Gender Adviser

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Eucap Sahel Niger – Partenaire pour la Sécurité au Sahel

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian & Development Nexus
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Deadline: 07/07/2023
  • Location: Niger
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role
1. Reporting Line:
The Gender Adviser reports to the Chief of Staff.
 
2. Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
  • To act as the Mission focal point for gender equality, gender mainstreaming and Women, Peace and Security related dimensions;
  • To  advise  on  gender  mainstreaming  processes,  promote  and  facilitate  the  integration  of  a  gender perspective within the functioning of the Mission as well as in the analysis, reporting, planning and  conduct of the Mission activities;
  • To  suggest  on  the  mechanisms  to  be  established  and  used  within  the  Mission  for  monitoring, implementing  and  evaluating  EU  and  additional  relevant  international  instruments  for  gender equality, mainstreaming and the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security;
  • To support the  development of a  systematic  gender analysis  of all aspects of the  implementation of the  Mission  mandate,  including  policy  development,  monitoring,  execution  and  reporting,  data collection and staffing;
  • In coordination with the Mission operational components, advise on the promotion of gender equality and  gender  sensitive  policy  amongst  the  security  forces,  ministry  of  justice  and  interior  within  the framework  of  activities  of  EUCAP  Sahel  while  being  consistent  with  the  Mission  Implementation Plan;
  • To coordinate and animate the Mission Gender focal point network;
  • To  be  up to  date  on the  situation  related  to  gender equality  and  the  implementation  of  the  Women, Peace and Security agenda in the host state;
  • To  advise  on  the  development  and  content  of  strategic  communications  with  regards  to  gender dimensions;
 
3. General Tasks and Responsibilities:
  • To   identify   and   report   on   lessons   learned   and   best   practices   within   the   respective   area   of responsibility; 
  • To contribute and ensure timely reporting on activities within the respective area of responsibility; 
  • To take account of gender equality and human rights aspects in the execution of tasks; 
  • To undertake any other related tasks as requested by the Line Manager(s).
 
4. Essential Qualifications and Experience:
  • Successful  completion  of  university  studies  of  at  least  3  years  attested  by  a  diploma  OR
  • A qualification in the National Qualifications Framework which is equivalent to level 6 in the European  Qualifications Framework OR a qualification of the first cycle under the framework of qualifications of the European Higher Education Area, e.g. Bachelor's Degree. The qualification should be in any of  the fields of Social Sciences (e.g. Political Science, International Relations, Economics, Law, etc.) or  Business Administration; AND
  • A  minimum  of  5  years  of  relevant  professional  experience,  after  having  fulfilled  the  education  requirements.
 
5. Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 
  • French language skills level: minimum B1 (Independent User);
  • English language skills level: minimum B1 (Independent User).

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