Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion Technical Advisor, Pacific Region

Come join our Pacific team and support our ambition to address gender equality and social inclusion for Pacific children, families and communities. We need your unrivalled knowledge and experience to ensure high quality programming and advocacy. Be the voice of gender equality and social inclusion in all that we do.

Save the Children is no ordinary not-for-profit.

We’re ambitious, creative and outspoken. We stand up for children’s rights. We want all children to be educated, healthy and live a life free from violence. We run programs in Australia and overseas and, if there’s a disaster - like an earthquake, drought or conflict – we are there on the ground.

Where you come in:

Reporting to the Regional Director of Pacific Program Development and Quality, you will be part of the Pacific team, and provide support Save the Children to advance Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion into proposals and programming across the region. This is a full-time permanent position, based in the Pacific, Australia or New Zealand.

You will make an impact by:

Does this sound like you?

…You have expert knowledge and experience of gender and/or disability mainstream and specific approaches, particularly in the Pacific context. Building capacity through training and mentoring, your experience has seen you contribute to transformative program design, implementation and monitoring. Your outstanding communication skills, flexibility and resilience will see you achieve great outcomes for vulnerable children whilst working with multiple teams and stakeholders.

This role requires:

Working at Save the Children is more than just a job.

It’s the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making the world a better place for children and working with others who feel the same. In addition to a connection to social causes, you will have access to:

For more information regarding our employee benefits, please follow this link.

Sound interesting?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking on the ‘Apply’ section.

Applications close 4PM AEST Friday 14th July 2023.

Position Description – Gender Disability Social Inclusion Technical Advisor

For more information about this position, please contact Adele Harmer (Pacific Regional Director, Program Development and Quality) on adele.harmer@savethechildren.org.au

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it's straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know! We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a workplace suitable for all people and can modify our processes to suit you – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

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