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Job Description:

Job Purpose:

Provide technical support in ensuring gender mainstreaming and DRR and Climate Change capacity building for resilience in all project interventions S/he is responsible for overall gender mainstreaming activities, human resource development and management in Sub District and District levels. Besides, s/he will be responsible to document best practices, success stories and lessons learned and prepare quality progress reports at district level and submit them to Project Manager and also World Vision National Office

Key Deliverables:

Ensure gender mainstreaming across all project activities

Oversee/Conduct project gender analysis of gender roles, relations and norms, and develop gender-responsive DRR and CCA messaging and training materials

To develop” MenCare or “Journeys of Transformation” uses evidence-based programming” to educate men about equitable, nonviolent fatherhood and caregiving practices. Group education with fathers and couples challenges inequitable norms, and creates long-term changes in the lives of men, women, and children

Support the gender and nutrition sensitive value chain analysis

Deliver trainings on gender-responsive extension and market approaches to local stakeholders

Using results of gender analysis and other project assessments, lead the development and integration of a project gender strategy that is DRR and CCA sensitive

Prepare and lead gender focused training for staff and partners, including District, Upazila and Union Disaster Management Committees to ensure gender, DRR and CCA elements are appropriately addressed in all project activities.

Provide technical support to disseminate early warning messages at the community level.

Establish Crop Early Warning System using mobile apps and also Guide and lead team to develop/collect/revised IEC/BCC related materials to the outcomes.

Develop linkages and coordinate with GOs/NGOs/INGOs, local governmental departments and humanitarian agencies at regional level.

Understands the emergency cluster working mechanisms and is experienced in collaborating with UN-lead cluster mechanism in providing need based support to Upazila in emergency response and recovery phases;

Monitor the implementation of project activities by collecting specific gender and sex disaggregated data through regular field visits, interaction with staff, partners and members of the communities.

Be loyal and Guided as per the necessity of the Project and project’s management.

Key Responsibilities:

Planning and Implementation:

Develop overall programme implementation strategy and approach at district level in coordination with the project team

Prepare annual plan, project plans and budget of cluster/district in consultation with the project team

Prepare materials for MenCare and/or Journeys of Transformation approach and ready project staff successfully follows the model

Apply gender-sensitive best practices to address barriers to female participation and/or marginalized groups and to increase male understanding of the need for women’s opportunities to participate in economic development activities, participate in household decision making and benefit from equitable access to food.

Address priorities for the integration of gender responsive nutrition interventions into agriculture and value-chain activities.

Identify and address opportunities for gender responsive nutrition messaging such as the promotion of good care and feeding practices, diet diversity, and food preparation and safety methods.

Select vulnerable communities and social groups within priority Community Based Organization(CBOs) jointly with committees such disaster management committees at different levels at sub district and district, Producer Groups, MenCare Groups and partner organization.

Capacity building:

Prepare and lead gender-focused training sessions for staff to ensure gender is appropriately addressed in all project activities.

 Ensure capacity building of the project staff on DRR & CCA.

Lead and Conduct training/Workshop for partner organization and Matrix staff

Provide technical assistance and monitoring for gender and nutrition-sensitive agricultural activities and services where and as appropriate.

Gender, DRR & CCA in programming:

Lead program designs and implementation of models

Design and conduct gender and power analysis at community and household levels

Use information from the gender and power analysis to design activities on access to and control over agriculture resources, including markets, nutrition and other aspects of the project.

Collect gender disaggregated data regularly, analyse and use it for developing new activities/proposals and other project related work.

Development of a response strategy:

Understanding of the emergency system (EMS)

Assemble emergency response teams.

Extend supports for capacity building of teams at different levels

Networking and Collaboration:

Facilitate communications among project team and external stakeholders on issues of integrating gender and nutrition sensitive interventions into agriculture development and cooperation

Support partners to promote livelihoods, health, nutrition, gender, agriculture and linkages with DRR and CCA

Develop and maintain links, communications with GOs/NGOs/INGOs, Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs)local governmental departments and humanitarian agencies at regional level.

Collaborating with UN-lead cluster mechanism on gender sensitive nutrition

Coordinate with government line agencies, consortium partners and other stakeholders at different level for the effective implementation of government’s policy and plans

Personal and professional development:

Invest time in personal and professional development and focus in the performance agreement.

Demonstrating an understanding of and commitment to World Vision’s Core Values in the approach to work and relationships;

Demonstrate Work and Life balance

Personal and professional development goals consistent with World Vision’s strategic goal

Know and understand appropriate new paradigms in P & C areas

Increase knowledge on P&C related information analysis.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification:

Master Degree preferably on Social Science/Development Studies/Gender Studies from any reputed university.  

Masters on Gender Studies will get preferred ​Required Professional Experience:

At least 3 years’ experience on Grants fund at Field level with an understanding of Gender, Disability (GEDSI) and Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Issues.

Experience in Disaster Management (DM) and overall DM technical support at the project level. Understands and complies with the humanitarian code of conduct, different standards such as Red Cross and Red Crescent, SPHERE and Core Humanitarian Accountability

Proven experience as a team player.

Required Language(s):

Advanced proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

Coordination, negotiation, communication skills

Required travel and/or work environment accommodations:

Must be able to do multiple tasks and willingness to travel nationally when required.

Preferred Experience, Knowledge and/or other Qualifications:

At least 3 years’ experience on Grants fund at Field level with an understanding of Gender and Women’s Empowerment Issues.

Experience in Disaster Management (DM) and overall DM technical support at the project level. Understands and complies with the humanitarian code of conduct, different standards such as Red Cross and Red Crescent, SPHERE and Core Humanitarian Accountability

Proven experience as a team player.

Understand WV operation at program level

Understand the vision, mission and values of World Vision

Understand the Humanitarian industry

Competent in the use of Microsoft Application Program including: Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy.

World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation.

Women & Persons with Disability are highly encouraged to apply.

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