Gender Specialist | Wakulima Dairy Limited, Kenya

Vets Without Borders has an open Gender Specialist position at Wakulima Dairy Limited, located in Nyeri County in the central highlands of Kenya.

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Our Commitment 

Veterinarians Without Borders/Vétérinaires sans Frontière is an equal opportunity employer and values the diversity of our team.

We are committed to inclusive and equitable employment practices and strive to create a workplace that supports diversity, equity, and inclusion. VWB/VSF Canada welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, including members of racialized groups, Indigenous peoples, women, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

Please let us know if you require an accommodation and we will work with you to ensure an equitable hiring process. Thank you for your interest in VWB/VSF Canada.
 
 

Overall Goal

The primary purpose of the Gender Specialist volunteer position is to support with the development, management, and implementation of gender-responsive programming. The role will involve working directly with the community members and Wakulima Dairy Limited extension staff, in liaison also with the local coordinator and Africa Program Officer.

Objectives

• Provide direct technical assistance and guidance on women’s economic empowerment for the program and project partners.
• Support the development of tools, systems, processes, and approaches that continuously improve technical excellence and impact in the area of transformative approaches to women’s economic empowerment.
• Lead, coordinate, support, and/or conduct gender and power analyses, effectiveness and efficacy studies, evaluations and needs assessments as required for the program.
• Assist with quantitative/qualitative assessments in targeted communities to assess effectiveness of interventions and overall impact.
• Support the implementing partners to understand the role of gender equality, equity, and women’s economic empowerment for the program impact groups.
• Provide advice on appropriate, gender-sensitive indicators in the performance measurement framework and support colleagues in the monitoring and reporting of program results.
• Work closely with other technical specialists to integrate gender across all program components.
• Facilitate and support a strong learning and knowledge-sharing community around gender-transformative practices amongst partners.
• Represent work being done in gender-transformation and women’s economic empowerment under the program in relevant internal and external forums.

All volunteers are expected to promote gender equality, environmental sustainability, and good governance within their placement responsibilities.

Skills

Essential

• A strong understanding of and commitment to women’s rights, with demonstrated ability to utilize gender and feminist approaches in the design, monitoring, learning, and evaluation of programs
• Knowledge and experience in conducting gender assessments and gender action plans in developing country contexts
• Strong facilitation skills and familiarity with training tools and methods; proven experience delivering training on gender-responsive programming
• Experience in applying participatory methods and tools, including the promotion of gender equality, good governance, and environmental sustainability
• Effective cross-cultural communication skills

Desirable

• 1-3 years of relevant experience in program management in an international development/humanitarian context.
• Experience in rural and agricultural communities is considered an asset.