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Job Title:                          Gender and Agriculture Advisor

Contract:                          Advancing Women for Resilient Agricultural Supply Chains (AWRAS)

Level of Effort:                 Long Term Technical Assistance (LTTA)     

 

Position Overview

DAI seeks a Gender and Agriculture Advisor for the USAID-funded Advancing Women for Resilient Agricultural Supply Chains (AWRAS) program. The Gender & Agriculture Advisor will oversee and support both operations and technical areas in a crosscutting role, ensuring gender integration across the program. This a long-term position based in the United States.

USAID is establishing a partnership with a cohort of private-sector actors to develop innovative approaches to addressing sustainability challenges in their agricultural supply chains by embedding gender-responsive activities in their core business, agricultural value chain, and sustainability strategies. At the outset, the partnership includes PepsiCo, Danone, McCormick, Unilever, and Nespresso.

The partnership aims to establish a shared understanding of market-based, core business solutions that promote women’s equal access to and control over resources, opportunities, and decision-making authority in agricultural supply chains as a key strategy for achieving sustainability goals. Interventions will build upon the initiatives already led and implemented by partners, leveraging lessons learned and successful practices to enhance knowledge sharing and develop effective implementation tools. The partnership will align efforts between corporate partners and USAID to address constraints and capitalize on opportunities to advance environmental sustainability by embedding gender equality into core business operations. The partners involved in this activity were selected based on their ongoing work and significant learnings from gender equality and women’s empowerment initiatives and their commitment to sustainable agriculture. By building upon their current efforts, they aim to scale these initiatives within their own supply chains, share best practices, and influence the industry for greater impact. Their active engagement and experience in gender equality and women’s empowerment initiatives make them ideal contributors to this partnership.

By identifying and implementing a common theory of change and measuring outcomes, the project will foster synergy and coherence among the private sector partners and bilaterally with USAID.

The Gender and Agriculture Advisor is a key member of the project leadership team. They will play a pivotal role in leading the development and implementation of the AWRAS’s Gender Strategy. The Gender and Agriculture Advisor will provide technical oversight and quality control to gender technical assistance activities and will directly contribute to partnerships by providing hands-on technical assistance to private sector partners, their grantees or partners, and supply chain participants. They will support other technical specialists to develop the AWRAS MEL plan and will support the analysis of sex-disaggregated data and other gender and youth related data to identify potential socio-economic impacts on program activities. They will provide training or guidance to AWRAS staff and partner teams on gender integration and will design and deliver capacity-building interventions for partners on gender equity and social inclusion activities. Additionally, they will ensure all program operations comply with USAID’s Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy, relevant regulations, and DAI’s gender equity and social inclusion Guidelines.

The Gender and Agriculture Advisor will report to the COP

Responsibilities Oversee and support both operations and technical areas in a crosscutting role, ensuring gender integration across the activity. Integrate gender considerations into all aspects of the partnership's projects and activities. This includes leading gender assessments and ensuring that gender considerations are included in project design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. Develop and deliver training programs focused on gender equality and women's empowerment in the agriculture sector. Contribute to the planning, implementation, and monitoring of all project activities to ensure they align with the project's gender goals and objectives; Advocate for policies and practices that promote gender equality and women's empowerment in agriculture within the partnership's scope. Develop appropriate tools and protocols for use by technical teams in the development, implementation, and documentation of gender integration actions in the program’s technical assistance activities. Review activity designs and outputs to inform improved gender integration and sustainable, equitable outcomes in activity implementation; and Participate and contribute to quarterly performance and risk management reviews by identifying risks and opportunities while working in coordination with project and home office project management to design time-bound and accountable mitigation actions.

 

Qualifications & Skills Minimum Requirements: A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience and a college degree in a relevant field such as gender studies, sociology, international development, or a related field. A Master’s degree is preferred. Experience with and deep technical knowledge of gender in agriculture and food systems; Extensive experience in gender mainstreaming and promoting gender equality in development projects, preferably with international organizations or NGOs; Experience with Private and Public Sector Partnerships preferred; Experience working with projects incorporating a gender perspective in agriculture and/or corporate sustainability topics preferred; Experience developing MEL frameworks that incorporate gender-related F indicators preferred; Experience working with the private sector strongly preferred, ideally in supply chains Demonstrated experience working with diverse teams in a fast-paced environment; Strong knowledge of USAID’s Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy, relevant USAID regulations, and international best practice; Excellent interpersonal skills, including a track record of successful coordination and effective working relations with a wide range of stakeholders; Demonstrated ability to responsibly and ethically handle sensitive and confidential information; Strong communication skills in writing and presentations in English. Authorized to work in the US without sponsorship Based in one of the following U.S. locations where DAI is registered: District of Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington.   Compensation & Benefits:

This position and any offer extended is contingent upon project funding and client approval.

For employees working the United States, the full-time equivalent annual base salary for this position is expected to be between $125,000 and $160,000. Actual offers will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, qualifications, relevant education, experience, skills, seniority, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Eligible U.S. based employees, will be able to enroll in medical, dental and vision insurance, plus a 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match. Additionally, employees will be eligible for company-paid annual leave (vacation & holidays), sick leave, parental leave; as well as short- and long-term disability coverage. Detailed information will be provided at the time a formal offer is extended.

For employees working outside of the United States, compensation and benefits will vary based on location.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or status as a protected veteran.

 

DAI and its employees are committed to confronting discrimination in all forms, nurturing respect for our interpersonal relationships, and holding ourselves accountable for positive change within the company and in the communities, cultures, and countries in which we live and work.  DAI is committed to attracting and retaining the best employees from all races, ethnicities, and backgrounds in our continued effort to become a better development partner.

 

DAI upholds the highest ethical standards. We are committed to the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment as well as other ethical breaches. All our positions are therefore subject to stringent vetting and reference checks.

 

 

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