Gender, Safeguarding and Inclusion Officer

Job Title: Gender, Safeguarding and Inclusion Officer

Department: Farmer Support & Partnerships

Reports To: Head of Farmer Support & Partnerships 

Date Posted: 5th August 2026

Deadline: 12th August 2026

Provides Day-to-Day Guidance To:

• Project teams
• Extension staff
• Volunteers and interns on Gender, Safeguarding and Inclusion matters.

Duty Station: Head Office with regular travel to branches and project implementation areas

Employment Type: Fixed-Term Contract

Job Grade: To be determined through Job Evaluation

Job Purpose 

The Gender, Safeguarding and Inclusion Officer is responsible for promoting gender equality, safeguarding, disability inclusion and social inclusion across Omia Agribusiness' operations, programs, and partnerships. The role ensures that staff, farmers, project participants, volunteers, interns, contractors, community members, and other stakeholders are protected from harm, exploitation, abuse, discrimination, and exclusion while supporting the integration of gender-responsive and inclusive approaches into organizational policies, programs, business operations, and community engagement.

Key Result Areas

1. Gender Equality and Women's Economic Empowerment (25%)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of gender-responsive approaches across organizational projects and operations.
• Promote equitable participation of women, men, youth, and marginalized groups in Omia Agribusiness initiatives.
• Support project teams to identify and address gender-related barriers affecting participation and access to services.
• Develop strategies that enhance women's economic empowerment and leadership within agricultural value chains.
• Conduct gender analyses to inform project design and implementation.
• Monitor gender outcomes across organizational Operations.
• Support collection and reporting of sex-disaggregated data with support of the MEL manager.
• Promote gender-sensitive communication and organizational practices.

Expected Outputs

• Gender-responsive Operations.
• Increased participation of women and marginalized groups.
• Improved gender equity indicators.
• Gender analysis reports.
• Gender mainstreaming across projects.

2. 1.     Safeguarding and Protection (25%)

Key Responsibilities. 

• Lead the implementation of the organization's safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Promote a culture of zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, bullying, child abuse and all forms of violence.
• Conduct safeguarding risk assessments for projects and organizational activities.
• Ensure safeguarding measures are integrated into project implementation.
• Coordinate safeguarding awareness and training for staff, volunteers, contractors, and partners.
• Support confidential reporting and referral of safeguarding concerns in accordance with organizational procedures.
• Monitor safeguarding compliance across branches and projects.
• Maintain safeguarding incident records while ensuring confidentiality.
• Support investigations of safeguarding concerns where required.

Expected Outputs

• Effective safeguarding systems.
• Increased safeguarding awareness.
• Timely reporting and management of safeguarding concerns.
• Reduced safeguarding risks.
• Compliance with safeguarding standards.

1.     Disability and Social Inclusion (20%)

Key Responsibilities

• Promote the meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in organizational Operations and services.
• Identify barriers limiting participation of persons with disabilities and other marginalized groups.
• Support development of accessible and inclusive Operations approaches.
• Advise departments on reasonable accommodation for staff and participants where appropriate.
• Promote inclusive communication, meetings, training, and community engagement.
• Monitor inclusion indicators across organizational activities.
• Build staff capacity on disability inclusion and inclusive Operations.
• Promote inclusive employment and service delivery practices.

Expected Outputs

• Improved disability inclusion.
• Increased participation of marginalized groups.
• Accessible Operations and activities.
• Improved organizational inclusion practices.

2.     Capacity Building and Organizational Mainstreaming (15%)

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver training on gender equality, safeguarding and disability inclusion.
• Build staff capacity to integrate GESI principles into their work.
• Develop awareness materials and organizational guidance tools.
• Support review of organizational policies from a gender and safeguarding perspective.
• Provide technical advice to Operations teams during project design and implementation.
• Support proposal development by integrating GESI considerations.

Expected Outputs

• Staff trained on GESI.
• Improved organizational capacity.
• GESI integrated into policies and Operations.
• Increased staff awareness.

