Global Gender Justice Advisor

Job Title: Global Gender Justice Advisor

Department: Justice and Peace

Reports To: Director, Justice & Peace

Status: Full-time, Exempt

Location: Burlington, ON or Byron Center, MI (Hybrid)

Salary Level: $82,206 - $92,481 CAD or $80,649 - $90,730 USD

PURPOSE:

To provide leadership and expertise that advance World Renew's commitment to gender equality through a faith-informed and justice-centered approach. This role strengthens the quality and impact of World Renew's programs by supporting staff and partners, building organizational capacity, promoting learning, and strengthening gender expertise in advocacy, public engagement, and policy initiatives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Technical Leadership & Program Support

• Serve as World Renew's lead technical advisor on gender equality, providing strategic leadership, organizational guidance, and technical expertise across development, humanitarian, and justice/peacebuilding programming.
• Collaborate with departmental (Transformational Development and International Disaster Response teams), regional, and field teams to strength institutional approaches, ensure alignment with organizational commitments, and promote gender transformative programming across the organization.
• Support regional teams and local partners to integrate gender-transformative approaches across the program cycle in all sectors, including gender analysis, program design, monitoring and evaluation, and results-based management. This include advising on assessments, indicators, and program adaptations to strengthen equity and inclusion for women, girls, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups.
• Provide technical support and coordination to Regional Gender Justice Coordinators and other gender focal points.

Capacity Strengthening & Learning

• Strengthen staff, including Regional Gender Justice Coordinators, and partner capacity through design and delivery of training, coaching, mentoring, technical resources and facilitation of World Renew's Gender Working Group and Community of Practice.
• Advance organizational learning and knowledge sharing by monitoring emerging research and best practices and developing practical tools, case studies, learning resources, and recommendations to strengthen programs and organizational effectiveness.

Organizational Support

• Support organizational gender mainstreaming efforts by contributing to policies, standards, accountability frameworks, and organizational learning initiatives that advance gender equality across World Renew.

Advocacy & Representation

• Represent World Renew in external networks, coalitions, forums and working groups related to gender equality and justice.
• Contribute gender expertise to organizational advocacy, public policy, public engagement, and education initiatives, ensuring that gender-transformative approaches are reflected across the Justice & Peace team's work.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position provides matrix-level support to regional gender coordinators (approx. 3–5, varying by region) and may supervise consultants and interns/volunteers as needed.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Able to respect and support the mission, vision and values of World Renew.
• Demonstrated commitment to Christ and an understanding of how this role contributes to the work of God's Kingdom.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering a work environment that values diversity, inclusion, and equity.
• Committed to advancing gender equality, equity and justice in all aspects of our programming, policies and organizational structure.
• Demonstrated expertise in advancing gender equality through programs that address discrimination, unequal power relations, harmful social norms, and barriers to health, rights, and participation, particularly in low-resource or humanitarian settings.
• Proven experience with bilateral or multilateral donors, including familiarity with the Feminist International Assistance Policy, Results Based Management frameworks, and gender equality requirements.
• Expertise developing and using gender-sensitive monitoring, evaluation, and learning approaches, including collection and analysis of disaggregated data.
• Demonstrated understanding of how gender intersects with factors such as disability, age, ethnicity, displacement, socioeconomic status, and the implications for programming and advocacy.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), and GBV prevention, with the ability to…