Job
description
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
Gender Lead
(Consultant)
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Project
Title:
EQWIP HUBS: Powering Youth Innovation for Sustainable Livelihoods
Category: Consultant (p/t)
Compensation: $400/day; 1.5 days/week
EQWIP HUBS will be a
dynamic platform of diverse actors and young people working together to develop
solutions to both local and global social, economic and environmental
challenges in six countries around the world. EQWIP, an innovative youth
serving partnership between Canada World Youth (CWY) and Youth Challenge
International (YCI) has brought together a global consortium including
UN-HABITAT, TakingITGlobal (TIG) and the Education Development Centre (EDC) to
collaborate on this initiative.
Through 17 youth
centered HUBS in urban areas, participatory programming will support young
people in accessing a sustainable livelihood. Through the engagement of a
multi-stakeholder HUB Network, EQWIP HUBS will foster a supportive and
responsive enabling environment for youth livelihood activities by providing
mentorship, coaching and access to capital. The HUB Network will strengthen the
capacity of public and private sector stakeholders and civil society related to
youth mainstreaming for policies, products and services.
EQWIP HUBS is
building a team of energetic, skilled and passionate individuals who are
motivated by the prospect of exploring new and creative approaches to solving
complex global challenges.
Position
Description:
The Gender Lead will
be responsible for developing strategy and advising on gender programming while
supporting key aspects of project implementation. S/he will ensure that
gender-related project outcomes and indicators are being achieved and where
not, that programming and activities are adapted as necessary. S/he will
support implementing partners and country teams to analyze the quality and
effectiveness of existing gender equality programming and to identify gaps and
opportunities. S/he will provide technical support in the development of
relevant gender programming, advocacy and communication materials to address
gender equality issues. S/he will establish and maintain positive,
collaborative and productive relationships with EQWIP staff and implementing
partners.
EQWIP is building a
team of energetic, skilled and passionate individuals who are motivated by the
prospect of exploring new and creative approaches to solving complex global
challenges. The ideal candidate for this role will have the capacity to provide
leadership and strategic support in assessing and integrating gender
considerations into all aspects of youth livelihood programming. Experience
working with DFATD is an asset.
How
to apply
Deadline to
apply:
Monday, April 27 at 5pm EST. Applications will be considered upon submission.
Please submit your cover letter and CV as a one document Word or PDF e-mail
attachment to recruitment@yci.org with Gender Lead EQWIP in the subject line.
No phone calls about the position can be accepted. We thank all applicants for
their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
