Senior Advisor – Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion

• Provide strategic and technical leadership to advance gender equality, disability inclusion and social inclusion across the East Asia region.
• Develop and deliver a regional GEDSI roadmap aligned with organisational policy and child well-being priorities.
• Lead GEDSI mainstreaming and quality assurance across regional and national office programming, grants and organisational systems.
• Build the capability of GEDSI focal points, technical teams, leaders, partners and representative organisations.
• Generate evidence, learning, innovation and external positioning on GEDSI across development, humanitarian and fragile contexts.
• Manage and coordinate GEDSI-related consultancies, technical assistance engagements and partnerships, including scopes of work, procurement inputs, quality assurance, delivery oversight and dissemination of outputs.
• Lead regional GEDSI strategy, policy implementation and organisational change.
• Embed GEDSI in programming, organisational practices, advocacy, communications and external engagement.
• Guide GEDSI self-assessments and action plans; promote inclusive language, accessible workplaces, non-discrimination and reasonable accommodation.
• Provide technical leadership for GEDSI-responsive and transformative programme and proposal design.
• Advise teams on GEDSI objectives, theories of change, indicators, budgets, risk mitigation, Do No Harm, safeguarding and donor requirements.
• Strengthen use of disaggregated data, including Washington Group Questions and other approved tools.
• Coach teams to monitor barriers and adapt implementation to improve equitable access, participation, decision-making, systems and well-being.
• Manage, monitor and communicate progress on the Disability Consultant’s workplan and deliverables.
• Develop regional capacity-strengthening plans and deliver or coordinate training, coaching, mentoring and peer learning.
• Build collaboration networks and communities of practice.
• Develop and implement a regional GEDSI learning agenda linked to child well-being outcomes.
• Oversee research, pilots, testing, evaluations, learning reviews, impact stories, case studies and knowledge sharing.
• Represent and position World Vision with governments, donors, UN agencies, clusters, working groups, NGOs, faith actors, academia and regional networks.
• Build strategic partnerships with women-led organisations, organisations of persons with disabilities and minority groups.
• Identify opportunities for shared learning, advocacy, policy influence, resource mobilisation and thought leadership.
• Support inclusive, rights-based and evidence-informed communications and external engagement.

• A bachelor’s degree with substantial relevant experience may be considered.
• Relevant professional development in gender equality, disability inclusion, social inclusion, safeguarding, programme design, MEAL or humanitarian programming.
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrated experience providing strategic and technical leadership on gender equality, disability inclusion and social inclusion in international development and/or humanitarian programming.
• Experience supporting GEDSI-responsive and transformative designs, mainstreaming strategies and activities across multiple sectors and funding streams.
• Experience leading GEDSI analysis, including gender and disability analysis, and integrating findings into design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, relationship-building, partnership, influencing, writing and presentation skills.
• Experience working in or across the East Asia region and adapting global approaches to diverse national and local contexts.
• Substantial experience in disability-inclusive programming, accessibility, disability-disaggregated data, partnership with organisations of persons with disabilities, and rights-based approaches.
• Experience in organisational change, policy implementation, advocacy, research, knowledge management, external engagement and donor positioning.
• Experience leading or supporting organisational GEDSI self-assessments, audits or action plans and building the capability of staff and partners.
• Experience applying Do No Harm, safeguarding and ethical approaches to gender-based violence and other GEDSI-related risks.
• English, both written and verbal.
• Successful candidate must be based in their home country.
• Preferred: Master’s degree or equivalent in gender studies, disability studies, social or political sciences, social work, international development, economics, public policy, programme management or a related field.
• Preferred: Detailed knowledge of current gender equality, disability inclusion and broader social inclusion approaches in development, humanitarian and fragile contexts.
• Preferred: Knowledge of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CEDAW, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and relevant donor frameworks and markers.
• Preferred: Ability to connect GEDSI programming and organisational change to child well-being outcomes.
• Preferred: Ability to analyse and communicate disaggregated evidence, identify barriers and root causes, and translate findings into practical programme, policy and budget recommendations.
• Preferred: Experience with World Vision or another faith-based organisation.
• Preferred: Knowledge of organisational GEDSI policies, GEDSI domains of change, continuum and marker, inclusive accountability mechanisms and recognised disability data tools.
• Preferred: Experience piloting and scaling contextualised, locally led GEDSI programming models and working with representative organisations.

• Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)
• Remote work from the successful candidate’s home country
• Approximately 20% travel to field locations, regional offices, and partner meetings