Gender and GBV Coordinator Aswan

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Gender and GBV Coordinator will support the implementation of the project by ensuring the integration of gender-sensitive approaches across all project activities. Working under the guidance of the Gender Equality Specialist and Project Manager the coordinator will contribute to gender analysis support the application of gender equality principles in daily implementation and ensure gender-related outcomes are effectively monitored and reported.

The role involves close collaboration with field teams partners and community stakeholders to promote inclusive participation strengthen awareness of gender equality and support the delivery of gender-responsive training. It also includes coordinating and supporting the implementation of mitigation and response measures and services related to GBV

Projects Scope:

The project is funded from the Swiss Development Corporation (SDC) and will be based in Aswan. The project duration is one year from January 2026 to December 2026. The project will be targeting Sudanese community in Aswan based in Aswan field office and the team will be working and based across 3 friendly scpaces in areas with high Sudanese concentration as Karkar and Nasr Elnuba working on multisectors:

- Child Protection: case management for children exposed to protection risks besides providing emergency cash and protection for cash. It will also include mentorship program for children especially the unacompanied and separated children. Additionally there will be capacity building for community leaders and teachers on CP and safeguarding. Furthermore there will be awareness raising for children on their rights besides awareness for their parents as well.

- MHPSS: providing groups and individual mental health and psychosocial support to the children in groups and also individually according the care plan of each child. There will be also positive parenting groups conducted for the parents. Moreover there will be community events held to enhance their wellbeing and integration.

- Education: it will include renovation for community learning centers of Sudanese community beside training to the teachers on the main technical and socio-emotional mechanisms. The project will provide education grants as well for the children enrolled in these centers. There will be also programs provided to the children who dropped out to enable them to return back to school and other program for children who have weak literacy skills.

- Livelihood: the component will have two tracks; wage employment and self employment. The 1^st track will include capacity building for the beneficiaries followed by matching to employment opportunity. Beneficiaries will be supported by cash assistance and apprenticeship for 3 months. The 2^nd track will be self employment starting with capacity building for the beneficiaries then provision of seed fund to start their business. Beneficiaries will have at least 3 month of coaching and monitoring. Vocational training will be also provided based on need.

- Cash Assistance: the project will provide multipurpose cash assistance for vulnerable families besides winteriation assistance as well. There will be also awareness raising on money management for those receiving the cash assistance.

- Health: will include emergency nutrition screening and rapid nutritional support provided to newly arrived crisis-affected children and women. Additionally there will be support to the public health system by training provision to staff and providing medical supplies. There will be also trainings for mental health and GBV-related service providers in Aswan. The project will support the establishment of health service points within the community to provide health care services as check up and also providing cash for health.

Gender will be mainstreamed across all sectors with focus on gender equality in awareness sessions girls empowerement and health and protection support for GBV case

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Senior Operations Officer

Staff reporting to this post: None.

Budget Responsibilities: No

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Program Coordination and Implementation

• Plan and implement gender-responsive activities that lead to positive gender equality outcomes.
• Support the integration of SCIs Gender Equality PolicyAction Plan and Minimum Standards for Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies into project activities.
• Support the mainstreaming of gender across all thematic areas and activities following guidance from gender equality specialist.
• Support and follow up with teams to ensure the implementation of gender activities across all thematic areas
• Deliver the gender equality manuals to the targeted communities.
• Work as GBV focal point coordination withother teams as child protection MHPSS andHealth to ensure appropriate and timely response and referral for GBV cases and to ensure the relevant support is provided.
• Collaborate with the Child Safeguarding and Safety & Security teams to address drivers of gender inequality and prevent violence against adolescent girls and children.
• Deliver and support gender-responsive trainings and awareness sessions for staff partners and community members.
• Monitor performance against gender objectives and manage risks related to gender issues.
• Identify and document lessons learned and best practices in gender-responsive programming.
• Contribute to the development of project narrative reports with a focus on gender and GBV outputs intersectional within other themes

Capacity Building and learning

• Support capacity-building efforts for staff and partners on gender equality and GBV.
• Promote inclusive participation of women girls and marginalized groups in project activities.

Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL):

• Collaborate with the MEAL team to integrate gender equality considerations into results-based monitoring and reporting.
• Support the adaptation of MEAL tools to ensure gender-sensitive data collection and analysis.
• Ensure gender-specific indicators are tracked and reported accurately.
• Participate in field visits and data collection to assess gender-related outcomes and challenges.
• Contribute to monthly and quarterly reports ensuring gender-related progress and deviations are clearly explained.

Representation and Advocacy:

Represent Save the Children in relevant gender-related forums networks and coordination meetings.

Support advocacy efforts to promote gender equality and women girls and marginalized vulnerable rights at local and national levels.

Contribute to the development of communication materials that highlight gender equality achievements and challenges.

Other Duties:

Prepare and submit regular weekly/monthly plans and reports of activities.

Participate in and represent Save the Children in external events/meetings as requested.

Undertake any training required to meet the objectives of the post.

Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures including child safeguarding gender equality safety and security finance procurement and HR.

Ensure all project activities are implemented in line with safe programming protocols.

Carry out additional duties as may be assigned by the line manager.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

hold him/herself accountable for making decisions managing resources efficiently achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

hold the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

Set ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.

Widely share their personal vision for Save the Children engage and motivate others.

Think a head think strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

Build and maintain effective relationships with their team colleagues Members and external partners and supporters

Value diversity see it as a source of competitive strength

Be approachable good listener easy to talk to.

Creativity:

Develop and encourage new and innovative solutions

Be willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

Be honest encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelors degree in Social Sciences Gender Studies Community Development or a related field.

Minimum of 2 years of experience in gender-related programming preferably within humanitarian context

Demonstrated ability to integrate gender equality into project design implementation and M&E.

Experience working with community-based organizations and diverse populations.

Strong facilitation training and communication skills.

Proven ability to work collaboratively with partners and stakeholders.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Arabic and English.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Commitment to the values and principles of Save the Children including a child-rights approach to programming.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Significant experience in training capacity building and mentoring.
• Ability to think strategically to solve problems and accomplish goals.
• Well-developed communication skills across cultures.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team player and independently.
• Experience in program design and proposal development.
• Experience in representation with international bodies government and funders.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver results with tight deadlines.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process which includes rigorous background checks reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.