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Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Specialist (Social Policy) Levels A, B and C

Multiple locations

  • Organization: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Location: Multiple locations
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Political Affairs
    • Social Affairs
    • Legal - Broad
    • Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
    • Information Technology and Computer Science
    • ESP
  • Closing Date: Closed

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FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants

in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.

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Qualified female applicants and qualified nationals of non-and under-represented member countries

are encouraged to apply.

Persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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Organizational Setting
 
The Social Policies and Rural Institutions Division (ESP) coordinates FAO’s work on gender equality and women’s empowerment, social protection, decent rural employment, rural institutions and people’s empowerment, and the right to food. This division is responsible for working with member countries and other partners to reduce gender gaps and other social inequalities in agriculture, strengthening social protection systems, diversifying rural employment opportunities and strengthening producer organizations.
 
FAO International Consultants and Call purpose
 
The Organization frequently engages experts to work on short-term projects as international consultants. An international consultant is engaged by the Organization to provide expertise, skills or knowledge for the performance of a specific task or piece of work, which would be short-term by nature. The assignment may involve full-time or part-time functions similar to those of staff members. The assignment can be from 1 month up to 11 months. The possibility of extension is subject to satisfactory performance and depending on the resources and needs of the Organization.
 
The objective of the Call is to attract suitable individuals to undertake A, B or C level consultancies in the area of gender equality and women’s empowerment, as well as gender mainstreaming. Individuals meeting or exceeding the requirements of the Call will be included in the Divisional Roster. Experts who are registered in the Roster are available for consideration whenever relevant opportunities arise related to gender equality and women’s empowerment and gender mainstreaming.
 
The purpose of this call is to attract talents with relevant experience and background to populate the rosters.
 
Reporting Lines
 
The consultant reports to the Gender Team Leaders in the Social Policies and Rural Institutions Division (ESP).
 
Technical Focus
 
The incumbent will contribute to the implementation of FAO’s Strategic Framework and the Gender Equality Policy which aims to achieve equality between women and men in sustainable agricultural production and rural development for the elimination of hunger and poverty. Specifically, the incumbent(s) will address aspects such as\: Gender equality in food security and nutrition; gender and trade; collection, analysis and use of gender-relevant sex-disaggregated data; gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction and resilience; gender and climate-smart agriculture; rural women’s work burden; gender mainstreaming across the organization, including monitoring and reporting; women’s land rights; gender and social protection.
  
 
Tasks and responsibilities for level A and B consultants and PSAs
  • Undertake policy analysis and research on effective ways to address gender inequalities and promote women’s empowerment in agriculture, food security and nutrition;
  • Provide technical support to governments in the formulation and implementation of gender-sensitive agriculture, rural development, and food security and nutrition policies and programmes (only applicable for consultants);
  • Produce knowledge products and capacity development materials, and implement learning events to enhance the skills of FAO staff and Member States;
  • Organize international meetings, workshops, learning events, and policy dialogues to influence global debates;
  • Collaborate and provide technical support to FAO departments, strategic programme teams, decentralized offices and relevant partners, as necessary, on issues related to gender equality and women’s empowerment and carry out gender mainstreaming activities;
  • Coordinate and provide oversight of complex multi-stakeholder partnerships, field activities and projects;
  • Perform any other related duties, as required.
 
 
Tasks and Responsibilities for level C consultants and PSAs
 
  • Support governments to formulate and implement  gender-sensitive agriculture, rural development and Food Security and Nutrition policies and programmes (only applicable for consultants);
  • Support the production of knowledge products and capacity development materials to enhance the skills of FAO staff and Member States on rural gender issues;
  • Participate in field missions and provide technical backstopping; as needed (only applicable for consultants);
  • Contribute to the preparation of clear and concise technical reports, website updates, and other communications in line with the requirements of FAO;
  • Liaise with FAO departments, strategic programme teams, and decentralized offices and partners, as necessary, on issues related to gender equality and women’s empowerment;
  • Contribute to the incorporation of rural gender equality issues into FAO's programme of work;
  • Perform any other related duties, as required.   
 
 

 
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
 
 
Minimum Requirements
 
  • Advanced university degree (for consultants) / University degree (only for PSA) in social sciences, natural sciences, rural sociology, agriculture economics, social anthropology, rural development or other relevant disciplines;
  • At least 12 years for Level A, five years for Level B and two years for Level C of relevant experience in analysing and integrating gender dimensions into policy and programme formulation and implementation, particularly in the context of agriculture, rural development, food security and nutrition;
  • For consultants\: Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of one of the other official languages of the organization (French, Spanish, or Arabic).
  • For PSA\: Working knowledge of English.
FAO Core Competencies
 
  • Results Focus
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Building Effective Relationships
  • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
 
 
Technical /Functional Skills
 
ESP is looking for gender experts who are able to cover one or more of the following technical fields\:
 
  • Women’s empowerment to achieve food security and nutrition;
  • Innovative technologies to reduce women’s work burden;
  • Gender-sensitive social protection;
  • Sustainable management of natural resources, such as forestry, fisheries, livestock, and water;
  • Equal access to and control over land;
  • Climate-smart agriculture;
  • Collection, analysis and use of gender-relevant sex-disaggregated data;
  • Gender-sensitive approaches for disaster risk reduction and resilience building;
  • Gender mainstreaming across large organizations, including monitoring and reporting.
 
Selection Criteria
  • Knowledge and expertise of gender equality and women’s empowerment concepts and approaches;
  • Experience and knowledge of capacity development programmes and tools.

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 Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO,

Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
  • FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing).
  • Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognised in the IAU/UNESCO list.
  • Only language proficiency certificates from UN accredited external providers and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT) will be accepted as proof of the level of knowledge of languages indicated in the online applications.
  • Candidates with acceptable language certificate/s should upload them when submitting their application. For details, visit http\://www.fao.org/3/I8446EN/i8446en.pdf
  • For other issues, visit the FAO employment website\: http\://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
  • For further information on categories, contract duration and honoraria, please refer to the Conditions page.
 
HOW TO APPLY
 
To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Only applications received through the recruitment portal will be considered.
 
Vacancies will be removed from the recruitment portal at 23\:59 Central European Time (CET) on the deadline for applications date. We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
 
If you need help, or have queries, please contact\: iRecruitment@fao.org
 

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