SRH and Gender Equality Advisor

The Organization
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation
that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often
suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls
who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we
strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing
girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we
enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We
drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels
using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over ‎80 years,
and are now active in more than ‎70 countries.
Please see https://plan-international.org/organisation/strategy for Plan
international strategy
Plan started working in Egypt in ‎1981 and has a presence in ten of the ‎27
governorates in which the country is divided: two urban (Cairo and Alexandria)
and eight rural (Giza, Beheira, Kalyoubia, Damietta, Qena, Assuit, Sohag and
Aswan). Plan Egypt’s work focuses on child rights, implementing programmes
designed to enable communities to improve the lives of the most marginalised
children and their families. Plan Egypt’s Country Strategy focuses on five
strategic objectives listed below:
Improve the quality of early childhood care & education;
Promote economic empowerment of vulnerable young men & women;
Facilitate girls in realising their full potential in an enabling and gender
responsive environment that protects them from all forms of abuse, neglect,
exploitation and violence;
Support adolescents and young people, particularly girls to become active
drivers of change and lead the way towards more equitable and inclusive
societies;
Promote adolescents and young people, particularly girls to be empowered to
take informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health and live
free from gender-based violence
Purpose:
Reporting to the Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy Manager, the SRH and GE
Advisor will be responsible for operationalising Plan International’s country
and global strategies and policies related to SRH and GE including gender
transformative approach. This will include developing innovative programme
designs, representation of Plan International Egypt in relevant forums,
providing technical guidance to programme implementation teams and
documentation of processes and approaches that Plan International uses.
Dimensions of the Role: This position has no direct reports, but may need to
manage short term consultants or interns periodically. This position has
limited budget management responsibilities. This position supports the
development of quality programs/projects to promote SRHR, and girls’ and
women’s rights and address identified related issues. This position supports
high quality project programme implementation by working with Program Quality
and Partnerships Unit and Program Units. Represents Plan at national
stakeholder forums, networks, coalitions, etc. Support reinforcement of Gender
equality concepts and mechanisms in/out of Plan International Egypt.
Accountabilities and Typical Responsibilities - Key End Results of Position
Program Design
Lead the design of innovative projects and programs to address community
issues in relation to SRHR in collaboration with Business Development Unit,
Program Units and relevant departments at the Country Office in line with the
Plan Egypt Country Strategy Paper. This will include but not be limited to
developing logical frameworks and concept notes. Lead design of SRH and gender
related program packages, guidelines and manuals that are aligned with Plan
Egypt country strategic plans and facilitate operationalization of Plan
Egypt’s strategic objectives. Ensure the mainstreaming of Sponsorship
commitments, gender transformative approach standards and any other relevant
corporate guidelines in projects designs. To act as resource person in the
organisation for SRH and gender equality and keep oneself up to date with
developments happening in these field both nationally and internationally.
Strategic Partnership & Policy Advocacy Develop strategic partnerships with
key constituencies to elicit support for and maximize impact of Plan’s work.
Develop and implement influencing plan which includes partnership
mainstreaming in collaboration with Program Units and Programme Quality and
Partnerships Unit (PQP) to ensure active, meaningful and continuous
relationship. Develop and implement influencing action plan related to sexual
reproductive health and gender equality themes using all relevant tools and
techniques. This will include, but not be limited to, developing policy
briefs, advocacy messages, organizing conferences and seminars, etc. To
routinely develop and submit progress reports, status updates and briefs on
emerging issues to Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy Unit Manager. Lead in
formulating country specific policies, strategies and objectives ensuring that
they are on accountability for quality programming. To represent the
organization at different national, regional and global forums and platforms.
Technical support Build the capacity of Plan staff, and strategic partners to
promote SRH and gender equality principles and practices as well as equal
rights for children, especially girls, and women. Provide technical
recommendations to improve the design of any project or program to ensure that
they are gender transformative and meet the quality standards. Provide demand
driven technical support to Program Units and Project Managers/Coordinators,
and ensure high quality programme implementation. This will include designing,
conducting and coordinating training programmes, technical field visits,
development and dissemination of guidance material, etc.
