Gender Specialist – Service Contract

Duration of the contract: 1 month

Location :Gaziantep

Who are we?

Olive Branch is a humanitarian non-profit organization working on a range of programme to serve the needy and vulnerable people inside and outside Syria. Registered in Turkey, Olive Branch has operation/support hubs in Gaziantep, London and Hannover. Olive Branch works in partnership with many international agencies to support peace building and developing stronger communities through focusing on Education, Protection, livelihood, and Women’s Empowerment. Headquarters in Gaziantep, Turkey. Olive Branch is funded and supported by individual donors, local and international NGO partners, and through partner fundraising charities in Germany and the UK.

Job Purpose:

OB is seeking a Gender specialist as a service provider to :

1- provide assistance in reviewing & developing the gender equality/equity/ justice policy

2- Advise to assure Gender mainstreaming to other procedures

3- Review the Empowerment by ensuring full integration of gender issues in performance monitoring, evaluation, learning mechanisms to ensure full integration of gender issues in performance and activities .

Responsibilities:

OB seeks a Gender Specialist, whose responsibilities might include, but not limited to:

• Provide recommendations and suggestions for gender policy and other policies of Olive Branch Organization
• Set mechanisms to ensure the Gender policy & procedures are applied throughout activities
• Strategize methods to monitor instances of gender disparities and gender-based violence (GBV)
• Document successful practices and methodologies for gender integration
• Advise on gender mainstreaming through the activities of OB
• Other tasks contributing to meeting gender equity targets and goals
• Provide direct technical assistance and guidance on gender balance empowerment in OB orgainization.
• Support the development of tools, systems, processes and approaches that continuously improve the gender balance.
• Conduct gender analyses, effectiveness and efficacy analysis, evaluation and needs assessments as required for OB.
• Support OB staff to understand the role of gender equality.

Qualifications may include:

• Bachelor’s degree in social science, development studies, gender, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working on gender issues.
• Demonstrated experience with gender integration in development programming.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills required.
• Fluency in Arabic and English, both verbal and written, required.
• Turkish nationality.