Position Description
EnCompass LLC is seeking a candidate for a full-time 5-month consult in the Tigray region to fulfill the role of Regional Gender Officer for the USAID TRANSFORM- Primary Health Care project, which aims to contribute to Prevent Maternal and Child Deaths (PCMD) by strengthening the health system in Ethiopia. EnCompass is part of a consortium of implementing partners, led by Pathfinder, working together to support the operationalization of the governments’ Health Sector Transformation Plan at multiple levels of the health system. The Regional Gender Officers will provide technical assistance and build capacity of regional project staff to support gender integration across all project areas and activities.
The Regional Gender Officer consultancy position will be based in the project’s regional Tigray office, and will report on day to day basis to the Regional Technical Coordinator and to the Addis Ababa-based Senior Gender Advisor on technical matters and administrative issues related to EnCompass.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with gender integration in the health sector, including conducting gender analyses and assessments and providing technical guidance and support on key gender issues in the project regions.
This is a 4 month consultancy from February 4, 2019 to May 6, 2019.
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