Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Advisor

Location: Ireland, the UK, or any other GOAL country of operations

About Us

GOAL has responded to the world’s major humanitarian crises since its founding in 1977, working with vulnerable communities in 15 countries across the globe with a dedicated team of 3,500 personnel. While GOAL continues to be an agile first-responder to humanitarian crises, it is also committed to working with vulnerable communities to help them survive crises and support them on the road to recovery. 

Job Purpose

Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) are core to GOAL’s operations. GOAL recognizes GESI as vital for development outcomes. The GESI Advisor ensures GESI is integrated into GOAL’s strategy, operations, and across departments, offering guidance on embedding gender equality and social inclusion into analyses, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
The successful candidate will drive transformative change by addressing the root causes of gender inequality and exclusion in humanitarian and development programming. As part of the Programme Technical team, they work with multiple teams to develop, communicate, support and monitor progress towards GESI in GOAL’s work.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Strategy and Design:  Drive GOAL’s Organisational Approach to GESI in Programmes

• Support the rollout and implementation of GOAL’s Gender Equality Policy, and play a key role in the future revision and evolution of this Policy and related strategies
• Support the global Gender Equality & Social Inclusion Action Plan
• Support teams to implement and strengthen GESI Action Plans
• Ensure GESI is embedded in key programme analysis and various design tools
• Continuously recommend adjustments to programme strategies and activities throughout the programme cycle.
• Drive the developing, piloting, refining and rollout of various initiatives and priorities related to GESI
• Support MEAL teams to ensure monitoring systems collect disaggregated data, include gender-sensitive indicators, and track unintended consequences.
• Coordinate with Safeguarding teams to prevent, mitigate, and respond to gender-based violence and exploitation.
• Provide technical guidance on GESI in GOAL’s next organisational strategic planning process post-‘Strategy 2025’.
• Provide GESI updates through key channels, including to the Board and Senior Management

GESI Technical Support & Skills Strengthening

• Provide technical guidance to support teams in undertaking GESI analysis processes
• Support country teams to integrate GESI-related data and analyses into country programme activity plans, strategies, budgets, monitoring, evaluation and learning systems, etc.
• Support the identification and ongoing development of GESI Focal Points and provide mentorship to them
• Conduct potential country visits to support, monitor and provide recommendations
• Support staff knowledge and skills strengthening in GESI

Resource Mobilisation for GESI

• Provide GESI input throughout the business development cycle, including identifying funding opportunities and integrating GESI in areas like emergency response, food security, and health
• Provide external technical representation on GESI
• Provide support to Fundraising and Communications Teams on GESI in relevant materials.
• Advise on the annual budgeting process to ensure that GESI initiatives are sufficiently resourced

GESI Research and Learning

• Identify GESI-related learning questions and support the learning process
• Integrate GESI perspectives in programme evaluations to assess the effectiveness of GOAL’s approach.
• Document good practices and lessons learned
• Represent GOAL globally in GESI forums and networks
• Advise on gender-sensitive and inclusive approaches for monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning activities.

Requirements

• Proven Experience of working on GESI at an advisory level ideally with a global NGO
• Facilitated cross-departmental initiatives on GESI
• Demonstratable experience of supporting organisational cultural change and influencing and supporting change without authority
• Experience of providing external technical representation within a range of contexts, e.g. technical networks, donors, academia
• Skilled in data analysis, identifying and mitigating risks, trends and exclusions
• Interest in and passion for gender equality, social inclusion and women’s empowerment

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience in development and/or humanitarian organisations
• Proficiency in Spanish and/or French and/or Arabic
• Skilled in research design

We strongly encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single requirement listed.  At GOAL we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please just contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment.hq@goal.ie   

**If employed in Ireland, GOAL offers staff flexible working with our hybrid model, we require our HQ employees to work 2 days per week from our office in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin** 

GOAL commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: 
GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We foster an inclusive culture where all voices are heard and valued, we are particularly eager to receive applications from women (and other underrepresented groups). We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. 

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. 

Accountability within GOAL 

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner. 

Safeguarding 

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates. 

General Terms and Conditions 

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.