Technical Expert – Gender Equality and Social Inclusion

Background Information

Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organisation. Currently, Amref implements more than 120 programmes across 35 countries and directly reaching more than 12 million people annually. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in nine African countries namely – Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Senegal, South Sudan, and Zambia. Additionally, there are eleven advocacy and fundraising offices across Europe and North America.

With the bold vision of catalysing “Lasting health change in Africa”, the organisation prioritises transformation aimed at bridging the gap between communities’ needs and the rest of the health system. The organisation’s mission is to increase sustainable health services through innovative solutions in training, quality service delivery, and health financing. To catalyse desired change, Amref deploys a series of process-based and cross cutting drivers namely advocacy and policy, research, innovation, youth, diversity and inclusion.

To deepen, expand, and accelerate its impact, Amref is seeking part time Technical Experts to work with its thematic technical teams (organised as communities of practice). Through this engagement, it is expected that Amref will achieve technical excellence, growth, and deeper impact across Africa.

Scope of Work and Deliverables

The Technical Expert will provide support covering the following scope;

• Review and support finalisation of Amref’s Draft Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Strategy.
• Design, facilitate and support the roll-out of the organisational change processes which make Amref to become a GESI inclusive organisation – including identification on the ‘dot on the horizon’ and an operational plan to guide the process.
• Improved capacity of Amref’s staff and partner capacity in GESI with an initial focus on creating Senior Leadership commitment through an organisation assessment, training and other ways of capacity building.
• Improved Amref institutional (HR, policies) and programmatic capacity (eg. tools and processes) on GESI
• Increased funding for GESI mainstreaming across the organisation raised, or allocated, including development of a GESI focussed business pipeline.
• Facilitate thought leadership on GESI by ensuring GESI mainstreaming is in keeping with best practices from across Amref and peer/partner institutions/organisations.
• Support Amref’s organisational strategy development process (2023-2025) to ensure it includes a gender and social inclusion lens.

The Person

• Recognised expert in Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in an African context at a policy and operational level with ability to engage effectively and shape dialogue in global, regional, and national fora on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion and related topics.
• Demonstrable ability in facilitating or designing participative organisational change processes which lead to becoming a Gender Equal and Socially inclusive organisation.
• Practical experience with a focus on the African context in policy conversation such as at the level of the African Union and Regional Economical Communities.
• Ability to provide and stimulate organisational Thought leadership on GESI evidenced by GESI-related scientific studies, policy briefs, and investment cases.
• Master’s degree in Development or gender studies, organisational change or other relevant background, with practical experience with a focus on the African context (e.g. policy conversation at African Union and Regional Economical Communities).