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Gender and Ethnic Minority Officer
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IUCN serves as the Project Management Unit for the Ca-Ma project and it is based IUCN’s offices in Hanoi. The PMUs are composed of a Chief Technical Advisor and two National Coordinators, one in each country. Viet Nam’s Department of Water Resources Management and the Lao PDR Department of Water Resources are the government counterpart agency for this project.
The project is preparing a Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA). A TDA is a scientific and technical assessment, through which the water-related environmental issues and problems of a region are identified and quantified, their causes analyzed and their impacts, both environmental and economic, assessed. The analysis involves an identification of causes and impacts at national, regional, and global levels and the socio-economic, political and institutional context within which they occur. The project will also develop Strategic Action Program (SAP) and National Action Plans (NAP) for the two river basins ensuring that gender and ethnic minority considerations are systematically mainstreamed throughout both the SAP and NAPs.
IUCN wishes to recruit a staff person to support Gender and ethnic minority for Ca-Ma project. This role ensures that project is gender-responsive and evidence-driven and will cover gender and ethnic minority related work in Viet Nam and Lao PDR.
Gender equity and social inclusion
• Develop and implement a Gender and Ethnic Minority Action Plan for the project, undertake gender analysis, gender action planning, and mainstreaming strategies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Apply gender equity and social inclusion (GESI) strategies across all project activities.
• Ensure gender and social inclusion considerations are integrated into project activities, workplans and budgets.
• Review project outputs and deliverables (TDA, SAP, NAP) to ensure compliance with gender and inclusion standards.
• Review reports, monitoring frameworks, and evaluations to ensure gender sensitivity and responsiveness.
• Support partners to strengthen their own GESI policies, approaches, and capacity.
Stakeholder Engagement and Capacity Building
• Facilitate meaningful participation of women and ethnic minority groups in project consultations, trainings, and decision-making processes.
• Support the design and implementation of awareness-raising activities on gender equality and social inclusion.
• Organize capacity-building workshops for project partners and stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain relationships with women's organizations, ethnic minority representatives, and relevant government agencies.
Knowledge Management and Learning
• Document lessons learned, case studies, and good practices related to gender equality and ethnic minority inclusion.
• Support the development of communication materials highlighting inclusive project achievements.
• Contribute to knowledge-sharing activities at national and transboundary levels.
OTHER DUTIES
Carry out any other duties you may be called upon to perform from time to time by your supervisor.
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• Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Anthropology, Rural Development, Community Development or a related field; Master’s degree is desirable. • At least 5 years of professional experience in gender equality, social inclusion, ethnic minority engagement, or community development projects, experience with GEF an advantage. • Experience working with government agencies, development partners, and local communities. • Knowledge of gender mainstreaming tools and social safeguards • Excellent analytical, facilitation, and communication skills. • Fluency in English and Lao languages; knowledge of ethnic minority languages is an asset. • Ability to work effectively in a multicultural and multinational environment. |
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