The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) is hiring a Head of Gender (location Accra or Remote): Apply Now!!
Role and Purpose
ACET is seeking to recruit a Head of Gender to lead, manage and grow its newly established portfolio of programmes focused on enhancing gender-informed economic transformation in Africa.
About ACET
The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) is a Pan-African economic policy institute supporting Africa’s long-term growth through transformation. We work directly with African governments, businesses, and civil society—within countries and across borders—to remove policy barriers to sustainable, inclusive development.
We are headquartered in Accra, Ghana but boast a diverse staff based across several continents. We are proud to be African led but globally connected, drawing on the expertise of our staff and partners to produce research, offer policy advice, and amplify Africa’s voice through high-profile events, advocacy, and engagements. We work in collaboration toward the shared mission of delivering economic transformation that improves livelihoods for all Africans.
Learn more at www.acetforafrica.org.
About the Position
- Job title: Head of Gender
- Reporting line: Director of Research, Policy & Programs
- Location: Accra or Remote
Job Summary
The Head of Gender will drive thought leadership and implementation on ACET’s work on gender equity/equality in economic transformation. S/he will lead a gender specific program as well as support other ACET teams and our partners to embed a gender lens across the portfolio.
Roles and Responsibilities
Research and Analysis
- Oversight and expansion of ACET’s gender and economic transformation portfolio. This will include managing staff and overseeing fellows working on gender and economic transformation programs and ensuring alignment with the ACET Strategy and Theory of Change. Key programs currently include:
- Implementation of key recommendations from the African Transformation Report on Gender Equality/Equity and Economic Transformation (ATR4)
- Gender equality scorecard
- Mainstreaming of gender across the ACET program portfolio
- Ensuring all ACET programs with partners includes a strong gender lens
- Provide intellectual leadership to ACET policy analysis and technical work on gender equality and women’s empowerment. This will include the development of a world class gender equality program that delivers high quality analysis and thought leadership on gender equity, equality, women’s economic empowerment and other relevant areas that may emerge
- Lead the team responsible for:
- providing ACET and its partners with advice on gender issues, practices and policies relevant to projects and programs
- providing high quality analysis and advice on the gender implications of ACET’s policy recommendations
- working with ACET partner policy institutes and supporting them to do gender analysis where necessary
- monitoring ACET’s work to adequately capture gender equality and inclusion indicators and track impact in collaboration with the M&E team
- ensuring robust reporting to ACET partners on the gender portfolio.
Development of ACET colleagues and supervision of gender team
- Train and develop ACET colleagues on gender responsive programming and coach/mentor junior staff to build their technical expertise
- Provide training to ACET research teams on how to monitor and assess gender impacts of policy actions across program verticals
Resource Mobilization
- Design and develop program strategies in the area of gender equity/equality and economic transformation to facilitate fundraising
- Work with the fundraising team to raise funds for the expansion of the gender portfolio
Communication and Publications
- Contribute to articles, blogs, policy notes and papers for publications by ACET and its partners. This will include mining past reports to inform the development of knowledge products and briefs
- Be a spokesperson on gender equality at various forums and with the media
- Provide briefing for EVP and President on communications on gender and economic transformation
Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time in support of ACET’s mission
Education/Experience
- PhD or Master’s degree in gender studies, gender economics or a related discipline ( economics, development studies, political science and sociology)
- In-depth post-master’s experience conducting research and evaluation on gender economics. Experience of doing this in Africa will be an asset. Africa regional experience will be a plus
- Previous experience working on gender equality and/or equity policy in economics Africa
- An understanding of economic transformation will be an asset.
Personal Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Proven skills in research and analysis – demonstrable track record with undertaking desk research, literature reviews, and consolidating findings
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to synthesize complex information in written papers, reports, presentations
- A proven track record of effective people management and development
- A strong track record of effective project/program management
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
- An ability to work in French will be an asset
- A good understanding and experience of working with data, and literacy in using standard statistical software, STATA, EViews, R, SPSS or other.
Personal
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise and communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels and from different cultures
- A proven track record of working effectively with remote based teams will be an asset
- Ability to work effectively on own initiative and as part of a team
- Ability to work under pressure to deliver on time with attention to detail and accuracy
ACET Values
ACET strives to ensure an equitable and merit-based workplace. We promote ongoing employee development to strengthen staff capacity and further professional goals. We operate around five core values:
- Pioneering: We try to push the envelope in the spirit of being a “think and do” tank.
- Respect: We believe that in respecting each other, we will grow together.
- Integrity: We are transparent and accountable in our actions.
- Collaboration: We believe our best results are achieved by working well together.
- Excellence: We aspire to the highest level of critical thinking to solve difficult problems.
WORKING AT ACET
ACET is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion and diversity in the workplace. We have a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination and harassments of any kind. We draw from a highly diversified pan-African and global talent base. We are committed to ensuring that employees are remunerated, recruited, and developed based on skills and suitability for the work performed.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants should email their CV and an accompanying Cover Letter explaining why you are the most suitable candidate for the position via this Link. The closing date for the receipt of applications is Friday, 29th November, 2024. Interviews will be held either virtually or in-person if the candidate is based in Ghana. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply!
Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
