CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Montrose Africa
Country: South Sudan (Republic of)
Closing date: 15 Sep 2013

MONTROSE is an international development project management and consultancy company providing support to clients operating in the developing world. Specialized in the sectors of health, education, rural livelihoods and private sector development, our clients include bilateral and multilateral development agencies, the private sector, Non-Governmental Organizations and other development stakeholders.

Montrose is looking for a gender and social exclusion consultant, to provide short term technical inputs to health and education projects we are implementing in South Sudan. The successful candidate should possess sufficient qualifications in a relevant field and have prior experience of working on development projects in South Sudan.

The position is short term and will likely involve a combination of desk based inputs and short periods of field work in South Sudan. We are looking for a national or international candidate, although preference will be given to sufficiently qualified regionally-based candidates.

Primary responsibilities and duties will likely include:

• Relevant gender & social exclusion analysis
• Guidance on gender and social exclusion considerations in project design and implementation based on identified needs and resources
• Review of existing activities and progress to date against existing gender and social exclusion strategies objectives where relevant
• Review and assessment of gender and social exclusion capacity of project team and recommendations for enhancement
• Potential in country training and support to project staff and stakeholders around gender and social exclusion
• Potential on-going desk-based support to in-country team around gender and social exclusion

Candidates should have:

• An advanced degree in a directly relevant field
• A minimum of 3 years relevant experience
• Solid experience in the incorporation of gender and social exclusion considerations in project design and implementation
• Capacity development experience an asset
• Relevant experience in developing countries, preferably Africa
• Relevant experience in South Sudan an asset
• Fluency in local languages would be a strong advantage

How to apply:

Candidates who fully meet the above requirements should submit a detailed CV together with a covering letter explaining how you are suited for the position. Documents must include a daytime telephone contact and three referees (with telephone and email contacts).

Applications should be emailed to hr@montroseafrica.com by 15 September 2013.