ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

KEY PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead gender and resilience context analyses.
• Develop a gender strategy that is informed by the results of the context analyses.
• Develop gender action plans to support the implementation of the gender strategy by ZRBF consortia partners and other stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and technical support to all ZRBF implementing partners on gender considerations and best practices.
• Work closely with the gender focal points of consortium members to identify and address gender-related gaps in ZRBF programming.
• Design and deliver customized gender trainings to partners and relevant stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain a gender-related research and knowledge databaseand tools relevant to the program.
• Compile content for and develop innovative gender and resilience-related learning and communication tools and materials that can be shared at events, meetings and national platforms and with government ministries and counterparts in the public and private sectors to disseminate knowledge.
• Initiate knowledge generation on gender and resilience themes and dissemination of best practices and lessons learned.
• Support the Team Leader to report on gender and resilience program activities and lessons learned and produce internal documentation as requested/needed.
• Support Mercy Corps’ gender organizational change initiative to create an enabling environment for program work– including a female staffing initiative, mentors-hip program and policy reform.

Organizational Learning

As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

Accountability to PARTICIPANTS

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our participants and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging participant communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our projects.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively learns safeguarding and integrates it into their work, including safeguarding risks and mitigation related to their area of work.

• Practices the values of Mercy Corps including respecting the dignity and well-being of participants and fellow team members.
• Encourages openness and communication in their team; encourages team members to submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options.

ACCOUNTABILITY

Reports Directly To: RKH Team Leader

Works Directly With: Regional Resilience Senior Director, Director of Programs, Global Gender Team and partner organizations.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree in gender/women studies, social sciences, rural development/sociology, agricultural economics, anthropology, development studies, or other closely related fields.
• At least 5 to 7 years of experience in gender equality, gender mainstreaming, or related role.
• Experience designing and facilitating training on gender issues and gender integration processes and techniques.
• Solid experience in designing, monitoring and evaluating gender components in projects.
• Experience in gender mainstreaming in resilience programs would be an added advantage.
• Ability to handle multiple issues at one time, including emergency situations.
• Must be adaptable to and comfortable with shifting priorities.
• Experience in the Zimbabwean context is an advantage.