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We have been measurably improving the health of Kenyans since 1989. Our approach harnesses the vitality of the private sector to improve health outcomes for "Sara” - our archetype that focuses our interventions. We address the most serious health challenges affecting resource-poor and vulnerable communities in Kenya, including HIV/AIDS, reproductive h...
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Delivering Innovation in Self-Care (DISC) is a five-year intervention funded by the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) that works with consumers, healthcare providers, governments and health systems in Nigeria and Uganda to catalyze voluntary self-injection of DMPA-SC contraceptives and promote additional forms of self-care. The investment aims to better understand the conditions under which consumers and providers will demand self-care interventions, and the feasibility of delivering high quality, cost-effective, self-care services at scale.
Sexual behavior and reproduction are conditioned by power dynamics and predominant societal ideas around gender-specific lifestyle priorities. Prevalent notions about an individual’s level of autonomy over their healthcare decisions in turn affect their consumer behavior and whether they, their partner(s) or their peers are (or should be) interested in using contraceptive self-care products such as DMPA-SC. We are looking for a Gender Advisor Consultant (either an individual or a firm) who can support the project to develop an overarching Gender Strategy that will shape all aspects of project implementation by understanding and addressing the multifaceted ways in which gender norms influence people’s sexual behavior and healthcare decisions and can affect whether, how, and why people choose self-care products and services. The Gender Advisor Consultant will develop a strategy that both looks broadly at gender-related factors that influence self-care in Sub-Saharan Africa, and more specifically focuses on gender issues pertaining to self-injection of DMPA-SC contraceptives.
This role is expected to be remote during the COVID-19 pandemic, with potential for travel to Sub-Saharan Africa once international travel becomes safe. The Gender Advisor Consultant will be expected to catch up quickly on the project’s progress to date and lead the gender strategy formation process, in close consultation with project leadership and technical staff. The role will report to the DISC Deputy Director.
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What would get us excited?
Virtual Collaboration Guru. You excel at working a part of a geographically dispersed team, making effective and innovative use of digital forums to proactively communicate and coordinate with project teams remotely.
Women’s Rights and Self-Care Advocate. You are passionate about making people’s healthcare experience as ‘frictionless’ as possible by equipping them with everything they need to meet their own healthcare needs, thereby empowering users and reducing strain on formal healthcare systems.
User-centered mindset. You embrace user-centered design processes, always keeping the end user’s needs and desires top of mind.
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