Gender
Programming

What We Do

Girl Effect works to
break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. We do this by connecting girls to
each other and to the critical assets they need. We work to create lasting
perception change by harnessing media in innovative ways and building social networks
that d
evelop girls’ positive perceptions of themselves and shift how others see
and value them.

Even when services
and assets that girls need are available, existing prejudices and negative
social norms prevent girls from accessing them.

When a girl is
better educated, has access to sexual and reproductive healthcare information
and services, has access and control of economic assets, is safe from violence
and exploitation, and has the capabilities and confidence to make positive
choices, she can break the cycle of poverty. Girl Effect believes that
perception change is a critical capacity-builder to improve awareness and
sensitivities of communities and families, and create an environment in which
girls are better able to overcome barriers preventing them from accessing what
they need.

We are a brand- and
programmes-led operation with offices in Rwanda, Ethiopia, Nigeria, a mobile
platform live in over 30 countries, and our headquarters in London.

At the moment we are
expanding our operations to new geographies, including Malawi. Here our
presence will include the establishment of a new girl-centered brand and media
platform and girl networks for adolescent girls. We will be working with girls
and their communities because we believe that in order to reduce girls’
vulnerabilities and promote a new reality where girls value themselves and are
valued by those around them we need to produce an holistic change.

As part of our
presence in Malawi we are partnering with DREAMS, an ambitious $385 million
partnership to reduce HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women in
10 sub-Saharan African countries. With support from the U.S. President’s
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, Girl Effect, Johnson & Johnson, Gilead, and ViiV Healthcare,
DREAMS is delivering a core package that combines evidence-based approaches
that go beyond the health sector, addressing the structural drivers that
directly and indirectly increase girls’ HIV risk, including poverty, gender inequality,
sexual violence, and a lack of education.

As part of this
project, we are looking for a Senior Manager, Gender Programming, to be based
in country to provide technical advice, assistance and guidance in
girl-centered programming to our team and partners implementing this truly
unique initiative. This role will work alongside a Brand Strategist and a
Senior Evidence Manager to design a new brand and related activities aiming a
creating a new reality for adolescent girls in Malawi.

For more information
and to apply please click below

http://girleffect-jobs.org/vacancies/211/RWeb/senior_manager_gender_prog…