Job Summary
The Gender and Youth Coordinator at Fairtrade Africa (FTA) shall be responsible to contribute to gender equality, youth and women’s empowerment through promoting women and youth’s active participation in the operations of Fairtrade certified producer organizations in Africa, and the Middle East.
Minimum Qualification:Bachelor
Experience Level:Mid level
Experience Length:3 years
Job Description
About Fairtrade Africa
Fairtrade Africa (FTA) is the umbrella network organisation
representing Fairtrade certified producers and workers in Africa. It has
four (4) regional networks – Eastern & Central Africa; Southern
Africa; Western Africa; and the Middle East and North Africa.
Established in 2005, FTA aims to effectively represent producers and
workers within the International Fairtrade system and provide services
to them that contribute to the improvement of their livelihoods.
Purpose of the Position
The Gender and Youth Coordinator at Fairtrade Africa (FTA) shall be
responsible to contribute to gender equality, youth and women’s
empowerment through promoting women and youth’s active participation in
the operations of Fairtrade certified producer organizations in Africa,
and the Middle East.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Build and strengthen capacities on gender and youth
Facilitate knowledge building and mainstreaming of youth and gender aspects among FTA staff members and its producer members.
Develop tools and approaches towards strengthening FTA’s capacity to
support its producer members on promoting gender equality as well as
youth and women’s empowerment through Fairtrade and other social,
political and economic activities. Effective Management of the gender
and youth portfolio with a focus on quality control and learning
Work with the regions to administer and deliver programs for women
and youth, by using existing guidelines such as the Fairtrade Gender
Strategy, Women School of Leadership (WSOL) modules, Gender
Mainstreaming, Fairtrade Africa Premium Alumni Association, and FTA
Continental Youth Association; in a way that translates FTA’s priorities
into interventions.
Effectively apply Results-Based Management tools, establish
management targets, monitor achievement of results and coordinate
implementation.
Complete youth and gender assessments in each region with a focus on
selected value chains, constant monitoring and analysis of the
environment, timely readjustment of portfolio interventions.
Provide regular reports on activities, outputs and outcomes to different audiences.
Work closely with the Fundraising unit to enable the successful
design of youth-related and gender-related projects and programmes for
which external funding is required.
Proactively feed into unit planning and manage relevant budget lines
in line with financial management procedures and requirements
Mainstream gender and youth into Fairtrade Africa's approach to
development
Work closely with FTA regional networks as well as with systemwide
Fairtrade units such as Workers Rights, Social Compliance, FLOCERT, etc.
in order to assimilate youth and gender components into policies,
standards, advocacy, producer support, certification/auditing practices,
communications, marketing and business engagement. Advice on possible
areas for support or adjustments in existing operations.
Conduct outreach to recruit youth for FTA’s youth program.
Identify good (best) practices and disseminate findings through
guidelines and/or manuals especially among member Producer
Organizations.
Lead in organizing relevant events, attend seminars or conferences as required.
Perform other duties and tasks, consistent with the skills and expertise as needed. Create and Manage Strategic Partnerships
Map and develop partnerships with local/global partners that have
context-specific expertise on gender equality as well as youth and
women’s empowerment (in line with FTA partnership approach).
Coordinate partnerships, ensuring efficient and transparent communication and exchange with partners.
Qualifications and Requirements
Knowledge/ Professional Skills
A good level of professional experience in youth and/ or
gender-responsive programming, and in applying gender and youth matters
concretely to sector operations, plans, policies and business processes
Proven experience leading action learning processes, developing training tools, and delivering training
Knowledge of, and interest, in the Fairtrade system and social justice issues
Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint) and social media for work.
Proficiency in French language is a bonus
Personal Qualities
Grounded and organized yet flexible and open to the changing demands of the job
Excellent in communication skills and well-developed interpersonal skills.
Highly developed social skills and ability to listen as well as
communicate in different environments ranging from rural producers to
officials representing government institutions
Display of cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
Education required
University degree in gender/women’s studies, international development, social science or relevant study field
To Apply:
Please submit your CV and cover letter to
**********, citing ‘Gender and Youth Coordinator’
in the subject line, by29th September 2020.
