Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) is a Canadian NGO that invests in people and ventures to create a thriving and sustainable world. Bolstered by its network of 40 chapters and 1300 members, EWB provides seed funding, talent and mentorship to social enterprises throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Gender Project Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n The EWB Fellows Program<\/strong><\/p>\n The EWB Fellows Program exists to develop a cadre of Systems Change Leaders by equipping them with the opportunities, competencies and skills needed to build a more thriving and sustainable world. Every year we recruit 25-30 outstanding people for the 12-month Fellowship, placing successful candidates in one of our early-stage Ventures located throughout Sub Saharan Africa. This Fellowship opportunity is with PEG Africa and is based in Accra, Ghana.<\/p>\n About PEG Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n PEG delivers Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) asset-based financing to consumers who lack both access to reliable electricity and formal banking services. PEG\u2019s anchor product, a basic solar home system that includes three lights, a phone charger, and a radio, allows consumers living on $5-10 per day to access clean light for working and studying after hours, avoid harmful air pollution from kerosene based lighting solutions, and also build credit for additional products and services over time. To date, PEG has raised $10 million and has 200 full time staff across Ghana and Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n About the role<\/strong><\/p>\n PEG is seeking a Gender Project Officer to explore the transformative potential of gender mainstreaming for pro-poor financial services and renewable energy in West Africa. We believe that this role will be necessary to: increase the sustainability of our venture, provide women improved employment opportunities in our fast growing field in West Africa, provide women more equitable access to PEG\u2019s life-altering products, and more broadly, provide women in our region with more equitable livelihoods, capabilities, and dignity.<\/p>\n As a Gender Project Officer for PEG Africa, your responsibilities will include:<\/p>\n \u25cf Conduct a gender analysis of PEG\u2019s internal operations (both at HQ and in the field), offer and implement recommendations for improvement, and provide a sustainability plan.<\/p>\n \u25cf Apply a gendered lens to recommend improvements to accessibility of PEG\u2019s financial services.<\/p>\n Utilize an intersectional approach throughout. Conduct trainings on this new gendered approach to HQ and Field staff. Skills & Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n Required Skills\/Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n \u25cf Bachelor’s degree in international development, gender studies, or other related field required<\/p>\n \u25cf Some experience in gender mainstreaming or gender-focused program management required<\/p>\n \u25cf Ability to navigate politically sensitive terrain and maintain constructive relationships with a diverse set of key stakeholders<\/p>\n \u25cf Excellent communication skills, and ability to effectively communicate cross-culturally<\/p>\n A keen interest in working in sub-Saharan Africa Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) is a Canadian NGO that invests in people and ventures to create a thriving and sustainable world. Bolstered by its network of 40 chapters and…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-6VB","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26635"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26635\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u25cf Author a detailed report on PEG\u2019s gender progress for both internal and external audiences.<\/p>\n
\nSound exciting? Here\u2019s who we are looking for.<\/p>\n
\nYou must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident in order to apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"