Full-Time SENIOR OFFICER – WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT X2
Job Description
The purpose of the position is to coordinate CARE Vanuatu’s Women’s Economic Livelihoods work in TAFEA province.
As part of CARE Vanuatu’s Gender Equality Program, CARE has the support of the Australian Aid Program to implement a five-year project, Pacific Partnerships for Gender Equality (Vanuatu) with the goal: ‘To strengthen women’s economic justice and contribute to a resilient civil society in the Pacific’. The Senior Officer will be responsible for coordinating community development activities with Village Savings and Loans (VSLA) groups and community members in target communities (young women and men (18-25) and older woman and men (26+) with and without disabilities).
This position is based in Tanna, with regular travel to field sites in TAFEA.
The position may line manage short term contractors, secondees from local partners and volunteers.
Your responsibilities will be varied and will include:
- Work with CARE Vanuatu Gender Equality projects and team members, to support the development and implementation of CARE Vanuatu’s Gender Equality program;
- Provide day-to-day management of the work of Pacific Partnerships for Gender Equality team members (including staff, volunteers and casual employees). This includes leading effective team work and productive team dynamics and relationships and ensuring regular team meetings and communications to support staff;
- Coordinate community members’ participation in project inception activities (including related to the review and updating of GIVE methodologies);
You will have:
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Gender Studies, Rural Development, or equivalent and/or minimum 3-4 years relevant work experience, preferably in community based development work and/or activity implementation with an International Non-Government Organisation (INGO);
- Proven experience managing and implementing economic empowerment programs targeting women;
- Proven experience in training and facilitation including at community level;
- Good understanding of women’s economic justice (including women’s economic resilience and EVAWG (including the importance of prevention and response));
- Fluent oral and written Bislama; Very good oral and written English;
- Ability to coordinate this technical function(s) and implement procedures and processes, with minimal supervision;
- Demonstrated high level organisational and time management skills, including the ability to plan and manage workflows and balance competing priorities to ensure timely processing to meet deadlines in a complex environment;
- Ability to develop high quality, concise reports and submission with accuracy;
- Demonstrated strong leadership, decision making, problem solving, planning, analytical and influencing skills;
- Excellent Interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team
- Demonstrated experience in effectively leading, people management and motivating a team;
- Demonstrated honesty, maintaining confidentiality, reliable and trustworthy.
- Representational skills including developing networks and relationships with key stakeholders;
- Proven ability to work safely and effectively with communities and vulnerable groups including at risk youth and children;
- Proven ability in managing a budget and/or cash; and
- Intermediate Knowledge in Microsoft Office including Microsoft word and Excel, with Keyboard/data entry and numeracy skills.
In return for your commitment, you will benefit from ongoing professional development and a comprehensive benefits package.
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