Location: Juba, South Sudan

Ref: GIPC -SS/IPD-EA/0219

Contract: 12 months, fixed term

Salary: £25,584 plus expatriate benefits

Closing date: 11^th March 2019

Reporting to the Head of Programme and working closely with the Sectorial leads and area coordinators/managers, the Gender and Protection Coordinator has responsibility for establishing strategies, technical guidelines, mechanisms and implementation of cross cutting issues (gender, protection, aging and disabilities) The candidate will also capacity build IRW-SS staff on gender and protection mainstreaming and analysis to improve programme quality and impact. H/She will represent IRW-SS on the forums like protection cluster at Juba level.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Masters or advanced degree in gender studies and/or a related subject area

• Proven experience combining formal expertise on protection and GBV mainstreaming and gender equality with experience of applying these concretely to specific humanitarian program sectors, plans, policies and processes.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including high-level interpersonal, influencing, negotiation and representational capabilities. Fluency in written and spoken English essential

• Strong emotional intelligence and resilience, and able to maintain composure - acting in a calm and measured way, in difficult situations.

• Knowledge of and experience in the South Sudan context

  Pre-employment Checks:

  Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance

• receipt of satisfactory references

  Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who agree with the IR values together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct.

  Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

  Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief

  (Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

  Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s values and mission, please apply on our website http://www.islamic-relief.org/work-with-us by the closing date.