Goal Jobs, Global Gender Advisor Vacancy

Closing Date: Thursday, 07 October 2010

Job Tittle: Global Gender Advisor

Company; GOAL

NGO

Closing date: 07 Oct 2010

Location: Uganda

General Description of GOAL

GOAL is an international humanitarian non-government organization based in Ireland. Founded in 1977, GOAL works to promote the realization of the fundamental rights of the poor, the vulnerable, and those affected by humanitarian crisis. GOAL currently works in 11 countries across Africa, Asia and Central America. In Africa: Sudan (north and south), Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Niger, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, India, Honduras and emergency response in Haiti. GOAL's Head Office in Dublin in Ireland with support offices in London & New York

General Description of the Uganda Country Programme

GOAL's Uganda country programme focuses on GOAL's four strategic sectors of Health (including WASH), Education, Livelihoods and HIV. We are progressively mainstreaming issues of HIV, gender, child protection, disabilities and environment across all our programming. GOAL works on a district focused approach, and uses a mixture of direct implementation and partnerships with local organisations to give effect to our mission. GOAL Uganda current country programme includes:

1. The Bugiri District Programme, South Eastern Uganda, established in 2001, implements solely through partners in the HIV and Disability sectors. In 2010 this district programme will begin Livelihoods (HSP) and WASH programming.

2. The Pader District Programme, North Eastern Uganda, established in 2003 is steadily transitioning from a crisis recovery to development programme. Implementation is both direct and through partners in the Livelihood, Water & Sanitation, HIV, Protection and Education sectors.

3. The Abim District Programme, North Eastern Uganda (Western Karamoja) was established recently at the beginning of 2009. This recovery/development programme implements directly in the Water and Sanitation and Livelihood sectors and will begin HIV programming in 2010.

Gender:

GOAL is committed to gender equality throughout the organisation and to addressing the basic rights and needs of vulnerable populations throughout the developing world by focusing on gender issues across the full range of sectors within existing policies, development strategies and priorities. GOAL recognises that addressing gender inequality is a challenging and lengthy process necessitating an ongoing commitment to reduce the gender gaps and inequalities in our work and in our workplace.

GOAL is committed to mainstreaming the gender perspective throughout the organisation. Mainstreaming is a process rather than a goal that consists of bringing what can be seen as marginal into the core business and main decision-making process of the organisation.

GOAL is currently building the capacity of the Country programmes to effectively mainstream Gender. The GOAL gender policy was revised in 2009, a gender audit tool has been identified and used in a number of countries (Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya and India). Additionally, participatory training manuals for sensitizing all personnel and a gender analysis training manual have been developed and pretested.

General Description of the Role:

The role of this position is to take forward this process, providing leadership, technical capacity and a resource for this process. The position will need to be dynamic, visionary, a good promoter of change, skilled at inter-personal communication, a good writer and trainer, have a clear analytical mind, and enthusiastic about this work.

Based in Uganda, this role will involve two elements:

Gender Advisor for GOAL globally (60% time)

Gender Advisor for GOAL Uganda (40% time)

1. GOAL Global Gender Advisor

This role will include:

Advisory function to all GOAL Country programmes on GOAL organisational Gender Policy

Provide guidance and support to country level Gender Focal Persons.

Support visits to GOAL country programmes to advise on conducting gender audits and development country level gender mainstreaming strategies

Support and document all countries progress on actions identified in Jan 2010

Monitoring and Evaluation of GOAL Gender mainstreaming initiatives

Responsible for on-going updating of key Gender tools.

Support cross organisational learning and best practice on gender

Liaising with key technical team members on relevant issues (e.g. gender/GBV and HIV, gender and poverty).

Advise on integrating GBV into our programming, as part of our wider gender response.

Responsible for reviewing and rolling out our Gender mainstreaming training modules.

