Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Advisor – Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program

Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Advisor – Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program

SPC – Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Suva, Fiji

The Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Advisor will play a crucial role in ensuring that gender equality, disability inclusion, and social inclusion principles are effectively integrated into the PHWP by developing and implementing a comprehensive GEDSI Strategy and Action Plan (GEDSI SAP), leading GEDSI capacity building and training for PHWP target audiences, facilitating community engagement and participation and ensuring that Humanitarian Emergency Response Supplies (HERS) and warehouse facilities are gender, social and culturally responsive.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

Development and implementation of the PHWP GEDSI SAP

• Understand existing GEDSI policies and practices within SPC and develop a baseline assessment for PHWP.
• Collaborate with the MEL Advisor to establish measurable targets and key performance indicators in the PHWP Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) framework.
• Collaborate with the Program Strategy Advisor and other members of the program leadership to ensure that the GEDSI strategy is fully integrated into the overall program objectives.
• Integrate GEDSI considerations into the Country Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Diagnostic Studies and Country Development Plans to guide program implementation at the country-level.

Strengthen GEDSI capacity building and training

• Conduct a GEDSI capacity building and training needs assessment for the program.
• Design and deliver GEDSI capacity buildings programs tailored to the different audiences within the program, leveraging existing local knowledge about inclusive practices in disaster management, including the storage and distribution of HERS.
• Contribute to a process of sector, programme and corporate thought leadership by organizing or contributing papers to workshops, seminars, and other learning events to promote GEDSI awareness and skills development as it relates to disaster preparedness and response across the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

Stakeholder and community engagement and participation

• Develop a community engagement strategy that will contain the approaches of community engagement and participation for PHWP.
• Develop and implement participatory approaches that engages women, youth, older persons, people with disabilities, diverse SOGIESC individuals, and other at-risk groups in program planning and decision-making at a whole-of-program and country-level.
• Establish and maintain relationships with peak bodies, local community organizations, CSOs and OPDs particularly those representing marginalized groups.
• Design and implement targeted outreach strategies to reach and involve underrepresented groups in program activities.

GEDSI Responsive Infrastructure and HERS

• Collaborate with the ISU to incorporate context specific GEDSI considerations into the physical layout and features of the humanitarian warehouses.
• Develop guidelines and standards to create safe and accessible warehouses that meet the needs People, in all their diversity.
• Collaborate with the Humanitarian Logistics Capability to review specifications for HERS, ensuring that items meet the diverse needs of different population groups within each context, including women, youth, older persons, and people with disabilities.

Key selection criteria:

Qualifications

• A post graduate qualification in gender studies, social sciences, international development, disaster management, or a related field.

Technical expertise

• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in GEDSI-related roles, preferably in humanitarian or development contexts within the Pacific region.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing GEDSI strategies and policies in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. Familiarity with the socio-cultural context of Pacific Island countries and Timor-Leste and the specific GEDSI challenges in the region.
• Strong understanding of international standards and best practices in gender equality, disability inclusion, and social inclusion in complex operational settings, including knowledge of international humanitarian standards and frameworks, such as the Sphere Standards and the Core Humanitarian Standard.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders, including government officials, community leaders, and marginalized groups.
• Knowledge of Pacific languages is an advantage.
• Fully functional computer skills across an array of Microsoft applications including Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.

Language skills

• Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).
• Interpersonal skills and cultural awareness
• Ability to work in a multicultural, inclusive and equitable environment.

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