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Gender Specialist, West Africa

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We are currently seeking a Gender Specialist for the for the Trade Hub and African Partners Network project in West Africa. The project will work toward the advancement of the regional integration agenda, particularly working with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Gender Specialist will contribute to program goals of improving trade facilitation in transit and customs; assisting with regional agricultural standards; working with regional competitiveness in staple crops; compliance with regional agricultural standards; increased use in financial products and services; increasing trade and competitiveness in select regional value chains, reducing barriers to regional and international trade and increasing trade between the U.S. and Western Africa. The Gender Specialist will be responsible for ensuring that program design and interventions address gender disparities in the region. The position is subject to contract award.

Responsibilities:

  • Assess program design and operations to integrate gender into all phases of the program cycle, including in staple food, livestock, and value-added value chains
  • Promote gender equity in access to program inputs, outputs and outcomes
  • Ensure the capture of gender-specific inputs, outputs and outcomes of the program
  • Ensure the program meets the strategic and practical needs of women and men
  • Identify programmatic and operational constraints and corresponding opportunities for gender integration, gender equity and gender sensitivity in the program organizational structure, design and operations.
  • Develop a gender integration plan with specific and practical recommendations on integrating gender in the organizational structure, program design and operations.
  • Address gender integration in all project components, objectives and organizational departments
  • Lead internal gender trainings for project staff

Qualifications

Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree in sociology, anthropology, gender relations or other relevant degree
  • Minimum five years of work experience providing gender audit and/or gender program analysis and gender targeted support on development projects
  • Demonstrated understanding of gender relationships within the region is required
  • Proven skills in developing and conducting trainings
  • Proven skills in designing and conducting interviews and focus groups
  • Strong verbal and writing skills in English and French required
  • Experience working in West Africa or other African regions with comparable markets
  • Advanced ability to use a personal computer and standard software packages (Microsoft word processing, spreadsheets, etc.) is required.

Contact Details

Contact:
ACDI/VOCA International Recruitment
Telephone:
202-000-0000
Email:
joinus@acdivoca.org

Application Instructions

Please apply online at http://acdivoca.maxhire.net/cp/?E55569361D43515B7E59192F77561D6C0162774B. No phone calls please. Only finalists contacted. Women and minorities encouraged to apply. EOE.

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