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Summary

Vacancy: —
Location: Dhaka
Experience: At least 7 years
Published: 17 Jul 2024

Requirements

Education

Master’s degree in international development, gender studies, or other relevant subject area

Experience

At least 7 years

Additional Requirements

Proven expertise in gender and social inclusion, gender and youth lens investing, gender-/ or youth focused analysis, small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) finance, and SME development

At least seven (7) years of experience in SME finance, gender finance, and banking

Proven track record engaging with agribusinesses to design and roll out products and services targeting women small holder farmers

Knowledge of the intersection between SME growth, business development services, and gender and youth

Experience designing and implementing gender-related trainings and workshops related to finance and investment

Substantial experience in design, monitoring and evaluation projects and the collection of gender disaggregated data

Knowledge of USAID policies, procedures, and reporting requirements preferred

Experience working for large donor organizations such as USAID preferred

Written and oral proficiency in English required

Bangladeshi and South Asian nationals are encouraged to apply

Responsibilities & Context

Gender and Inclusive Development Advisor – Bangladesh IAF

We are searching for an experienced Gender and Inclusive Development Advisor at our project office in Dhaka.

About Palladium: Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

This Opportunity: Palladium is seeking a Gender and Inclusive Development Advisor in Dhaka for the USAID Feed the Future (FTF) Bangladesh Inclusive Access to Finance Program. The Feed the Future Bangladesh Inclusive Access to Finance Activity (IAF) is a $34 million, USAID-supported project that will unlock finance for small businesses and farmers, make agricultural supply chains more inclusive and sustainable, and improve inclusivity in the financial sector in Bangladesh. To accomplish this, IAF will engage strategic partners to deploy innovative solutions to address constraints in agriculture value chains and agriculture financing; deploy incentives and capacity building to financial institutions to expand appropriate and inclusive lending to or investment in agriculture; and engage the private sector to advocate for systemic improvements and scale social impact. From 2024 to 2029, The Bangladesh Inclusive Access to Finance Activity will unlock $420 million in finance, driving sustainable agricultural lending and promoting inclusive growth.

The Gender and Inclusive Development Advisor will take the lead in integrating gender equality and inclusivity considerations and approaches into IAF’s technical interventions.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead gender, youth, LGBTQI+, and inclusivity components of the project and provide strategic direction and technical oversight across all relevant project results
Lead efforts to identify and overcome gender, youth, LGBTQI+, and social inclusion barriers in investment and inclusive growth opportunities in the agricultural sector
Lead gender and social inclusion assessments
Develop the Standards for Gender, Food Security and Nutrition, Climate-Smart Agriculture and youth inclusion criteria to support the Catalytic Fund framework
Contribute to the Access to Finance Financial Landscape and Inclusive Development Assessment
Lead development and the implementation of IAF’s Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) action plan
Facilitate knowledge-building on gender integration in development of inclusive business models with project partners
Develop and ensure timely implementation of Annual Workplans
Build staff capacity on the application of a gender and youth lens across project initiatives
Participate in external technical working groups on issues related to gender, youth, LGBTQI+ opportunities and inclusive development
Provide unconscious bias training to FI partners and support them in internally advancing women in leadership
Any and all other project-related tasks as required by the Chief of Party and Palladium HQ

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at [email protected] and we will be in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding – We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.

Workplace

Work at office

Employment Status

Contractual

Job Location

Dhaka

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