The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 75 countries.
ROLE PROFILE
| Title | Gender in Education Specialist | ||
| Functional Area | Programmes/ Technical | ||
| Reports to | Technical Advisor Gender and Inclusion | ||
| Location | Kampala, Uganda | Travel required | Yes |
| Effective Date | September 2022 | Level 14 | |
ORGANISATION OVERVIEW & ROLE PURPOSE
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. However, this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination, and it is girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners in more than 70 countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas, Plan International’s purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality of girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. We enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. Our global strategy has a specific focus on girls, as they are often the most marginalized and most often left behind. We strive for a world where all girls can claim and exercise their rights and live the life they choose,We commit to seeing All Girls Standing Strong.
This position will provide the overall leadership in the development and implementation of strategies to deliver quality Gender in Education transformative project interventions, implementation , monitoring in humanitarian and development programming. This way contributing to the achievement of Plan International’s Global Policy on Gender Equality and Inclusion, Global Strategy and the Uganda Country Strategy.
Role Dimensions;
- Provide technical support and coordination in project design, research, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and documentation for gender in Education transformative programming and reporting.
- Provide Gender technical leadership to Education projects and in the roll out of Education in Emergency approaches and Tools in line with Plan’s Gender Transformative Education Programming and project guidelines.
- Provide gender technical capacity building to the project implementation Teams and Partners.
- Review of content to ensure gender and inclusion awareness, and develop sessions for Training guides/ Facilitator guides.
- Provide technical support to the MoE Gender Unit and make presentations on gender during Coordination meetings.
- Participate in internal and external Gender in Education related meetings and capacity building platforms.
Accountabilities
- Provide technical support for overall planning, integration and implementation of gender strategies and Gender transformative programming Approach in Education projects for effective gender outcomes.
- Provide gender technical support to Project Managers and Gender coordinators to operationalize and roll out gender transformative tools including Education in Emergency Gender tool kit, Gender Transformative Marker and the IASC Gender and Age Marker among others.
- Contribute to the capacity building of Plan International Uganda staff and partners on gender Equality in emergencies and localization of gender sensitive issues to ensure effective implementation of Gender equality at workplace and projects/programs
- Initiate and participate in the process of organizational gender gap analysis for Education in emergencies at the Country Office and Programme levels in partnership with the Technical Advisor Gender and Inclusion.
- Monitor, analyze and participate in the quarterly and Annual Gender Equality and Inclusion reporting processes and support documentation of lessons learned.
- Support preparations and conducting of gender in Emergency related studies, assessments or researches and strategies.
- Develop gender and inclusion criteria for use in pilots, activity implementation and pre-assessments.
- Regularly review the results of education research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities to identify key areas of action to support the designing of impactful interventions.
- Participate in Annual Gender and inclusion Reviews and quarterly Gender Task force meetings
- Participate in interagency coordination meetings and other education forums at National level and and share best practices on gendertransformative Education programming.
Safeguarding, Gender Equality & Inclusion
Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
Dealing with Gender dynamics:
- Dealing with gender myths, stereotypes, discriminative practices and Languag at all levels.
- Creating awareness among staff and consortium partners on negative gender norms, discriminatory practices.
- Supporting teams to develop practical and tactical responses to negative gender norms in Education in emergency and among staff, partners and communities.
- Ensure the organization is compliant with the Global gender policy, Safeguarding policy especially on issues of sexual harassment and protection against violence for children and staff in an emergency context.
Key relationships
- Technical Advisor Gender and Inclusion: Work hand in hand with to ensure a strong Gender transformation in programmes and workplace are achieved. Reporting on issues to be addressed on challenges faced at programme area level
- Gender coordinators and the Gender Taskforce: Providing directed technical support to enable them deliver and produce quarterly and annual work plans and reports. .
- Technical Advisor; Education; Working in partnership to ensure Gender in Education projects deliver Gender transformative outcomes.
- Project Managers-: Provide support to the team to effectively ensure gender transformative programming is implemented across all projects.
- MEAL coordinators and officers – In rolling out Gender Transformative Education approaches and models, EIE GenKit tools, support the development of monitoring and evaluation of gender indicators on for project and documentation of success stories
- CNO Project Gender contact persons; Coordinatoing and providing responses to CNO and regional Offices and when required
Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
Knowledge, experience & Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Gender studies, Development Studies, Social Sciences or any relevant field.
- Post graduate training in Gender and Development, project planning and management is an added advantage.
- At least 5 years experience in Gender in education programming, Development and implementation of Gender programs in Humaniatrian or emergency setting with an INGO
- Demonstrated Knowledge in facilitating gender capacity building trainings for staff and key stakeholders.
- Good knowledge working in Gender in Education programming and sector structures/ systems.
- Demonstratable knowledge in gender analysis and application of tools like the gender Marker, gender kit.
- Hands on knowledge on application of gender in Education policies and legal frame works
Skills required:
- Capacity to conduct gender Audits and analysis.
- Gender Transformative programming skillls
- Capacity to deal with people of diverse cultures.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong advocacy and lobbying skills.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in proposal development and report writing
- Computer literate (Microsoft office)
Attitude and behaviors:
- Gender Equality and Inclusion sensitivity
- Ability to work and fit within a team environment
- Demonstrate behaviors that embrace Child-Centeredness, Community participation and partnership.
- Flexibility to travel and work in a humanitarian setting.
Plan International’s Values in Practice
We are open and accountable
- Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
- Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
- Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
- Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
- Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organization for all children, girls & young people
We strive for lasting impact
- Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
- Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
- Focuses resources to drive change and maximize long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
- Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.
We work well together
- Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
- Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
- Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
- Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
We are inclusive and empowering
- We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential
- We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge equality in our programs and our workplace
- We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives.
Physical Environment
- Typical Office environment with visits to the field.
Level of contact with children
Occasional interaction with children especially whenever in the field
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- Address Kampala, Kampala, Kampala, Kampala, Uganda
