Job Description
Panagora Group is a small business providing novel and integrated solutions in global health and international development. Our goal is to provide innovative solutions that build national capacity and promote sustainability through robust local participation and capacity building, utilizing highly integrated and private sector solutions. Throughout our work, we embrace a virtuous circle of knowledge stewardship, collaborative learning, and the application of evidence to heighten and accelerate positive health and development outcomes.
USAID's upcoming Gender in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (GMEL) Task Order (RFTOP) promotes evidence-based gender equality and women's empowerment programming throughout the Agency through its technical and thought leadership, training, technical assistance, communication, and outreach. This global initiative, within USAID's Monitoring and Evaluation Services indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract (EVAL-ME II) IDIQ will generate fresh gender-informed evidence; bridge gender information gaps; and expand the frontiers of learning.
Panagora Group seeks a Senior Gender Expert as part of the anticipated GMEL Task Order award. The Expert will assume a leadership function in analyzing, designing, and mainstreaming gender and inclusion strategies within activities.
Responsibilities:

• Ensure the application of USAID's Gender Equality and Female Empowerment Policy and ADS 205 across activity objectives.
• Collaborate with team to ensure that gender equitable and person-centered approaches are incorporated in activity design and monitoring, including age/sex disaggregated monitoring and reporting.
• Design research to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of innovative gender integration strategies and strategize methods to monitor instances of gender disparities.
• Lead sensitization and awareness trainings on social inclusion for the activity staff as well as key partners.
• Other tasks contributing to meeting gender equity and women's empowerment targets and goals.
• Contribute to annual work plans, progress reports, training, and other technical activities and documents
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master's degree (or higher) in gender studies, development studies, social sciences, anthropology/sociology or other relevant fields.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible professional experience gender and social inclusion issues and implementation, preferably with USAID projects.
• Extensive practical experience in leading gender mainstreaming and implementation of gender-sensitive projects and programs.
• Experience in gender mainstreaming, analysis, research, designing gender policies, strategies, guidelines, and training manuals.
• Familiarity with policies related to gender and social inclusion gaps, gender-based violence, and USAID gender and equity programs.
• Outstanding written and oral communications skills.

To Apply: Fill out the online application. Please include a cover letter and resume. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted. Only applicants who include the required application components will be considered.
Panagora Group is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
*Note: Panagora does not offer visa sponsorship at this time.