Avis de recrutement : Winrock recrute un.e Conseiller.ère en matière de genre, d’équité et d’inclusion sociale au Malawi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Market Transitions to Enable New Growth Opportunities (MTENGO) project is a five year, USDA-funded project implemented by Winrock International in the Northern and Central regions of Malawi. MTENGO uses a farmer-first approach grounded in market incentives to increase resource-efficient, reliable production from Malawian agriculture in the face of climate unpredictability. MTENGO’s approach will enable farmers to:

  1. Diversify and achieve stable returns from their farming portfolio through climate smart farming by responding to market demands with diversified production;
  2. Increase access to water for productive purposes through improved water management practices;
  3. Make ecosystem services work for farmers by improving farmer access to, and collective management of, water, soil, and forest products; and
  4. Increase access to markets and finance so farmers can make climate smart investments.

The Gender, Equality, & Social Inclusion (GESI) Advisor will provide technical guidance related to gender and inclusion-responsive programming for women, youth, and other vulnerable populations under the USDA Market Transitions to Enable New Growth opportunities (MTENGO).

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design and conduct the project’s GESI Analysis within the first year of the project.
  • Lead the design and implementation of the project’s GESI Action Plan/strategy and related activities based on the findings from the GESI Analysis, ensuring that all project activities and approaches are at a minimum gender and inclusion-responsive.
  • Regularly report on and update the GESI action plan/strategy.
  • Work closely with the technical team to ensure gender and inclusion-responsive activities are integrated into project activities and reflected in annual workplans.
  • Collaborate with experts, project participants, community leaders, public and private sector actors, and other key stakeholders to design and carry out gender and inclusion-responsive activities (e.g. trainings) that address identified capacity needs.
  • Facilitate a process of ongoing learning around gender equity and social inclusion with project staff, partners and participants.
  • Serve as a resource and mentor to project and partner staff on GESI (e.g., conduct training sessions and refresher workshops on GESI issues, principles, and opportunities).
  • Organize meetings and workshops with community leaders, project partners and participants to share and disseminate GESI lessons learned, and best practices identified through project implementation.
  • Serve as the project’s GESI subject matter expert in relevant national working groups and/or platforms.
  • Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND :

Education :

Bachelor’s degree in international development, education, gender and inclusion, sociology, or related fields.

Experience:

  • Minimum of 6 years progressive experience in gender and social inclusion programming, such as youth and female empowerment, inclusion of persons with disabilities and minority populations.
  • Strong demonstrated experience in GESI analysis and assessment.
  • Strong demonstrated experience in the development of GESI learning tools (e.g., training manuals; job aids).
  • Strong demonstrated experience in GESI training and facilitation.
  • Strong demonstrated experience in the design of GESI-responsive programming, ideally in Climate Smart Agriculture or other Agriculture related projects.
  • Strong understanding of issues faced by women and marginalized populations related to agriculture.
  • Experience in conducting assessments, monitoring and evaluation, strong analysis and writing reports.
  • Direct experience in Malawi is preferred.
  • Previous experience working on USDA or USAID projects preferred.

Knowledge, Skill & Ability Requirements:

  • Commitment to the principles of inclusive approaches to programming that encourages full participation of individuals regardless of gender, disability, status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or other marginalized status.
  • Strong communication, writing, and public speaking skills.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Demonstrated understanding of and experience applying an intersectional lens programmatically.
  • Cultural sensitivity and adaptability.
  • Strong management, communication, and negotiation skills with ability to coordinate and liaise with multiple partners and stakeholders to collect and share data.
  • Proficient written and oral communication skills in English are required.

Apply here

Closing date : February 28th, 2023