Senior Specialist - Gender Equity & Social Inclusion

Job Description

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree or higher in international development, education, gender and inclusion, sociology, or related field
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in social inclusion programming, such as youth and children’s early education, disability inclusion, gender equality, inclusion of persons with financial barriers, and inclusion of minority populations.
• Understanding of how to address different dimensions of gender and social exclusion at different levels of the socio-ecological framework.
• Experience in inclusive programming related to basic education and pre-primary education systems, access to education, formal and informal educational programming, community development, and/or systems strengthening preferred.
• Experience with community mobilization and empowerment of socially excluded caregivers, families and communities.
• Strong understanding of issues faced by marginalized caregivers, communities and populations in Nepal related to family wellbeing, education access and educational achievements and the education system.
•   Able to gain support from staff across teams and to build the capacity of others.
• Sound strategic thinking and planning skills, including ability to think creatively and innovate and to set priorities, manageable work plans and evaluate progress.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations; and
• Fluent oral and strong analytical, written English communications skills is required.

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of gender equity and transformative concepts
• Strong experience of working within a complex national program and working closely with the local Nepali government
• Experience working on large bilateral aid-funded projects

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