Posted on :
30 Jan, 2019
30 Jan, 2019
The Youth Harvest Foundation Ghana (YHFG) was first envisioned by John Kingsley Krugu, whose own youthful upbringing was beset with numerous challenges. Based on his personal difficult experiences, he thought of a youth organization that will work to support marginalized young people to access education and training that will make them contribute meaningfully to society.
Job Description
Job Title: Gender Equality Specialist
At SOCODEVI and YHFG, we believe in the importance of a diverse workplace and commit to the principles of inclusive and equal employment. We specifically encourage women and minorities to apply to this posting.
Organizations
The Youth Harvest Foundation Ghana is a youth-focused Non-Governmental Organization which is also non-partisan and with no religious affiliation. The Foundation was founded in 2002 with head office based in Bolgatanga in the Upper East region of Ghana. The guiding believe is that helping the deprived youth of the north of Ghana to conserve and develop their physical and mental strength through education, entrepreneurial training and improved living conditions is the right way to ensure their viability to society and fight poverty.
SOCODEVI is a network of cooperative entreprises and mutuals that share their technical expertise and knowledge with partners in developing countries to create, protect and distribute wealth. Through the development of the cooperative, mutual or other forms of association, SOCODEVI contributes to the sustainable development of the countries where it operates with the aim of ensuring that populations take charge of themselves.
Project assignment
The PROCED-SOCODEVI, a five-year project funded by the Government of Canada, aims to support the development of women in parboiled rice production in the Upper East region through the reinforcement capacity of producers, co-operative enterprises and public and private partners.
Location: Bolgatanga
Job summary
The Gender Equality Specialist is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Gender Equality (GE) Strategy of the project and responsible of the capacity building process related to GE within the project (with the team, the beneficiaries and as well as with the stakeholders). This person oversees the coordination of the activities specific to GE and so, coordinate the work of the GE team (facilitators), and provides strategic support to ensure the gender equality approach in all the components of the project.
She oversees the M&E of the GE activities in order to support results-based management and organizational learnings. She provides strategic advice and support to the Project Coordinator to ensure that the project decisions and actions are consistent with SOCODEVI’s Gender Equality Institutional Policy. She commits to do her work in the respect of the SOCODEVI Environmental Policy.
Responsibilities and tasks
Coordination
Capacity Building
Monitoring and evaluation and organizational learning
Working conditions
Required Skills or Experience
Required Degrees
University degree in feminist studies, sociology, international development, social work or any other relevant field
Specific experiences
Number of years of experience
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in Gender Equality
Desired Skills and Personal Qualities
Desired Knowledge
How to Apply
Applications should be submitted to the Executive Director, Youth Harvest Foundation Ghana via email:[email protected] and [email protected] or by post, Box 656, Bolgatanga. For further inquiries, call 0382095924.
We specifically encourage women and minorities to apply to this posting