The Opportunity

Abt Associates Equity Capability is looking for a qualified Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Specialistto provide GEDSI expertise across its global development portfolio, support business development efforts, including building and maintaining strategic relationships, design and implement training and capacity building interventions, design/refine GEDSI tools and frameworks, and help strengthen Abt’s reputation as an equity leader. You will provide technical leadership in intersectional identities, gender-based violence, technical gender analysis and integration within activities, projects, and proposals across various sectors, including at the nexus of health, energy, agriculture, climate change, food security, and governance. You will also work in a manner that models and reinforces equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility and that elevates Abt’s vision, mission, values, culture, and strategic priorities.

Core Responsibilities

• Serve as GEDSI subject matter expert across programs and projects
• Embed intersectionality, e.g., race, ethnicity, LGBTQIA2S+ and other identities, to GEDSI work
• Manage large work streams or processes with limited oversight
• Lead GEDSI research, conduct GEDSI analyses and develop GEDSI Action Plans
• Provide GEDSI expertise to various opportunities in Abt’s business development pipeline; lead or co-lead equity-focused bids
• Design and deliver GEDSI/equity trainings for various audiences, e.g. project staff, project counterparts, Abt staff
• Monitor trends in the GEDSI arena (practices, funding, monitoring and research, etc.) and use these to support identification of opportunities and inform programming/strategies
• Develop/refine Abt GEDSI/equity tools and frameworks
• Work closely with various projects to ensure a consistent and integrated GEDSI approach across Abt’s global development portfolio
• Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, and learning at the project level
• Support project teams to mentor GEDSI specialists, promote GEDSI/equity best practices, and facilitate learning
• In coordination with the CGEO team, identify and facilitate collaborative partnerships to grow Abt’s reputation and network in the GEDSI space

What We Value

• Bachelor’s Degree + 9 years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + 7 years of relevant experience, or PhD + 4 years of relevant experience
• Significant experience at an advisory level in intersectionality and GEDSI, with a focus on gender equality in project design, implementation, and technical assistance in one or more of the following sectors: health, economic growth, agriculture, climate, governance
• Experience developing GEDSI strategies and operationalizing them in USAID and other donor-funded programs and projects
• Strong understanding of USAID and US Government inclusion policies, i.e. Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy, Policy on Promoting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, LGBTQI+ Inclusive Development Policy, Disability Policy, Youth in Development Policy, US Strategy to Prevent and Respond to GBV, US Strategy on Global Women’s Economic Security)
• Demonstrated ability to ensure gender mainstreaming and social inclusion integration in project design, implementation, and M&E at a senior level.
• Experience with inclusive stakeholder consultation, and with ensuring the input and voices of under-represented and most impacted groups are heard.
• Demonstrated capacity-strengthening experience, including developing and conducting trainings, mentorship, and coaching of various types of stakeholders
• Network of contacts relevant to GEDSI work within the global development community
• Proficiency in cross-cultural communication and engagement with diverse teams
• Willingness and ability to travel to countries in which Abt works up to 20% time
• Fluency in English is required as well as strong writing and verbal skills
• Preferred ability to work professionally in a foreign language relevant to Abt’s work (French is highly desired).