Role

Omia Agribusiness is seeking a Gender, Safeguarding and Inclusion Officer to promote gender equality, safeguarding, disability inclusion, and social inclusion across our operations, programs, and partnerships.

Department

Farmer Support & Partnerships

Reports To

Head of Farmer Support & Partnerships

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 and Responsibilities

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

• 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

2. Safeguarding and Protection (25%)

• 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

3. Disability and Social Inclusion (20%)

• 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

4. Capacity Building and Organizational Mainstreaming (15%)

• 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

5. Monitoring, Reporting and Compliance (10%)

• 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

6. Partnerships and Community Engagement (5%)

• 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

7. Any other duties reasonably assigned by the supervisor

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