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.
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.
Competencies:
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.