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ICRW was founded in 1976 in response to concerns that international development interventions were benefiting men and women unequally - to the detriment of entire societies.At the time, women’s roles and responsibilities, their needs and concerns, and their contributions and constraints were invisible to those who determined how countries spent funds to combat poverty, illiteracy and poor health. ICRW was established to make visible the invisible.
Overview:
The Gender and Health Specialist possess strong analytical skills and demonstrated experience in qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation, particularly related to gender, including gender based violence, sexual and reproductive health, and/or adolescent development, domestically and globally. The position is based at Kampala Uganda or Nairobi, Kenya with up to 25-30% travel.
Primary Duties:
The Gender and Health Specialist will work on a range of research projects, evaluations and gender integration partnerships. Her/his work will include work on a range of issues pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and rights, as well as adolescent health, rights and development. Roles and responsibilities will involve the following:
- Research, Monitoring and Evaluation: The Gender and Health Specialist will contribute to design, undertake and supervise research and program evaluations pertaining to issues related to adolescent health, rights and development and gender equality. Working both independently and in collaboration with others, he/she will: help conceptualize research plans, develop qualitative and quantitative data collection instruments, undertake literature reviews and analyses, supervise data collection, analyze data and communicate findings in written reports for various audiences.
- Business Development: The Gender and Health Specialist will contribute to the development of successful business development opportunities in areas including but not limited to literature reviews, writing portions of technical content, proposal budget development, etc. Will assist in developing basic proposals from inception to submittal in collaboration with other members of a portfolio team and senior staff. Will actively engage with current partners & donors. He/she will also develop and cultivate relations with new partners and donors.
- Project Management and Strategic Support: The Gender and Health Specialist will contribute to and sometimes lead the management of team processes and timelines, supervise junior staff, interface independently with donors and partners, and manage project budgets and deliverable schedules.
- Representation: The Gender and Health Specialist will represent ICRW in various venues of strategic importance to the organization.
- Technical Advisory Services: The Specialist will provide technical assistance to a range of clients and partners on issues related to gender integration, monitoring and evaluation, health, adolescent development and more, depending on need.
Education:
Ph.D. or Master’s Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Public Health, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Demography, International Development, Anthropology)
Skills and Experience:
A competitive candidate will bring many of the following credentials, skills and experience:
- Minimum two years of post-Ph.D. experience or four years of post-Master’s experience in conducting research and evaluation internationally, with a focus on developing countries.
- Proven experience in researching gender, health and adolescent/youth development issues in low and middle-income countries.
- Experience in the design and conduct of formative, operations and evaluation research in health and social sciences in coordination with multiple international and in-country partners.
- Previous research experience for projects funded by USAID, DfID and UN donors highly desired.
- Expertise in quantitative, qualitative and/or mixed methods data collection and analysis, to include proficiency with one or more of the following analytical software packages: SPSS, STATA, SAS, Atlas.ti, NVivo or similar packages.
- Ability to effectively manage and juggle multiple projects, including staffing, workplans, deliverables, timelines and budgets, along with maturity, diplomacy and independence to work effectively with in-country partners, donors and project staff.
- Experience in providing training, capacity building and technical assistance for research and programming on gender and health issues.
- Ability to provide direction to junior staff and consultants.
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to translate research findings into clear, compelling written narrative and public presentations for all variety of technical and non-technical audiences.
- Team player with proven ability to work collaboratively with professionals at different levels, including colleagues, partners and donor organizations.
- High-level of proficiency in English required and one proficiency in another language highly preferred.
****Please note this position will be hired upon receipt of funding
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and their salary expectations not later than Friday 7th September 2018.
Due to the large volume of responses we receive, ICRW is not able to provide candidacy status on an individual basis. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
ICRW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under law as applicable.
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