Senior Gender Officer- Jijiga, Somali Regional State Of Ethiopia

DIVISION: Operations

TEAM: Gender Officer

LOCATION: Jijiga

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term (1 year)

GRADE: D1  National                                        

JOB FAMILY:  Programme

SALARY:  As per the Oxfam benefit Package

HOURS: 37.5 hours per week

FLEXIBLE WORKING

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at the interview stage

TEAM PURPOSE: support gender in emergency programming in Oxfam’s integrated response to the Food Crisis in Somali Region, Ethiopia

JOB PURPOSE: The Senior Gender Officer will primarily provide technical assistance and capacity to the response team to ensure the delivery of humanitarian assistance with a strong gender mainstreaming. The post will ensure compliance with Oxfam’s Gender in Emergency Minimum Standards, feminist approaches, and relevant sector (inter-agency) standards.

POST HOLDER REPORTS TO

Response Program Manager

JOBS REPORTING TO THIS POST

 Officer, Assistant

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY

No

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

·       Reports to and support the accountability of the area manager on gender leadership programmatic, technical, and operational as well as ensuring gender-sensitive workplace

·       Coordinate and directly work with technical teams (WASH, EFSVL, Protection) in the operation areas to provide technical support on gender mainstreaming and guidance in delivering response programmes in line with Gender in Emergency (GIE) Minimum Standards, feminist approaches, and other Oxfam relevant policies; conduct or follow-up activities that specifically address gender issues in the different technical programmes;

·       Ensure that gender is integrated into MEAL processes; setting of specific indicators for process monitoring and follow-up; advising team in getting gender-specific information through spot monitoring. Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) and another MEAL process;

·       Initiate documentation process to capture learning and changes; support team to collect and analyze sex and gender disaggregating data, utilize gender-sensitive tools and processes of assessments, data collections, and research; initiate regular gender assessments and analysis and

·       Contribute to reporting (e.g. situation report, donor report, project reports, etc)

·       Staff and partners training, coaching, induction, reflection sessions, field mentoring of  Gender in Emergencies to ensure an improved understanding of gender concepts, including feminist principles and their application in humanitarian context taking into consideration the local context 

·       Proactively contribute to the creation and implementation of gender-targeted actions, and ensure that projects are implemented, and budget utilized as applicable

·       Coordinate, seek technical guidance, share programmatic and strategic feedback and work with the Roving Gender Coordinator as well as Country Gender Justice Manager

·       Act as a focal point/representative of Oxfam on Gender in operation areas for sharing, linking, networking, lobbying, and learning with field teams, as well as Coordination, negotiation, and representation with government authorities, civil society organizations, and appropriate regional clusters /sub-clusters and inter-agency coordination groups (e.g. GBV cluster,) as applicable

·       Provide timely, including written feedback about gender incidents, issues, and aid-related community conflicts to the line and matrix managers an active member of Oxfam’s humanitarian response team; participate in appropriate staff meetings and planning sessions.

·       Actively contribute to proposed developments and concept notes

·       Line manage gender officer or assistant

·       Other tasks as necessary in agreement with reporting manager 

person specification

Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam GB needs to be able to:

·       Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, SOLIDARITY, COURAGE, AND EQUALITY

Our Values

·       Equality: We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and to have the same rights and opportunities.

·       Empowerment: We acknowledge and seek to expand people’s agency over their lives and the decisions that impact them.

·       Solidarity: We join hands, support, and collaborate across boundaries in working towards a just and sustainable world.

·       Inclusiveness: We embrace diversity and difference and value the perspectives and contributions of all people and communities in their fight against poverty and injustice.

·       Accountability: We take responsibility for our action and inaction and hold ourselves accountable to the people we work with and for.

·       Courage: We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes.

·       Ensure you commit to our THREE ORGANISATIONAL ATTRIBUTES:

1. Be committed to equal opportunities: demonstrating sensitivity to cultural differences and gender equality.

2. Be willing to learn and apply gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity and inclusion across all aspects of your work.

3. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.

  Ensure you actively ADOPT OXFAM’S FEMINIST LEADERSHIP APPROACH and applying the principles and twelve practices in your work. Read more about this here:

Read this guide to find out more about what our values, organisational attributes and feminist leadership approach mean for how we work

For this role, we have selected two of the most relevant feminist Leadership practices for this role (which you can read more about here:

1 Self-Awareness

2 Mutual accountability

3 Strategic Thinking and Judgment

Essential

·       University graduate in the field of gender, social sciences, development studies, community development, humanitarian, and other related fields.

·       At least 3 years of experience in working on gender issues in humanitarian and development organizations;

·       At least one-year relevant field experience working directly on gender in an emergency;

·       Demonstrated understanding and articulation of concepts, principles, and approaches on human rights and women’s rights, gender equality, feminism, humanitarianism, and international development;

·       Specifically possess experience in influencing others to increase their knowledge and skills and take actions in order to address gender issues in their sectors, teams, and the workplace

·       Proven skills in collecting and analyzing information using participatory research and assessment methodologies with a gender lens

·       Proven experience in the capacity building using diverse methodologies and approaches

·       Strong communication skills with good levels of spoken and written English, Somali and Amharic languages.

·       With a high level of adaptability and initiative demonstrated by having the (a) ability to work independently and develop solutions to problems; (b) ability to work in the multi-cultural team which may include colleagues coming from different backgrounds and geographical locations in and outside the county; (b) willingness to travel to remote field areas for regular support to programme teams/partners/ communities, (c) willingness to work in insecure environments; and (c) provide remote support to field teams/partners when required

Desirable

·       field experience working on gender issues in WASH, EFSVL, protection, and GBV prevention and response;

·       field experience in implementing gender-targeted actions/ stand-alone projects in a humanitarian setting

·       experience in responding to drought and other climate-induced disasters and understanding IDP settings

·       experience in organizing women’s groups and engaging with men at the community level

·       knowledge of the local context including the culture, and tradition of the Region is helpful.

 Safer recruitment: All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks (which can include counterterrorism, safeguarding, and criminal records checks).

Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. 

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

This position is contingent upon funding.

This vacancy might be closed early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

As part of your online application, please upload your up-to-date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile through www.ethiojobs.net or using Oxfam's internal /External application portal https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk / or https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/16803/description  on or before March 23, 2022.