Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

Mainstream GESI principles in project planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting.

Ensure all activities (GTWG establishment, paralegal training, gender desks, policy dialogues) adopt a survivor-centered and inclusive approach.

Provide technical support to Ministry of Interior and National Administration (MoINA), police gender desks, paralegals, and CSOs on gender, safeguarding, and protection.

Capacity Strengthening

Conduct GESI awareness and safeguarding training for project staff, frontline responders, paralegals, and GTWG members.

Mentor local partners to integrate gender and inclusion into their community engagement and service delivery.

Advocacy and Coordination

Support establishment and operationalization of Sub-County Gender Technical Working Groups (GTWGs).

Facilitate inclusive dialogues between customary and formal justice systems, ensuring survivor protection.

Work with MCAs, elders, and religious leaders to promote gender-responsive policies and challenge harmful norms such as GBV and its stigma.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)

Ensure sex, age, clan, and disability-disaggregated data is collected and reported.

Document lessons, case studies, and success stories on GESI integration and community impact.

Contribute to Deriswanaag’s MEL framework by providing timely and accurate GESI updates.

Safeguarding and Risk Mitigation

Ensure compliance with organizational Gender, safeguarding and protection policies.

Strengthen confidential survivor referral pathways and safe reporting mechanisms.

Mitigate risks of exclusion, backlash, or re-traumatization by ensuring conflict-sensitive and culturally appropriate engagement.

Expected Deliverables

County-specific GESI Action Plans for Wajir, and Mandera.

Functioning and inclusive GTWGs with endorsed ToRs.

At least 90 paralegals trained from minority/underrepresented clans with improved GESI awareness.

Six gender desks equipped and functional at strategic border points.

Monthly/Quarterly GESI progress reports with disaggregated data and success stories.

Documentation of at least 3 best practices/lessons learned on bridging GESI, GBV, and peacebuilding.

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or related field (master’s preferred).

Minimum 2–5 years of experience in GESI, GBV, protection, or related thematic areas.

Proven experience in GBV coordination, community dialogue facilitation, and working with justice/security actors.

Familiarity with ASAL and borderland contexts (Wajir, Mandera).

Strong communication, advocacy, and report-writing skills in English and Kiswahili; Somali language is an asset.

Competency

Commitment to gender equality, safeguarding, and social justice.

Skills in conflict sensitivity, survivor-centered approaches, and inter-clan inclusive programming.

Ability to build trust with communities, state actors, and informal leaders.

Strong facilitation, analytical, and interpersonal skills.

Candidate is available to be engaged from September.