Mercy Corps GYSI Technical Specialist Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

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Mercy Corps GYSI Technical Specialist Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

Mercy Corps Ethiopia looking for “GYSI Technical Specialist”.

Applicants with a BA Degree may apply on or before 14th April, 2024.

Mercy Corps is a global non-governmental, humanitarian aid organization operating in transitional contexts that have undergone, or have been undergoing, various forms of economic, environmental, social and political instabilities. The organization claims to have assisted more than 220 million people survive humanitarian conflicts, seek improvements in livelihoods, and deliver durable development to their communities.

The Mercy Corps has published a job vacancy announcement on 08th April, 2024 for qualified Ethiopia’s to fill in the vacant post of GYSI Technical Specialist to be based in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.

Mercy Corps Job Vacancy 2024

Job Responsibilities:

Collaborate and work closely with Mercy Corps team members and HRA program partners to make sure effective integration of gender, youth and social inclusion, across all the programs.
Collaborate with relevant government and non-governmental actors in the regional to effectively identify gender, and social related norms and challenges and inform project designs and activities.
Lead the implementation of GYSI-focused project activities of HRA program across the field office.
Represent Mercy Corp in the regional platforms and meetings.
Provide appropriate technical guidance and support to program implementing team members.
Lead GYSI analysis, and provide technical advice to other assessments of the program process to inform program design, implementation and activity revision.
Make sure gender, youth and social inclusion concerns are integrated across different assessments to better understand the concern and to inform program design and strategy development.
Promote women’s and youth leadership and meaningful engagement at various levels of community structures by suggesting relevant strategies to address the gaps.
Ensure project MEL plans and indicators are GYSI sensitive Coordinative with the monitoring and evaluation team to do regular monitoring and evaluation of the project activities.
Lead/oversee the process of gender and social norm reflections at the community and organizational levels.
Provides capacity building trainings to program staff and stakeholders as required,
Work closely with the GYSI advisor, share plan of works at regular level, engage on reflections for efficient interventions and monitoring and evaluation.
Facilitate a community of practice for regional level project participants and facilitate experience sharing and learnings.
Provide technical guidance for Project Coordinator at regional level and work closely with Technical Advisors and specialists Supports and liaises with all project teams and provides capacity building including training and coaching on gender mainstreaming, Youth and social inclusion, and other related on-the-job training and capacity building.
Promote accountability, communicate expectations, and provide constructive feedback formally and informally.
Sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
Make sure to coordinate with regional level government, development, and humanitarian actors to promote gender equality, youth, social inclusion, and prevention of Gender Based Violence.
Always upholds the image and values of Mercy Corps
Promote recruitment of diverse teams and inclusive and safe work environments including supporting early career team members to fulfill their professional goals.
Lead by example to promote a gender-equal and inclusive workplace culture in day-to-day interaction with team members, partners, and program participants.

Position in Organization:

Position Title: GYSI Technical Specialist
Job category: Programming
Requisition number: GYSIT004810
Posted: 5 April 2024
Full-time
Locations: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Deadline: 14th April, 2024

Minimum Requirement:

Education:

BA degree in Gender and social development, Sociology, Psychology, Social work, political science and governance or other similar social science field of studies.

Experience:

Minimum four years of’ work experience as GYSI or on positions related to gender, youth and social inclusion in development and humanitarian settings.
Experience working with NGOs and USAID funded projects has advantage.