Plan International Nepal announces vacancy for Senior Technical Advisor- Gender & Inclusion (Re-advertisement). Interested candidates can apply for the job. Read the full article below for the job details.
ROLE PURPOSE
The Senior Technical Advisor gender and inclusion initiates, leads and provides strategic direction for programme design and quality assurance as well as technical leadership and support in matters related to gender equality, promoting and aiming to effectively integrate gender transformative and inclusive approaches across all programs dedicated to child rights and equality for girls.
The position holder will be working in an integrated manner with other teams in both the Country Office and Field Offices to ensure that Plan International Nepal’s programs and projects maximize their positive impact for children and youth people in integrating gender and discrimination approaches.
S/he is responsible to achieve a rights-based, gender transformative and inclusive program focusing on national level influencing while supporting provincial, district and municipal level influencing through Plan International’s field offices. S/he leads and provides meaningful advice in a politically challenging context.
Finally, s/he develops strengthening positive and trustworthy relationships and partnerships with a broad range of external stakeholders that have the potential to add value to our work and create positive disruptions to existing approaches.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge and Experience
- Master’s Degree in Development Studies, Political Science, Human Rights or a relevant field with 2-3 years of proven experience working in professional influencing role or Bachelor’s Degree in the relevant sector with 4-5 years of demonstrated experience;
- Demonstrated experience in gender and inclusion management including program design, implementation and evaluation and resource management;
- In depth practical knowledge of inter disciplinary development issues affecting children, women and families;
- Demonstrated experience in successfully using key influencing strategies such as advocacy, lobbying, movement building, or policy development; and
- Experienced in carrying out power, policy and political analysis to inform strategies and projects.
Skills
- Demonstrated analytical, strategic thinking and negotiating skills;
- Strong communication, coordination and negotiation skills;
- Demonstrated ability to build positive and trustworthy relations for influencing;
- Experience in managing time and resource constraints;
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing in English and Nepali in order to communicate complex and technical information to technical and general audiences; and
- Proven IT skills: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint etc.
Knowledge and Experience
- Master’s Degree in Development Studies, Political Science, Human Rights or a relevant field with 2-3 years of proven experience working in professional influencing role or Bachelor’s Degree in the relevant sector with 4-5 years of demonstrated experience;
- Demonstrated experience in gender and inclusion management including program design, implementation and evaluation and resource management;
- In depth practical knowledge of inter disciplinary development issues affecting children, women and families;
- Demonstrated experience in successfully using key influencing strategies such as advocacy, lobbying, movement building, or policy development; and
- Experienced in carrying out power, policy and political analysis to inform strategies and projects.
Skills
- Demonstrated analytical, strategic thinking and negotiating skills;
- Strong communication, coordination and negotiation skills;
- Demonstrated ability to build positive and trustworthy relations for influencing;
- Experience in managing time and resource constraints;
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing in English and Nepali in order to communicate complex and technical information to technical and general audiences; and
- Proven IT skills: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint etc.
ABOUT PLAN INTERNATIONAL
Plan International is a development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We strive for a just world, working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners in over 75 countries. Our programs are underpinned by a core of defined values, including transparency and accountability, team collaboration, inclusion and integration, as well as the overall ambition to empower girls and young women as legacy.
Plan International has been working in Nepal since 1978 and developed a strong reputation as a respected development and humanitarian actor helping marginalized children, their families and communities to access their rights to health, education, economic security and protection. Through the support of local partners, Plan International works in 24 districts in Nepal.
Plan International Nepal has a vision for 2030 as “an inclusive, just and safe society where all girls and young women enjoy their rights and live in freedom”. This is coupled with the ambition of taking action so that 100 million girls learn, lead, decide and thrive as “Girls and young women in all of their diversity reach their full potential as equal and active citizens” by 2023. The country strategy is put into action through the implementation of three interrelated program areas defined as follows:
LEARN: the “Education and Skills and Opportunities for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship (SOYEE)” program aims to assist vulnerable and excluded girls and young women in adapting and thriving in a changing climate;
LEAD AND DECIDE: the “Youth as Active Drivers of Change and Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)” program aims to empower girls and young women in leading change, having control over their bodies and making informed decisions; and
THRIVE: the “Early Childhood Development (ECD), Child Protection and Child Poverty” program enhances vulnerable and excluded children, especially girls, to be valued and cared for without discrimination, fear and any forms of violence.
Plan international Nepal seeks candidates who practice feminist leadership, promote diversity, actively seek innovative solutions for problems, courageously and respectfully share their opinions and ideas, break down barriers and engender cross-department collaboration, practice active listening, maintain confidentiality, build trust and are passionate about children’s rights and equality for girls.
Deadline: 3rd March, 2021
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