SENIOR PROJECT OFFICER-GENDER &INCLUSION

Introduction

Fairtrade Africa (FTA) is the umbrella organization representing Fairtrade certified producers in Africa and the Middle East. Fairtrade Africa is a member of Fairtrade International, the umbrella organization for Fairtrade worldwide. FTA works within the Fairtrade system to support over 1.1 million farmers and workers in over 500 producer organizations spread over 33 countries. The support to producers is aimed at enabling them to maintain their Fairtrade certification which enables them to access better prices, decent working conditions and fairer terms of trade.

About the Job

This role will work in the ‘Unlocking the power of female workers in Fairtrade flowers supply chain’ project targeting 15 Fairtrade certified flower producers in Kenya. The overall aim of the project is to improve women’s socio-economic empowerment, leading to a dignified livelihood for Women Workers in Fairtrade certified flower farms in Kenya.

Specifically, this role will spearhead:

· The implementation of FTAs Leadership Programme for Women (The Women School of Leadership) in Kenya, focused on empowering workers (80% of participants being women) in Fairtrade Flower Farms with leadership and financial literacy skills

· The implement Farm-level initiatives to promote Gender inclusion, safeguard against Sexual Harassment and Gender-Based Violence

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Project Management

· Manage implementation of the project as per the approved proposal, workplan and budget in relation

· Delivery of leadership, gender mainstreaming, sexual harassment/ gender-based violence mitigation capacity building to key partners and workers

· Participate in Project Steering Group Meetings

Producer Organizational Strengthening

· Identify producer needs and develop a relevant support plan with reference to FTA’s Strategy, Fairtrade Standards, Project plan and Donor requirements

· Ensure project right holders’ awareness of opportunities and risks and implementation of relevant exploration or mitigation strategies

· Provide support to target flower farms aimed at enhancing the visibility of certification benefits/ impact of the project towards enhancing market opportunities for target Fairtrade Producers

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

· Closely monitor implementation progress of the project and propose strategies for continuous improvement

· In close collaboration with the MEL department, lead project monitoring, evaluation and learning processes

· Submit high-quality narrative and financial reports in accordance with FTA, Fairtrade Norway project requirements (monthly, quarterly and annually)

· Establish and maintain an accessible database of all project documents

Partnership, Advocacy & Resource Mobilization

· Initiate and maintain strategic relationships with FTA Stakeholders and partners to amplify projects delivery and results

· In collaboration with FTAs Communications lead, deploy a communications strategy, supporting project visibility including events, media visits and features

· In collaboration with FTA’s Gender lead, proactively identify policy gaps in the thematic area and respective interventions to address these

· Support the development of project concept notes and proposals to scale up the initiative.

Minimum Academic Requirement

· Bachelor’s Degree in gender, rural development, sociology, community development, or any other related relevant area of study.

Other Specialist Training or Certifications

· Project and financial management

· Training on gender and/or social inclusion and protection is desirable

Minimum Years of Relevant Experience

• At least 3- 5 years experience implementing Gender focused initiatives
• Demonstrable experience in gender approaches and tools for stakeholder engagement and capacity building.
• Advocacy work on women empowerment and/or social inclusion issues
• Experience in the Hired Labour sector will be desirable

Communication Competencies

• Excellent command of spoken and written English and spoken Kiswahili
• Experience in report writing
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with individuals across multi-functional and cultural disciplines
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple work-streams with various partners at any one time