The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Regional Gender Advisor will be a member of the PlayMatters regional project team but will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The position will contribute to the project goal by acting as gender focal point and leading on gender advisory for the PlayMatters project across consortium partners and project countries. This position has the overall responsibility of mainstreaming and maintaining gender-sensitivity, transformation and equity throughout the PlayMatters project advising and supporting consortium partners across project countries.

REQUITREMENTS:

• Masters or Post-graduate  certification in Social Sciences, International Development, Education, Humanitarian Response, Gender, or related field; Minimum of 7 years’ experience working on gender program design and implementation ; Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in emergency  or development contexts; Demonstrated experience providing technical support and guidance on gender in education projects.

Location: Country Office – Ethiopia with frequent travel to Uganda and Tanzania 

Type of Role: Regional Gender Advisor in Education

Reports to: Play Matters Program Manager

Grade: D2

Closing Date: 30 July 2021

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.