Niger: Senior Gender Advisor, Niger

World Vision International

World Vision is a humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world. Our 42,000+ staff members working in more than 90 countries are united through our ethos, mission and shared desire for all individuals, especially children, to overcome poverty, inequality and injustice.

Here’s where you come in:

As Senior Gender Advisor, Niger, you will lead gender integration throughout the entire award period as FFP considers attention to gender integration key to realizing intended outcomes. You should have an in-depth understanding of gender, age, and other socio-cultural factors in the context of food security programming; a demonstrated capacity to lead the collection, analysis, and utilization of information from a broad range of sources.

You will also provide technical guidance and supervision of sub-grantees and/or sub-contractors on gender specific issues.

Requirements include:

• At least a bachelor’s degree in a relevant academic area is required.
• At least five (5) years of field experience at the community level is required.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead the collection, analysis, and utilization of information from a broad range of sources.
• Proven technical expertise in addressing harmful gender norms, preventing and responding to gender-based violence, reducing vulnerability of adolescent girls and young women, and constructive engagement of men and boys, as applied to very poor and highly vulnerable settings.
• Knowledge of and familiarity with international assistance program gender requirements, preferably USAID Office or Food for Peace (FFP) policies.
• Fluency in French. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

Is this the job for you?

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position online and apply by the closing date 14 FEB 2018. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org. Due to the number of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. ment-->