Job Description

The Gender Mainstreaming Specialist is responsible for identifying and addressing challenges and

opportunities, and coordinating governance as well as business activities for gender equality and other

Transformation initiatives or programmes for the DBSA.

Key Responsibilities

Key Performance Areas:

Gender Mainstreaming and Transformation Facilitation

Lead the development and implementation of gender and other transformation policies, business plans and
strategies.
Assess the impact of lending and non-lending initiatives, programmes or projects and provide advice to
promote inclusivity across the organisation.
Provide input and review policies and operations across the Bank to ensure there are no gender biases and
recommend interventions where required.
Socialise policies and frameworks, by engaging staff and planning training and awareness campaigns on
gender and cross -cutting transformation considerations across the DBSA's investments.
Conduct research on transformation and gender development initiatives globally and within the Southern
African region.
Collaborate with stakeholders to develop a holistic programme and work plans to support gender equity
practises and entrench a transformation culture across the bank
Prepare and monitor the budget for gender mainstreaming functions and ensure adequate resources for all
initiatives.
Advocate and encourage the inclusion of gender-specific objectives, outcomes, indicators and activities in the
Bank's programmes, projects, deals and internal practices through collaboration with technical experts.
Provide advice and technical assistance to ensure gender equality and transformational empowerment
criteria are integral to the Bank's internal and external practices.
Support the development of tools, systems, processes and approaches that continuously improve the impact
of transformative approaches to women's economic empowerment.
Facilitate and support learning, thought leadership and knowledge sharing on gender inclusion and
transformative practices with partner organisations and other industry players.
Represent the Bank in communicating and presenting the work done in gender and other transformation
initiatives at internal and external platforms or forums.
Establish monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to track progress and recommend adjustments to ensure
the achievement of gender equality goals.
Lead the procurement of professional services by developing the relevant procurement documents and
ensuring that procurement is performed according to the policy.

Reporting

Consolidate and compile inputs from business units to draft reports which incorporate functions across the
Bank and reporting requirements for internal and external stakeholders.
Prepare submissions to management and board committees in collaboration with key units in the
implementation and assessment of targets and initiatives.
Develop templates and processes to standardise reporting and create administrative efficiency. Present data analysis on trends and projections in training to provide Stakeholders (Business Partners,
divisional committees, Board committees, Executive committee, etc.) with decision-making tools and reports.

Stakeholder Engagement

Develop a stakeholder engagement strategy that maps out key players and decision-makers in areas of
interest and an approach to engaging on challenges and opportunities.
Build networks and partnerships to share knowledge and resources. Engage with internal and external stakeholders to understand their gender-related and transformation
challenges and needs.
Engage communities and facilitate community involvement in gender mainstreaming initiatives where
required.
Facilitate awareness initiatives for staff and delivery partners to understand the importance of gender equality
and transformational economic empowerment.
Build partnerships with organisations, government and non-government agencies, and other stakeholders to
foster collaboration on gender-related initiatives.

Key

Accurate reporting on gender and transformation specific targets across the organisation

Coordination of gender mainstreaming and other transformation initiatives

Implementation of gender mainstreaming and associated transformation plans

Clean Audit

Expertise & Technical Competencies

Qualifications and Experience:

Minimum Requirements:

A postgraduate degree in Social, Environmental Sciences, Development studies or related field with a focus on
gender equality
A minimum of 8 years experience in programme management, monitoring and reporting, advocacy, knowledge
management and experience in leading gender-sensitive and other transformative social impact programmes and

projects.
Minimum of 5 years' experience in the development sector working on women's economic empowerment, and/or
gender/social inclusion as well as transformation programmes.
In-depth experience in the design, development, and implementation of inclusive policies, programmes and
gender-sensitive processes.
Good understanding of the development finance environment both locally and regionally. Demonstration of a strong understanding of public and private sectors, and the interfaces in social development. Experience in leading and implementing projects and programmes, including gender mainstreaming initiatives. In-depth knowledge of policies related to gender and social inclusion gaps, gender-based violence, and gender
equity programmes, locally and regionally.

Desirable Requirements:

A master's degree in Social sciences, Environmental Sciences, Development studies or Sustainable
Development.
Environment, Social and Governance qualification.

Technical Competencies:

Written communication


Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences. Write effective correspondence, prepares questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing
notes.
Reviews others' documents for clarity and impact.
Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction etc.


Presentation skills


Can reinforce key presentation points with examples. Is able to translate technical terminology into language understandable to the audience. Has insight into the audience's behavior and motivation and responds appropriately and professionally,
adapting communication style as appropriate.


Policies and Procedures


Has detailed knowledge of policy and procedure relating to a specific area of work. Is capable of implementing procedure, highlighting issues as appropriate.

Project Management


Demonstrates a practical knowledge of project management principles and techniques. Plans, defines, and manages projects within a department or area. Identifies resources required and their appropriate role and skills. Assists in the management of projects where the objectives, milestones and time scales have been defined.

Required Personal Attributes

Leadership/Behavioural Competencies:

Customer Service Orientation


Tries to understand the underlying needs of customers and matches these needs to available or customized products and services. Adapts processes and procedures to meet on-going customer needs. Utilises the feedback received by customers, in order to develop new and/or improve existing services/
products that relate to their on-going needs.
Thinks of new ways to align DBSA's offerings with future customer needs.




Self-awareness and Self Control


Withholds effects of strong emotions in difficult situations. Keeps functioning or responds constructively despite stress. May apply special techniques or plan ahead of time to manage emotions or stress.




Strategic and Innovative Thinking


Experiments with new approaches, tests scenarios, questions assumptions and challenges conventional
thinking.
Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information,
to build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.


Driving delivery of results


Sets challenging goals that will have a significant impact on the business or support the organisational
strategy.
Commits significant resources and/or time to ensure that challenging goals are achieved, while also taking
action to mitigate risk.





Teamwork & Cooperation


Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolves conflicts. Creates opportunities for cross-functional working. * Encourages others to network outside of their own team/department and learn from their experience.