JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Advert – Somalia Country Office

Title: Gender Equality & GBV Technical Specialist, Somalia Country Office

ROLE PURPOSE:

Working closely with a team of technical advisors and program officers/managers within the program operations team, this position will support the design and implementation of gender-sensitive, gender-transformative and inclusive development and humanitarian projects in order to ensure the successful delivery of quality programs that respond to the specific needs of girls, boys, men and women, and persons with disability and to  mitigate SGBV across the programme cycle. S/he will support the integration of a gender equality and inclusion lens in Save the Children’s advocacy and campaign efforts; work with the Business Development team to develop gender transformative and inclusive programs for donors; lead capacity strengthening efforts on gender equality with Country Office staff, as well as local partners; and support initiatives to collect, measure and report on program learnings and innovation on gender transformative and inclusive approaches; and support the Senior Management Team in advancing gender equality and inclusive efforts in our organizational culture.

SCOPE OF ROLE: 

Reports to:  Head of Protection, Gender & Inclusion

Staff reporting to this post:  Gender & Inclusion coordinator

Dimension of Role:

Save the Children has been working in Somalia for more than 70 years. The Country Office has over 450 staff across 10 field offices. In 2024 we reached more than 3.2 million people through our humanitarian and longer-term development work in Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Education, Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL), Child Protection and Child Rights Governance. The Country Office has a large and diverse funding portfolio – managing over 80 active awards. In 2024 our portfolio was $109.2M from a range of governmental/institutional donors, including GPE, FCDO, MFA, DANIDA, Danish Embassy, SIDA, SDC, NORAD, EU, ECHO, GAC, GFFO AFDB & WB

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES:

Essential

• Degree in related areas of International Development, Psychology, Sociology or related area or equivalent training/experience
• Master or further in-depth studies or trainings in Gender, GBV or Women’s Studies
• 5 years’ field work experience implementing, managing, and/or providing technical assistance to programs in Somalia with a focus on gender equality & disability inclusion; focus on child and youth programming desirable
• Proven experience with gender-transformative programming in areas of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Livelihoods, Maternal, Newborn and Child Heath, and/or Education
• Commitment to and understanding of gender equality, GBV Guiding Principles, the aims and principles of SC, and humanitarian standards such as the Sphere Charter and the IASC GBV Guidelines and Inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action
• Experience in working in Protection and GBV work and as Gender Equality and social inclusion (GESI) Advisor in humanitarian contexts is desirable
• Demonstrated thought leadership expertise such as contributions to academic journals, books, articles; speaking engagements, workshop facilitation, leading conference presentations and panels is an asset

Application Information:

Please apply in English saving your cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document.

For more information about Save the Children in Somalia and to see a full a job description, visit our website at SCI Career Site Careers (oraclecloud.com)

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, and our working environment is inclusive and accessible. We need to keep children safe, so our selection process includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy

Application will be closed on 22^nd December 2025

We need to keep children safe, so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child Protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.

Disclaimer:

Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents