DRC: Gender & Protection Expert

Dec 14, 2020 | Action Contre la Faim
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Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and provides communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.

Action Contre la Faim has been working in the DRC since 1997 with programs in nutrition-health, food security and livelihoods, and WASH. ACF implements emergency and development intervention programs to reduce morbidity and mortality due to malnutrition. Multisectoral approaches integrating nutrition and WASH in accordance with the national strategy are implemented in 6 provinces.

One of ACF's main areas of expertise in DRC is rapid response to nutritional crises, operational since 2008 with financial support from donors such as UNICEF, ECHO and DFID. Through several years of deploying its emergency pool through DFID-funded PUNC and ECHO-funded RRCN, ACF has gained extensive experience in rapid deployments (within 3 weeks of confirmation of the crisis) and effective surveillance and life-saving treatments in emergency situations. Since 2008, more than 100 nutritional surveys and more than 60,000 children suffering from malnutrition have been treated by ACF emergency response teams. 

Your Position and Your Responsibilities

Under the responsibility of the Deputy Country Director as manager and of the gender & protection referent as functional manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the conduct of gender and protection analysis & the operationalization of the recommendations resulting from it , through training and the creation of suitable monitoring tools.

More specifically you will be responsible for:

  • Conduct gender and protection analysis:
    • Ensure a review of secondary data;
    • Create the methodological framework (sampling methodology, questionnaires, FGD guides, individual interview guides, ToR including timetable, budget, material needs, transport needs) in connection with the mission and the Gender and Protection Officer HQ France;
    • Provide training for teams in charge of data collection;
    • Ensure primary data collection and ensure data analysis and report writing
    • Ensure internal feedback of the results and recommendations of the analysis;
    • Ensure the restitution of the results and recommendations of the internal analysis (donors, partners) at the request of the ADP-P;
  • Operationalization of gender & protection recommendations through the creation of specific indicators and tools and the training of teams
    • Create indicators based on the results of the gender analysis;
    • Create a framework for monitoring the recommendations of the gender analysis & any tools necessary to ensure follow-up, ensuring their integration into pre-existing procedures and tools;
    • Train ACF teams in gender and protection, taking into account the levels & expectations of different profiles and adapting the training to the context of the DRC;
    • Train ACF teams in indicators / tools / procedures, taking into account the levels & expectations of the various profiles and thus adapting the training;

Your Profile

You have a master's degree in social sciences or a degree in psychology, or gender studies. You justify a professional experience of at least 4 years in the humanitarian sector and have at least 3 years of work experience on gender issues, gender and development, gender equality, gender mainstreaming gender dimension, policy analysis and capacity building. You also have experience in the formulation and practical application of operational strategies. You have good skills in communicating with different people and working in a team. You have excellent writing, synthesis and creation skills and are recognized for your adaptability.

Your Employment Conditions

  • Fixed-term contract of use under French law to be filled from 12/15/2020 duration 2 months
  • Gross monthly starting salary of € 2,450 to € 2,800
  • Per diem and monthly living costs: € 852 (see Eurocost) net, paid on site.
  • Monthly context allowance: 450 €
  • + 16% of the gross monthly salary for pension insurance reimbursement for non-French citizens.
  • Transport and accommodation: Travel costs and collective accommodation
  • Medical Coverage: 100% coverage of medical costs and repatriation insurance
  • Leave and RnR: 25 days per year, 20 RTT per year and 215 € paid during the recovery period
  • Training: Unlimited and free access to the e-learning platform certifying Crossknowledge ©