Gender Specialist

Job Description

Title: Gender Specialist

Company Name: Plan International Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree or equivalent in Women and Gender Studies, Social Science, or related field focus on gender issues with at least seven years of relevant experience at the national or international level in Gender mainstreaming and women and girls' empowerment, ideally within the education context.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ In order to address negative stereotyping, this project 'Shomotay Tarunno' aims to enable young people in all their diversities, including Girls and Young Women (GYW), to challenge gender stereotypes that limit and stop them from enjoying their full potential. Plan International and JAAGO Foundation will work together to amplify the rights, representation and resources of young people, with all their diversities including GYW from local to national level to combat harmful gender stereotypes.
∎ The Gender Specialist will play a vital role in implementing the 'Shomotay Tarunno: Youth for Equality' project, supported by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Bangladesh, to challenge and transform gender stereotypes in Bangladesh. Working with diverse stakeholders such as youth organizations, media outlets, and government institutions, relevant ministries, Academia, civil society. The Gender Specialist will contribute to create an inclusive and gender-transformative environment targeted stakeholders. The primary focus will be on empowering young people, girls and young women including universities/research institutes, to live a life free of violence, voice their opinions, and challenge prevailing gender norms.

Salary:
∎ Monthly consolidated salary range for this role is Tk. 147,106.00 to Tk. 183,883.00 (may vary based on experience) along with other benefits i.e. Life Insurance, Hospitalization Insurance coverage along with Out Patient Treatment Benefit.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 31 Dec 2023

Company Information:
∎ 21 Dec 2023
∎ Plan International Bangladesh
∎ Business : Founded 80 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children`s development organisations in the world. We work in 52 countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. In 2015, Plan International worked with 100 million children in 85,282 communities. Plan International is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations but having a vision of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people`s rights and dignity.
Plan International has been operating in Bangladesh since 1994. Plan International seeks to ensure the rights of children to education, health, safe water and sanitation, protection, youth social and economic empowerment and climate change, environmental degradation and natural or man-made disaster hazards throughout the country.

Category: NGO/Development