GESI Officer

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United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

Remote (global)
  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Experience level: 2-5 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: Remote (global)
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 16/10/2026
  • Location: Remote (global)
Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Job Specific Context
The Caribbean Resilient Infrastructure Implementation and Skills Exchange (RIISE) Facility is established as a regional mechanism designed to support governments in implementing climate-resilient infrastructure. The Facility provides demand-driven technical assistance, strengthens institutional capacity, and facilitates knowledge and skills exchange across countries in the region. 
The Facility is envisioned as a five-year initiative, initially serving countries in the Eastern Caribbean eligible for Official Development Assistance, namely Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 
Through a growing number of short‑ and medium‑term technical assistance assignments and surge deployments, the Facility is expected to strengthen the capacity of ministries, project implementation units, and utilities responsible for delivering climate‑resilient infrastructure in these countries. 
The Facility will be implemented through a United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Hosted Entity Partnership, which will provide the institutional platform required for the Facility’s establishment and early operations

Role Purpose
Gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) are cross-cutting considerations for RIISE. Their integration is intended to support inclusive, context-responsive and sustainable project preparation and implementation, while meeting applicable commitments under the RIISE engagement and related project frameworks.

The assignment will focus on supporting the Secretariat in translating applicable GESI commitments into practical project-management actions, documentation, evidence, monitoring processes and reporting inputs. The Officer will work closely with the RIISE Secretariat and relevant technical specialists to strengthen consistency between project implementation and the commitments reflected in RIISE's governing and operational documentation.

While the contract modality for this Vacancy Announcement is an ICA retainer contract on a project or assignment basis, UNOPS may offer, on a need basis, full-time employment for a specified consecutive period of time (up to one year maximum, with possible extensions), with the possibility to move between the two contract modalities subject to operational needs and the incumbent’s acceptance of the proposed assignments.

Specific assignments may include technical reviews, written recommendations, analyses, inputs to project documentation, monitoring products, capacity-building materials, guidance notes, participation in consultations, and other GESI-related advisory services.

Education Requirements
  • Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology, Development Studies, International Development, Human Rights, Public Policy, Social Work, Psychology, or another relevant field in combination with 2 years of relevant experience is required  OR 
  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any of the above related fields in combination with 4 years of relevant experience. 

Experience Requirements
  • Relevant work experience is defined as experience in gender equality, gender mainstreaming, social inclusion, GESI, diversity and inclusion, or related areas is required, subject to the applicable academic qualification requirements.
  • Experience providing technical advice or contributing to the design, implementation, monitoring or reporting of development projects or programmes is required.

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