GEDSI Officer

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

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Job Description:

GEDSI Integration and Mainstreaming:

• Integrate GEDSI approaches across program design, implementation, and monitoring.
• Ensure inclusive practices in water, climate resilience, and disaster preparedness activities.
• Support partners to apply GEDSI standards in field implementation.

Capacity Building:

• Provide training and mentoring to staff, partners, and community groups on GEDSI.
• Strengthen understanding of disability inclusion tools (e.g. Washington Groups Questions).
• Promote inclusive leadership among women and marginalized groups.

Community Engagement:

• Facilitate participation of women, people with disabilities, and marginalized communities.
• Support community – led inclusive planning and decision – making processes.
• Ensure safeguarding and protection principles are upheld.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting:

• Support GEDSI – sensitive data collection, including disability – disaggregated data.
• Track GEDSI indicators and contribute to program reports.
• Document lessons learned and best practices on inclusion.

Coordination and Advocacy:

• Collaborate with CARE in Timor-Leste, local authorities, and civil society partners.
• Advocate for inclusive policies within sub-national planning systems.
• Ensure alignment with DFAT GEDSI requirements.

Required Professional Experience

• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), community development, or humanitarian/development programs
• Proven experience in mainstreaming gender and disability inclusion across projects
• Demonstrated experience working with vulnerable communities, including women, people with disabilities, and rural populations
• Experience in facilitation, training, and capacity building for staff and partners
• Familiarity with data collection tools, including disability-disaggregated approaches (e.g., Washington Group Questions)
• Experience working with NGOs, government stakeholders, or donor-funded programs (DFAT experience is an advantage)

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

• Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Public Health, or a related field
• Relevant training in Gender Equality, Disability Inclusion, Safeguarding, or Social Inclusion
• Certification in Monitoring & Evaluation, GEDSI, or Protection is an asset
• No specific license required, but professional development in inclusive programming is strongly valued

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Strong understanding of GEDSI frameworks, including international standards and donor requirements (e.g., DFAT GEDSI framework)
• Knowledge of climate resilience, water security (WASH), and disaster risk reduction (DRR) programming
• Familiarity with Timor-Leste social, cultural, and governance context
• Understanding of barriers faced by people with disabilities and gender inequality issues
• Experience in community engagement and participatory approaches
• Ability to analyse and interpret gender- and disability-disaggregated data

Application Close: 12 June 2026

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