BBC Media Action Vacancy: Senior Advisor of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)

BBC Media Action is the BBC’s international charity. We support the independent media essential to democracy and development; and support people facing insecurity, inequality and poverty with practical information and platforms for dialogue – to protect health, bridge divides, challenge prejudice and build resilience. With our partners we reach millions through creative communication and trusted media, helping people have their say, understand their rights, responsibilities and each other, and take action to transform their own lives.

For more information on BBC Media Action please visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/

 

 

BBC Media Action is currently seeking:

 

Senior Advisor of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Finance Business Partner

(Global Role)

 

Contract type:  Permanent – Full Time

Location:          One of BBC Media Action’s offices in Asia (including Indonesia), Africa or London. Applications are welcome from anyone with the existing right to work in any of those

countries. The successful applicant will be employed and based in their home country

 

We are now looking for an experienced development professional to provide strategic leadership and support our country teams across the world in the areas of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI). This is a global role, working closely with internal and external stakeholders to grow our work in this area and improve the quality of projects and research that BBC Media Action delivers.  The post holder will provide expert advice on how the organisation can be innovative and achieve impact  through gender transformative and social inclusion programming, and develop staff, institutional and partner capacity under this theme.

 

The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge, understanding and experience of how media and communication can support gender equality and social inclusion in development contexts and achieve impact.

 

For detail information of the position and to apply, please visit https://careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Senior-Advisor%2C-Gender-Equality-and-Social-Inclusion-%28GESI%29_/772735902/

 

Closing date of application: 3 July 2023

 

 

The role may involve working with groups of vulnerable children and adults. For the successful candidate, mandatory training will be provided on BBC Media Action’s safeguarding policy and staff code of conduct. A background check will form part of the recruitment process. BBC Media Action operates a zero-tolerance policy concerning all forms of abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people.