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SNV is looking for a Remote Consultant to work as Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Advisor

Closing Date: 12 July 2024

SNV is looking for a Remote Consultant to work as Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Advisor

Company Description

SNV is a global development partner, deeply rooted in the countries it operates. SNV is driven by a vision of a better world: A world where across every society all people live with dignity and have equitable opportunities to thrive sustainably. To make this vision a reality, SNV need transformations in vital agri-food, energy, and water systems. SNV contributes by strengthening capacities and catalysing partnerships in these sectors. SNV helps strengthen institutions and effective governance, reduce gender inequalities and barriers to social inclusion, and enable adaptation and mitigation to the climate and biodiversity crises.

Building on 60 years of experience SNV support its partners with its technical and process expertise and methodological rigour. SNV does this in more than 20 countries in Africa and Asia with a team of approximately 1,600 colleagues. By being adaptable and tailoring its approaches to these different contexts, SNV can contribute to impact at scale, resulting in more equitable lives for all.

Job Description

SNV is currently looking for a: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Advisor – Mainstreaming and design consultant/Fixed term.

  • Consultancy (initially on a 6-months contract basis)  
  • Remote Consultant or from one of SNV country offices.

Your role  

As the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Advisor you will support SNVs Global Lead for GESI to roll-out of SNVs newly developed 7 pathways to impact across our organisation, programmes and partnerships.

Key Job Responsibilities 

In 2024, SNV launched its refreshed GESI approach which builds on its expertise in across countries on collaborating with local actors for more equitable sector outcomes. SNV is looking for a remote consultant to work with its Global Lead (GL) GESI, to support a substantial workplan to develop organisational wide resources for the new ‘7 pathways to Impact’.

  • Lead development of qualitative and quantitative data collection tools working with the MEAL team including pilot of tools and feedback on use. Draft a guide and online training content for roll-out of tools.
  • Based on SNV experience, support (GL) to develop a organisational wide GESI due diligence assessment for (i) partner and (ii) service providers and process for development of KPIs, monitoring, safeguarding approach and continuous improvement for GESI responsive services.
  • Support global level learning processes for development of ‘building block’ knowledge and learning briefs, tools, online seminars. Current topics – inclusive business, men and masculinities, designing empowering projects. Take lead on designing training for empowering projects based on new conceptual Inclusive Empowerment framework.
  • Support (GL) on refinement and finalisation of GESI marker for project design.
  • Support (GL) development of country specific KPIs for GESI linked to Sectors/Themes portfolio reviews.
  • Inputs into specific initiatives linked to organisational improvements such as GESI responsive procurement and GESI responsive recruitment.
  • End of year progress report on year 1 of SNVs GESI Pathways to Impact.

Qualifications

  • Relevant degree in development, gender, or social science (or relevant professional experience).
  • At least 5 years’ experience working on GESI mainstreaming or women’s economic empowerment in the development sector.
  • Experience developing inclusive partnerships.
  • Experience of organisational mainstreaming and/or developing GESI responsive policies, due diligence.
  • Extensive experience in designing programmes using empowerment conceptual frameworks.
  • In-depth knowledge/experience of measuring change relating to empowerment conceptual frameworks i.e decision-making, influence, access to incomes, meaningful participation in governance processes.
  • Experience of working in one or more countries where SNV works.

Additional Information

  • Type of contract: fixed term or consultancy (10 days per month)
  • Initial contract duration: 6 months
  • Location: Remote or from one of SNV country offices
  • Expected start date: asap

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