Job Description
Making Cents is looking for a Gender Specialist with GBV experience to provide support on the USAID Collective Action to Reduce Gender-Based Violence (CARE-GBV) Activity. CARE-GBV aims to foster effective integration of GBV prevention and response frameworks and tools across the Agency’s program portfolio through tasks that achieve broad uptake of actionable knowledge and learning and create vibrant knowledge networks for the GBV stakeholder community—all aimed at strengthening USAID’s and host-government strategies and policies.
The GBV/Gender Specialist will work as part of a collaborative team providing technical input on disseminating and fostering uptake of strategies and products developed through CARE-GBV. They will also support strengthening the USAID GBV community of practice and donor coordination in GBV programming.
Responsibilities:
GBV/Gender Activities
- Synthesize information to guide development of GBV strategies and tools
- Provide input into writing and designing reports, briefs, blogs, and other medium
- Translate research and evidence into practice by providing input into products to share knowledge, build skills, and generate behavior and normative change
- Provide expertise to design and effectively share information about best practices to effect improved knowledge and skills, as well as attitudinal, behavioral, and normative changes
- Contribute to the management of online communities of practice
- Support monitoring, evaluation, learning and reporting activities
- Support collaborating, learning, and adapting activities, including supporting internal pause and reflect activities
Project Management Activities
- Serve as a Project Officer, supporting the Chief of Party in management activities such as work planning, periodic reporting, budget management, and project documentation maintenance
- Draft documents, including budgets, client approval documents, periodic reports, and other project-based materials
- Confirm that activities are compliant with client and funder regulations and company policies and support reporting for compliance
- Coordinate logistics for project personnel including organizing travel arrangements and processing timesheets, expense reports, and invoices
- Provide logistics, notetaking, and facilitation support for project-based meetings, events, and webinars
- Contribute to the development or further refinement of project management tools, systems, processes, and policies by identifying areas for improvement and leading efforts to implement such improvements
Required Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., gender studies, women’s studies, sociology, anthropology, international development, public administration) and a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in international development contexts, or a master’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., gender studies, women’s studies, sociology, anthropology, international development, public administration) and a minimum of 1 year experience working in international development contexts
- Knowledge of current evidence and practice relating to GBV prevention and response; gender and social norm change; behavior change communication
- Demonstrated knowledge of gender issues, women’s empowerment, and gender transformative approaches within international development contexts
- Strong writing and oral presentation skills, and ability to deliver written products on time
- Ability to organize large amounts of information
- Strong knowledge of MS Office applications
Desired Qualifications:
- Knowledge/experience addressing harmful gender norms, including child early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting; and with programming promoting wellness and resiliency within GBV programs
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge and understanding of unique cultural environments in which technical development projects operate and how they impact program design and delivery
- Proficiency in English and a second widely used international language (e.g., French, Spanish, Arabic)
- Comfort with and ability to telework
Working Conditions:
This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement where the employee regularly conducts their work from both Making Cents’ Washington, DC office and from a telework location. For this position, the employee will be expected to work from the company’s Washington, DC office a minimum of one time a month.
About the Organization
Making Cents International is a certified B Corporation, founded on the principles of social entrepreneurship. Since 1999, we have supported the well-being of youth and adults globally through high-impact programs that bolster those who serve people living in vulnerable contexts in low- and middle-income countries. As a purpose-driven small business, we have implemented more than 130 projects in over 60 countries and are a trusted partner to public- and private-sector clients who benefit from our expertise and broad industry exposure.
Making Cents International is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics.
