CARE seeks a Senior Technical Lead, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) for the anticipated USAID-funded Communities for Gender Equality (CGE) Activity. This activity will be focused on gender equality and inclusive development in support of Sustainable Development Goal 5. The activity may support interventions that address the full cycle of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention, mitigation, and response. This activity is expected to be a five-year program in the $10-$24.99 million range.

The Senior Technical Lead will play a key role in providing technical expertise and guidance around GBV and providing capacity strengthening on GBV to the team members and relevant stakeholders. The Lead will work closely with project teams, government partners, and other local and global stakeholders to ensure the integration of best practices and evidence-based approaches in addressing GBV and transforming harmful social norms. The Lead will manage capacity strengthening and provide necessary guidance in quality implementation.

This is a Key Personnel position, subject to USAID project award, approval, and funding. National candidates are encouraged to apply. This position will be based in Dhaka.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical guidance on developing and implementing strategies to address gender-based violence (GBV) and transform harmful social norms.
• Stay updated on emerging trends and research, innovations and evidence-based impactful strategies in addressing GBV and gendered social norms and integrating this knowledge into project activities.
• Collaborate with project teams to design and implement gender-transformative interventions addressing GBV and social norms, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
• Support the development of training materials, tools, guidelines and resources to strengthen the capacity of project staff, partners and stakeholders in addressing GBV and social norms.
• Contribute to developing Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) frameworks to assess the impact of project interventions on GBV and social norms.
• Analyze data and provide recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of project activities.
• Provide technical assistance and capacity strengthening to project staff, government counterparts, and other stakeholders on GBV and social norms.
• Conduct training and workshops to enhance the knowledge and skills of project teams in integrating gender-transformative approaches.
• Represent the project in relevant forums, conferences, and working groups related to best practices and evidence-based learnings around GBV and social norms.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with government agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications:

Required

• Master’s degree in gender, women’s studies, law, sociology, international development, social work, or related field. A bachelor’s degree with additional experience is acceptable.
• 6-8 years of experience in gender including experience with GBV programming.
• Demonstrated technical experience in gender-related development activities; gender-based violence prevention and service provision; and institutional capacity building of, and coordination among, a variety of stakeholders (including government ministries).
• Demonstrated skills building and maintaining relationships with project stakeholders, local partners, and local organizations.
• Fluency in English and Proficiency in Bengali
• Strong oral and written communication skills; excellent demonstrated inter-cultural, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to PSHEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Harassment, and Abuse).
• Demonstrated commitment to principles of Diversity, Equity, Belonging and Inclusion (DEBI).
• Ability to travel as required and as security conditions allow.

Preferred

• Experience of prior work in Bangladesh preferred.
• Experience working on USAID-funded programming would be an asset.
• National female candidates and individuals from marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to apply