Job Opportunity For Manager (Gender) At Aga Khan Rural Support Programme In Ahmedabad , Gujarat

Skills & Competencies required:

• Experience presenting technical content or thought stewardship to external audiences, such as through any presentations, workshops, webinars, or articles required.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Hindi 
• The role involves approximately 40% travel, required flexibility regarding travel schedules and destinations.
   
  Competencies:

Work in teams:

•  Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different regional and cultural backgrounds.
   
  Communicating and Information Sharing:
   Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.
   
  Self-management and Emotional Intelligence:
   Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with tact, and have a consistent behaviour towards others. 
   
  Conflict Management:
   Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.
   
  Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing: 
  Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.
   
  Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:
    Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.
   
   
  Job Profile:
• Advocate for the inclusion of gender equality and women´s empowerment issues within AKRSPI programming across all the themes. 
• Provide technical guidance, resources, and tools on integrating gender and inclusion in the
• programme design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of AKRSP(I) programs and activities.
• Design and deliver training programs and workshops to enhance staff and stakeholders understanding of gender issues.
• Facilitating the promotion and strengthening of community-based institutions, esp. those of women, like SHGs, women federations, Farmers Producers Organizations of women
• Linkages and liaison with government departments critical for social and economic security of women to improve access and control over resources.
• Writing grant proposals for resource mobilization
• Networking with similar organizations working in the country and representing AKRSP (India) on such forums.
• Support the development of gender-sensitive tools and resources to facilitate knowledge sharing and learning.
• Facilitate research on gender-related topics, to generate evidence to inform decision-making for course correction in AKRSP(I) gender strategy.
• Provide strategic advice and technical support to SHT (regional teams) to help ensure delivery of AKRSP (I) mandate related to gender equality and women´s empowerment.
• Stay up to date with current trends, best practices, and emerging issues in the field of gender equality.
• Provide regular reports, updates on gender related progress and achievement of AKRSP (I) and recommend corrective actions for as needed in coordination with global gender team.
   
  Benefits :
• Excellent opportunity to be part of Internationally renowned NGO – Aga khan foundation. 
• On site and off-site in-depth training for all profiles.
• 5 days week and flexible working hours.
• Medical insurance for all team members, their spouse, and children.
• Maternity and paternity leaves.
• 15 General Leaves in a year. Additionally, there are 16.5 earned Leaves which can be encashed if not availed
• . There are also 10 declared holidays and 3 optional holidays for all team members.
• There is Diwali break for 5 days ever year.
• Women team members can avail 2 days of work from home every month during menstrual periods if required.