Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Adviser

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Pacific Community (SPC)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Renumeration: $3,424-$4,280 / monthly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 17/11/2024
  • Location: Fiji
Disability rights Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Description
The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and governed by our 27 country and territory members. In pursuit of sustainable development to benefit Pacific people, our organisation works across more than 25 sectors. We are known for our knowledge and innovation in such areas as fisheries science, public health, geoscience, and conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

The key responsibilities of the role include:
Provide technical assistance to support mainstreaming gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) in the clean energy sector
  • Lead integration of GEDSI approaches in the design and implementation of all program activities.
  • Assist in gender and energy related research and analysis that informs activity design and implementation.
  • Develop disability inclusion guidelines and provide support to ensure program interventions are inclusive of people with disability.
  • Develop and monitor program do-no-harm and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Support project reporting, planning, monitoring, evaluation, reflection and learning processes to ensure GEDSI approaches, indicators and metrics are incorporated and analysed.
Lead and provide capacity development support on gender and clean energy for internal and external stakeholders
  • Conduct capacity needs assessment and develop a participatory capacity development plan on gender and energy for SPC GEP staff.
  • Develop/adapt training materials and knowledge products on gender and energy for SPC GEP staff.
  • Facilitate training and other capacity building initiatives to enhance SPC GEP staff understanding of gender and energy, and equip them with practical tools for gender mainstreaming.
  • Collaborate with external consultants to provide ongoing support on gender-responsive energy policy-making for implementing stakeholders.
  • Support development of strategy to support private sector stakeholders to promote increased women’s employment and entrepreneurship in the clean energy sector.
  • Support implementing stakeholders to deliver training and support for female entrepreneurs to generate income through clean energy technologies.
Support stakeholder engagement, networking, and collaboration to advance program objectives
  • Actively engage in working groups, Communities of Practice, and other technical committees.
  • Represent SPC and actively engage in national, regional, and international forums as delegated by supervisor.
  • Establish and maintain a knowledge management system to capture and document best practices, lessons learned, and evidence-based research on gender and energy.
  • Promote a culture of learning and reflection by facilitating knowledge sharing sessions, disseminating good practices, and peer-to-peer networks on gender and energy across countries.
 
Key selection criteria
 Qualifications
  • A post-graduate qualification in gender studies, social science, human rights, law, social policy, international development or a related discipline.
  • At least 7 years of development experience working in the field of human rights, gender equality and social inclusion, and/or youth development, in the Pacific region                                                                                              
  • Fluency in English.

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