Technical Advisor – Gender Equality

TITLE: Technical Advisor – Gender Equality
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme Development & Quality
LOCATION: Kosovo-National Office
GRADE: 3
CONTRACT LENGTH: until December, 31, 2028.
LEVEL OF EFFORT: 50% FTE, with the possibility of an increase in effort, subject to donor approval of funds.
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Gender Equality Technical Expert will use their contextual understanding, technical expertise and relationship-building skills to advance gender equality across Save the Children Kosova/o's programmes, advocacy and organizational priorities.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Programme Quality & Development Manager
Staff reporting to this post: no direct reports but expected to provide coaching , mentoring and technical support to programme implementation colleagues, partners and stakeholders.
Budget Responsibilities: N/A
Role Dimensions: The role provides strategic and technical leadership to ensure that children, girls and boys equitably access, participate in and benefit from development programming and that harmful gender norms and discriminatory practices are challenged through gender-transformative approaches. The TE will support programme design, implementation and quality assurance, strengthen evidence-based advocacy and policy engagement, and contribute to organisational learning and innovation.

The post holder will ensure that programmes are grounded in intersectional gender and power analysis, and that gender equality, safeguarding and meaningful child participation are embedded across thematic areas. Working closely with programme teams, partners, government institutions and civil society organisations, the TE will foster local ownership, strengthen capacities and support sustainable systems change.

The role includes external representation on priority issues related to gender equality, girls’ empowerment, gender-based violence prevention and child rights. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Context: Development
Primary Technical Area: Gender Equality

Primary Sub Technical Areas: Gender Transformative Programming, Girls’ Empowerment, Gender-Based Violence Prevention, Gender and Power Analysis, Child Participation and Gender Equality Advocacy.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

I. Technical Leadership & Programme Development

1. Provide technical leadership for gender equality across the Country Office and support implementation of Save the Children’s Global Gender Equality Policy and organisational commitments.
2. Provide technical leadership to establish, implement and monitor the Country Office Gender Equality Action Plan and related organisational priorities.
3. Build capacity of staff, partners and child-led groups in gender-transformative approaches through mentoring, coaching, workshops and learning initiatives.
4. Serve as Technical Lead for gender equality components during proposal development processes coordinated by the Business Development Coordinator.
5. Ensure programme designs, theories of change, logframes and technical approaches are grounded in intersectional gender and power analysis and aligned with Save the Children programme quality principles and Common Approaches.
6. Promote systems-strengthening approaches that advance gender equality through collaboration with government institutions, local partners and communities.
7. Participate in and provide technical leadership to national and local technical working groups, advisory bodies and consultation processes related to gender equality, gender-based violence and social policy. Contribute evidence-based expertise to the development, review and reform of legislation, policies, standards, strategies and regulatory frameworks affecting children and young people. II. Technical Assistance, Programme Quality and Learning
8. Provide technical guidance and quality assurance to ensure programmes are gender-sensitive and gender-transformative.
9. Promote integrated programming approaches that strengthen outcomes for girls and boys across thematic areas.
10. Collaborate with MEAL colleagues to strengthen gender analysis, collection and use of sex-disaggregated data, evidence generation and adaptive programming.
11. Support development, dissemination and application of tools, methodologies and resources related to gender equality.
12. Conduct field visits and technical reviews to monitor programme quality through quality benchmarks, identify learning opportunities and support continuous improvement.
13. Contribute to organisational learning by documenting, sharing and promoting evidence, good practices and innovations related to gender equality.
14. Support emergency preparedness and response efforts by ensuring that gender equality considerations are integrated into assessments, preparedness plans and response interventions. III. Advocacy, Influencing and Networking
15. Support the development, implementation and monitoring of advocacy priorities related to gender equality and girls’ rights in alignment with the Country Strategic Plan.
16. Ensure advocacy priorities are informed by programme evidence, research, gender and power analysis, monitoring data and children’s voices.
17. Develop policy briefs, position papers, technical guidance and advocacy products related to gender equality, girls’ empowerment and gender-based violence prevention.
18. Promote meaningful, ethical and safe participation of girls and boys in advocacy, policy dialogue and decision-making processes.
19. Strengthen civil society engagement and partnerships with women’s rights organisations and other actors advancing gender equality.
20. Represent Save the Children in relevant national networks, coalitions, technical working groups and policy forums related to gender equality.
21. Support senior management in engagement with government institutions, development partners, donors, academia and civil society organisations on gender equality priorities.
22. Ensure the quality, clarity and consistency of gender equality content across programme reports, donor reports, research products and external communications.
23. Leverage and liaise with technical colleagues across Save the Children, including regional and global communities of practice, ensuring that learning from Kosovo is shared and global learning is applied within the Country Office.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
• holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values;
• holds their team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in accordance with the context, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same;
• widely shares Save the Children’s vision, and engages and motivates others future orientated, thinks strategically and on a national and global scale.
Collaboration:
• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters;
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength;
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
The post holder must commit to work in an organisation that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion and fights racism, gender inequality and discrimination in all forms; and to model positive behaviours that demonstrate a commitment to equality and respect to all colleagues, partners and communities.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Master’s degree in Women and Gender Studies, Human Rights, Sociology, Social Policy, Development Studies, Social Work, Public Health, Anthropology or another relevant field, or equivalent professional experience.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
• 3-7 years of progressively responsible experience in designing, implementing and/or providing technical leadership for gender equality programmes.
• Strong understanding of gender equality principles, gender-transformative approaches and key gender inequalities affecting children and young people in Kosovo.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting intersectional gender and power analysis and applying findings to programme design, implementation and advocacy.
• Proven experience in programme design and technical proposal development.
• Experience in developing theories of change, logframes, technical narratives, programme strategies and results frameworks.
• Experience generating and using evidence, research and sex-disaggregated data to inform programming, advocacy and learning.
• Excellent report writing, policy writing and proposal writing skills in English.
• Experience leading advocacy strategies and policy influencing initiatives.
• Fluency in Albanian and English; knowledge of Serbian is considered an asset.
KEY COMPETENCIES
Technical competencies:
• Ensures all children’s access to quality education
• Ensures all children’s wellbeing
• Supports all children’s learning and development
Generic Competencies:
• Being the Voice of Children: Promotes evidence-based policy and public engagement that includes the voices of children and their communities;
• Advancing Equality & Inclusion: Displays a commitment to ensuring everything we do considers the most deprived and marginalised children;
• Building & Strengthening Partnerships: Promotes working with diverse partners as critical to delivery;
• Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children in own work and in work with colleagues and peers.
Additional job responsibilities:
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities:
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCiK’s global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Gender Equality Policies, supported by relevant procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCiK anti-harassment policy.
Health and Safety:
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCiK Health and Safety policies and procedures.