I. GENERAL INFORMATION:

TechnoServe's mission is to build businesses that create jobs, income, opportunity, and economic growth in developing countries. Our strategies are based on a market-driven, business-oriented approach employed and refined over the past 40 years. Our employees are at work harnessing the power of private-sector development in some of the world's most impoverished regions.

II. PRIMARY PURPOSE & FUNCTION:

TechnoServe is now recruiting a Regional Gender Advisor based in Kigali, Rwanda. The successful candidate will guide overall gender strategy and implementation activities for TechnoServe’s coffee programs in East Africa, lead efforts to ensure gender-neutral impact across all coffee programs and coordinate with M&E team to ensure gender-specific social impact is captured and that all women participants’ feedback is actively sought.

III. KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree preferred) in Women’s Studies or relevant major.
• 3+ years of experience in a gender-related field, M&E experience a plus.
• Experience in and knowledge of gender issues specific to Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia highly desirable.
• Substantive knowledge of gender equality and women's empowerment issues.
• Fluency in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Swahili skills preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural skills.
• Ability to objectively coach employees and management on complex and sensitive gender issues.

IV. CONTACT INFORMATION:

Please submit a resume, cover letter, salary history and three refernces to recruitment@tns.org. Place position title in the subject line. Please include all documents together. Deadline for application is April 11, 2008. No phone calls please.

Click here to apply now! TechnoServe is an equal opportunity employer.