Gender Advisor

Gender advisor

JOB DETAILS

LOCATION: Beirut, Lebanon

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed term, one year, renewable

JOB FAMILY: Programmes

ONE OXFAM GRADE :  C     ZONE: 2

DEPARTMENT:

PROGRAMMES                                                                 

TEAM: Humanitarian Programme Coordinator, Economic Justice Programme Coordinator, Active Citizenship & Governance Programme Coordinator, PMEAL Coordinator, Gender Advisor

SALARY:  As per scale

HOURS: 40 (FTE)

FLEXIBLE WORKING

‘We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.

DEPARTMENT PURPOSE: Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation Oxfam.

 

TEAM PURPOSE:  Oxfam’s vision in Lebanon is that marginalised women and men (Lebanese, Palestinian and Syrian populations including refugees) are protected and empowered to enjoy their basic rights and access services enabling them to live in dignity within a more equitable society. The Oxfam team in Lebanon implements integrated humanitarian, development and policy interventions in line with Oxfam’s country strategy for Lebanon as relevant to the Bekaa, north Lebanon and Beirut areas, including protection & governance; cash safety net/social protection and economic development/livelihoods; WASH/water governance with a focus on partnerships.

 

JOB PURPOSE: The Gender Advisor provides technical advice, support, and leadership to ensure that gender justice and women’s rights are at the heart of Oxfam’s delivery on its country strategy, including in our humanitarian response strategy, and in our long-term economic justice and human rights work. S/he will ensure that international standards on gender and GBV are incorporated when designing, planning, and responding to the needs of men, women, boys, and girls. S/he will inspire, mentor and support programme staff in Lebanon to understand the different needs of women, men, boys, and girls, promote safe programming, and have long-term impact on gender justice in Oxfam’s work in Lebanon.

 

JOB REPORTS TO

Deputy Country Director

ROLES REPORTING TO THIS JOB

None

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY

None

GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE

Beirut, with frequent visits to the Bekaa and North Lebanon where project implementation is happening

IMPACT

None

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

Influencing team, programme teams, fundraising team and finance team, Oxfam affiliates and wider confederation, Oxfam International and Global Campaigns, civil society networks in country, think tanks, research institutes.

KEY DIMENSIONS

 

Gender mainstreaming within programming

• Provide direct technical support and advice to Coordinators and Project Managers on mainstreaming gender throughout the project cycle (in design, management, monitoring and evaluation of programmes);
• Advise on quality implementation of projects in line with organizational standards (e.g. Oxfam’s gender in emergencies standards) and global standards and international frameworks on gender and women’s rights;
• Provide technical advice to ensure that women’s rights are at the heart of Oxfam’s humanitarian response strategy and our resilience and long-term development work and that Oxfam’s our interventions contribute to advancing gender equality within Lebanon;

Program design and strategy

• Develop or update a gender audit for each pillar of Oxfam’s work in Lebanon, including analysis of main gender justice issues at play, main actors and dynamics;
• Support Coordinators with project and program design to ensure that gender justice is well mainstreamed within concept notes and proposals;
• Lead on gender specific assessments and contribute to sectoral and needs assessments from a gender perspective – as a gender specialist;
• Support in the identification of local partners and stakeholders (including women’s rights organizations) best placed to support/partner with Oxfam in the design and implementation of gender-sensitive projects and field activities;
• Participate in country planning, strategy development and reviews.

 

Influencing, advocacy and capacity building

• Provide strategic gender analysis for programming and advocacy on an on-going basis
• Support the policy unit to in terms of providing advice and technical leadership on mainstreaming gender in Oxfam’s policy analysis and research products;
• Support policy work on women’s rights in the humanitarian response and on the inclusion of clear gender messages by working closely with gender and policy leads;
• Facilitates documentation, knowledge capture and the exchange of learning on gender, supporting Oxfam to learn about if and how programming in crisis affected contexts can be used as opportunities to address gender power imbalances and transformative change;
• Provide continuous coaching and capacity building (training) for Oxfam staff and partner organisations on gender, e.g. main concepts, gender in emergencies minimum standards, mainstreaming gender within development interventions, conducting gender analysis, among others.

 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Most importantly, every individual in Oxfam needs to be able to:

• Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, COURAGE, SOLIDARITY and EQUALITY (read more about these here)
• Ensure you commit to our ORGANIZATIONAL ATTRIBUTES (including adhering to the Code of Conduct):

 

                                                     

1. Be committed to our feminist principles, and to applying them in your day-to-day behaviour and your work. Be ready to keep learning, with accountability to those who experience oppression as a result of their identities, such as their gender, race/ethnicity, disability, class, or LGBTQIA identity."

 

2. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.

 

 

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES

Essential

• At least 5 years of experience in a gender justice role (in programming or in a gender advisory capacity) with women’s rights organizations or INGOs in Lebanon or in MENA;
• Highly developed analytical ability, and demonstrated ability to apply gender/power analysis to programme design and management, with experience of designing and implementing gender programmes that address the position of women in society in complex settings;
• Understanding of the main gender justice issues in Lebanon and the actors and dynamics in the Lebanon landscape;
• Knowledge of the international frameworks governing the advancement of women’s rights at global levels and Lebanon’s position and progress on them;
• Experience with relevant tools for gender mainstreaming such as gender & age markers, IASC guidelines and Oxfam’s Minimum Standards for Gender in Emergencies;
• Excellent level of spoken and written English and Arabic.

Desirable

• Experience working on concept notes and proposals incorporating a strong gender justice perspective;
• Understanding of gender issues in Wash, protection, cash programming, employment programs, support to small and medium sized enterprises, and citizenship and governance;
• Experience in training and/or coaching staff and/or partners on gender issues.

 

SAFER RECRUITMENT: Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.