Regional Gender Equality & GBV Intern
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Gender Equality and
GBV Intern will be integral to Save the Children’s East and Southern Africa
Regional Office. They will provide support to Gender Equality and GBV teams,
focusing on promoting gender equality and social inclusion across the region. The
intern will work closely with the Gender Equality and GBV team, contributing to
research and analysis, program design, knowledge management, and
administration.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Regional Gender Equality Advisor
- Dimensions: Save the Children works in 12 countries in East
Southern Africa (Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan,
Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, and Ethiopia) with a
current staff complement of approximately 3,500 staff and current
expenditure of approximately $290 million each year
- The Gender Equality and GBV team focuses on driving
transformative impact in gender dynamics and preventing and responding to
GBV, encompassing various thematic areas. The intern will play a key role
in supporting the team’s initiatives and strategies within the region.
This internship is an excellent opportunity for someone at the start of a
career in the international development/humanitarian or human rights
sector to build thematic knowledge of Gender Equality and GBV Programming.
- Staff directly reporting to this post: None.
- Budget Responsibilities: None, but might be responsible for
delivering some project activities.
Responsibilities
Research and Analysis:
- Conduct thorough research on gender equality, women’s
empowerment, and gender-based violence.
- Analyze data and trends related to GBV to inform program
design, advocacy, and awareness campaigns.
Capacity Building and
Training:
- Assist in developing training materials, resources, and tools
for capacity building on gender equality and GBV prevention.
- Contribute to organizing and facilitating workshops and
training sessions for staff, partners, and beneficiaries.
Advocacy and Awareness:
- Support the development of advocacy materials and campaigns
to raise awareness about gender equality and GBV.
- Contribute to the planning and implementing of events to
engage communities and stakeholders in GBV prevention efforts.
Field Engagement and
Support:
- Participate in field visits to project sites to better
understand gender dynamics and GBV issues on the ground.
- Collaborate with field staff to identify strategies for
integrating gender-sensitive approaches into programming.
Program Integration:
- Collaborate with the Thematic sector and other cross-cutting
themes teams to mainstream gender and GBV perspectives across program
design and implementation.
- Assist in developing monitoring mechanisms to track progress
on gender equality and GBV-related outcomes.
Data Management and
Reporting:
- Help collect, organize, and analyze data related to gender
equality and GBV outcomes.
- Contribute to preparing reports, case studies, and
communication materials highlighting project achievements and challenges.
Skills and Behaviours
Accountability:
- Demonstrates a strong sense of responsibility and commitment
to promoting gender equality and preventing gender-based violence.
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing
resources efficiently, and achieving and role modeling Save the Children
values.
- Holds self, the team, and partners accountable to deliver on
their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best
way they see fit, providing the necessary support to improve performance,
and timely applying appropriate channels to remedy the situations when
results are not achieved or are delayed.
- Creates an environment that leads, enables, and maintains our
culture of child safeguarding.
Ambition:
- Displays enthusiasm for contributing to the empowerment of
girls and women and eradicating gender-based violence.
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their
team, takes responsibility for their own personal development, and
encourages their team to do the same.
- Future-orientated thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to, builds and
maintains effective relationships with the team, other SCI colleagues,
Members, and external partners and supporters.
- Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to
work cross-culturally.
- Being agile and flexible enough to work collaboratively and
successfully within a geographically dispersed, cross-disciplinary, matrix
team structure.
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
- Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial
approach.
Integrity:
- Upholds high ethical standards and respects all individuals’
dignity, rights, and voices.
- Demonstrates sensitivity and empathy when addressing
gender-based violence survivors and other vulnerable populations.
- Maintains confidentiality and handles sensitive information
with discretion and professionalism.
Qualifications &
Experience
- Recently completed degree or studying for a degree course in
gender studies, international development, social sciences, or a related
field.
- Previous coursework, volunteer experience, or internships
related to gender equality or GBV programming is a plus.
- Strong passion for gender equality, women’s rights, and
addressing gender-based violence.
- Basic understanding of gender and GBV concepts, theories, and
practical implications.
- Excellent research, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Excellent computer skills, especially in MS Excel
spreadsheets, PDF, and MS Word required
- High level of integrity and ability to work as part of a
professional team
- Excellent communication, process, and time management skills.
- Proven ability to handle a challenging workload
- Cross-cultural experience, understanding, and sensitivity;
- Strong/ Excellent interpersonal, networking, written and oral
communication and re/presentation skills;
- English fluency (written and verbal) is required
- Commitment to Save the Children values.
