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Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) Unit

Ensuring all ORDA programs are socially inclusive.

Role Summary

Ensuring all programs are socially inclusive.

Key Functions

  • Ensure that project activities and program designs are inclusive, gender-sensitive, and integrate GESI and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) considerations and women's empowerment elements. Mainstream GESI across all programs so that policies, proposals, log frames, budgets and organizational systems are gender-responsive and transformative.
  • Ensure equal participation, protection and benefits for women, men, youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups in all organizational interventions.
  • Develop and update gender, social inclusion and MHPSS guidelines, tools and frameworks, and lead implementation of the organization's Gender Equality Policy, strategies and action plans.
  • Review projects and programs from gender and social inclusion perspectives and provide technical guidance to program teams; design and implement standalone GESI-focused projects, organize capacity-building trainings for staff at different levels, and facilitate mentorship and leadership development opportunities for female staff.
  • Lead organizational gender audits, monitor the integration and implementation of gender provisions in institutional policies, develop monitoring and evaluation indicators, prepare GESI and MHPSS reports, and represent the organization in GESI and MHPSS forums, networks and technical working groups to strengthen collaboration, advocacy and learning.
  • Lead the design and delivery of training on Psychological First Aid (PFA), basic counseling, trauma-informed care, group facilitation and self-care for staff and partners, and promote psychological safety and staff wellbeing through preventive approaches, awareness creation and responsive support mechanisms.
Trusted Partners & Donors

Working alongside global development leaders to create lasting change in Ethiopia.

USAID
USAID
UNICEF
UNICEF
World Vision
World Vision
CARE Intl.
CARE Intl.
Plan Intl.
Plan Intl.
CBM Intl.
CBM Intl.
Welthungerhilfe
Welthungerhilfe
Mastercard Fdn.
Mastercard Fdn.
Farm Africa
Farm Africa
Action vs Hunger
Action vs Hunger
Dev. Fund
Dev. Fund
Max Foundation
Max Foundation
Outreach Ethiopia
Outreach Ethiopia
Hope & Healing
Hope & Healing
World Bank
World Bank
USAID
USAID
UNICEF
UNICEF
World Vision
World Vision
CARE Intl.
CARE Intl.
Plan Intl.
Plan Intl.
CBM Intl.
CBM Intl.
Welthungerhilfe
Welthungerhilfe
Mastercard Fdn.
Mastercard Fdn.
Farm Africa
Farm Africa
Action vs Hunger
Action vs Hunger
Dev. Fund
Dev. Fund
Max Foundation
Max Foundation
Outreach Ethiopia
Outreach Ethiopia
Hope & Healing
Hope & Healing
World Bank
World Bank
GIZ
GIZ
EU / ECHO
EU / ECHO
SIDA
SIDA
WFP
WFP
FAO
FAO
UNDP
UNDP
Oxfam
Oxfam
CRS
CRS
Save the Children
Save the Children
Abay Bank
Abay Bank
ATI Ethiopia
ATI Ethiopia
UNHCR
UNHCR
Carter Center
Carter Center
European Union
European Union
GIZ
GIZ
EU / ECHO
EU / ECHO
SIDA
SIDA
WFP
WFP
FAO
FAO
UNDP
UNDP
Oxfam
Oxfam
CRS
CRS
Save the Children
Save the Children
Abay Bank
Abay Bank
ATI Ethiopia
ATI Ethiopia
UNHCR
UNHCR
Carter Center
Carter Center
European Union
European Union
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