GEDSI Coordinator – THRIVE Project
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World Vision Kenya is hiring a GEDSI Coordinator for the THRIVE Project in Nairobi. The role provides technical leadership on Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion integration across economic empowerment and climate-focused programmes. A Bachelor's degree in Gender Studies or Social Sciences and 5+ years of GEDSI programming experience are required. Applications close 30/09/2026.
- Technical leadership on GEDSI integration for the THRIVE Project (80% LOE) plus Regreening and Kenya Water Towers projects (20%).
- Conduct GEDSI assessments, develop training materials, and build capacity of staff, partners, and community stakeholders.
- Track and report GEDSI indicators with data disaggregated by sex, age, and disability.
- Requires Bachelor's in Gender Studies or Social Sciences and 5+ years GEDSI programming experience.
- Based in Nairobi, Kenya. Full-time role. Deadline: 30/09/2026.
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Job Title: Gender Equality, Disability & Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Coordinator – THRIVE Project NGO
Date Posted: 17/09/2026
Job Type: Full Time
Job Level: Middle
Employer: World Vision
Industry: Project Management
Salary: Open
Location: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Deadline: 30/09/2026
Project Management Jobs, World Vision Jobs. GEDSI Coordinator leads gender, disability, and social inclusion integration for the THRIVE Project, conducts GEDSI analyses, and builds partner capacity, requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Gender Studies or Social Sciences and 5+ years GEDSI programming experience.
Job Purpose
To provide technical leadership in program implementation, program monitoring and evaluation in relation to Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) integration across programmes focused on economic empowerment, environment and climate change with specific interventions at the community and household level. This includes capacity building and technical assistance to staff, government, civil society and community stakeholders.
Duties and
Responsibilities
Technical Leadership and Program Implementation
Provide technical leadership to the THRIVE Project to ensure integration of gender and inclusion in program interventions focused on economic empowerment and social/behaviour change such as World Vision’s Empowered Worldview, Savings for Transformation (S4T), iMSD, and FAST. (Eighty percent [80%] of LOE will be dedicated to the THRIVE program, and 20% to Regreening for the Future and Kenya Water Towers projects.)
Lead development and implementation of GEDSI integration for program team and partners across the different project outcomes and contexts.
Develop practical training materials and references according to local context and conduct relevant Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion training sessions for staff, partners, local authorities, and other stakeholders.
Oversee project staff capacity development on GEDSI and equip them with skills to address GEDSI issues within the THRIVE Program.
Provide quality assurance for GEDSI project model implementation, in accordance to WV Kenya’s NO Strategy and WVI GEDSI Theory of Change.
Promote gender and social inclusion to ensure that vulnerable populations –particularly women, youth, persons with disabilities- are engaging with project structures for THIRVE and the Regreening for the Future and Kenya Towers Projects. Disability Inclusion in project approaches, tools, and information to meet the needs of persons with disabilities.
Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability, Learning and Innovation
Conduct GEDSI assessments and reviews to assess ways to continually target involvement of vulnerable groups targeted under the 3 projects (80% LOE -THRIVE, 20% to Regreening and Kenya Water Towers projects)
Integrate gender equality considerations in Results-Based Management monitoring and reporting methods
Develop tools, frameworks and resources to enable better GEDSI integration in the Project
Track and report against GEDSI indicators and disaggregate data by sex, age, and disability to analyse results within each domain.
Lead the capacity building initiatives of communities and partners on monitoring and ensure participatory data collection for THRIVE.
Review and provide technical feedback on results and project reports to donors in order to ensure quality and full compliance with GEDSI policies and progress towards achieving gender equality and disability inclusion and social inclusion.
Identify successful practices in the project that can be showcased in publications, communication materials and conferences
Prepare communications materials that highlight the Project’s GEDSI programming, successes and lessons learnt
Provide opportunities for capacity building to the program team in consultation with GEDSI Advisor and P&C to ensure proper technical, managerial and personal development, as well as maintenance of an inclusive work environment.
Engagement Networking and Advocacy
Represent the project in stakeholder meetings at County, National and International levels in collaboration with the Regional manager/County and National coordinators (80% LOE to THRIVE, 20% to Regreening for the Future and Kenya Water Towers projects).
Work with relevant Government Ministries for technical direction and leveraging of resources to support gender mainstreaming interventions in the project area.
In collaboration with other actors, assist in developing initiatives to ensure regular and consistent advocacy on gender concerns
Strengthen linkages between the Project and other WVK programs
Ensure program representation in key strategic Gender and social Inclusion technical working groups and forums at the county and national level
Actively participate in the Project meetings, and other WVK forums and meetings as appropriate
Spearhead learning forums to profile, communicate and ensure adoption of promising practices
Contribute to engagement, publications, to communicate program progress and successes
Advocate for policy translation, position papers and influence to county plans
Other Duties
Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor or designee from time to time;
Participate and contribute to committees and task forces as and when required.
Required Professional
Experience
- Ability to build capacity of staff on relevant technical fields;
- Ability to take initiative, solve complex problems, exercise independent judgment;
- Ability to work with minimum supervision;
- A team player, capable of building staff and partners in economic development activities
- Cross-cultural sensitivity, and emotional maturity
- Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts and;
- Excellent English communication skills (both oral and written).
- Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification
- A degree in social sciences such as Social Work, Gender Studies, Development Studies, Community Development, International Studies, Sociology or their equivalent with specialization in Environment and Natural Resource Management.
- At least 4 years’
- in Gender and/or Disability and/or Social Inclusion programming with evidence of successful program implementation
- An understanding of Human Rights and specifically Women and Child rights including CEDAW and Social Justice Issues and gender equity.
- Demonstrated ability to ensure gender integration in project design, implementation and M&E.
- Effective English oral and written communication skills; ability to interact professionally in English.
- Good understanding, Gender, disability and social inclusion, priorities, approaches, standards and guidelines/ international best practices.
- Proven track record as a staff and community trainer and capacity builder in Community/Social Development
- an added advantage;
- in proposal development and effective engagements at all levels.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge and Qualifications
- Results oriented with performance-based management knowledge skills;
- Strong budgetary and financial management skills;
- Good interpersonal, organizational management and negotiation skills;
- Computer literate in Office Suite (word, excel, access, project etc) and PC based Socio-Economic Analysis Tool e.g. SPSS and;
- Proven track record in engaging with government ministries and other stakeholders.
- Demonstrated analytical and advocacy skills on human development issues especially with regard to policy advocacy in line with CEDAW and CRPD;
- Ability to work under pressure and with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams
- Good interpersonal and organizational skills with management