Program Reporting and Documentation To prepare periodic progress and
analytical reports ensuring that Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy Unit
Manager is equipped with the necessary information for appropriate decision
making. To initiate SRH and gender researches and document the lessons learned
and accumulative experience of the SRH and gender equality activities, which
have potential to enhance Plan’s gender work, as well as share and disseminate
the information within the impact areas. Ensure that evidence, technical
knowledge and analysis of lessons learned are collected, managed, disseminated
and available for Plan International Egypt to utilize as needed. To chair the
SRH thematic network and ensure this platform is best utilized to enhance
knowledge management process in Plan International Egypt.
Gender transformative Understanding of and ability to analyse with a gender
perspective the social and political structures, dynamics and power relations
that enable/exclude girls and boys to/from enjoying the fulfilment of their
rights and equality Understanding of root causes and consequences of gender
discrimination, exclusion and inequality and how they contribute to the non-
realization of children’s rights and developing practical strategies to
address them Ability to identify diverse, relevant external actors to work
with and understand the purpose and implications of working with them.
Knowledge and experience in using participatory and gender transformative
development and influencing methods Knowledge of gender and global development
issues, with particular knowledge in women’s rights, girls’ rights and child
rights. External and internal best practices on mainstreaming gender equality
and inclusion (diversity) in all areas of work (including within offices and
staff). Analyse girls’ strategic interests and needs in a range of contexts,
and develop holistic programmatic and influencing responses to address these
needs. Develop new partnerships and create common agendas for governments, the
private sector and civil society to drive transformative change for girls.
Programmatic experience on challenging social norms and power relations as
well as on approaches for increasing support for youth-led activism on girls’
rights at the grassroots level.
Influencing Familiar with key international human rights frameworks and their
relevance for change actions and opinions of power holders and social
behaviour Familiar with influencing tactics, such as advocating governments
for policy change, campaigning with CSOs for budgetary revisions, strategic
engagement with power holders via media outlets, including digital
Understanding of the relevant political context in relevant context(s) Able to
target and engage with external power holders, for example ministers,
officials, parliamentarians, high level positions in various media outlets,
public figures, human rights activist) Able to consult, gather and integrate
feedback into internal and external influencing briefings and materials, such
as policy briefs, campaign messages, blogs, articles, presentation, speeches
Able to use relevant influencing tactics
Partnership Knowledge of the range of different types of entity Plan
International can partner with and the different reasons why we might partner
with other entities. Knowledge of effective partnership principles and
behaviours. Identify what partnerships are needed to deliver on team,
programme or project objectives or for a particular activity Map out potential
partners for a programme or project and activity Get to know a potential
partner, including their expertise, culture, gaps and weaknesses and enable
them to get to know the same for Plan International Identify risks of
engagement with potential partners (due diligence) and develop risk mitigation
strategies Analyse, understand and prioritise different partner needs Set
clear, measurable partnership goals and effectively resolve partner issues and
complaints
Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and
Inclusion (GEI) Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under
Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC),
ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the
appropriate procedures. Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department
are properly inducted on and understands their role in upholding Plan
International’s safeguarding and GEI policies; Ensures that Plan
International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and
Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work. Ensures
that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to
ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and
data are submitted
Leadership and BUSINESS management COMPETENCIES
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES Set and communicate ambitious but realistic work goals
and priorities, explaining how these contribute to Plan International's
purpose. Set high standards for self and others' behavior, inside and outside
work. Championing our values and commitment to rights, gender equality and
safeguarding. Supporting the health, well-being and both physical and
psychological safety of our staff, including their safety to speak out. Hold
self and others to account for what we have agreed, dealing with poor
performance quickly, firmly and constructively. Create a positive team spirit,
helping people work well together, to reflect and continuously improve the
efficiency and quality of what we do. Collaborate with team members,
colleagues and partners in finding creative solutions to problems by sharing
information, experience and ideas and actively seeking their input. Motivate
and developing others by taking an interest, giving constructive feedback and
praise, ensuring they are properly trained and helping them develop their
potential. Accept change and support others in adjusting to it, helping them
understand. Perform any other related duties as assigned by immediate
