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JOB SUMMARY
Company	CARE Internat...
Industry	NGO/IGO/INGO
Category	International...
Location	Tamale
Job Status	Fixed Term
Salary	GH
Education	Bachelor̵...
Experience	3 years
Job Expires	Apr 07, 2023
Contact	...

Company Profile

CARE International is a global network of independent national organizations, which include CARE members, candidates and affiliates, social enterprises, and thousands of community-based partner organizations working together across more than 100 countries to save lives, end poverty and fight social injustice. To learn more, visit www.care-international.org.

CARE International in Ghana: CARE began operations in Ghana in 1994. Since then the Accra office expanded to support programs in Togo and Benin under the umbrella of the CARE Gulf of Guinea country mission. In July 2010, CARE replaced the three-country mission with country offices in Ghana and Benin, the latter of which is also responsible for a small number of activities in Togo.

CARE Ghana’s projects are primarily implemented through partnerships with local and civil society organizations. This enables CARE to further engage with government and the private sector, work effectively in coalition, and to have the greatest possible impact. CARE Ghana prioritizes the rural and vulnerable poor- women and organizes its work around health, governance, sustainable livelihoods and education.

Job Description

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE), Inc. doing business as CARE International in Ghana is seeking a talented, motivated and innovative Gender Officer for the Livelihood Improvement through Equitable Food Systems Transformation (LIFT) project.

The Livelihood Improvement through Equitable Food Systems Transformation (LIFT) Project is a 3-year project funded by SALL Family Foundation and being implemented in Ghana by CARE Ghana and 17 other countries under the Farmer Field and Business School Scaling Program. The project is aimed at improving the productivity, income, food and nutrition security, resilience, and gender equality of small-scale producers in 3 regions in the north of Ghana through their participation in Farmer Field and Business School (FFBS).

FFBS is a participatory, women-focused training and extension approach with strong support to transform the individual agency of women as well as the enabling environment, including gender norms and roles as well as attitudes and behaviours, so that key gender inequities are addressed, and more appropriate practices initiated to ensure more equitable outcomes for women.
We are committed to advancing gender equality and diversity in the workplace and to growing our pool of young talent.

JOB PROFILE
The Gender Officer will take a leading role and use collaborative methods to work with partners to develop, update and implement project gender strategic plan and ensure that the project is gender transformative to deliver on the gender equality results/outcomes outlined in the project results framework. S/he will support analysis of relevant laws, policies and strategies that impact gender equality and women empowerment issues aligned to the project mandate and ensure that gendered MEAL approaches are mainstreamed in the MEAL system design and implementation.

The Gender Officer will report directly to the Project Manager; and will be based in the Tamale Sub-office and cover project implementation districts in Northern, Northeast and Savannah Regions.

Some Key Responsibilities for this role:

Review and provide input in the project related training manuals (FFBS Tools and SAA in FNS) and ensure they address specific gender issues that directly affect target populations.
Ensure that project reports and any additional reporting on gender mainstreaming at project level is planned for and delivered on time.
Support in conducting gender equality targeted evaluations, including design, support in data collection, management and analysis working closely with the project MEAL Coordinator.
Guide and support the partner’s technical staff, in the implementation of the gender strategy and any other agreed gender equality results in line with the project objectives.
Provide input in the design of new layering initiatives to ensure the gender needs of impact groups are addressed in accordance with the LIFT Project approach.

Required Skills or Experience

Knowledge

In depth understanding of underlying causes of poverty, vulnerability, and gender inequality in Ghana and particularly in Northern Ghana with good knowledge of the political, economic, social, and technological environment is desirable.
Experience
At least 3 years’ experience in implementing gender transformative/women empowerment programming in the agriculture/food security sector and experience in the application of gender tools on the field.

Competencies

Effectively and appropriately interact with others to build relationships, influence others, and facilitate the sharing of ideas and information.
Develop internal and external trusting and professional relationships. Purposefully develop networks to build value through collaboration.
Deliver quality results on organizational goals and constituent expectations through thoughtful planning, decision making and following appropriate processes.
Contribute to an environment in which all employees feel a sense of belonging, valued for their differences, and empowered to participate and contribute freely.
Follows through on commitments and makes sure others do the same. Acts with a clear sense of ownership.

Qualifications

At least a Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Gender and development studies or other relevant discipline coupled.
Master’s Degree in any of the above related fields will be an absolute advantage.

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