Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Adviser - COSPPac

SPC - Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Suva, Fiji

The Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Adviser will be a key member of the Climate and Oceans Support Programme in the Pacific (COSPPac) and will be responsible for the mainstreaming of GEDSI across COSPPac including coordination, advise, implementation, capacity building and reporting. This is a specialist technical position that will work across COSPPac partners and national counterparts in developing a GEDSI strategy and ensuring effective implementation of the strategy.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

Mainstream GEDSI in programme-wide activities

Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) strategy aligned with organizational and donor goals and values.
Conduct thorough assessments to identify existing gaps and opportunities for promoting GEDSI within programme activities.
Collaborate with stakeholders to design targeted interventions and initiatives that address specific GEDSI challenges and priorities.
Integrate GEDSI principles into all aspects of program design, implementation, and evaluation.
Work closely with program teams to ensure that gender equality, disability inclusion, and social inclusion are mainstreamed across communication strategies, planning processes, and product development.

Capacity building and knowledge management

Establish and support a network of gender focal points within the programme to champion gender equality initiatives and drive institutional change.
Design and deliver comprehensive gender training sessions for program staff to enhance their understanding of gender issues and equip them with practical tools for mainstreaming gender equality.
Build the capacity of programme staff to mainstreamed gender into the various training materials within the programme.
Collaborate with external partners and experts to facilitate specialized training sessions on disability inclusion and social inclusion as needed.
Develop and implement comprehensive capacity building initiatives to strengthen the knowledge and skills of staff, partners, and stakeholders on gender equality, disability inclusion, and social inclusion.

Coordination, stakeholder, engagement and awareness

Lead coordination efforts within COSPPac to ensure alignment and coherence of GEDSI activities across programmatic areas, departments, and partner organizations.
Establish and chair GEDSI coordination mechanisms, such as working groups, task forces to facilitate collaboration, information sharing, and joint decision-making.
Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to integrate GEDSI considerations into project planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation processes.
Promote a culture of learning and reflection by facilitating knowledge sharing sessions, disseminating good practices, and documenting lessons learned on GEDSI across countries and regions.

Key selection criteria:

Qualifications

Relevant postgraduate qualification in project management, anthropology and sociology, gender studies, women's studies, public health, international development, and / or gender program management, or any other related fields.

Technical expertise

At least 7 years’ experience working in the field of human rights, gender equality and social inclusion and/or youth development, preferably in the Pacific region.
Experience in gender analysis and gender mainstreaming involving both statutory and non- statutory agencies; preferably in the Pacific region or small island developing states (SIDS) context.
Demonstrated understanding of contemporary gender issues in the Pacific region.
Experience in the design and implementation of social development interventions that focus on transformative and social norm change.
Programming, developing, delivering, and reporting against work plans.
Ability to provide practical gender and social inclusion analysis to a range of stakeholders.
Proven ability using a broad range of individual capacity development modalities including training, coaching, shadowing, mentoring, jobs aides, manuals, and toolkits; with a commitment to skills transfer to local counterparts.