Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Senior Adviser – South Asia and Pacific Region

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 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Here’s where you come in:

As Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Senior Adviser – South Asia and Pacific Region, you will provide strategic and technical leadership to advance gender equality, disability inclusion and social inclusion across the region. You will develop and deliver a regional GEDSI roadmap, strengthen organisational practices and staff and partner capabilities, embed GEDSI across programmes and organisational systems, and position World Vision with donors, governments, UN agencies, civil society and representative organisations.

You will develop and implement a regional GEDSI strategy aligned with organisational policies and child well-being priorities; lead GEDSI mainstreaming and quality assurance across programmes, grants and organisational systems; strengthen the capabilities of staff, partners and representative organisations; generate evidence, learning and innovation; and manage GEDSI-related consultancies, technical assistance and partnerships to ensure quality delivery and alignment with global and regional standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead regional GEDSI strategy, policy implementation and organisational change.

You will develop and monitor a regional GEDSI strategy and roadmap, engage regional and national leaders and teams to embed GEDSI across programmes, organisational practices and external engagement, guide organisational self-assessments and action plans, promote inclusive and accessible workplaces, and ensure GEDSI is reflected in organisational priorities, programme design, key messages and resource allocation.

Lead GEDSI mainstreaming in programmes, implementation and proposals across funding streams.

You will provide technical leadership for GEDSI-responsive and transformative programme and proposal design, ensuring designs address gender and disability barriers, disparities, harmful norms and intersectional risks. You will advise teams on GEDSI objectives, theories of change, indicators, budgets, risk mitigation, safeguarding and donor requirements; promote relevant tools and standards; strengthen the use of disaggregated data, including Washington Group Questions; and coach teams to adapt implementation to improve equitable access, participation, decision-making and well-being through rights-based and social-model approaches.

Build GEDSI capability, networks and communities of practice.

You will assess capacity gaps and develop regional strengthening plans for staff, focal points, partners and leaders. You will deliver and coordinate contextualised training, coaching, mentoring and peer learning, equip technical teams with tools and resources, and strengthen regional collaboration networks and communities of practice.

Lead evidence, learning, innovation and knowledge management.

You will develop and implement a regional GEDSI learning agenda linked to child well-being outcomes, oversee research and testing of new approaches, support the use of data, evaluations, learning reviews and case studies, and facilitate knowledge sharing across national offices, the wider Partnership and external audiences.

Build strategic partnerships, external positioning and thought leadership.

You will represent World Vision with governments, donors, UN agencies, civil society, academia and regional networks. You will build strategic and equitable partnerships with women-led organisations, organisations of persons with disabilities and minority groups, including children, to support meaningful participation across programme activities. You will also identify opportunities for shared learning, advocacy, policy influence and resource mobilisation, while supporting inclusive, rights-based and evidence-informed external communications.

Requirements include:

• 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. 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 7 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.
• Substantial experience in disability-inclusive programming, accessibility, disability disaggregated data, partnership with organisations of persons with disabilities, and rights-based approaches.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, relationship-building, partnership, influencing, writing and presentation skills.
• 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.

Required Language: English

Required travel and/or work environment accommodations: Approximately 30%, subject to operational needs

How to apply

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Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position and apply online by the closing date November 20, 2026.

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

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