Gender Specialist
Colombo
- Organization: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
- Location: Colombo
- Grade: Consultancy - SB-4 (SC8/SC9), Service Contract, Local Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
- INNOVATION
- Closing Date: Closed
Background
- Foresight – evidence mapping, market intelligence/horizon scanning, systems mapping.
- User insights – using citizen engagement to allow for comprehensive understanding of issues, as well as prototyped solutions
- Crowd intelligence – receiving challenges through social innovation camps, using crowd sourcing methods to find solutions
- Co-design – user-innovation; human-centered design, service design.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Advice and support the Lab team on ensuring all finalized interventions and solutions have considered gender elements and sensitivities surrounding the specific issue;
- Advice on best practices on gender inclusivity in the Lab’s work and facilitate knowledge building within the team on gender issues;
- Take initiative on working with the team on developing potential interventions aimed towards finding solutions to issues deeply rooted within a gender angle;
- Provide thematic support on overall innovation strategy/action plan of the Lab, including formulation, designing, planning and implementation of all tasks and activities of the Lab in any given cycle;
- Provide expertise on gender issues and concepts throughout a Lab cycle – from the initial stages of unpacking of the issue, to forming solutions, to testing, re-testing, and incorporating feedback to the prototype;
- Proactively scout for new innovative ideas and opportunities that will further the work of the Lab;
- Develop partnerships and network with local youth organizations, NGOs, cultural and religious organizations, the private sector, local media and academia working on gender issues to build and provide a space to nurture and test new and innovative ideas, develop the next generation of thought leaders and build local capacity;
- Work closely and effectively with government departments, private sector partners, academia, youth groups and other related stakeholders;
- Train the team, UNDP and Ministry staff, government counterparts and other end users in the country in the practices and concepts of gender studies if opportunity arises;
- Assist in any and all other tasks as required for the operation of the Lab.
Competencies
- Experience working with civil society organizations, government ministries, and youth groups, as well as working in a dynamic and multidisciplinary team;
- Experience in conducting research and analysis on gender aspects, especially relating to development issues;
- Proven capacity to work with and lead collaborative teams across different locations and with different technical skills;
- Proven ability to manage relationships with partners, including government ministries, youth coalitions, universities, intellectual leaders, UN organizations, NGOs and the private sector;
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with experience in consensus building and in motivating cross-functional teams to meet ambitious project goals and timelines;
- Strong research, organizational, and networking skills;
- Highly passionate about gender issues, and interested in using social innovation to find solutions to these issues;
- High level of motivation, ability to show initiative and work independently without continuous supervision;
- Ability to work with a diverse set of partners to create problem specifications, system requirements, and implement innovations on a national scale;
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships, both within and outside the organization;
- Experience in project management and rolling out of large scale projects especially in rural areas of Sri Lanka is highly desirable;
- Previous direct experience supporting innovation processes and tasks desirable;
- Familiarity with information systems and communication technologies is an asset;
- Ability to travel, occasionally to remote locations.
Required Skills and Experience
- Master’s degree in Gender Studies, or any other field related to gender studies and/or social sciences with five (05) years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels;
- Bachelor’s Degree in Gender Studies, or any other field related to gender studies and/or social sciences with seven (07) years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels;
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel etc.)
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English, along with Sinhala and/or Tamil. Proficiency in Tamil (oral and/or written) is highly desirable
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