<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div class="attribute-short"><p>From <a href="http://awid.org">awid.org</a>.</p><p>UNDP. Home- or Office-based, Africa region. </p><p>Closing date: July 26, 2010. </p> </div>
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<a name="eztoc935803_0_0_1" id="eztoc935803_0_0_1"></a><h4>Description:</h4><p>
<b>Location: </b> Home- or Office- based (to be decided on each specific assignment/deliverables), Africa Region<br>
<b>Duration of Initial Contract: </b> 250 days between 1 September 2010 and 31 December 2011<br><b>Expected Duration of Assignment: </b> 1 year 4 months</p><p>The
Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) is a three year, $92.1 million
project funded by the Government of Japan and operating in 20 countries
across Africa. It has been designed to support targeted countries’
long-term efforts to further develop their capability to successfully
identify, design and implement holistic adaptation and disaster risk
reduction programmes that are aligned with national development
priorities. In this regard AAP is not a traditional adaptation
programme per se – but a strategic initiative, aimed at creating an
environment for more informed and capable adaptation decisions and
practice in each country.</p><p>Institutionally, the AAP is a programme
under the UNDP Environment and Energy Group (EEG) in the Bureau for
Development Policy (BDP), and is based out of the Dakar Regional
Centre. The EEG has an ongoing partnership agreement with the UNDP
Gender Team/BDP, which is providing technical support to facilitate
strengthening of national capacities for African countries to integrate
gender perspectives in the AAP’s national climate change adaptation
programmes to ensure that they address the needs of poor women and men
equitably.</p><p>To meet this objective, UNDP is seeking a Technical
Expert on Gender and climate change to primarily provide support to the
national governments and to UNDP Country Offices to mainstream gender
in the Africa Adaptation Programme implementation and
monitoring/evaluation. He/She will report to the Project Manager of the
Inter-Regional Technical Support Component, based out of Dakar Regional
Centre, and provide quarterly progress reports to the Director of the
Gender Team, and may count on support from the Team.</p><a name="eztoc935803_0_0_2" id="eztoc935803_0_0_2"></a><h4>Duties and Responsibilities:</h4><p>
The general objective for the work of the gender expert is to
mainstream and coordinate gender related activities in the entire cycle
of African Adaptation Programme (AAP), regionally covering the
Francophone countries in Africa.<br>
<br>Specifically, the expert will carry out the following responsibilities</p>
<ul>
<li>Provide technical support to mainstream gender in the AAP programme and project implementation process.</li>
<li>Contribute to the development of a gender mainstreaming guidance tool kit for national adaptation projects.</li>
<li>Facilitate the participation of women organizations as
stakeholders, to ensure their equal participation in all stages of
project planning and implementation.</li>
<li>Identify gaps and opportunities for gender mainstreaming and provide technical guidance as needed.</li>
<li>Design and implement training sessions for UNDP country office
staff and relevant government and civil service officials to build
capacities to support and strengthen effective and efficient national
gender and climate change adaptation initiatives in the region.</li>
<li>Develop and facilitate the inclusion of gender indicators to
monitor and report progress made towards national capacity development
objectives and monitor the overall contribution of the AAP to gender
equality and women’s empowerment.</li>
<li>Undertake research and documentation of gender specific data and
case studies on the role of women in adaptation and on gender specific
impacts of climate change at the local and national levels.</li>
<li>Disseminate findings for policy formulation on climate change and programme scale up at national and global level.</li>
<li>Foster active linkages with the gender knowledge networks as part
of the contribution of the Country Office to knowledge sharing.</li>
</ul>
<a name="eztoc935803_0_0_3" id="eztoc935803_0_0_3"></a><h4>Deliverables:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Technical support to mainstream gender in the AAP programme and projects implementation process, in at least 5 countries.</li>
<li>Tool kit for gender mainstreaming in national adaptation
programmes, issue briefs, concept notes, and other substantive
technical material required to equip development practitioners to
mainstream gender in national adaptation programmes and projects</li>
<li>Substantive inputs on AAP project proposals, progress reports, and other related reports.</li>
<li>At least 3 training sessions for UNDP country Office staff in the
region, with the objective to build capacities to mainstream gender
considerations in climate change prograrammes and projects.</li>
<li>Gender indicators for monitoring and evaluation of the AAP</li>
<li>Documentation and dissemination of gender specific data</li>
<li>At least 3 case studies on gender specific impacts of climate change and on the role of women in climate change adaptation.</li>
</ul>
<a name="eztoc935803_0_0_4" id="eztoc935803_0_0_4"></a><h4>Competencies:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Knowledge, technical expertise, and analytical skills on issues related to gender, environment and climate change.</li>
<li>Demonstrated training, advocacy and strong verbal and written communication skills</li>
<li>Ability to work in a complex environment requiring liaison and collaboration with multiple actors</li>
<li>Ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team and in a multi-cultural environment.</li>
<li>Proficiency in French; working knowledge of English an asset. </li>
</ul>
<a name="eztoc935803_0_0_5" id="eztoc935803_0_0_5"></a><h4>Required Skills and Experience:</h4><p>The Expert should possess the following knowledge and skills:</p>
<ul>
<li>PhD or Masters in Social Sciences, Environment, economics and or Gender Studies, or a closely related field.</li>
<li>5-10 years of relevant professional experience including at least 3
years of experience in gender and climate change or environment issues
in Africa.</li>
<li>Experience in analysis of climate change adaptation strategies is required</li>
<li>Excellent analytical, research, writing and communication skills;</li>
<li>Prior experience with United Nations agencies is an advantage, as is knowledge of UNDP policies, programmes, and procedures.</li>
</ul><p>Travel</p>
<ul>
<li>Experts shall be required to travel for specific tasks and UNDP
will arrange the travel in accordance to UN rules and procedures. This
may include, but is not limited to missions to countries in the Africa
region (5 travels are estimated).</li>
</ul><p>Remuneration</p>
<ul>
<li>Please indicate the daily rate for your services. Remuneration for
specific assignments will be established based on the competencies and
skills of the consultant and nature of the task to be assigned.</li>
</ul>
<a name="eztoc935803_0_0_6" id="eztoc935803_0_0_6"></a><h4>To Apply:</h4><p>Please apply online at: <b><a href="http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=17943" target="_blank">http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=17943</a></b></p><p><b>Application Deadline: 26 July 2010</b></p></div></body></html>