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Senior Gender and Water Integration Expert
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 17/07/2025
- Location: Cambodia
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role
Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Overview of the position
Within the framework of the UNESCO and the Italian Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the UNESCO “World Water Assessment Programme – WWAP”, under the direct supervision of the WWAP Senior Water and Gender Programme Specialist, and with the collaboration of the Lead International Senior Gender Expert, the NGWE-C will support the implementation of the TBA-GiEA in Cambodia, with special focus on coordination with national partners and relevant national stakeholders, and implementation of gender analyses, capacity development, gender monitoring and evaluation, and development of the GPAs.
Specific TBA-GiEA tasks and activities
Through close coordination with the UNESCO Phnom Penh Office Technical Team and the Lead International Senior Gender Expert, support the execution of the TBA-GiEA Detailed Technical Work Plan (DTWP) in all activities related to Cambodia including:
- Liaise with national CMDA counterparts in relevant activities related to the TBA-GiEA implementation;
- Support the development and implementation of gender and livelihood analyses for the TDA;
- Support the adaptation of water and gender equality training materials to the context of Cambodia, including overall revision of translations;
- Facilitate water and gender workshop and trainings with project staff and project stakeholders;
- Support the development of water and gender knowledge materials;
- Support gender monitoring and gender and evaluation activities;
- Maintain active relationships with Ministerial Gender Focal Points, gender specialists and others relevant national experts in the project areas;
- Support the development of project reports for donor and colleagues;
- Support the organization of project-related outreach and delivering presentations when needed;
- Perform other relevant duties as requested by supervisor.
Required Qualifications and Experience
- Only candidates entitled to work in Cambodia may apply to this position.
- Excellent knowledge of English and in Cambodian.
- Advanced university degree in a relevant field, e.g, natural resources management, hydrology, agriculture, social sciences, gender and women studies; MSc degree preferred.
- 10+ years of working experience, in Cambodia, in project management plus working experience integrating gender at institutional and project level. Experience in gender mainstreaming as it relates to agriculture, irrigation, watershed management, and/or aquifer management preferred.
- Proven experience interacting with diverse stakeholders, especially ministerial/governmental parties.
- Experience in education and training methods.
- Experience in project monitoring and evaluation preferred.
- Proficient in Office package (Word, Excel, Power Point)
- Strong organizational and analytical skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Self-motivated to learn new concepts and participate in new projects.
- Capable of working both independently and as part of a team, create networks and deal with participatory processes.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including patience, diplomacy, willingness to listen and learn new tasks and respect for male and female colleagues.
- Ability to travel and perform field work.
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