Gender Expert

Hala Systems is a social enterprise working to transform the nature of protection and accountability in the world's toughest places by democratizing advanced defense, sensing, and artificial intelligence technology. Hala is currently saving lives, reducing trauma, and improving resilience for millions of people.

Our team works across the globe and hails from over 15 countries. We speak more than 20 languages and have studied and worked in leading educational, business, research and government institutions. We are mission-driven thinkers, and we share a deep respect for each other and for the communities that partner with us.

We believe in innovation with purpose, focusing on developing real and applicable technology solutions to the challenges facing the planet. We believe in working ethically and collaboratively, and making decisions with transparency. We value flexibility, adaptability, and a good sense of humor.

The Gender Expert will provide technical support and oversight to Hala’s product development and program design around specific problem spaces and geographies (primarily related to justice and accountability, emergency response, and civilian protection). The Gender Expert will inform Hala’s overall company strategy and operational framework, product research and design, and raise the awareness and capacity of Hala and partner staff. This consultancy is envisioned as a role spanning product and program needs on multiple grants and contracts. The consultancy could be extended based on the receipt of new awards and the expanded consulting needs pertaining to those commitments.

We’ll trust you to:

• Develop a theoretical framework or strategy for what gender mainstreaming means in relation to Hala’s mission, vision, values and company strategy.
• Conduct program and product-specific gender analyses. Standardize a methodology for Hala to perform gender analyses for every new product, project and program, within the context of Hala’s design principles and program design frameworks. A gender analysis of Hala’s design principles should also be included under this activity.
• Based on the gender analyses conducted, produce program and product-specific gender mainstreaming action plans, with specific action items and timelines for implementation. Action plans should be built-out with collaboration from relevant Hala teams so that actions are realistic, fit with Hala’s existing obligations, and can therefore be implemented within realistic timeframes and with sustainable use of resources.
• Provide specific support, oversight and follow-up to relevant staff to implement gender mainstreaming action items - across Hala’s departments (Product, Engineering, Analytics, Operations, Compliance). The consultant would work directly with specific teams to help team members understand the action item recommendations and how to integrate them, and to ensure team follow-through.
• Provide general awareness raising for all Hala staff related to gender mainstreaming and sensitization, unconscious bias, and sexual and gender based risks in the context of Hala’s product portfolio and programming approaches. This may be through verbal or written presentations, training, or other.
• Ensure Hala’s program proposals, logframes and risk assessments reflect a gender lens and consideration of gender-sensitive access and applicability constraints.
• In support of Hala’s accountability work, support the formulation of operational policies and guidelines to better address sexual and gender based crimes during evidence collection and data processing (or integrate a gendered lens in existing guidelines). This will include gender and SGBV sensitivity training for Hala staff and partners using data collection and processing tools, so that users are able to operationalize guidance and address sexual and gender-based crimes, as well as follow up to ensure guidance is enforced and updated

Who you are:

• A detail-oriented person. 
• A team player with a demonstrated ability to work with diverse team members across multiple time zones.
• A highly organized individual who is self-motivated.
• A values-driven, trustworthy, and honest person with a passion for helping people in need.
• Dedicated and passionate about scaling impact.
• Eloquent public speaker; excellent under pressure for live analysis and public presentations.
• Highly ethical individual with empathy.

We’d love to see:

• +5 years of relevant experience
• Familiarity with approaching work through an intersectional lens.
• Extensive knowledge of sexual and gender basaed risks and concerns in the contexts where Hala operates.
• Awareness of best practices in relation to the investigation of sexual and gender based crimes.
• Experience in the investigation or analysis of sexual and gender based crimes would be a strong asset.
• Solid understanding of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda and awareness of developments in approaches to gender equality in the field of peace, conflict and security.
• Basic knowledge of the intersection between technology and human rights/humanitarian response (artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain).

What Hala offers you:

• Life-saving social impact.
• Competitive salaries.
• Flexible working policy, including the ability to work from home. 
• Computer and other office equipment to help you get your job done.
• A diverse, international community of dedicated, hardworking team players committed to interdisciplinary collaboration and a thriving workplace culture. 
• Opportunities for international travel, including to program locations and satellite offices. 

We will review applications and reach out to candidates advancing to the interview stage by April 17th. You should expect a phone screen, followed by several interviews with team members and the supervisor for this role, concluding with the opportunity to speak with both of our co-founders.

You will receive a confirmation that your application was received, and you’ll also hear back from us whether you’re selected for an interview or not. Please note that we are unable to offer individualized feedback before the first interview round due to the volume of applications we receive.