Position Description

EnCompass LLC seeks experienced and innovative Gender Equality and Social Inclusion/Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (GESI/DEIA) Advisor candidates resident in Nepal for a five-year United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Localization Support project based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Localization Support activity provides USAID/Nepal with technical assistance to strengthen the Mission’s ability to ensure that local actors are in the lead role for Nepal’s development. The activity provides support for: capacity strengthening for local actors to apply, receive and manage USAID awards; strengthen the Mission’s government to government (G2G) programming; and support USAID to improve localization programming.

The Gender Equality and Social Inclusion/Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (GESI/DEIA) Advisor will provide technical guidance for gender integration and the actualization of DEIA in project operations and management as well as across programmatic activities.

The position will be full-time and be based in Kathmandu with possible travel within Nepal. Citizens of Nepal are strongly encouraged to apply.

Position Duties and Responsibilities

Essential functions:

Technical:

• Provide technical leadership guidance, oversight, quality control and support in the integration of gender equality, social inclusion and DEIA to capacity strengthening activities, community engagement and outreach efforts, organizational development/change management initiatives, G2G programming, and recruiting, HR, and staff development practices with focus on standardization, timeliness, technical rigor, and effective communication within and outside the project.

• Conduct desk review, primary data collection, and analysis for the project gender and inclusive development analysis, Gender/Inclusive Development and DEIA Action Plan, mid-project assessment, and prepare assessment reports, supported by experts from the EnCompass and partner home offices.

• Designs and delivers GESI/DEIA awareness building and behavior change activities within the project team and to client with the aim of promoting GESI/DEIA-equitable norms and behaviors in service of USAID/Nepal’s localization objectives

• Works with the USAID/GON Support Director and Local Organizational Capacity Director to conceptualize, assess, design, and implement capacity strengthening programming that ensures integration of GESI/DEIA concepts and practices change based on identified needs (e.g., organizational structure, ways of working, mindsets, organizational culture/climate, processes)

• Brings creative, leading-edge thinking, methodologies, and approaches to a range of GESI and DEIA efforts in the Mission

• Prepares facilitation designs and leads face-to-face, virtually, and/or hybrid workshops and retreats in an engaging, participative, inclusive, and collaborative manner

• Contributes to the design and delivery of collaborative processes (e.g. co-creation workshops) for conducting staff and stakeholder engagement

• Develops and/or provides guidance in the generation of project communications materials and technical products

• Supports outreach and communications for both virtual and in-person project activities such as co-creation events, recruiting efforts, training events, webinars, learning events, and forums to enhance USAID’s reach and localization efforts in Nepal

• Works with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Specialist to ensure a GESI/DEIA lens is used in developing and implementing and collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) tools

• Develops and documents good, emergent, and good practice to improve GESI/DEIA project activities in service of localization, as well as creates systems to integrate the lessons across project components

• Prepares reports, summary briefs and other material to support programming.

• Develops and maintains positive and productive relationships with all project stakeholders

Other:

• Participates actively as a project team member

• Other duties as assigned by the Chief of Party

Position Requirements

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

• Minimum of a Master’s degree and 5 years of experience, Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of experience, or an Associate’s degree and 9 years of relevant work experience

• Certificate or Degree in Degree in Gender, inclusive development, international development, Training, Evaluation, Instructional Design, Leadership Development, International Communication, International Development, Organizational Development, or a related field.

Experience and Skills

• Minimum of 5 years of experience providing gender equality or diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility technical guidance and leadership for medium to large, international development programs
• Familiarity with DEIA and GESI best practices
• Experience in design, facilitation or delivery of trainings and capacity development activities for internal and external stakeholders
• Experience directly engaging clients, implementing partners, and other key stakeholders.
• Active engagement with gender equality and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility inclusive development networks
• Proven experience working effectively in successful teams
• Ability to deal sensitively in multi-cultural environments and build effective working relations with clients and colleagues
• Ability to work in a collaborative work environment that utilizes appreciate inquiry, and to model strengths-based approaches for the team.
• Committed to providing the highest level of service while challenging the status quo through the range of project activities
• Exceptional presentation, communication (verbal and written), facilitation, and consensus-building skills
• Knowledge of and/or willingness to learn Appreciative Inquiry and ability to apply it in designs, client engagement, and professional processes a plus
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle and prioritize multiple, competing tasks and demands and to seek supervisory assistance as appropriate?
• Experience working with USAID, the UN System, or international NGOs preferred
• Professionally proficient in oral and written English language skills
• Ability to work in a multiple languages of Nepal (preferred)?
• Demonstrated ability to work across diverse groups of people in the Nepali context
• Ability to travel within Nepal

How to Apply

• Please submit CV and cover letter, and complete the application online.
• Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) programs to write your application materials or to submit answers to screening questions could disqualify your application and/or candidacy.

EnCompass LLC is a progressive Equal Opportunity Employer. We promote, celebrate, and support a diverse and inclusive organizational culture and workforce. We are committed to providing all of our employees with an environment free from discrimination and harassment, where all are treated with dignity and respect. We do not tolerate, and explicitly prohibit, discrimination or harassment of any kind, at any time, in all aspects of employment. This includes recruitment, hiring, promotions, disciplinary measures, terminations, compensation, benefits, social and recreational programs, and training. EnCompass also does not tolerate retaliation against individuals who report discrimination or harassment. Our continuing commitment to the principle of Equal Opportunity Employment for all means all employment decisions are based only on the job requirements, the candidate’s qualifications, and the needs of EnCompass as a business—not on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, belief, sex (including pregnancy and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, HIV status, family/marital/parental status, or any other status protected by the laws and regulations in the jurisdictions where we work.