2. Gender Advisor with regard to organisational and programme activities for GOAL Uganda.

This role will include:

This is an advisory and support function to GOAL field offices and to partner organisations;

Responsible for dissemination and implementation of GOAL Gender Policy and strategic plan;

Responsible for gender proofing, mainstreaming, evaluating all GOAL project activities;

Responsible for developing and implementing GOAL Uganda's institutional practice with regard to gender;

Responsible for engendering GOAL Uganda's work based on the organisational Gender Audit

Responsible for developing innovative partnerships and sourcing gender funding for programmatic support.

Key Duties:

Global

Advise and support implementation of GOAL Gender policy including gender mainstreaming for GOAL globally;

Support roll-out of GOAL Gender Policy and tools and follow-up on compliance

To conduct and/or support Gender Audits and the development of strategic plans in GOAL programmes as required

Support M&E of Gender mainstreaming and the development of indicators which will provide data in relation gender targets as well as gender disaggregated data.

Conduct gender training regionally as required

Conduct regional support visits as required but with a minimum of 4 visit per year

Plan, manage and report on the annual regional gender plan and budget.

Document organisation-wider training on gender and other data as required for inclusion in Annual report.

Support the documentation and sharing of lessons learned and best practice in relation to gender across the organisation

Develop and disseminate gender educational materials as required

Uganda

1. Lead the implementation of the recommendations from the Gender Audit 2008, work planning with the CD;

2. Review the GOAL Uganda's Gender Strategy annually;

3. Carry out Gender Analysis for each project, advising on necessary changes to project implementation;

4. Implement, advise and support on gender mainstreaming at all levels of field operations and to partners with regard to needs assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of GOAL activities;

5. Identify and offer continued support to the work of the Gender Focal Points through the quarterly gender study groups;

6. Review all aspects of GUs operations (including HR, logs, finance) from a gender perspective and make necessary recommendations;

7. Ensure all new personnel are inducted in the gender policy through out the country;

8. Conduct an annual gender sensitization training for all new employees to GOAL training;

9. Ensure managers and project planners are trained in gender analysis;

10. Be an active member of all project planning processes;

11. Review all proposal (partners and GOAL) from a gender perspective;

12. Review GU strategies and implementation methodologies from a gender perspective and make recommendations for any improvements;

13. Assist in proposal writing and reporting to donors with regard to gender in GOAL activities;

14. Develop innovative approaches to expand and develop GOAL Uganda's gender programming;

15. Source gender and sectoral funding for programme implementation;

16. Develop partnerships with local NGO's and develop innovative programming;

17. To monitor and disseminate gender information to managers for staff;

18. To liaise and support all technical programme staff in engendering their work;

19. To participate and represent GOAL at gender fora;

20. Carry out other duties as assigned by the line manager;

21. Responsible for providing gender training to partners, stakeholders and beneficiaries;

Requirements: (educational, experience, language, etc.)

Essential

1. Degree level education in relevant topic;

2. At least 5 years of work experience in development work with an NGO of which 3 years should be dealing directly with gender;

3. Can demonstrate previous gender experience at an international level or can demonstrate international travel for gender related assignments

4. Demonstrable experience in gender policy development and implementation;

5. Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering training programmes;

6. Practical experience of gender mainstreaming at a country programme level;

7. Thorough knowledge of gender issues, including practical experience of gender analysis within projects, and supporting project staff to understand and implement concepts;

8. Ability to design and articulate an organisational mainstreaming process;

9. Excellent inter-personal communication and influencing skills and ability to work with a diverse range of people and cultures

10. Demonstrated ability to plan and lead change processes

11. Experience of independent working and innovative approaches;

12. Excellent spoken & written English;

13. Demonstrated report writing skills;

14. Excellent computer skills.

Desirable

Master's in Gender Studies, social development;

Budget development and management skills.

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. This is a new position, working to a new process, and flexibility will be required from the post holder. GOAL reserves the right to change, revise, omit, and add in part / in whole this document any time without giving any reason thereof.

How to apply

Email:applications@goal.ie

Reference Code: RW_89DLMP-49