Gender and Child Protection Specialist
Location: Yaoundé
Type of Employment: Salaried
Reporting: Deputy Chief of Party
Position Summary
Nascent is seeking a qualified professional gender and child protection specialist to support the
US Department of Agriculture Funded International Food for Education and Child Nutrition
Project. The successful candidate will liaise with technical leads of other divisions to ensure the
effective integration of the gender and social inclusion strategy in all interventions and levels of
implementation.
About Nascent Solutions
Nascent Solutions (Nascent) is a US-based international development organization. Its mission is
to enable vulnerable people, especially women and children in rural Africa, to develop skills for
self-sufficiency. The organization focuses on food security and nutrition, health, literacy and skills
development, and gender equity.
Duties and Responsibilities
Program Strategy and Development
• Provide leadership in developing and promoting gender equity, women’s empowerment,
and social inclusion at all levels of implementation.
• Support the implementation of evidence-based interventions that promote the participation
of women, youth (especially adolescent girls), and disadvantaged groups.
• Ensure that the design and delivery of training to build the capacity of the program staff,
local partners, and stakeholders on gender equity in program implementation.
• Collaborate with the M&E unit to track gender indicators and social inclusion across all
project activities.
• Contribute to developing content and materials to advocate the institutionalization of
gender and social inclusion in school and other development efforts.
Qualifications required
• Bachelor’s degree in gender studies, gender in agriculture, international development, and
a related area.
• At least three (3) years of demonstrated experience leading gender or women’s economic
empowerment-related projects.
• Background ineffective training, coaching, and facilitation with program government teams, local
partners, and host to integrate gender, social inclusion, and women’s economic
empowerment into programming.
• Experience in designing and conducting gender analyzes and developing gender strategies.
• Good understanding of gender dynamics and women’s empowerment in Cameroon.
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral proficiency in English, and proficiency in
French language highly desirable.
• Highly self-motivated and autonomous, able to work with little guidance.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are advised to submit a cover letter and resume via email at
Recruitment@nascents.org by July 31, 2024 .
The applicant MUST clearly indicate the position
and location they are applying for in the email subject line.
Applications sent through any other
medium or channel will not be considered.
Applications sent through any other medium or channel will not be considered.
