Technical Specialist - Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) - Mihikatha Lanka Project
Project Management / Program Management
About the Employer
Job Description
World Vision
World Vision is a Christian, relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.
We work through our main sectors - education, health and nutrition, water and sanitation, economic development and child protection - serving all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. Our work is always child-focused, participatory and community driven.
World Vision and has been in Sri Lanka since 1977 and currently serves in 28 locations in 13 Districts across the country through development programmes. In 2020 we directly impacted the lives of nearly 100,000 most vulnerable children and their families.
Technical Specialist - Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) - Mihikatha Lanka Project
Location: Welikanda (Polonnaruwa District)
Job Profile
The Technical Specialist -GESI, will ensure adherence to overall technical and programmatic quality in implementing the project. S/he will ensure compliance with the donor and WV rules and regulations and ensure the timely submission of overall deliverables, including work plan, performance monitoring plan and other reports as required. The Technical Specialist - GESI, is responsible for providing technical advice to the project team for maximizing impact on women and other vulnerable/marginalized groups through project interventions to ensure their inclusion, participation and empowerment.
Major Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to the project team to ensure that the overall project takes a GESI transformative approach
- Lead the GESI Assessment of two project locations and formulate and lead the implementation of GESI Action Plan for the Project
- Ensure timely completion of proposed GESI related research and study component of the project and derive recommendations/approaches/strategies for effective interventions/implementation of activities
- Facilitate and ensure quality delivery of GESI trainings, other skills development initiatives targeting community facilitators
- Build relationships with local women-led/women focused community level groups/structures as well as other mainstream community structures
- Create and maintain the standard documentation as per the Grant requirements
- Ensure that the project coordinators/team members/community facilitators are supported to conduct lessons learnt events at community level
- Timely submission of monthly/quarterly progress reports including facilitating the project coordinators to provide necessary evidence-based information for mid-year and Annual reports
Required qualifications, experience & competencies
- At least 4 years of experience in the development sector with sound subject knowledge, programmatic and field experiences in Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
- Bachelor's degree/post graduate diploma in Gender Studies/ Human Rights/Development Studies or Bachelor's Degree in Humanities and Social Sciences with relevant subject knowledge and field experience
- Prior experience in leading/implementing projects of similar nature and ability to think, plan and communicate strategically
- Experience in effective delivery of GESI related project activities at community level
- Good knowledge in English and Sinhala (knowledge in Tamil is preferred). Excellent writing skill is essential.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Email to: [email protected] (Please mention the designation on the subject and the salary expectation on the email body)
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