GEDSI Senior Adviser – South Asia and Pacific Region

About the role

World Vision is looking for a Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Senior Adviser for the South Asia and Pacific Region. The adviser provides strategic and technical leadership to advance gender equality, disability inclusion and social inclusion across the region, develops and delivers a regional GEDSI roadmap, strengthens organisational practices and staff and partner capabilities, embeds GEDSI across programmes and systems, and positions World Vision with donors, governments, UN agencies, civil society and representative organisations.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and monitor a regional GEDSI strategy and roadmap, engage regional and national leaders, guide organisational self-assessments and action plans, and promote inclusive and accessible workplaces.
• Provide technical leadership for GEDSI-responsive programme and proposal design, advise teams on objectives, theories of change, indicators, budgets, safeguarding and donor requirements, and promote disaggregated data including the Washington Group Questions.
• Assess capacity gaps and deliver training, coaching, mentoring and peer learning for staff, focal points, partners and leaders, and strengthen regional collaboration networks.
• Develop a regional learning agenda, oversee research and testing of new approaches, and support the use of data, evaluations, learning reviews and case studies.
• Represent World Vision with governments, donors, UN agencies, civil society and academia, and build partnerships with women-led organisations, organisations of persons with disabilities and minority groups.

Required profile

• 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.
• Minimum 7 years of demonstrated experience providing strategic and technical leadership on GEDSI in international development and/or humanitarian programming.
• Experience in GEDSI-responsive design, GEDSI analysis, disability-inclusive programming, accessibility, rights-based approaches and Do No Harm, safeguarding and ethical approaches to gender-based violence.
• Experience in organisational change, policy implementation, advocacy, research, knowledge management, external engagement and donor positioning.

Required skills

• Relevant professional development in gender equality, disability inclusion, safeguarding, programme design, MEAL or humanitarian programming.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, relationship-building, partnership, influencing, writing and presentation skills.
• English required; approximately 30% travel and/or work environment accommodations, subject to operational needs.

Applications close on 20 November 2026.