The Gender and Protection manager responsible to lead and manage systematic integration of gender and protection related issues and concerns in projects and programs implemented in the Philippines in coordination with Deputy Country Director, Head Quarters, technical coordinators and field teams. The position holder is also responsible to ensure Action Against Hunger’s and donor gender and protection policies and guidelines implemented and promoted across the projects/programs.

Objective 1: Project management and implementation 

Tasks: 

• Lead in designing and integrating of gender and protection-responsive interventions across technical areas and provide support to the development of detailed implementation plans for gender and protection activities in coordination with the technical coordinator and sector referents. 
• Plan, organize and ensure commitment and timely implementation of the planned gender and protection activities according to the agreed proposal and AAH and donor guidelines and policies 
• Operationalize Action Against Hunger’s gender transformative approach and protection policy in routine project and program implementation to ensure greater consistency of gender principles, policies and practices across the organization to provide accountability framework for gender equality and protection mainstreaming. 
• Undertake systematic gender and protection assessment and analysis in AAH intervention areas and translate them into actionable initiatives and projects 
• Monitor, analyze and prepare reports on gender and protection mainstreaming impact in AAH programs/projects •Ensure gender and protection issues are addressed throughout the project cycle of Action Against Hunger’s policies, programs, projects and research. 
• Undertake regular field visits to monitor the quality of implementation, provide technical advice, and conduct customized needs assessments to base the capacity building of project staff 
• Lead and support development gender and protection related project proposals (standalone or mainstreaming) 
• Conduct a desk review of existing studies that examine roles of women, men, boys and girls in various sectors relevant to AAH Sudan programming. Compile existing evidence base to inform project activities and identify information gaps to be filled by project data collection activities

Objective 2: Technical support and link with other Action Against Hunger departments and stakeholders 

Tasks: 

• Function as the focal persons and lead coordination with other stakeholders/partners and HQ on gender and protection issues 
• Ensure and maintain the working relationship with the local partners (LGUs, stakeholders) and consortium team/members 
• Participate in meetings with the relevant stakeholders and represent Action Against Hunger at local/national level LGU/cluster and other relevant meeting in coordination with the Technical Coordinator 
• Participate in the proposal development process by providing field-specific context analysis, technical sector-specific analysis, beneficiary information, and technical feedback on the concept 
• Develop tools, methodologies and guidelines for promoting effective gender and protection mainstreaming across the program portfolio •Support continuous capacity strengthening of Action Against Hunger technical staff to enhance gender and protection mainstreaming in design, implementation, and evaluation. 
• Lead capacity building activities for Action Against Hunger staff in gender and protection mainstreaming. 
• Ensure systematic mainstreaming gender and protection in Action Against Hunger country strategy 
• Stay abreast of developments that have an impact on the protection environment in the country and provide ongoing analysis on key issues regularly

Objective 3: Reporting and Capitalization 

Tasks: 

• In collaboration with the M&E Manager at the mission-level, ensure gender and protection are integrated in monitoring systems and tools and support monitoring and updating AAH’s indicator 
• Provide technical support in the preparation and finalization of reports in timely manner on gender and protection-related activities, including collection and archiving of So Vs 
• Develop knowledge products to strengthen Action Against Hunger capacity to provide technical backstopping on gender and protection issues including conceptual clarity on gender and protection mainstreaming, and inputs to independent research on emerging gender and protection issues 
• Develop a case study documenting the learning from the initiative with a focus on programmatic as well as institutional dimensions, reflecting on processes and lessons learned. 
• Prepare and submit progress reports (technical and narrative), and other reports as requested by line manager following the agreed format.

Objective 4: Safety and Security and Emergency response 

Tasks: 

• Adhere to the Mission Reporting system and submit the reports requested on-time 
• Respect the Security rules of Action Against Hunger 
• Report any security or other incidents in the field that may interrupt project. 
• Be available for emergency deployment to the field offices within the country based online managers request

Remuneration package:

• Based in: Port Sudan with required travel to areas of intervention 
• Position length: 1 year (renewable based on Evaluation)
• Line manager: Deputy Country Director 
• Salary: 1650 USD (Gross)
• Annual Leave: 20 days/ year
• Emotional care service at the service of the employee and family.

Notes:

• This is a national job for Sudanese only.
• Candidates may be contacted for other suitable positions within Action Against Hunger.
• Due to the high number of applications received, only potential applicants will be contacted.
• Women are more encouraged to apply for this job.

Candidates may be contacted for other suitable positions within Action Against Hunger.

• Due to the high number of applications received, only potential applicants will be contacted.
• To apply for this job, you must visit our recruitment website at the following link :http://employ.acf-e.org/index.php/positions/view/9619
• The link can available in our advertisement through Sudan Job website .

Action against Hunger is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work such as but not limited to sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and/or financial misconduct; We expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through endorsing our code of conduct and other related policies and only those who share our values and code of conduct will be recruited to work for us .