Gender And Nutrition Advisor - Volunteer in Ehtiopia
- Employer
- Cuso International
- Ref
- 1560732
- Starts
- Closes
- Job Category
- Healthcare Services and Wellness
- Job Type
- Contract, Full-time
Location Harrar, Ethiopia
Start Date Mar - May 2018 (flexible)
Length of Placement 9 Months
Language Requirements English
Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only
Due to funder restrictions, support for accompanying partners/dependents is not available for this placement.
The Volunteer’s Role |
The overall purpose of this placement is to strengthen the gender and nutrition sensitiveness of development interventions in the zone
As a volunteer, you will:
-Design and implement sectoral gender and nutrition capacity building activities
-Assist in planning of the sectoral nutrition interventions
-Design and implement gender equality, and optimal maternal and child care practice promotion campaigns
-Assist in the design and implementation of women and adolescent empowerment activities
-Assist in assessment of women, adolescents, and children nutritional status
Essential Academic Qualifications:
BSc. /MSc. degree in Gender and Deployment Studies, Demography, Sociology/Social Anthropology or related field
Essential Professional Background:
At least three years’ work experience in managing /advising gender and development interventions
Hands on experience in design of women empowerment interventions
Support Package
- Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)
- Accommodation while in placement
- Return airfare and visa/work permit costs
- Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance
- Pre-departure training and in-country orientation
- Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend
- Modest support for accompanying partners and dependents going on placement with you for 12 months or longer (Return flight, emergency medical insurance, vaccinations)
- Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return
- Cuso International assessment day (Candidates must cover the first $200 of the most cost-effective travel expenses and all accommodation costs).
- Travel and accommodation for the five-day pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation
- Bonus: Additional return flight home or cash in lieu after 12 months of service for volunteers who extend for another 6 months
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