GESI Advisor

Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI)

The Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI) combats poverty and exclusion by strengthening the development capacity of disadvantaged communities, supporting initiatives for peace, human rights and equity, mobilizing resources and promoting the exchange of know-how.

Details / requirements:

VOLUNTEER MANDATE

Position title: GESI Advisor

City, country: Lalitpur, Nepal with some field visits

Length of posting: 12 months

Context justifying the creation of the volunteer position/description of the position:

Uniterra, Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI)'s Volunteer Coopeation Program, is working with14 partners in Nepal in agro enterprise Development sector. Gender and caste based discrimination is prevalent in the country. Women’s economic empowerment is the cross cutting theme of Uniterra and its partners are also serious about it. However to mainstream gender and social inclusion in their organization and program, they need to enhance their knowledge and skills. Uniterra has selected Prerana as a strategic partner to mainstream Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) among its partners and for women’s economic empowerment in the partner organizations’ program.

PRERANA is a social development organization in Nepal that has been working in favour of rights and justice with poor and disadvantaged groups in the central region of the Terai districts of Nepal since 1999. PRERANA was established with active involvement of professionals with long experience in the field of integrated community development specifically, community organization, health and disability, micro-finance, gender and Women’s empowerment. PRERANA works in many sectors like agriculture, education, disaster mitigation, child rights, people with disability rights, gender and women’s rights, etc.

The Volunteer is required to help PRERANA to assist them in their own capacity building as well as mainstreaming gender and social inclusion in all Uniterra partners.

Expected results (maximum 2 results):

  • Uniterra partners have developed and institutionalized GESI policies and strategies
  • Uniterra partners are actively implementing, measuring their GESI Action Plans and have a good understanding of the mainstreaming process for Women’s Economic Empowerment

Principal responsibilities:

  • collaborate with the Prerana team and International volunteer to develop and facilitate GESI capacity development activities with Uniterra partners
  • work with Uniterra partners to review, update and/or develop their GESI policies and strategies for women’s economic empowerment
  • work with Uniterra partners to implement their GESI Action Plans
  • implement a GESI responsive monitoring and evaluation framework with Uniterra partners
  • Develop and update a database or shared information network, which includes GESI resources and documents

DESCRIPTION OF IDEAL CANDIDATE

Professional skills:

  • Proven experience in Gender and Social Inclusion issues and women’s economic empowerment,
  • Experience in working with multidisciplinary teams
  • Ability to transfer knowledge and skills

Personal aptitudes, including language requirements as applicable:

  • Good communicator;
  • Respect, and tolerance toward other cultures;
  • Good team player
  • Acceptance of supporting role; social commitment and volunteerism.

Education and professional experience:

  • University degree in social science, international development or related field

Interested candidates should apply electronically with their full bio-data by 27 November 2017 at cecinepal@ceci.ca

Please Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be notified for the interview. No telephone inquiries will be entertained with respect to this announcement.

Job Overview

Category Development and Project
Openings 1
Experience Please check vacancy details.
Education Please check vacancy details
Posted Date 17 Nov, 2017
Apply Before 27 Nov, 2017
City Lalitpur