iVolunteerOverseas - Civil Society Gender Adviser

Civil Society Gender Adviser

Myanmar

24 months (negotiable)

VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.

Role overview:

Working in a newly formed Civil Society Resource centre in a provincial town the VSO volunteer will be supporting individual community based organisations, and women groups and the local offices of national NGO's to build their organisational capacity in the area of gender. Some of this may be done through coaching individuals, providing direct input into the groups' systems, or through joint training and skill sharing between groups.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

- 7 years experience in building the skills of civil society organisations / NGO’s

- A background in working on gender issues

- A clear understanding of the barriers faced by women in low income countries

- Strong understanding of the role of civil society

- Previous work in a resource poor environment

- Strong background in some aspects of organisational development: Management, M&E, HR, Finance, Strategic planning, project cycle management, fundraising etc

- Experience of knowledge sharing

One of the joys of this volunteer position will be that it is entirely new and there will be considerable scope for independent creative approaches and decision making.

- The volunteer will need to be confident as a self-starter as they will be expected to make assessments and design work without a pre-determined programme. This allows you to bring their considerable knowledge and experience of work in the civil society and disability sector into a new context and to use it to work with individuals, groups, and networks.

What we offer:

This is a volunteer role with financial support by VSO. We support you by offering Home country funded allowance, medical insurance, travel costs, accommodation and an allowance to cover your basic living expenses while overseas according to the destination country.

Above all, we give you a chance to gain a new life experience and professional development in an international setting.

How to apply

If you wish to work in the field with Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) and become a part of our mission, please submit your application online by clicking http://vso.force.com/jobopportunities/Job_DetailsPage?jid=a0mD0000004Rnz4IAC

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Application closing date: 31 Oct 2014

Start date: 16/3/2015