Programmes Officer,Gender, Youth & Social Inclusion at Marie Stopes

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support, guidance, and oversight of gender, youth, and social inclusion activities to Marie
• Stopes Kenya programs, in line with Marie Stopes quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices.
• Provide support for youth, gender-responsive and socially inclusive service delivery, demand generation and community engagement.
• Support the scale of gender and youth-friendly services at facility and community levels.
• Support integration of GBV prevention and response services into health facilities and community-based programming
• Implement gender and age-differentiated approaches to address social norms, GBV and contextual drivers, and capacity-building tools.
• Support the development of program learning - identify opportunities for learning and success stories around gender, youth, and social inclusion.
• Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of integrated gender, youth, and social inclusion activities ensuring high quality and timeliness on deliverables against intended objectives and targets.
• Oversee technical assistance and capacity-strengthening activities in gender, youth, and social inclusion for staff, partner organisations and Government to enhance quality and impact.
• Ensure timely and appropriate financial expenditures in line with financial plans/program budgets and efficient use and stewardship of project and Organizational material sources.
• Contribute to the preparation of annual project work-plan, budgets, performance reports, and quarterly reports.
• Identify and support documentation of best practices, and use them to profile the impact of local level gender /social change approaches, and promote lesson sharing.
• Represent the project to internal and external partners including the county government and other project partners and key stakeholders on relevant gender/ social change information and thematic committees / technical groups.
• Other duties, as required.

Qualifications

• Must possess a university degree (BA, BSc) in a related, relevant field (e.g., gender studies, public health, international development, social sciences, anthropology, or a related field).
• A minimum of three (3+) years of experience in gender and youth programming in the health sector, including integration of Gender into the consortium of SRH services from facilities into communities including a focus on youth and adolescents.
• Experience in presenting findings, results, and lessons learned to a variety of audiences is desirable.
• Experience integrating gender, age, and other significant socio-cultural and inclusion elements in the context of sexual reproductive health and rights.
• Demonstrated experience leading data/information collection, analysis, and utilization/implementation for program adaptive management.
• Demonstrated coordination, teamwork and planning skills with proven ability to function effectively programs/projects in both the public and NGO sectors.
• Demonstrated in-depth understanding and application of technical principles and concepts in gender integration that ensure proper cross-sectoral/integrated approach.
• Familiarity with principles and approaches in gender transformative approaches and understanding of programs addressing persistent acute malnutrition.

Skills:

• Committed to Marie Stopes's core organizational values of reflection, inclusion, integrity, respect, and transformation.
• Demonstrated ability to work collegially with other technical staff, experts, and counterparts from the public, private, and NGO sectors.
• Ability to work under pressure and interact with diverse stakeholders.
• Exceptional interpersonal communication and teamwork skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, function effectively as part of a team, and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills (e.g., active listening, cultural competence, responsiveness)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are a must.

Behaviours and Values:

• Successful performance at MSK is not simply defined in terms of ‘what’ people achieve, but equally is about ‘how’ people go about their jobs and the impact that they have on others.

Work as One MSI

• You contribute, use, and share accurate data and evidence to improve understanding, insight and decision-making across MSI, enabling us to maximize our ability to influence others.
• You share relevant knowledge, expertise and resources to strengthen teamwork and prevent duplication of effort.
• You actively work as part of a team, providing support and flexibility to colleagues, demonstrating fairness, understanding and respect for all people and cultures. 
• Show courage, authenticity and integrity
• You hold yourself accountable for the decisions you make and the behavior you demonstrate.
• You are courageous in challenging others and taking appropriate managed risks.

Develop and grow

• You seek feedback to enable greater self-awareness and provide the same to others in a way which inspires them to be even more effective.
• You manage your career development including keeping your knowledge and skills up to date.

Deliver excellence, always

• You strive to consistently meet and exceed expectations, putting clients at the centre of everything, and implement smarter, more efficient ways of performing your role.
• You build and maintain effective long-term working relationships with all stakeholders, and are a true MSI ambassador.

Leadership

• You inspire individuals and teams, through situational leadership, providing clear direction.
• You seek and provide opportunities which motivate team members, helping to develop skills and potential whilst strengthening our talent and succession pipeline.
• You are aware of emerging developments in our sector, demonstrating strategic insight about our clients and business and encourage this in your team.
• You articulate a vision of the future which inspires and excites others.

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