Vacancy Announcement: Senior Gender and DRG Specialist
Since 1972, the USAID East Africa Regional Mission in Nairobi has served as one of USAID’s regional
platforms in the field.
Since 1972, the USAID East Africa Regional Mission in Nairobi has served as one of USAID’s regional
platforms in the field.
Working together with governments in the region and our
implementing partners, USAID helps to improve the quality of life for the
people of eastern and central Africa.
USAID/East Africa (EA) seeks a Senior Gender and Democracy,
Human Rights and Governance (DRG) Specialist who will be responsible for
providing leadership and direction to promote gender based programming within
USAID/EA.
The incumbent will be responsible for promoting the Agency goals
described in USAID’s Gender Equality and Female Empowerment Policy.
He/she will provide guidance to ensure program planning and
designs address gender equality, female empowerment, youth issues and related
human rights issues.
He/she will develop innovative strategies to raise
awareness and support training needs for program managers to skillfully
mainstream gender equality, female empowerment, and associated youth and human
rights concerns throughout the development portfolio.
He/she will lead monitoring, evaluation and reporting in these
areas for the Mission.
He/she will also be required to make presentations to internal
and external audiences to promote Agency policies and communicate with various
internal and external audiences.
The Specialist is part of the Program Development and
Implementation Office and will report directly to the Supervisory Program
Officer.
This position is open to U.S. Citizens currently residing in
Kenya only.
Qualifications Required:
- A
Master’s degree in social science, development studies, or political
science with a strong academic background in gender studies, democracy and
human rights issues preferred.
- A
minimum of seven years of demonstrated successful experience in international
development, international relations, or a related field is required.
- The
applicant must read, write and speak fluent English; French ability highly
desired.
- Knowledge
of development conditions in Africa, including host country policies and
priorities, and of African communities and societies as evidenced by at
least five years of relevant experience concerning development program
implementation in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Experience
in gender aspects of international development, coupled with the ability
to train others in areas of gender integration and program monitoring.
- Professional
expertise in development fields including; human rights, youth, economic
growth, agriculture and trade, environment, education and training, global
health, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance and/or
conflict.
- Ability
to analyze and evaluate complex development issues, including
gender-related aspects of development across sectors. Highly developed
analytical skills required.
- Ability
and openness to work with a wide range of beneficiary groups, including
members of the LGBT community.
- Expertise
in MS software applications needed to maintain and present the data (i.e.,
Excel, Access and PowerPoint) is required; experience with more advanced
research, database and graphic applications is highly desired.
- Willingness
to travel regionally is a must.
Qualified applicants may submit their applications to
www.myjobsinkenya.com/usaid.
All attachments should be sent to nairobihr@usaid.gov.
The deadline for applications is January 11, 2013.
