Senior Gender Advisor
Tracking Code: 5158
PATH is an international
nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions,
enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health.
PATH’s mission is to improve the health of people around the world by advancing
technologies, strengthening systems, and encouraging healthy behaviors.
The project, APHIAplus
Western Kenya, builds upon USAID/Kenya’s country-wide health service support
project known as the AIDS, Population and Health Integrated Assistance II
(APHIA II). PATH and its partners are implementing the APHIAplus project
in Western and Nyanza Provinces from January 1, 2011 to December 31,
2015.
It is working w closely
with the Government of Kenya and a wide variety of non-government agencies to
strengthen health care services throughout the two provinces.
In addition to addressing
specific diseases, the APHIAplus Western Kenya project works to
strengthen the region’s health care system by rehabilitating health facilities,
training staff, and supporting supply and communication networks.
PATH seeks to recruit a Senior Gender Advisor to provide technical guidance to the project’s technical and mentoring teams to support the mainstreaming of gender activities into the range of community interventions in the provinces, counties and districts in zone one.
PATH seeks to recruit a Senior Gender Advisor to provide technical guidance to the project’s technical and mentoring teams to support the mainstreaming of gender activities into the range of community interventions in the provinces, counties and districts in zone one.
S/he will work with the
project’s service delivery team to ensure that health services are gender
sensitive.
The Senior Gender Advisor
will help to adapt and develop a range of gender-related messages, job aides
and intervention strategies.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Ensure
smooth operation of gender programs, by implementing and monitoring
ongoing gender-related activities to ensure that they are on schedule,
meet program quality criteria, and yield expected results.
- Monitor project
activities to identify opportunities to incorporate and strengthen
gender-related elements.
- Create
training materials and other job aides for use by project staff and
partners
Required Skills
- Demonstrated
skill in implementing components of behavior change interventions,
especially in gender. This includes training, community mobilization and
advocacy.
- Team-focused
with the ability to build strong working relationships in the field with a
wide range of individuals of varying socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.
- Proven skill
managing relations with partners, including key stakeholders, implementing
partners, peer coordinators, non-governmental organizations, government
officials and the community.
- Strong
organizational and administrative skills with considerable knowledge in
computers.
- Excellent
oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Proven
effectiveness engaging others, being approachable and speaking with
confidence.
- Demonstrated
skill approaching challenges with flexibility and an open mind
Required Experience
- Master's
degree in social studies, community development, sociology or equivalent
and a minimum of seven years of experience in gender programming.
- Experience
in HIV and adolescent reproductive health programs/issues preferred.
Job Locations: TBA
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
To apply: please visit our employment website,http://www.path.org/employment.php, click on the career site link, search for job code 5158, and apply online.
To apply: please visit our employment website,http://www.path.org/employment.php, click on the career site link, search for job code 5158, and apply online.
