Gender Based Violence (GBV) Advisor (OSRA Project)

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Job details

Pathfinder International is seeking a Gender Based Violence Advisor for the
newly USAID-funded OSRA program. The OSRA program is five-year Pathfinder-led
USAID-funded project. The goal of the OSRA program is to improve family health
outcomes by reinforcing the national family planning and reproductive health
(FP/RH) program in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Population
(MOHP). The OSRA program will achieve this purpose through the three pivotal
results: ‎1) Women's and men's uptake and continuation of voluntary family
planning services increased; ‎2) Youth equipped with knowledge and skills
necessary to make healthy life choices; and ‎3) Gender dynamics improved for
enhanced voluntary family planning and reproductive health outcomes. The OSRA
program will closely collaborate with different local stakeholders and other
Government of Egypt (GOE) entities to attain its results.
Job Summary : The GBV Advisor will work closely with the Gender and
Inclusion Team Lead to provide technical assistance to design, implement and
monitor integrated GBV activities at the health service and community levels.
The GBV Advisor will support the project to ensure that activities account for
and address the different needs and inequalities experienced by individuals to
ensure equitable participation in project activities. They will support the
design, implementation, and monitoring of gender-sensitive and -transformative
approaches. The GBV Advisor will provide onsite technical assistance and
capacity strengthening to project staff and partners, including state and
local partners. They will advise on preventing and responding to GBV through
project activities.
Key Responsibilities
* In collaboration with the Gender and Inclusion Team Lead, design and implement the OSRA project's Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) strategy and activities.
* Participate in and contribute to activities on issues related to gender equality, gender empowerment, social inclusion, and inclusive development.
* Promote inclusive development and prevent and address gender-based violence.
* Provide ongoing technical support to the GBV team for the development, implementation, and evaluation of activities.
* Coordinate with project staff, including managers and technical specialists, to ensure the implementation of the project activities. Support with project reporting, ensuring that updates and progress and related indicators and successes are included in project reports and annual work plans.
* Ensure that USAID's Gender Equality and Female Empowerment Policy, ADS ‎205, and other relevant gender principles, policies and regulations are applied consistently throughout the project.
* Represent gender equality and inclusion of the project to external stakeholders, such as the donor, governments, and partners; disseminate learnings and best practices; and participate in technical working groups.
* Supports capacity of partner organizations to strengthen ability to implement gender focused community-based demand generation and norms-shifting activities.
* Builds capacity of project staff, using proven training approaches, mentorship and quality improvement strategies to improve service delivery and quality.
* Support replication and scaling up of gender activities.
* Establishes and maintains partnerships with Government, Stakeholders and Community stakeholders at the local level.
* Contributes to development and submission of program implementation periodic reports, ensuring that all donor reports are produced on time and are of a consistently high quality.
* Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Required Qualifications
* Master's Degree in public health, sociology, gender dynamics/studies, international development, or a similar field.
* At least eight years of technical expertise in gender, GBV with deep understanding of principles, best practices, approaches and methodology related to gender and GBV
* Demonstrated experience collecting and analyzing gender data
* Ability to collaborate with and work across multiple teams
* Excellent written communication and presentation skills in English and Arabic. Advisor should be able to communicate at the local level
* Experience working in Egypt and/or the broader MENA region.
* Experience interacting with in-country agencies, including central and local government, development partners, civil society, and community-based organizations.
* Experience working with USAID projects or other international donors' projects.
* Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating capacity strengthening workshops and mentoring.
Important Notice:
* This position is based in Egypt
* Deadline for Submitting Applications: March 2nd , ‎2023
* Please submit an updated resume (CV) with your application
Additional Information:
* Pathfinder International is an equal opportunity employer committed to company diversity.
* This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment.
* Pathfinder International reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time. Furthermore, the employee will review the Job Description annually with their supervisor/s to include additional or revised responsibilities and tasks as deemed necessary.
Pathfinder is committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we
serve and our staff. We have zero tolerance for any type of behavior that
inflicts harm on children, young people, adults, our staff and partners
including sexual abuse, harassment, bullying, and exploitation. We do
everything possible to ensure that we recruit only those who are suitable to
work with for us and expect that everyone we hire will abide by our
safeguarding and related policies and will report any suspected or known
violations. This job is subject to a range of vetting checks as legally
permitted in the country where they are being hired.
By submitting an
application, the job applicant acknowledges they understand our intent to
verify suitability to work with us.

Job Summary

  • Advertiser: Pathfinder International
  • Announcement date: 21/02/2023
  • Type of employment: -
  • Experience level: -
  • Educational level: -
  • Job location: Cairo
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