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 The PMU Social Development and Gender Specialist will work closely with PDA (for a limited period) and  PIA consultant teams including the Gender Specialist. The SDGS will also be required to work with  contractor and selected CSO to implement WASH Part B programme.

Detailed Tasks and/or Expected Output

(i) Oversee the overall implementation of the Gender Action Plan (GAP) including undertaking field  visits to monitor GAP progress and coordinating with the MISE gender focal point, contractors and CSO in implementing the gender activities under the WASH component;
(ii) Assist in monitoring project implementation with the view to identifying any unanticipated risks and/or sensitive gender impacts. If such risks and/or impacts eventuate, adjust, adapt, and/or develop  project activities to implement appropriate mitigation measures either through amending GAP or RP;
(iii) Support the contractor and CSO to conduct a gender inclusive participatory community consultations with local women and men (in separate groups) to meet/exceed women participation target;
(iv) Organize gender trainings, workshops and events for the PMU staff, PIA consultants, the CSO implementing WAP Part B, local CSOs and relevant MISE/PUB staff;
(v) Implement the collection of sex-disaggregated data relevant to the project and reflecting on GAP targets and indicators and prepare GAP progress reports with inputs from PIA consultants’ monthly/quarterly progress reports;
(vi) Work with MISE and PMU Public Relations Officers to publish in local newspapers and to put up on MISE-STWSP home page GAP targets and deliverables that have been achieved every six months period throughout duration of project;
(vii) Working closely with PUB, CSO and other relevant consultants, collect qualitative data over the life of the project in 4 – 6 project areas to measure improvements in the quality of women’s lives due to safe water usage. These could include baseline, mid and end of project surveys;

Minimum Qualification RequirementsThe Social Development and Gender Specialist (national) will have a minimum degree qualification in 
social science, social policy and development, or similar disciplines with at least 3 years of relevant experience in these areas of either;
(i). Social development with particular expertise in areas of social risk mitigation, gender & 
development and capacity development of civil society organizations (CSOs), preferably within island communities,
(ii). Developing and implementing, monitoring and evaluation frameworks of development projects in water supply and sanitation, preferably in social development and gender mainstreaming aspects.
Experience and knowledge in implementing and administering social development projects under ADB or World Bank funding is desirable.