Gender and Protection Referent

Gender and Protection Referent

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The Gender and Protection Referent is part of Action Against Hunger Macro Process 1 Humanitarian Awareness under the supervision of the Transversal Desk Officer located in Madrid, Spain. The referent contributes to the creation and the harmonization of the Transversal Policies and Approaches department under the leadership of the Transversal Desk and under a strong coordination and teamwork with the other cross cutting themes referents, thus contributing to a transversal enabling environment. The general objective of the position is to co-lead the integration of the transversal policies and approaches – Gender and Protection – in our projects and organization. The position ensures consistent compliance of the organization with humanitarian cross-cutting mainstreaming defined standards, and directly contributes to the strengthening of the internal capacities of our teams, at adding more value to our programs while increasing our commitment towards a gender transformative approach and protection.

Key activities in your role will include:

• Operationalize Gender and Protection through its policies, strategies, action plans and tools
• Provide capacity strengthening, analysis, sensitization and coaching of the transversal topics Gender and Protection
• Facilitates and/or conduct trainings sessions and awareness processes and make influence for the organization’s staff on Gender and Protection as the corresponding cross-cutting approaches.
• Participate in working groups related to gender and protection at the level of the HQ departments, the organization network, relaunch the group goals and enable its functioning.
• Review and contribute to the main donors’ strategic approach, trends and requirements regarding gender and protection as the cross-cutting themes, aimed at adopting a methodology or approaches which support the adaptation of the organization positioning in front of donors if required.
• Represent and coordinate the organization’s gender and protection new initiatives, updates, good practices and lessons learned with the internal stakeholders (transversal department, OPE department, HQ, missions, regional offices, network).
• Represent the organization’ gender and protection interests linked with the value proposition to external stakeholders at relevant meetings, working groups, events, and within resource mobilization or donor-specific groups.
• Collaborate in the tracking and reflection of new trends, tendencies or topics which will become relevant in the future to integrate as a new transversal policy and approach.
• Digitalization of gender and protection data with the collaboration of the Transversal Desk.

Do you meet the profile required criteria?

• Knowledge in humanitarian project management. Knowledge/Studies in Humanitarian Aid, International Cooperation/development, Gender and/or Protection specific studies
• Technical knowledge of humanitarian principles, institutional donors’ requisites for cross cutting themes mainstreaming and integration; technical knowledge on Gender and Protection
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in NGO , including at least 3 years of project management experience in the field, and experience with international public donors. Mixed field and HQ experience is an asset.
• Humanitarian sector knowledge and experience with projects focus on mainstreaming or integrating gender and protection as cross-cutting themes in advising, producing tools, consulting and training roles. Knowledge of Action against Hunger and its operation department areas of work .
• Spanish and English are obligatory; French is highly desirable (spoken, read and written). Windows domain (Excel, Power Point, Word); Internet, Zoom, Teams. Digital tools knowledge and/or use. Availability to travel, in short periods.

We offer:

Incorporation into a multicultural, professional and innovative organization and possibility of participating in projects of high social impact.

• Indefinite Contract.
• Based in Madrid.
• Competitive remuneration based on the candidate’s worth.
• Access to flexible remuneration plans (medical insurance, transportation, childcare tickets and food).
• Professional career adapted to you where talent and motivation are recognized.
• Continuous training in both technical skills and soft skills.
• Reconciliation between personal and professional life, with the option of flexible hours, intensive working hours and the possibility of taking advantage of our teleworking program.
• 25 working days of holidays per year with the possibility of organizing them at your discretion and even taking half days.