Technical Coordinator - GESI (Women Rise Up Project)

About the role

World Vision is hiring a Technical Coordinator for its Women Rise Up Project, which focuses on gender equality and social inclusion (GESI). The post ensures technical and programmatic quality in project implementation, compliance with donor and World Vision rules, and timely delivery of work plans, monitoring plans and reports. It is a local fixed-term position.

Key responsibilities

• Support project implementation while ensuring GESI integration across the project.
• Provide technical leadership so the project takes a GESI-transformative approach.
• Lead GESI-targeted interventions and capacity building, including GESI research and assessments, and training for project teams, community facilitators and stakeholders.
• Network with government departments, institutions, NGOs and local stakeholders such as CBOs, women-led organisations, farmer and producer groups.
• Comply with GESI-related donor and organisational reporting requirements.
• Document and share best practices and lessons learned with donors and stakeholders.
• Submit monthly and quarterly progress reports, and support the project coordinator with evidence for mid-year and annual reports.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Gender Studies, Human Rights, Development Studies, or Humanities and Social Sciences.
• 4 years of experience in the development sector with GESI knowledge and field experience.
• Prior experience leading or implementing similar projects, with strategic thinking, planning and communication.
• Technical knowledge of GESI and ground-level experience delivering GESI trainings.
• Ability to travel to the National Office and to project locations in the Jaffna district.
• Previous experience with Global Affairs Canada-funded projects is an added advantage.

Required skills

• Excellent written and oral communication in English and Tamil.
• Report writing and content writing.
• Proficiency in MS Office.