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Regional Gender and Youth Integration Officer
Action Aid Ethiopia
Social Science
Social Science and Community
Mekelle
3 years - 5 years
1 Position
2024-05-15
to
2024-05-24
Social Science
Public Health
Gender and sexuality studies
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Job Description
Job Summary
The position holder will provide technical assistance and capacity building on gender and youth integration to the Healthy Behaviors Activities implementing field offices and stakeholders’ staffs in the operational areas.
Work across the project and across consortium partners focusing on social and behavior change for health with intersectionality on gender dimensions and health.
Support in the development and implementation of the project’s gender, youth, and social inclusion strategy.
Actively participate technically where relevant, in project design, implementation, reporting and monitoring based on ActionAid Ethiopia’s and donors’ requirements.
Key Activities
Create enabling environment for Gender Equitable and Healthy Behaviors including:
Design local innovative approaches to address long standing harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and FGM.
Support Improved capacities in the field office to ensure gender equality through gender transformation interventions, drawing upon a range of Consortium partners as necessary to carry out activities.
Support in all process of conducting the project’s Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion Analysis, in alignment with the project’s overall formative research plans.
Provide technical contributions in the assigned project implementation areas social and behavior change (SBC) strategies and capacity strengthening activities with government, and local implementing partners related to gender and social inclusion, SGBV, human rights, accountability and good governance (with a focus on equitable and quality health services)
Disseminates learning and ensures all staff at the field office level are updated on gender equitable and healthy behavior.
Implement ActionAid best practices and approaches related to the above areas to:
Implement project activities based on the project’s SBC strategies.
Assist in the development of advocacy and engagement materials, media, and other tools.
Incorporate gender responsive and inclusive health and other services.
Develops and implement strategies to actively engage youth in various programs and initiatives.
Foster a supportive and inclusive environment that encourages youth to express their needs, ideas, opinions, and concerns.
Support in the development of the project’s gender and social inclusion strategy and related assessments that include understanding of gender dynamics in emergency settings or during health shocks.
Provides ongoing backstopping and technical support to staff.
Perform other related activities
Job Requirement
BA Degree in Social Science, Gender Studies, Public Health, Development Studies, OR other related disciplines with health-related background
3-5 years of work experience on gender or social and behavioral change, including Gender Based Violence and case management
Good understanding of the context of women, girls and youth issues under Ethiopia social, political, economic and cultural context
At least 2 years of work experience in gender transformative analysis, training, and mainstreaming.
Experience and commitment to align & work with people living in poverty and particularly women and marginalized/excluded groups
Experience in social inclusion and youth programming approaches and strategies.
A good knowledge of HRBA programming and Feminist approaches
Ability in the use of gender and intersectionality analysis tools in the health sector.
Understanding of national Gender and Women’s policy environment and local and national gender issues.
Knowledge of local language
Desirable knowledge and Experience
Gender related work in an NGO setting.
Previous experience with Social and Behavioral and health related programs
Required Number: 1
Duty Base: Tigray
How To Apply
Interested applicants should submit their application letter and recent CV no later than May 24, 2024, via the following methods:
Ethiojobs portal or ActionAid Ethiopia, P.O. Box 1261, Addis Ababa, or Email: hrod.ethiopia@actionaid.org
Please indicate the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered
Fields Of Study
Social Science
Public Health
Gender and sexuality studies
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