Gender Equality & Human Rights Specialist

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Job Description

Through a federation of 72 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, Plan International strives for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Together, we are taking action so that 100 million girls can learn, lead, decide and flourish. Plan International has been implementing grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria since Round 4, and has worked in Benin, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Cameroon, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal, El Salvador, Thailand, Togo and Zimbabwe. At the proposal of the Country Coordinating Mechanism, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has designated Plan International Liberia as the Principal Recipient to implement the combined TB-HIV prevention grant for 2024-2026. Aligned with the Global Fund (GF) and the Government of Liberia, Plan International Liberia will prioritise the integration of a gender and human rights-based approach to implement actions to reduce barriers based on gender inequalities and exclusion that contribute to poor results in the fight against TB and HIV. An essential part will be advocacy and mobilisation strategies to facilitate the active engagement of the most affected women, men, girls and boys and decision-makers at local, regional and national level. The aim is to ensure that key populations are better taken into account in health, social and judicial policies, with the aim of improving their state of health by reducing the risk of HIV and tuberculosis, and in a context where gender-based inequalities and human rights violations are taken into account.

In order to achieve the commitments to gender equality and human rights, the Human Rights and Gender Advocacy Specialist is a technical position whose main responsibility is to ensure the integration and consistent application of:

Human Rights Principles (Zero Discrimination In The AIDS Response By 2020, Informed Consent And Confidentiality),
Gender Equality And Agency of women, girls and LGBTQIA+ people from key and vulnerable populations in the context of HIV and tuberculosis
The Human Rights and Gender Advocacy Specialist will ensure that the project is well on the way to becoming a framework of excellence for gender equality, inclusion and the application of human rights at all levels, from community demand creation to the provision of services, through the dissemination and promotion of good practice.
He/she will be responsible for leading in advocacy and communication to raise awareness and mobilise the relevant ministries, elected representatives, opinion leaders, religious leaders and the military.

Dimensions of the Role:

The Human Rights and Gender Advocacy Specialist will play a critical role in supporting a three-year TB HIV grant funded by the Global Fund in Liberia.
The specialist will be responsible for promoting and ensuring the integration of human rights and gender perspectives in the implementation and monitoring of the grant activities.
This position will work closely with government agencies, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders to advocate for the rights and needs of vulnerable populations affected by TB and HIV.
The Human Rights and Gender Advocacy Specialist will report to the project’s Chief of Party. He/she will be responsible for implementing the advocacy strategy for the protection of the rights of key populations and people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Liberia.
The implementation of this strategy requires a good knowledge of the drivers of vulnerability to HIV and TB linked to the legal environment and socio-cultural and religious factors prevalent in Liberia and a good understanding of the types of discrimination experienced by key populations (sex workers (SWs), men who have sex with men (MSM)) and by people living with HIV and/or TB in Liberia.

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge:
Essential:

University degree, Masters in law, social sciences, political sciences or equivalent
At least three (3) years’ professional experience in project management, gender transformative programs relating to gender equality and human rights in health and/or social justice;
Experience in advocacy for key, vulnerable, child-adolescent populations is an advantage;
Good knowledge of the socio-cultural environment and specifically of gender and human rights considerations in HIV, TB and/or sexual and reproductive health;
Has relevant experience of advocacy ;
Knowledge of international and national policies and efficient approaches to gender and human rights;
Proven experience in conducting gender analysis and gender mainstreaming;
Technical knowledge of child and youth protection and participation would be an asset;
Negotiation skills, adult learning and meeting facilitation;

Desirable:

Experience of working with central and decentralised departments of the Ministries of Health, Family and Education;
Good interpersonal skills ;
Excellent written and oral communication skills;
Empathy and conceptual flexibility ;
Acquire, develop and maintain credibility for your performance;
Learning and personal development ;
Be committed to the well-being of children and adhere to the vision and mission of Plan International, including a commitment to gender equality;
Be of very good character.

Source: https://jobs.plan-international.org/job/Monrovia-Gender-Equality-&-Human-Rights-Specialist-Global-Fund-TBHIVRSSH-Grants/1020575601/

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