Overview
Provide technical support for the implementation of UN Women's initiatives on women's economic empowerment in the handloom, handicrafts, and textile sector. Coordinate with government ministries, development partners, and implementing organizations.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical support for the implementation of UN Women's initiatives on women's economic empowerment in the handloom, handicrafts, and textile sector.
- Coordinate with the Ministry of Textiles, government agencies, implementing partners, industry, and academic institutions to support programme implementation.
- Design and facilitate training programmes, workshops, and capacity-building initiatives on gender, entrepreneurship, leadership, and sustainable textile practices.
- Develop technical reports, policy briefs, concept notes, proposals, knowledge products, and communication materials.
- Support research, documentation, and advocacy on women artisans, weavers, and circularity in the textile sector.
- Coordinate the planning and implementation of consultations, conferences, exhibitions, and flagship events, including Bharat TEX.
- Support partnership development, resource mobilization, and engagement with government, private sector, and development partners.
- Monitor programme implementation, document lessons learned and good practices, and prepare high-quality donor and programme reports.
- Provide technical and coordination support for major convenings and flagship events, including Bharat TEX, National Handloom Day and other relevant Ministry of Textiles and UN Women events, including preparation of required programme, communication and design materials.
- Support regular coordination and engagement with the Ministry of Textiles and relevant government agencies, as and when required, and maintain ongoing coordination with implementing partners, industry stakeholders, academic institutions, civil society organizations and development partners for effective programme implementation.
- Identify and support partnership-building and resource mobilization opportunities on an ongoing basis, including preparation of background materials, briefing notes, partnership concepts and proposals, and engagement with government, private sector and development partners.
- Provide monthly technical inputs to programme monitoring and progress reviews, including review of programme data, documentation of results and lessons learned, donor and internal reporting, policy advocacy and strategic programme planning.
- Undertake other technical and programmatic assignments related to the portfolio, as required by the Programme Analyst, Women’s Economic Empowerment.
- Successfully organize at least 1 capacity-building workshop/session per month for women weavers, artisans and/or other relevant stakeholders, including development or adaptation of training curricula, facilitation materials, presentations and tools on entrepreneurship, gender equality, leadership, sustainable textile practices and other relevant thematic areas.
- Successful delivery of at least 2 consultations/meetings per month with women weavers, artisans, entrepreneurs or collectives to inform programme implementation, capture feedback and identify emerging needs and opportunities.
- Ensure delivery of knowledge products including technical reports, training reports, concept notes, policy briefs, proposals, communication and advocacy materials, briefing notes and resource mobilization materials.
- Ensure provision of 1–2 social media and communication outputs per month highlighting programme activities, results, women’s leadership, good practices and key sectoral messages, in coordination with the UN Women and Ministry of Textiles’ communications team.
Required Experience
At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in working in the handloom, handicrafts, textile sector, and sustainable or circular economy. Sound knowledge of gender equality and women's economic empowerment, particularly in the areas of livelihoods, entrepreneurship, skills development, and value chains. Significant expertise in developing training manuals and conducting training workshops in the textile sector. Experience of working with the government institutions, development partners, private sector, and civil society organizations. Good communication skills and strong technical writing skills with the ability to prepare high-quality reports, proposals, policy briefs, and knowledge products. Experience in designing and facilitating workshops, consultations, and capacity-building programme. Ability to synthesize evidence into practical recommendations and support programme implementation. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); familiarity with digital collaboration and communication tools is an asset. Experience of working in similar assignments is preferable. Experience of working with UN agencies, international organization will be an asset. Working knowledge and experience of working with Government on gender issues.
Qualifications
Degree in design or fashion technology or equivalent in a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with four additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
