Plan International recruits a Gender Coordinator – Nairobi / Kenya
The Organisation :
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
Profile :
| Title | Gender Coordinator | Grade | |
| Functional area and location | Programmes-Nairobi | Date | June 2019 |
| Report | Project Manager Innovation to Inclusion (i2i) | ||
| Provides supervision to | N/A | ||
| Duration | 2 Years Fixed Term (subject to funding) | ||
Role purpose :
Plan International is an independent global child rights organization committed to supporting vulnerable and marginalized children and their communities to be free from poverty. For over 80 years, we have supported girls and boys and their communities around the world to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights, free themselves from poverty and live positive fulfilling lives
We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
The Innovation to Inclusion (i2i) programme aims to increase the wellbeing and inclusion of people with disabilities living in urban locations Kenya and Bangladesh in private sector waged employment in Kenya. Led by Leonard Cheshire, the innovative consortium programme will work with global, regional and national actors representing disabled people’s organizations, UN Agencies, World Bank, INGOs and academic institutions to support people with disabilities into waged employed. The programme seeks to improve systems, policies and the enabling environment to overcome barriers to the meaningful inclusion of persons with disabilities in private sector employment, with a focus on developing and testing new approaches for disability-inclusive employment. Funded by UK Aid Connect, the programme consists of an eight-month co-creation phase (August 2018-March 2019) where members of the consortium will have conducted research and tested approaches. This will be followed by 3-year implementation period (April 2019-March 2022). Plan International is the focal organization for gender equality and inclusion across the programme. Additionally, in Kenya, Plan International Kenya will implement a pilot project to support women with disabilities in Nairobi into waged private sector employment.
Dimensions of th role :
Based in Nairobi and reporting to the Project Manager i2i – Plan International Kenya, the main purpose of the Gender Coordinator is to provide high quality technical support on gender equality and inclusion to consortium partners, and support gender mainstreaming across the i2i programme.
Key responsibilities :
- Support mentoring of women with disabilities to build their confidence in readiness to joining waged employment ;
- Supporting i2i consortium partners embrace gender-transformative programming in implementing their project activities ;
- Supporting monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) in relation to the consortium’s gender mainstreaming components, including the pilot project with women with disabilities .
The incumbent should have good understanding of the interface between gender, innovation and disability inclusion and women empowerment programming.
Additionally, the incumbent should be familiar with working with the private sector especially within the areas of business, women’s economic empowerment, partnerships with government, and civil society. Experience working with disabled people organizations (DPOs) on social and economic inclusion will be an added advantage. Additionally, s/he will be familiar and have experience of working in a consortium delivering donor projects including having an understanding of donor guidelines and regulations.
Accountabilities :
Technical quality assurance to project implementation (40%) :
- Leading a gender analysis exercise with key stakeholders in Kenya to understand the barriers that inhibit women with disabilities from accessing waged private sector employment ;
- Developing a gender strategy for the i2i programme in Kenya and leading regular reviews/adaptations of this as required
- Developing a gender audit toolkit for the private sector and providing training on gender mainstreaming to selected private sector employers ;
- Provide technical support to the programme in Plan International Kenya i2i and consortium activities on gender mainstreaming in project implementation as required ;
- In consultation with the Project Manager – i2i, Gender Advisor and national consultants, coordinate undertaking of research, compilation, analysis and evaluation of gender dimensions of social economic issues ;
- Advise project management, project staff and consortium partners on the design and development of policy and program interventions ;
- Collaborate with the Gender Advisor – Plan International Kenya to undertake analysis of gender policy and programme documents including Country Office reports to institutionalize gender development effectiveness and mainstreaming in the i2i project ;
- Participate in development of gender-sensitive performance indicators and guidelines for effective compliance with the Plan International Kenya Strategic Plan and Plan International Global Strategy.
Learning and Knowledge management (25%) :
- Undertake mapping of consortium partners’ capacity and development needs in relation to gender mainstreaming within the project activities and build capacities ;
- Develop methodologies and guidelines for promoting effective gender mainstreaming across all IPEI project intervention areas ;
- Co-lead with gender advisor the development training modules and associated materials on gender mainstreaming and organize and deliver trainings (and refresher sessions) for consortium partner staff ;
- Monitor implementation of the Gender policy and support evaluation of the gender transformation among the consortium partners ;
- Lead documentation of any gender research and studies in the project .
Capacity Development of Partners (15%) :
- Developing training curricula and associated documents/materials for gender training for consortium partners and private sector ;
- Delivering gender training and refresher sessions to consortium partners ;
- Supporting partners as and when needed on gender mainstreaming ;
- Facilitate the engagement of women with disabilities in public forums such as the celebration of the world disability day and community level campaigns on disability inclusion ;
- Providing technical support to the implementation of a gender transformative pilot project in Nairobi aimed at supporting women with disabilities to access waged private sector employment ;
- Facilitate the preparation and execution of periodic Gender Strategy review and reflection meetings with consortium partners and project management team and follow up on all action points in a timely manner.
Strategic partnerships and networking (15 %) :
- Establish effective and collaborative working relationships with i2i consortium partners and external stakeholders ;
- Maintain consistent dialogue with partners and stakeholders to advocate, promote and advance gender issues, priorities, interests and competencies ;
- Coordinate and collaborate with DPOs and WWDs agencies, partners and stakeholders to link and harmonize approaches and to promote common interests and achievement of results ;
- Represent Plan International Kenya in the consortia to promote and advocate for gender mainstreaming approaches ;
- Undertake analysis and research to identify opportunities for initiation of new projects that build on the successes of the i2i project’s gender mainstreaming work and/or extend its scope/reach ;
- Liaise with relevant government and non-government parties in charge of the National Gender Equity Policy.
Others (5%) :
- Participate in programme activities as a member of the eider programme team in Plan Kenya .
- Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
Key relationship
Internal :
- Gender Advisor ;
- M&E Coordinator ;
- LKM Advisor ;
- Communications team .
External :
- Consortium Partners in the i2i project ;
- Community Women Groups working with women and girls with disabilities ;
- Organizations supporting PWD ;
- Women with Disabilities ;
- Women with disability agencies .
Technical expertise, skills and knowledge :
Essential :
- Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies/Gender and Development. A Master’s degree is an added advantage ;
- Minimum of 4 years’ relevant work experience, including in the following ;
- Experience in providing technical support on gender and disability inclusion ;
- Facilitation/training/adult learning, including training module/curricula development ;
- Experience in working with the international organizations, high-level government officials representing central governmental bodies and local administrations ;
- Working with the private sector especially within the areas of business, women’s economic empowerment, partnerships with government, and civil society ;
- Experience in gender and disability mainstreaming.
Desirable :
- Experience working with person with disabilities ;
- Experience working with disabled people organizations (DPOs) on social and economic inclusion.
Skills :
- Good understanding of the interface between gender, disability and women economic empowerment programming ;
- Knowledge in development methodologies, including participatory approaches to strategic planning, strategic management and the coordination of institutional development ;
- Strong report writing skills ;
- Research and analytical skills ;
- Good interpersonal relationship and team working skills ;
- Results-oriented.
Locationb: Nairobi
Type of Role : Coordinator
Reports to : Project Manager
Grade: C2
Closing Date : 31st July 2019
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy.
As an international child centred community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children’s rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for. Our organisation is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.