3.     Monitoring, Reporting and Compliance (10%)

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor Gender, Safeguarding and Inclusion indicators with support from the MEL manager.
• Prepare periodic reports on GESI implementation.
• Identify, monitor and track GESI risk metrics and develop mitigation strategies
• Monitor compliance with donor safeguarding and inclusion requirements.
• Maintain confidential records relating to safeguarding and inclusion.
• Design and implement safeguarding and feedback mechanisms.
• Support organizational audits and assessments relating to safeguarding and inclusion.
• Recommend continuous improvement actions.

Expected Outputs

• Timely reports.
• Compliance with donor requirements.
• Reliable GESI data.
• Reliable feedback mechanisms.
• Improved organizational accountability.

4.     Partnerships and Community Engagement (5%)

Key Responsibilities

• Build relationships with government institutions, disability organizations, women's organizations, and community stakeholders.
• Represent Omia Agribusiness on Gender, Safeguarding and Inclusion matters.
• Promote community awareness on gender equality, safeguarding and disability inclusion.
• Support partnerships that strengthen inclusive agricultural development.

Expected Outputs

• Strong stakeholder relationships.
• Increased community awareness.
• Improved collaboration.
• Enhanced organizational reputation.

5.     And any other duties reasonably assigned by the supervisor.

Decision-Making Authority

May Independently

• Conduct GESI assessments.
• Facilitate training and awareness sessions.
• Conduct monitoring visits.
• Recommend Operations improvements.
• Provide technical guidance to departments.
• Escalate safeguarding concerns according to policy.
• Develop gender action plans.

Requires Head of Farmer Support & Partnerships Approval

• Organization-wide policy changes.
• Major safeguarding investigations.
• External public statements on safeguarding matters.
• Budget commitments.
• Partnership agreements relating to GESI.

Internal Working Relationships

• Head of Farmer Support & Partnerships.
• Chief People & Culture Officer.
• Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager.
• Communications Manager.
• Branch Managers.
• Extension Teams.
• Project Teams.
• Finance and Administration.

External Working Relationships

• Government ministries and departments.
• Development partners.
• NGOs and Civil Society Organizations.
• Disability organizations.
• Women's organizations.
• Community leaders.
• Protection service providers.
• Referral institutions. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Gender Studies, Social Work and Social Administration, Community Development, Development Studies, Sociology, Psychology, Human Rights, Law or another relevant field.

A postgraduate qualification in Gender, Safeguarding or Social Protection is an added advantage.

Experience

• Minimum of three years' relevant experience in gender equality, safeguarding, protection, disability inclusion or social development.
• Experience working with donor-funded programmes is highly desirable.
• Experience in agricultural or rural development programmes is an added advantage.
• Experience facilitating training and community engagement.

Knowledge Requirements:

• Gender equality and women's empowerment.
• Safeguarding principles and standards.
• Child protection and protection from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH).
• Disability inclusion.
• Human rights principles.
• Community engagement.
• Adult learning methodologies.
• Donor safeguarding requirements.
• National laws relating to child protection, labor, and gender.

Technical Skills:

• Gender analysis.
• Safeguarding risk assessment.
• Disability inclusion assessment.
• Training and facilitation.
• Policy development.
• Report writing.
• Monitoring and evaluation.
• Stakeholder engagement.
• Microsoft Office applications.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Integrity and ethical conduct.
• Confidentiality.
• Empathy.
• Cultural sensitivity.
• Respect for diversity.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Communication skills.
• Analytical thinking.
• Diplomacy.
• Problem-solving.
• Accountability.

Working Conditions:

• Office-based with occasional travel to branches, project sites and farming communities.
• Regular interaction with staff, farmers, community members and vulnerable groups.
• Occasional work outside normal working hours.
• Exposure to emotionally sensitive safeguarding matters requiring professionalism and confidentiality.

Physical and Mental Demands:

• Occasional travel to remote operational areas.
• Facilitation of community meetings and training sessions.
• Managing confidential and sensitive information.
• Emotional resilience when handling safeguarding concerns.
• Ability to balance multiple projects and reporting deadlines.

Key Resources Accountable For:

• Gender action plans.
• Safeguarding reporting systems.
• GESI monitoring tools.
• Training materials.
• Confidential safeguarding records.
• Inclusion assessments.
• Organizational awareness materials.

Best of Luck!