supervisor
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES Understand relevant sectoral context
including how the sector operates in terms of funding and governance and
awareness of Plan's purpose, values, and global strategy Manage legal and
reputational risk including risk assessment, communication, risk management
and reporting in full compliance with risk-related standards, including in
areas such as Child and Youth Safeguarding and Protection, Gender equality and
inclusion, Counter Fraud, Safety and Security Manage activities and resources
including skills in strategic thinking, planning and organizing, financial
planning and monitoring, negotiation and programme and project management
Manage people and information including skills in assessment and coaching,
evidence-based management, communication skills, both speaking and writing,
and digital working, including personal digital skills
Dealing with Problems Ability to resolve a wide range of challenges related to
Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Gender Equality. Provide leadership
and guidance on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and programs. Ability to
identify and manage relationships with key stakeholders at the national level
evading any unrequired complications, based on a deep understanding of the
current operating context.
Key Relationships: The Program Advisor will report directly to the Strategic
Partnerships and Advocacy Unit Manager. Technical advisors – High level
Communication Manager –High level Project coordinators/managers – Medium level
Sponsorship staff – Medium level. Program units’ staff - Medium level.
Monitoring and Evaluation staff – High level.
BD Manager and Associate: High Level
Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
Knowledge A Master Degree in in public health, sociology, gender equality, or
other field directly related to SRHR and gender equality. A minimum of ‎5 years
work experience and track record in Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues
(such as sexual education, family planning, menstrual hygiene management,
maternal health, STI …). Understanding of integrated development issues, the
intersectional identities and critical analysis of child poverty. Advanced
knowledge of strategic planning processes and theories of gender equality and
Gender transformative approaches. In depth Knowledge of development issues,
trends, challenges and opportunities and implications to community
development. Extensive network within the academic and development community.
Skills Proven ability to develop project concept notes.
Proven ability to transform complex information into actionable points.
Excellent networking and partnership building skills Research, analytical and
problem-solving skills Excellent communication, facilitation and professional
writing skills Strong negotiating, strategic thinking and influencing skills
MS office skills
Plan International’s Values in Practice
We are open and accountable Promotes a culture of openness and transparency,
including with sponsors and donors. Holds self and others accountable to
achieve the highest standards of integrity. Consistent and fair in the
treatment of people. Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls &
young people
We strive for lasting impact Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets
high expectations. Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to
challenge and new ideas. Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-
term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises. Evidence-based and
evaluates effectiveness.
We work well together Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing
to compromise when appropriate. Builds constructive relationships across Plan
International to support our shared goals. Develops trusting and ‘win-win’
relationships with funders, partners and communities. Engages and works well
with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all
children.
We are inclusive and empowering We empower our staff to give their best and
develop their potential We respect all people, appreciate differences and
challenge equality in our programs and our workplace We support children,
girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own
lives.
Physical Environment Typical office environment but with at least ‎25% time in
the field including community visits.
Level of Contact with Children: Medium level – Medium Level Contact with
children.
Location: Plan International Egypt Country Office, Maadi.
Type of Role: One-year fixed term contract .
Reports to: Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy Manager
Closing Date: 21st of Dec. ‎2022
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan
International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work
with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability,
gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity,
race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to
create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in
every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial
justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many
threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do
everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular
responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not
contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan
International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan
International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure
Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants
previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse
and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation
when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job
applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails
requesting payment from candidates.
Job Type: Full-time