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Cheshire Foundation Action for Inclusion (CFAI) is an Ethiopian Resident Charities established in 1985 registered by Ethiopian Charities and Societies Agency under Registration No. 298. CF-AI is working for the development and inclusion of persons with disabilities in different regions of the country on various disability focused thematic programs.  Amhara is one of the regions in which CF-AI is actively operating through one of its project offices located in Bahir Dar city working on Prevention of Disability, Rehabilitation and Inclusion.

CF-AI in Collaboration with Management Agency (MA) implements Ethiopian Social Accountability Program3 (ESAP3) in Oromi Regional State (Sebeta Hawas, Becho, and Woliso) and Addis Ababa City Administration. The organization is now looking for highly qualified and experienced persons on the Position of Gender and Social Inclusion, Monitoring & Evaluation, and Woreda SA Experts. Therefore, those who are interested to apply for the position are advice to submit their applications taking the requirements stated therein under into account.

Key tasks of the gender and social inclusion expert:

• Lead the project team in gender mainstreaming in activity planning and budget forecasting – so that every team member understands the importance of gender equality and social inclusion;
• Provide technical and coaching support to all the Woreda SA expertsin the contract (including those employed by partners) so that they develop gender and social inclusion skills – co-facilitate social mapping and gender training, and support active SA expert collaboration with Woreda FTA/PFM (gender budgeting), administration, sector offices (gender policies of the government) and women affairs and finance  budgeting standing committee of the council, citizens and their organizations, in particular organisations of women and vulnerable groups;
• Design strategy to support woreda experts for conducting gender analysis at the beginning of the SA tool application and follow-up  the implementation of the  identified issues in the allotted  field visits.
• Plan own activities in coordination with the SA project Coordinator and the M&E Officer, includingjoint monitoringand technical support trips with them as per the needs of the Woreda SA experts (and partners in the contract).
• Inproject team meetings, discussand reflect on the gender and social inclusion dimension of practice stories, and follow-up that targets on gender and social inclusion are met– support documentation of interesting gender and social inclusion practice lessons and results, and share this with your peers in other SA projects;
• Support the SA project coordinator with gender and social analysis of monthly WoredaSA expert reports and field trip reports from joint monitoring with the SA Project Coordinator and/or M&E Officers – contribute to writing quarterly narrative reports to the MA, and make sure data is disaggregated by gender and vulnerable groups (where necessary);
• Support the project coordinator to prepare ESAP3 grantee participation in the regional FTA-SA partnership meetings for possible gender and social inclusion related advocacy in sector responsiveness, policy dialogue, and SA systems development with innovation grants – organize with gender and social inclusion experts from other clusters, if required actively participate in the meetings, and follow-up with relevant regional government offices (e.g. women affairs and labor and social affairs)
• Participate in and provide input to learning and capacity development events organized by the MA/Hubs with the federal/regional governmentsand relevant sector ministries/bureaus– actively networkwith Gender and Social Inclusion Experts in other SA projects,and roll-out agreed gender and social inclusion actions to the project team.
• Upon request of the project coordinator, participate inmonitoring visits either planned by ESAP3 MA, or requested by government, and development partners;
• Upon request of the project coordinator, support gender and social inclusion focus of ‘ESAP3 innovation grantees’ as well as ESAP3 baseline and end-line activities and other research activities for Impact Evaluation.

Job Requirements

Minimum requirements gender and social inclusion expert:

Because gender expertise is not easily available in the country – the ESAP3 MA provides support to the selection of suitable candidates, including graduates from gender studies.

• BA in gender, social inclusion, sociology and related field
• 3 years field experience with gender and/or social inclusion
• SA expertise is a bonus
• Potential and willingness to develop strong training and facilitation skills
• Strong determination to work for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion – understanding that social change requires active field presence
• Good networker – active on social media
• Willingness to spend significant time in the woredas – 25% travel

Note: Local language for Oromia Region is mandatory 

How to Apply

Applicants with the required profile and proven experiences, who meet these qualifications, are invited to submit only via e-mail, a meaningful letter of motivation, stating why he/she wishes to work for CF-AI, and CV (not longer than 3 pages). Supporting documents is not needed at this stage.

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