DRC Gender Officer Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs.
DRC Kenya looking for “Gender Officer”.
Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree may apply on or before 18 May 2023.
Founded in 1956, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is Denmark’s largest, and a leading international NGO – one of the few with a specific expertise in forced displacement. In 40 countries 9,000 employees protect, advocate and build sustainable futures for refugees and other displacement affected people and communities. DRC works during displacement at all stages: In the acute crisis, in exile, when settling and integrating in a new place, or upon return.
DRC Gender Officer Jobs 2023
The DRC has published a job vacancy announcement on 09 May 2023 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Gender Officer to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | Danish Refugee Council (DRC) |
| Position | Gender Officer |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Bachelor’s degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum of 3 years |
| Application Deadline | 18 May 2023 |
DRC Job Vacancy 2023
Overall purpose of the role: The Gender Officer will directly and closely work with Project Managers who will technically supervise his/her tasks, provide feedback and ensure the excellent delivery of donor contractual obligations as well as to meet the expectations of relevant project stakeholders while keeping the Area Manager abreast of the cross-cutting support being provided to the area level projects.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- components in collaboration with respective managers, teams and partners.
- Identify, establish and foster strong partnerships involved in the refugee and host community gender programme work and aligned to DRC’s urban projects/work to enable greater programmatic impact on gender integration and mainstreaming.
- Monitor and report on the project related gender issues in the DRC urban area program and present solutions and way forward to address such issues to the project managers.
- Provide technical support to and identify joint opportunities with the advocacy and communication officer on the development of relevant gender advocacy and communication/information to address gender issues.
- Document and promote good practices and lessons learned, contributing to a collection of replicable good practices for gender equality programming to influence the wider actors working in the urban refugees.
Qualification:
- Bachelor’s degree in gender, social science, development studies or related field – master’s degree preferred.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Swahili. Other refugees’ language will be an asset (Somali, Oromo, Congolese etc)
Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in gender integration and mainstreaming programming in the humanitarian and development sector/INGO (work in urban refugee and host community context desirable)
- Experience with building constructive working relationships with diverse stakeholders or working with networks or coalitions.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply DRC Gender Officer Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to this link Click Here
The Closing Date: 18 May 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.drc.ngo |
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