Gender and Youth Specialist at Research Triangle Institute (RTI)

Gender and Youth Specialist

Employer: Research Triangle Institute (RTI)

Employment: Full-Time | Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Addis Abeba - Ethiopia

Posted date: 9 months ago

Deadline: Submission date is over

Research Triangle Institute (RTI) has over 30 years of experience assisting governments, communities, and the private sector. As a not-for-profit, independent research institute based in North Carolina, USA, RTI has roughly 5,000 employees with global experience implementing international development projects. RTI's Sustainable Growth & Resilience (SG&R) technical unit within the International Development Group brings together RTI experts and capabilities across food security, agriculture, energy, environment, water, governance, and economic opportunity. SG&R will leverage RTI's experience designing and delivering multisectoral programming and technical solutions to respond to climate change, build resilience, and promote economic growth around the world.

SG&R’s Global Food Security and Agriculture portfolio is working to strengthen agricultural markets, engage youth and women as critical leaders of the on- and off-farm workforce, and tackle the dual burden of malnutrition around the globe. RTI’s work is helping foster stronger food systems, reduce malnutrition in all its forms, build resilience and engage the next generation of food security leaders. RTI is currently partnering on nearly 30 projects in East Africa, including activities focused on private sector-driven agricultural growth in Rwanda and market systems development in Kenya. 

Project Description

The purpose of the USAID/Ethiopia Feed the Future Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture Activity is to increase access to healthy diets, particularly for women and children, by improving competitiveness, inclusiveness, and resilience of the Ethiopian food and agriculture system. The activity will also increase incomes gained from agriculture by as much as 40 percent over the next five years. To achieve its goals Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture must collaborate intensively with other USAID-funded projects working in the food and agriculture sector.

Position Description

RTI is seeking a Gender and Youth Specialist for Feed the Future Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture. The Gender and Youth Specialist will be responsible for providing strategic and technical support for inclusive market systems interventions for the activity, providing expertise and guidance in all results areas in planning, design, and field implementation of intervention areas.. The Gender and Youth Specialist needs to commit to ensuring equitable participation and benefits for both women and youth within the market system. The specialist will work closely with the Gender Youth and Social Inclusion (GYESI) Manager in the integration of gender and youth equality and social inclusion (GYESI) activities into project activities, policies, and practices. This position will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and will report to the GYESI Manager for technical guidance.

Responsibilities

Your primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Identify, design, and implement strategies and program activities to enhance women and youth integration through the reach, benefit, empower, and transform approach and deepen inclusive market integration across selected value
• Actively identify programmatic and operational gender-specific and youth-specific constraints faced by market participants, including access to resources, information, and markets.
• Design and implement interventions and activities that address these constraints and promote the participation and economic empowerment of women, youth, and other marginalized groups within the market system.
• Develop and deliver technical support, training, and capacity-building programs on gender equality and youth inclusion for private and public market actors, partners, and grantees.
• Serve as an engagement manager for assigned grantees, subcontractors, and/or consultants to ensure successful completion of activities.
• Collaborate with program staff to integrate considerations for gender, youth, and other marginalized groups into all aspects of program, intervention, and grant design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Track and analyze gender and youth participation monitoring indicators to assess progress towards inclusivity objectives.
• Analyze data and report on the impact of the program on women and youth.
• Advocate for approaches and practices that promote a more inclusive and equitable market system.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, including other USAID-funded activities government agencies, civil society organizations, and the private sector, to ensure a coordinated approach to gender and youth inclusion in the market system.

Other tasks as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

Required Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Master’s degree and 3 years of experience, or a bachelor’s degree and 5 years of experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience. Prior experience working on donor-funded projects, particularly USAID projects,
• Strong understanding of gender analysis frameworks and youth engagement methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience and technical knowledge in Gender and Youth engagement and market systems development.
• Demonstrated familiarity with current trends in private sector engagement and inclusive market systems in Ethiopia.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Verbal and written fluency in English
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to travel and work throughout Ethiopia in difficult terrain/conditions at

As a global employer of choice, RTI is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace and the communities and markets where we serve our mission. We value diversity of thought, culture, background, and perspective and welcome applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, creed, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws or RTI policy.