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FAO, in cooperation with the Government of Malawi and other relevant partners are incepting the project on Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Resilient Watersheds and Communities in Malawi (EbAM). The project aims at building climate resilience in vulnerable watersheds and communities through increasing climate resilience of watershed ecosystems, stabilizing productivity and farmers’ incomes and enhancing enabling environment. 

Tasks and responsibilities

•    Provide technical support and services for the formulation, updating and implementation of the GAP, SIMP and IPP of the EbAM project and related detailed work plans, with guidance from FAO HQ Technical Officer on Gender.
•    Cooperate with the EbAM M&E team to support identification and inclusion of gender, social and indigenous people related indicators, targets and approaches in EbAM Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) systems/plans, and to facilitate their implementation through development of relevant tools, organization of trainings for EbAM team members and other implementing partners.
•    Support monitoring of implementation of GAP, SIMP, IPP and related work plans to contribute to the reporting and verification processes of the EbAM Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework (ESMF), and the regulatory framework that regulates the rights of indigenous peoples and nations and the gender perspective in the country. 
•    Lead the design and implementation of methodologies that guarantee the equal participation of women, youth and indigenous peoples in the process of technical and financial assistance to small farmers and families in indigenous communities to strengthen their food production systems.
•    Provide technical support to the project team on the process of updating and implementing Gender and Social Inclusion Information System and the project's FAO and GCF-related safeguards with guidance from FAO Sub-Regional, Regional and HQ Offices.
•    Accompany the design of intercultural tools and instruments to incorporate the aspects of differential approaches to gender and indigenous peoples and integrate social aspects in the different lines of work of the Project in relation to the technical elements.
•    Contribute to preparation of project reports, technical reports, presentations and any other document to partners, donors, counterparts, FAO and GCF related to gender, youth and indigenous peoples, especially reports on the results of the execution of the planned activities. 
•    Prepare, monitor, generate alerts and periodic report of the execution of activities established in the Logical Framework Matrix (MML) and the Annual Operational Plans (AOP) with their respective to Gender and Social Inclusion. Document and leave traceability of complaints, claims and resolution of conflicts addressed and proposed solutions.
•    Carry out any other relevant work assigned by the Technical Advisor.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

•    Advanced degree in gender, social or other relevant fields. 
•    At least five years of relevant experience in genders, social, indigenous people, with a special focus to environmental, rural development, natural resource management, agriculture thematic areas
•    Working knowledge (level C) of English and Chichewa.
•    Nationality of Malawi.