VSO is the world’s leading development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. We are unique in the way we bring people together to share their skills and experience, generate insights and ideas and, most of all, take action against poverty and exclusion. It’s a highly effective approach that works, and today is helping millions of people in some of the world’s poorest communities lift themselves out of poverty.
Role overview
To provide support to programme managers in participatory approaches and transformational programme design, and methodological support in one or more of the following – power, social exclusion and/or gender analysis, stakeholder mapping and systems approaches to development, accountability and resilience for effective ASRHR outcomes.
Skills, qualifications and experience
An understanding of participatory methodologies and a commitment to people led development
A minimum of a University degree in health or social sciences
Minimum of 3 years experience in a similar/related role
Experience in participatory research, appraisals and assessment
Skills in one or more of the following
- Qualitative research
- Power analysis
- Gender and gender analysis
- Social exclusion analysis
- Social inclusion
- Environmental analysis
- Livelihoods and resilience
- Economics for equality
- Stakeholder mapping
- Systems mapping
- Systems approaches
- Theories of change
- Transformational processes
You will be a graduate or activist in poverty, gender, exclusion or environmental issues with an understanding of how change happens.
You will be passionate about participation and social inclusion
Allowance
All volunteers have an allowance paid in local currency. The allowance meets reasonable living expenses in country. VSO works with some of the poorest communities in the world which means accommodation varies and will be basic.
If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.
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