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About CARE Kenya
Care international works in over 100 countries and reaches more than 90 million people around the world. CARE was one of the first organizations to set up base after Kenyan Independence in 1963. CARE Kenya's work seeks to reduce poverty in rural and urban areas by empowering women and girls economically, politically and socially. CARE works to saves lives, defeat poverty, achieve social justice, fight for women and girls through Gender Equality and women voices, achieve economic empowerment, increase resilience and inclusive governance.
Job Summary
CARE, in partnership with the Center for Reproductive Rights and Restless Development is implementing a 7 year Sexual and Reproductive Health and Economic Empowerment (SHE) Supporting Out of School Adolescents’ Rights and Skills (SOARS) project funded by Global Affairs Canada. The project overall goal is to achieve an increased enjoyment of health-related human rights by the most marginalized and vulnerable women and girls right holders particularly out of school Adolescent girls. The Project is being implemented in Nairobi, Kajiado, Kisumu and Siaya Counties and targets Adolescent girls and boys aged 10-19 years old.
The Gender Coordinator is expected to work in collaborative partnership with SHE SOARS Strategic partners to develop and strengthen their desired Gender Equality and Social Inclusion results outputs, outcomes and contributions to impact, ensuring transformative processes and ensure data for key performance indicators is collected, verified and reported on, timely - but also holistically for all gender related and integrated initiatives under the project. S/he should build the capacity of recipients in Gender Equality results-based reporting and delivery principles and processes and will ensure that all strategic partners have structures and processes / systems to deliver on, monitor adherence to CARE’s programming principles and abide by agreed CARE standards and donor guidelines on Gender Equality Outcomes delivery. The Gender Coordinator will also document and utilize learning and knowledge from within CARE and outside to develop and design and improve high impact programs.
Responsibilities and Tasks
R 1: Supporting implementation of SHE SOARS Gender Equality and Social Inclusion outcomes strategy- 30%
• Coordinate and take a leading role in the development and implementation of the Project Gender Equity and Social Inclusion Strategy. (GESI)
• Coordinate all Gender result activities for CARE Kenya under the SHE SOARS Project to ensure the project achieves its gender outcomes.
• Oversee the development, update and implementation of the County SHE SOARS GESI Action plans as well as the GESI strategy including support to the Strategic partners Capacity Building plans.
• Ensure mainstreaming of MEAL approaches in the MEAL system design and implementation with support from the SHE SOARS MEAL Coordinator and CARE Kenya Program Quality and Accountability Manager.
• Facilitate participatory processes with project’s partners for the development and implementation of the gender strategy.
• Support gender related tools development, testing, and management that will ensure timely and user-oriented gender related data collection and reporting.
• Promote and support the dissemination of gender related Program information among the Program team.
• Represent CARE Kenya and the WVL Project in various gender meetings, networks and opportunities to support the project.
• Liaise with the gender advisors in CARE Kenya, Uganda and Zambia Cote d’Ivoire to share models, tools and best practices for the project.
R2: Reporting, Documentation, Knowledge management and Learning support -25%
• Coordinate and guide partners in their gender equality results reporting and documentation responsibilities. Ensure that the reporting meets the evidence and communications needs of SHE SOARS project
• Review project gender equality outcome results achievements against indicator targets with a view to strengthening reporting, planning, implementation as well as decision making.
• Keep up to date project gender related data and reports for reference by the program team as well as other stakeholders.
• Provide gender outcomes data for internal and donor reports as well as internal documentation and reporting systems (e.g. CARE International PIIRS).
• Take lead in documentation of lessons learnt and best practices as well as dissemination on the same.
• Provide technical support in filling in the Gender marker accurately during reporting and designing new projects for layering on the existing ones.
R3: Capacity strengthening of staff and partners and provision of technical Support on Gender Equality Results outcomes-30%
• Design and implement a gender outcome capacity strengthening strategy based on a participatory capacity assessment and capacity strengthening and building plans.
• Guide and support the strategic partners staff, in the implementation of the Gender strategy and any other agreed gender equality results in line with the SHE SOARS Program proposal/Design.
• Provide input in the design of new layering initiatives to ensure the gender needs of impact groups are addressed in accordance with SHE SOARS Program and CARE Kenya’s Programme approach.
• Support in conducting gender equality targeted evaluations, including design, support in data collection, management and analysis working closely with the SHE SOARS MEAL Coordinator.
• Contribute to the development of the SHE SOARS project annual operating plan, ensuring alignment of the gender equality results with program approach and achievement of annual target indicators.
R4: Resource Mobilization and fundraising -10%
• Support preparation of concept notes and proposals working closely with the Program Manager, GESI Project Lead, CO Gender Focal point and Program Quality Manager and respective technical team/ advisors.
• Support CO effort to position for new business opportunities by capturing and documenting best practices for increased visibility and strategic partnership with close collaboration with Project Manager.
• Scope out existing opportunities in areas of expertise to allow program growth and sustainability with Project Manager.
• Support in the mobilization of resources for the implementation of projects by developing partnerships with existing sources of funding, international conventions, and donors.
• Work with the project manager Explore possibility of leveraging CARE funds/resources with other external funds such as devolved funds from local government, private sector and other related public private partners in order to achieve high impact and synergies.
• Support the project manager the exploration of external partnerships ensuring that opportunities are identified at local and national levels and beyond.
• Following through due diligence findings on GED and GESI matrices / KPIS for the project coupled with an understanding of the CI / CO Gender commitments and partnership Policy with support from the Project Manager, GESI Project Lead and CO Gender Focal point.
R4: Any other responsibilities assigned by CARE-5%
Qualifications:
• Degree in Social Sciences, Gender and Development studies or other relevant discipline.
• Excellent written, verbal English and presentation/communication skills.
• Demonstrable ability to develop and implement gender transformative results outcomes, systems and plans, and applied knowledge and understanding of feminist approaches and principles.
• Experience in using collaborative, consensus based and approaches to build partner skills and knowledge, provide training and foster effective and participatory decision making amongst partners meet evolving Project gender equality results outcomes..
• Experience with and understanding of relevant donor frameworks and reporting systems.
• Experience in writing Funding opportunities Concepts and Proposals
• Strong gender related technical skills, including ability to understand the different and complex dynamic affecting / supporting adequate delivery on the gender equality results.
At least 5 years’ experience in coordinating position in gender equality outcome results delivery and program quality in development programs in at least two of the following areas: gender equality, women’s rights, organizational strengthening, or feminist movement building.
Demonstrated strong management, coordination, teamwork, and planning skills with proven ability to function effectively with multiple gender programs/projects in both the public and NGO sectors.
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.
Qualified applicants are encouraged to view the job description and apply through the link https://www.care-kenya.org/get-involved