Overview
The National Gender Specialist will contribute to the revision, implementation, and monitoring of the Gender Action Plan and mainstreaming gender equality and women's empowerment across the project.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical/operational support in the further refinement and implementation of the Gender Action Plan (GAP).
- Conduct dedicated gender analyses, including collection of gender baseline data and gender-responsive forest management analysis.
- Conduct regular field visits to monitor progress and identify barriers to women’s participation.
- Provide support in the drafting of a capacity development plan.
- Contribute to capacity development on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
- Contribute to gender-responsive awareness-raising activities.
- Promote gender-balanced participation in stakeholder consultations and decision-making processes.
- Support the timely and systematic collection, analysis, and reporting of sex-disaggregated data and gender-sensitive indicators.
- Provide regular updates on the status of Gender Action Plan (GAP) implementation.
- Maintain and quality-assure records of sex-disaggregated data and design assessments to track progress.
- Contribute to corporate and project reporting with a focus on gender equality and social inclusion results.
Required Experience
At least 3 years of progressively responsible professional experience in gender mainstreaming and social inclusion in agriculture, forestry, rural development or natural resources programmes.
Qualifications
University degree or specific technical specialization in social sciences, gender studies, rural development, agriculture or related field.
