Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analysis, strategy, reporting and design: supports the development of gender-responsive planning, and actively participates in data collection activities and analysis of results
• Capacity building and technical assistance: strengthen staff and partner capacity, coach and support relevant stakeholders, and document and share lessons
• Gender-sensitive interventions planning and implementation: provide technical and leadership support toward effectively mainstreaming gender across the project
• Learning and networking: identify  and share best gender-mainstreaming practices within and beyond the project consortia and support documentation of such practices
• Gender equity and social inclusion: promote women networking activities and address unequal gender relations through engagement with diverse project stakeholders

Job Requirements

Education:

• BSc/BA in International Development, Gender Studies, Gender and Climate Change, Social Policy, Sociology or Social Anthropology, Business Administration, Rural Development, Environmental Economics or related fields (Minimum) or
• MSc/MA in International Development, Gender Studies, Gender and Climate Change, Social Policy, Sociology or Social Anthropology, Business Administration, Rural Development, Environmental Economics or related fields (Desirable)

Experience:

• For BSc/BA, at least 5 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the substantive area, gender transformative programming in development;
• For MSc/MA, at least 3 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the substantive area, gender transformative programming in development;
• Solid knowledge on the status of women’s rights, women’s economic empowerment, legislation and policies in the field of gender as well as on the existing gender equality policy in Ethiopia;
• Solid understanding and practical experience on gender mainstreaming preferably in pastoralist and in agro pastoralist livelihood context;
• Strong understanding of gender equality issues and its intersections with humanitarian and development response, economic autonomy, sexual abuse, HIV and AIDs, water and sanitation in Ethiopia;
• Extensive experience in qualitative research and policy-level analysis;
• Substantial experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of gender-focused projects
• Experience in providing technical assistance on gender mainstreaming to technical staff including leading design of gender training tools and delivering trainings on gender-transformative programming;
• Demonstrated ability to conduct rapid gender assessments and produce reports to inform decision making process
• Knowledge of Results Based Management and proven experience of using the approach in the formulation of action plans and project documents;
• NGO experience is of a great advantage

Qualifications & Skills: 

• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Strong analytical and writing skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft word, excel, and internet basics

Salary and benefit package:  As per the scale of the Organization.