Gender Specialist

TITLE: Gender Specialist

LOCATION: Erbil / roving: Anbar, Ninewa, Kirkuk, and Salah al-Din Governorates

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1

CONTRACT: 11 months

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Project Manager, the Social Work and Gender Specialist will lead on providing backstopping and hands-on technical supervision and support for mainstreaming gender equality and women empowerment throughout all the project activities. The project aims to address the reintegration needs of Iraqi nationals returning from Northeast Syria (NES), including community members and those perceived to be formerly associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), cleared by authorities, and are sustainably reintegrated back into communities.

Responsibilities will include:

• Support the implementation of the activities conducive to meet project goals in all targeted areas.
• Support the project team with climate sensitive and gender-sensitive assessments. This will include the following; Climate-Sensitive Community Needs Assessment to identify the ideas for climate sensitive cash-for-work schemes; and Climate-Sensitive and Green Economy-based Market Needs Assessment to identify the most promising economic sectors and ideas. The report should identify professions that can be targeted for providing vocational training and ideas that can be converted into sustainable businesses (e.g. green economy, renewable energy, waste management) while considering the community acceptance and market demand. It should also include a rapport with potential employers willing to provide sustainable employment opportunities.
• Travel between project implementation locations in Anbar, Ninewa, Kirkuk, and Salah al-Din Governorates ensuring smooth project delivery.
• Work closely with Project Manager and related project staff on the identification of gender needs of communities and gaps in protection services within areas of intervention.
• Conducting awareness raising sessions with the community focused on gender equality initiatives that target gender norms and engages both men and women.
• Provide follow up and reporting on progress.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree in any area of knowledge, preferably in development studies, business administration, economics, social sciences, gender studies.
• At least 3 years of experience in providing technical supervision and support for the establishment and operationalization of community services centers and/or safe spaces for women, (please mention in your CV or cover letter: titles, objectives, description, and duration of at least 2 similar projects that you were responsible for).
• Experience in conflict resolution and problem solving is an asset.
• Writing and verbal communication skills in both Arabic and English.
• Right to live and work in Iraq, with the ability to travel within and outside KRI region.
• Willing to start work on short notice.