National Gender Experts (Asia-Pacific)

The National Gender Expert will act as the main focal point for all gender-related activities of the project aimed at accelerating and improving gender equality and women's empowerment results in selected UNIDO programmes and projects in the Asia-Pacific region. The role involves conducting gender assessments, training, monitoring, and collaboration with stakeholders to mainstream gender perspectives effectively.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth reviews and assessments of project design and implementation with a gender lens, taking into account the local context.
• Collect sex-disaggregated baseline data that will be used to monitor gender impacts if not already established.
• Assess the gender awareness and sensitivity of project beneficiaries and stakeholders.
• Conduct gender sensitization training for project staff at all levels and maintain the desired level of gender awareness.
• Develop or update a Gender Action Plan for the project containing concrete activities leading to gender-related results.
• Assist in the recruitment of project staff to ensure gender equality in recruitment and a gender focus in staff competencies to support implementation of gender activities.
• Conduct regular site visits to monitor implementation of gender activities, collect sex-disaggregated data on gender responsive targets and indicators, and prepare corresponding progress reports.
• Identify any unanticipated risks and/or negative gender impacts and adjust or develop project activities to mitigate these issues as needed.
• Engage and provide necessary support to relevant government agencies, NGOs, community-based organizations, and women’s associations or groups to facilitate collaboration and enhance gender results of project implementation.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in social or natural sciences, or other relevant discipline with specialization in human development, gender mainstreaming or sustainable development is required.
• Alternatively, a first level university degree or an advanced technical college diploma may be acceptable provided it is combined with additional 5 years of professional hand-on experience that is directly relevant to the expertise required by the specific assignment.
• At least five (5) years of professional experience in gender equality and gender mainstreaming is required.
• Experience in gender analysis tools and methodologies in the specific area of intervention and gender planning and demonstrated expertise in mainstreaming gender in projects/programmes is required.
• Thorough understanding of the gender context in country or region, and experience working with government institutions and international or non-governmental organizations supporting gender and development work in the specific area of intervention is required.
• Formal training in gender analysis and gender planning and demonstrated expertise in mainstreaming gender in projects and programmes, especially in the specific area of intervention is desirable.
• Experience with gender analysis tools and methodologies is desirable.
• Experience in evaluating the needs, conditions and problems in the country or similar country in the region is desirable.
• Strong communication skills, and ability to liaise with various stakeholders, including government officials is desirable.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Fluency and/or working knowledge of other UN language and in particular working languages of the local context is desirable.
• This position is open to nationals and legally resident individuals of China, Thailand, India, Nepal, Iran, and Cambodia.
• The selected National Gender Expert must be a national of, or hold legal residency in, the country of assignment.

Skills

• Gender Equality
• Gender Mainstreaming
• Gender Analysis
• Gender Planning
• Project Gender Mainstreaming
• Gender Assessments
• Stakeholder Liaison
• Government Relations
• Training Delivery
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Gender Context Analysis
• Social Sciences
• Sustainable Development
• Human development
• English Language
• Gender Development Programmes

Languages

English