Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Specialist

Job Description

Title: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Specialist

Company Name: Virginia Tech

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) in Development studies, Rural development, Women and Gender studies, Sociology, or Anthropology.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Project:Feed the Future Bangladesh Integrated Pest Management Activity (FTFBIPMA)
∎ Work Site:Dhaka city and travel to project sites in Dhaka, Khulna and Barisal divisions, Cox`s Bazar, and Bandarban
∎ Report to: Country Program Manager
∎ Supervising: N/A
∎ Job Summary: The GESI Specialist will lead gender and social inclusion initiatives for the Bangladesh Integrated Pest Management Activity. The GESI Specialist will report directly to the Country Program Manager but will also collaborate closely with the project`s Deputy Program Manager and MEL Specialist. The GESI Specialist will be the project`s immediate source of technical assistance to support the inclusive scaling of IPM packages, knowledge, and products, but will be supported by the IPM IL`s Gender Specialist, who will support the GESI Specialist with: conducting the project`s GESI Analysis, developing GESI-focused assessments and evaluations, and designing Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) tools to permit the Bangladesh Integrated Pest Management Activity to transform information on gender and social-based disparities into decision-making that reduces barriers that negatively impact women, men, and other marginalized groups.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Work with the IPM IL's Gender Specialist to implement the Bangladesh Integrated Pest Management Activity's comprehensive GESI Analysis that will specifically inform the implementation of Year 2 and Year 3 GESI-focused activities.
∎ Oversee implementation of the project's GESI Action Plan and revise it as necessary during implementation based on learning.
∎ Oversee integration of gender equality and social inclusion in all project activities
∎ Review and provide input to work plans, technical reports, and other deliverables to ensure GESI integration.
∎ Lead the development of capacity-building programs that will enable scaling partners (USAID implementing partners, private sector individuals and enterprises, and professionals from Bangladesh's Department of Agricultural Extension) to implement GESI-responsive strategies.
∎ Document successful program activities and methodologies for gender integration, youth engagement, and social inclusion through the development of resources and training guides.
∎ Coordinate with the project's Country Program Manager and the IPM IL's Communications Coordinator to develop success stories and other knowledge products; document project approaches and activities addressing GESI issues linked to IPM including lessons learned and recommendations.
∎ The IPM IL's Gender Specialist will collaborate with the GESI Specialist and other members of the technical team to develop MEL and CLA tools contextualized for the project that will allow staff to assess how project activities are addressing the needs and priorities of women, youth, and marginalized groups, and document the extent to which women, youth, and marginalized groups are able to actively participate in and benefit from training activities.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Skills Required: coherent and analytical report writing skills, MS Office, Spoken and written fluency in English, Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
∎ Minimum of 3 years-experience working to address gender, youth, and/or social inclusion issues in the agricultural sector.
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): capacity building, conducting focus groups, conducting interviews and surveys, facilitating training, gender integration programing, Monitoring and Evaluation.
∎ Experience in communication will be treated as added advantage.
∎ Demonstrated experience conducting gender integration programing.
∎ Demonstrated ability to foster commitment and build capacity among program staff and in-country actors to ensure gender and social inclusion integration and empowerment.
∎ Experience in monitoring and evaluation, conducting focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and surveys.
∎ Experience facilitating trainings for staff and beneficiary populations is required.
∎ Strong interpersonal and communication skills required.
∎ Prior experience with USAID project, procedures, policies and reporting requirements is preferred.
∎ Demonstrated experience with computer-based Microsoft software (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
∎ Spoken and written fluency in English required.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 14 Dec 2023

Company Information:
∎ 5 Dec 2023
∎ Virginia Tech

Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com

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