KPMG Ghana Careers 2011: Gender Equality and Social Development Adviser

The Department for International Development (DFID) is the UK Government department responsible for promoting sustainable development and reducing poverty. DFID is a highly regarded professional development organisation and one of Ghana’s leading bilateral Development Partners. DFID’s programme in Ghana is expanding. DFID is seeking motivated, experienced and capable professionals to join a challenging and exciting team.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the development of DFID’s programmes in Ghana focusing on gender equality, women and girls’ empowerment, social protection and social development.

• Providing gender and social development analysis and advice to DFID Ghana and her key partners, particularly the Government of Ghana
• Leading a more robust approach to integrating gender analysis and an explicit focus on women and girl’s empowerment into new programme design and appraisal
• Identifying new gender equality and women and girl empowerment programming in DFID, leading any resulting design and appraisal work
• Providing technical and management support to the implementation of DFID’s social protection programmes
• Contributing to the organisation of DFID’s internal data, information and knowledge on gender equality and women’s empowerment issues in Ghana
• Identifying and filling gaps in the gender and social development evidence base, through the development of gender and other analytical work

Terms of Employment: These position are three year fixed term contracts. 

Required Skills or Experience