Gender Advisor

Ipas is a non-profit making organization working to improve womens lives by focusing on improving access to information and services to basic sexual and reproductive health across the globe. Since the year 2000, Ipas Ethiopia has been collaborating with the Ministry of Health (MOH), Regional Health Bureaus (RHBs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and various local and international partners to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity resulting from unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion.

In light of the need to strengthen our relationship with stakeholders and expedite programme implementation, we are planning to hire the following position:-

• Position Purpose and summary of Responsibilities

The Gender Advisor is expected to contribute to the development and delivery of a high-quality program focused on the commitment to ensuring that women and men with limited resources can also benefit from development efforts. The Gender Advisor will contribute to achieving the strategic objectives and provide gender advice throughout Ipas Ethiopias work and will work with teams to ensure that gender equality is safeguarded in these areas. It will carry out analytical and advocacy works and will have responsibility for managing partnerships that implement specific measures, in particular in the field of gender-based violence.

• Specific Responsibilities

The Gender Advisor should contribute to achieving objectives and results set out in Ipas Ethiopias Strategic Framework, leading to the development, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of Ipas gender plan, with priority to ensuring that women's health and economic empowerment is advanced through Ipas's rural SRHR program and contributing to an effective national and local response to gender-based violence.

Position requirements

• A deep commitment to sexual and reproductive health and rights, especially access to safe abortion and contraception.
• Professional fluency in Amharic and English (speaking, reading and writing), communication skills in other local languages is a plus.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate teams and create a positive work environment, including through solidarity supervision, strong communication, non-hierarchical leadership approaches, and modeling of core Ipas values.
• Proven ability to build positive working relationships with diverse internal teams and external partners.

• Experience in management, evaluation, and monitoring of project cycles.
• An influential style of communication, with excellent written and verbal skills in Amharic and English.

• A bachelors degree qualification in sociology, psychology or other relevant fields is essential. A postgraduate degree in gender, economic empowerment or rural livelihoods is highly desirable.

• A minimum of six years of relevant work experience managing a gender portfolio.
• Knowledge and understanding of institutional, legal and political frameworks at national and local level that have an impact on the status of women in Ethiopia.
• Evidence of good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to network effectively, with the ability to develop a wide range of relevant contacts.

• Ability to travel up to 30% nationally (with occasional regional or global travel, if applicable).