Gender Specialist at Cam Dairy Foods Limited

Job Description

• As a gender specialist you will play a key role in promoting gender equality and social inclusion within the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct gender analysis and assessments to identify gender disparities, inequalities and opportunities for promoting gender equality within our organisations program and projects.
• Collaborate with program teams to integrate gender considerations into project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Advocate for gender responsive policies, practices and programming both internally and externally.
• Support the collection and analysis of gender-disaggregated data to track progress towards gender equality goals and outcomes.
• Facilitate workshops, seminars and learning sessions to promote awareness and understanding of gender issues and promote gender sensitive practices.
• Develop and implement gender sensitive monitoring and evaluation frameworks to track progress towards gender equality goals and outcomes.
• Provide training, mentorship and capacity-building support to staff, partners and stakeholders on gender equality concepts, principles, tools and methodologies.
• Stay up to date with current trends, best practices, and emerging issues in the field of gender equality.
• Provide regular reports on gender-related indicators and recommend corrective actions as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Gender Studies / Women's Studies / Sociology / International Development, or a related field required.
• Experience working as a Gender Specialist or in a similar role, with a strong understanding of gender equality and women’s rights issues, including in-depth knowledge of gender analysis methodologies, gender mainstreaming, and gender-responsive programming.
• Experience heading task teams to deliver client deliverables, including research, assessments, and training.
• Proficiency in project management, including the ability to plan, coordinate, and monitor gender-focused initiatives.
• Experience presenting technical content or thought stewardship to external audiences, such as through conference presentations, workshops, webinars, white papers, or journal articles required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and collaborative tools such as GSuite and Slack
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively engage with diverse stakeholders and facilitate discussions on sensitive gender topics.

Skills & Attributes:

• You are a multifunctional, results-driven person, a collaborator and culture builder - able to identify, take advantage of, and build on the right opportunities.
• You have excellent analytical skills and use data-driven decision-making to ensure successful performance.
• You drive new initiatives, embrace and push for change, and are not afraid to try something new.
• You are a facilitator, you listen intently, resolve conflicts effectively, integrate feedback and create an environment where everyone feels comfortable to speak up and develop ideas together.
• You learn quickly, can operate with high autonomy, and are willing to make a deep and focused commitment to growing the business.
• You are a strategic problem solver who is also comfortable at identifying quick tactical wins when needed
• You are Ready to Get Stuff Done (GSD): if something’s not happening fast enough, your gut instinct should be to pick up the phone, pound on doors, take a road trip or jump on flights, and relentlessly pursue your goal until it’s done.