Role Title: Education Gender Advisor NV

Responsible to: SRHR Assistant

Responsible for: 5 Location: Mozambique
Job/Role Purpose: The role involves the mainstreaming of gender issues across the EAGLE project, ensuring that all project staff have a full understanding of the barriers faced by girls and women in Mozambique, and develop strategies to ensure all activi
sensitive. It also involves advocating for gender rights in local communities, working key stakeholder, including men and boys, for improved understanding of SRHR and the rights of women and girls.
Advocacy to improve access to education for girls, working with government and policy makers, in collaboration with other stakeholders, is also an important aspect of the role.
Safeguarding level: Level 2: This post will have direct access or contact with children either or will have responsibility for the day-
VSO has zero tolerance of abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people. We will expect all our employees/ volunteers to commit to protecting of those with direct access to children. A criminal background check will be obtained for post holder at this lev
children, young people and vulnerable adults from harm and abide by our Global Safeguarding Policy date.

Task Responsibilities: Competence required:

Gender mainstreaming within the project: Essential
• Develop and deliver gender training programme(s) for EAGLE project staff and volunteers based on a needs analysis
• Work with the EAGLE team to develop contextually relevant training materials and teaching aids to support the understanding and • A minimum of BA degree, MA degree in gender studies, Social Sciences, Sociology, Anthropology, Psych
promotion of gender sensitive practices. areas preferred
• Develop guidelines for EAGLE teachers on developing a gender sensitive environment. • A minimum of 3 years of experience working in gender advocacy programmes, including with male eng
• At least 5 years of proven experience in designing and facilitating trainings on gender issues.
Improved attitudes among other stakeholders: • Proven experience and knowledge of developing, implementing and coordinating gender projects/prog
• Collaborate with the Project Coordinator, and EAGLE team, to design and implement activities that improve the attitudes of boys, men, • Advisory, communication and networking skills and experiences.
families and community members in targeted districts on gender equality and girls' education, empowerment and rights. • Proven and practical knowledge of peer-to-peer support to share experience and learning.
• Plan, design and implement interventions both on local radio and through local theatre companies, to promote girls' education, • An understanding of monitoring and evaluation, including experience with effective gender indicators a
empowerment and rights. considerations.
• With the EAGLE team support the child protection committees to analyse the needs of disempowered out of schoolgirls, and implement • Good interpersonal skills combined with a flexible and adaptable attitude.
support • Fluent Portuguese, with excellent written skills.
• Engage in activities to stay informed on current research related to best practice in gender programming. • An ability to hold a basic conversation in English, along with the willingness to learn English.
• Experience in using the technology to ensure effective management of information systems, planning a
Develop gender advocacy plans: • Willingness to adapt and learn.
• Attend and support coordination groups and other relevant local forum/meetings to promote policy initiatives on gender responsive
inclusive system reforms and foster best practice in education. Desirable requirements:
• Develop activities and resources to sensitize identified government officials at district, provincial and national level to gender equality
• Good command of both spoken and written English.
principles, including SRHR and GBV in Mozambique and to promote improved attitudes. • Willing to work in challenging locations and where facilities are very basic.
• Document best practice on inclusive education developed during the EAGLE Project and share with Government officials. • Knowledge and experience in working both at grass root and strategic level.
• Willingness to share his/her skills with colleagues in a professional but sensitive manner without appea
Monitor and evaluate: or impatient.
• Collaborate with others to monitor and evaluate the extent of gender sensitive practice within the project and ensure that learning takes • Ability to speak local language(s) of the province of employment.
places as a result. • Clean, valid License to ride motorbikes
• Work with the M&E coordinators to ensure effective gender indicators are used, and that all gender sensitisation and advocacy activities
are effectively monitored.

Due to the nature of our volunteer placements, it is possible that the responsibilities of this role may differ in reality and therefore the post
holder will need to be prepared to be flexible and adapt to their environment as necessary.