International Senior Gender Expert

The International Senior Gender Expert will support the implementation of UNESCO WWAP Water and Gender activities, including project support, capacity development, advocacy, and inter-agency collaboration. The role involves editorial support, project execution, and coordination of gender-related initiatives within transboundary water projects and the UN Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative.

Responsibilities

• Support the editorial process of WWAP gender and water documents and publications including content-editing of selected text with emphasis on outcomes from the WWAP support to GEF Transboundary Water projects and other relevant water and gender technical assistance including within the WWAP-led Multistakeholder Coalition for water and gender.
• Support the execution of project activities related to the WWAP water and gender component within the GEF/FAO projects “Enhancing Sustainability of the Transboundary Cambodia–Mekong Delta Aquifer (CMDA): Vietnam and Cambodia” and the Kilimanjaro Transboundary Aquifer System project (KTAS) as required.
• Assist in the development of water and gender project documents and studies; support in the execution of project activities such as gender and livelihood analyses; development and implementation of WWAP training activities, and development of publications and project reports for donors and colleagues.
• Support the organization of project-related outreach and delivery or presentations when needed.
• Support in coordinating and leading the Gender Working Group (GWG) meetings.
• Promote awareness of gender as it relates to water and sanitation by developing and guiding regional webinars and other capacity development activities, and focused support to selected countries in their efforts to implement the IMI-SDG 6 gender contextualization process.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in a relevant field e.g. environment, water or social sciences; MSc or above.
• At least 10 years of professional experience, preferably in the fields of development in its intersection with natural resources, social sciences, gender.
• Field experience in implementing gender, education, capacity development and/or natural resources projects in contexts of diverse complexity.
• Proven experience interacting with diverse stakeholders, especially ministerial/ governmental parties.
• Experience with community selection and community mobilization.
• Experience in design and execution of quali and/or quantitative social studies, including gender analyses.
• Experience in design and implementation of training programmes and skill development.
• Experience in Asia and Africa.
• Very good IT skills.
• Ability to prioritize and deliver meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work as part of a team, create networks and deal with participatory processes.
• Ability to travel abroad.
• Excellent command of English in written and oral communication with expertise in editorial processes.

Skills

• Gender Analysis
• Capacity Development
• Project Implementation
• Social Mobilization
• Qualitative Research
• Quantitative Research
• Training Programme Design
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Editorial Processes
• Water Resources Management
• Social Sciences
• Interagency Collaboration
• Field Experience
• IT Skills
• Advocacy
• Transboundary Water Projects
• Monitoring and Evaluation

Languages

English