National Senior Manager - Gender and Safeguards

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Conservation International (CI)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 15/04/2025
  • Location: South Africa
PSEA/ Safeguarding
National Senior Manager - Gender and Safeguards

Conservation International protects nature for the benefit of humanity. Through science, policy, fieldwork, and finance, we spotlight and secure the most important places in nature for the climate, biodiversity, and for people. With offices in 30 countries and projects in more than 100 countries, Conservation International partners with governments, companies, civil society, Indigenous peoples, and local communities to help people and nature thrive together.

CSA has a vacancy for a National Senior Manager - Gender and Safeguards, who will be responsible for mainstreaming gender and safeguards approaches to economic inclusion in rural economies with a specific focus on rural livelihoods, green enterprises, and nature-positive work experiences.

POSITION SUMMARY - This position is based in Johannesburg, South Africa 

Conservation South Africa is committed to the economic inclusion and empowerment of women, youth, and LGBTQ+ community members in three climate-vulnerable communities in rural South Africa. We are undertaking a bold initiative to increase the economic empowerment and financial inclusions of the target groups (Women, Youth and LGBTQ+) in rural communities by supporting and promoting their access to, and decision-making authority over, communal grazing land, livestock, and entrepreneurship opportunities.

The Gender and Economic Inclusion Manager will work closely with existing teams to provide targeted support on addressing gender and economic inclusion in all aspects of CSA’s work – but with a particular focus on our Jobs 4 Nature, Africa Rangelands, and Climate Positive Planning and Finance portfolios. The position will be a blended role which addresses core technical gender work (for example safeguards, DEI, and gender training), project management support for all gender-specific grants and the development of technical support materials for ensuring the economic inclusion of women, youth and members of the LGTBQ+ community in all aspects of our work. The position will also be responsible for monitoring and evaluation related to gender and economic inclusion for priority organizational projects. The Manager will support the development of high-quality gender and safeguard plans and project documents, ensuring projects comply with CSA’s gender and safeguard policies and requirements to meet project targets. 

QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor’s degree in Gender studies and a short course on economic/environmental safeguards plus 5 to 7 years of work experience in producing and disseminating knowledge management products and training materials.
  • Work experience must be in gender and economic empowerment inclusion programming and implementation in a development or conservation context.
  • Knowledge and experience in designing, applying, and monitoring environment and economic safeguards (stakeholder engagement, gender mainstreaming, grievance mechanism)
  • Strong understanding of the social and risks and impacts, particularly the economic inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized peoples, gender equality, Indigenous Peoples, benefit-sharing, conflict, and grievance redress.
  • Relevant experience with gender-responsive programming, including the design and implementation of gender action plans.
  • Relevant experience in enterprise development and/or rural livelihoods and/or work experience programming
  • Excellent English oral and written communication, facilitation, and training skills, including public speaking.

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