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  • Posted: May 1, 2019
    Deadline: May 3, 2019
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    Gender, Youth, and Social Dynamics Lead

    KRCS is seeking a qualified person for the position of Gender, Youth, and Social Dynamics Lead for an anticipated 5-year USAID Food For Peace (FFP) Development Food Security Activities (DFSA) in Kenya. The project focuses on sustainably reducing levels of acute malnutrition in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), in Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu and Turkana counties. The project will be implemented in two phases, from October 2019 to September 2025; (1) Phase 1 will focus on researching, testing approaches and collaboratively designing a context-sensitive, multi-sectoral activity to sustainably reduce acute malnutrition; and (2) Phase 2 will focus on activity implementation and system and institutional strengthening to manage nutrition interventions. KRCS will be putting in an application in response to the FFP DFSA request for applications in collaboration with other consortium partners.

    Reporting to: Chief Of Party

    Overall Purpose:

    Under the supervision of the Chief of Party, The Gender, Youth, and Social Dynamics Lead, will ensure that the social dimensions of malnutrition, food security, and community resilience are effectively addressed at all levels and across all active components of the project

    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Provide technical leadership and management in the programming and implementation of gender and youth integration across food security interventions
    • Develop and deliver gender, youth, and social inclusion-focused training sessions to ensure they are appropriately addressed in all project activities.
    • In close collaboration with Strategic Learning Lead and M&E Lead ensure that gender, youth, and social dynamics components are reflected in the analysis, assessments, and adaptive management and learning strategies and processes.
    • Ensure that the social dimensions of malnutrition, food security, and community resilience are effectively addressed across all activity components, at all levels, throughout the entire award period

    DESIRED COMPETENCIES

    • Demonstrated skills in participatory learning and action and facilitating collaborative problem solving
    • In-depth understanding of gender, age, and other locally significant socio-cultural factors in the context of food security programming and a demonstrated capacity to lead the collection, analysis, and utilization of information from a broad range of sources
    • Strong leadership skills and demonstrated experience collaborating, networking and communicating with diverse stakeholders including country-level institutions
    • Ability to foster commitment and build capacity among activity staff and in-country actors to ensure gender and youth integration and empowerment;
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
    • Strong mentoring and facilitation skills
    • Experience working in low resource environments
    • Demonstrated experience in adaptive management and learning techniques is highly encouraged
    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and interface with senior members of the business/Society
    • Self-motivation, strong team spirit and ability to effectively manage interpersonal conflict
    • Good analytical and problem-solving skills
    • Commitment to gender and youth issues in food security programming and possess cultural awareness and sensitivity

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

    • Bachelor’s degree in a social science discipline, gender studies or relevant field required; master’s degree preferred
    • Minimum 7 years of field experience at the community level required

    Method of Application

    Interested candidates who meet the above qualifications should send their applications to careers@redcross.or.ke or drop their applications addressed as below, so as to reach us not later than Friday, 3rd May 2019;

    The Secretary General
    Kenya Red Cross Society
    P.O. Box 40712-00100,
    Nairobi

    NB: Applications shall be reviewed on a rolling basis until Friday 3rd May 2019.

    Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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