About Digital Green
Digital Green is an international non-government organization that empowers smallholder farmers to lift themselves out of poverty by harnessing the collective power of technology and grassroots-level partnerships. We join forces with governments, private agencies and, most importantly, rural communities themselves to co-create digital solutions that help smallholder farmers increase productivity and income. In Ethiopia, Digital Green is working in four regions (Tigray, Amhara, Oromia, SNNP) in introducing and scaling video-extension approach, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Bureaus of Agriculture and Natural Resource. For more information, please visit Digital Green’s website:www.digitalgreen.org.
Digital Green is seeking to recruit a qualified Gender Specialist for its core program - Digital Agricultural Advisory Services (DAAS). DAAS (also known as FarmStack) will be implemented over the next five years in the four Regional States with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and DFID. FarmStack provides a comprehensive solution in enabling public and private organizations work to support smallholder farmers by means of better coordination and integration of approaches, systems, and knowledge base through a digital platform. FarmStack will provide tailored content across multiple dissemination channels (e.g., video, IVR, SMS, radio) by linking data from public, private and civil society partners across the value chain.
Job Summary
The Gender Specialist will serve as a technical lead in supporting gender-intentional planning and implementation of initiatives that will enhance gender equality in accessing and utilizing appropriate agricultural information via digital technologies. The Gender Specialist will be responsible for building Digital Green’s and partners’ capacities in understanding and applying gender approaches, tools and best practices. The Gender Specialist will be tasked with ensuring that both women and men issues are effectively incorporated into the operations of FarmStack. It is envisioned that this will initially be achieved through hands-on support that will require outstanding skills in planning and mainstreaming gender issues in the project. It also requires the ability to facilitate and influence change through training, coaching and high-level interpersonal communication skills. The Gender Specialist will report to FarmStack Director and will work closely with the Digital Green team and consortium members. The Gender Specialist will also support other Digital Green programs in Ethiopia.
Key Responsibilities
Support gender mainstreaming in all aspects of Digital Green’s digital platform (FarmStack) and other Programs in collaboration with Digital Green’s technical team and partners:
Capacity Building and Technical Assistance:
Compensation:
Digital Green is a great place to work and prides itself on a competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Digital Green is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to religion, sex, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristics protected by law.
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Skills and Competencies