Program Background

Pacific Women Lead (PWL) is a five-year (2021-2026) AUD$170 million regional gender equality program funded by the Australian Government. As suggested by the program title, Pacific women lead the program, define the problems, identify solutions, and drive strategy through a Governance Board of eminent Pacific women and men with strong and diverse membership from across the region.  

The goal of PWL is: Pacific women and girls, in all their diversity to be safe and equitably share in resources, opportunities and decision-making with men and boys.  

Implementation of the program is through complementary partnerships with SPC, targeted Pacific women-led civil society organisations, including Pacific Women’s Funds, Governance Board discretionary funds and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) bilateral and regional gender projects (including projects with Pacific civil-society, International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) and United Nations (UN) agencies).  

The Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Program for Kiribati outlines the Australian Government’s approach and investments in GEDSI in Kiribati for a period of six years from July 2024 to June 2030.   The GEDSI program reaffirms the Government of Australia’s commitment to advancing gender equality and disability inclusion in Kiribati through the allocation of an additional budget of AUD8million for the period 2024-2029.

The GEDSI Program builds on the existing efforts and incorporates innovative approaches to respond to identified needs for supporting the national women’s machinery in their work to implement strategic and coordinated GEDSI efforts, strengthening and leveraging existing partnerships, and supporting in policymaking and the design of interventions from an evidence-based perspective. It also aligns with Kiribati priorities outlined in the National Policy on Gender Equality and Women’s Development to eliminate discrimination across all sectors through providing equal opportunities, equal human rights, and equal access to services and justice so that everyone can reach their potential in economic, political, cultural, and social life.

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The Role

The Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Adviser will provide strategic guidance and technical support to MWYSSA in leading and coordinating efforts to promote GESI in Kiribati.

Key objectives of this role include:

• Strengthen Women’s Development Division technical, and organisational capabilities in gender transformative and social inclusion strategies and contribute to capacity strengthening initiatives.
• Provide technical assistance, institutional strengthening and capacity development to strengthen government and CSO and NGO implementing partner capabilities, to progress national GESI commitments, policy, legislation, plans and programs.
• Strengthen government and civil society capacity to implement community education and social norms change programs about gender equality and social inclusion.  

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About You

·       Demonstrated understanding of and at least 10 years’ experience working in the field of gender equality, disability inclusion and/or social inclusion, including work experience in gender analysis and gender mainstreaming involving both statutory and non-statutory agencies; preferably in the Pacific region or small island developing states (SIDS) context.

·       Proven ability to build institutional capacity in government and civil society organisations in key aspects of organizational management including governance, leadership, program development, monitoring and evaluation, report writing and inter-agency collaboration.

·       Proven ability using a broad range of individual capacity development modalities including training, coaching, shadowing, mentoring, jobs aides, manuals and toolkits; with a commitment to skills transfer to local counterparts.

·       Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, tact, mature judgement and ability to work effectively in a cross-cultural environment

HOW TO APPLY
Click the 'Apply Now' button On DT Global careers page. Job number 3990.

For any queries, please kindly email on recruitment@pwles.org

Please submit
1) Your CV
2) A cover letter addressing the selection criteria

  
APPLICATIONS CLOSE [11:59pm Melbourne time, Monday 30^th June 2025]
  
Should this role be of interest, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.  Kindly note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

DT Global is committed to child protection and safeguarding the welfare of children in the delivery of our international development programs. We are committed to Safety and the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), and bribery prevention. DT Global is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage women, men, people with diverse backgrounds and people living with disabilities to apply. This program is funded by the Australian Government and Managed by DT Global.