications, to communicate program progress and successes
• Advocate for policy translation, position papers and influence to county plans

Qualification, Skills and Knowledge

• A degree in social sciences such as Social Work, Gender Studies, Development Studies, Community Development, International Studies, Sociology or their equivalent with specialization in Environment and Natural Resource Management.
• At least 4 years’ experience in Gender and Disability programming with evidence of successful implementation of program
• An understanding of Human Rights and specifically Women and Child rights including CEDAW and Social Justice Issues and gender equity.
• Demonstrated ability to ensure gender integration in project design, implementation and ME.
• Effective English oral and written communication skills; ability to interact professionally in English.
• Good understanding, Gender and social inclusion, priorities, approaches, standards and guidelines/ international best practices.
• Proven track record as a staff and community trainer and capacity builder in Gender and Development,
• Ability to build capacity of staff on relevant technical fields; Ability to take initiative, solve complex problems, exercise independent judgment; Ability to work with minimum supervision; A team player, capable of building staff and partners in economic development activities  Cross-cultural sensitivity, and emotional maturity Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts and; Excellent English communication skills (both oral and written).