Vacancy: Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development) at the Asian Development Bank

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is seeking a Social Development Specialist as part of their Regional and Sustainable Development Department.

Job Purpose:

Promote, coordinate, and facilitate the implementation of ADB’s Policy on Gender and Development (GAD). As member of the gender team of Regional and Sustainable Development Department (RSDD) carry-out ADB knowledge work on gender and provide support to operational departments in integrating gender equality into ADB operations. Analyze and report on the region’s and ADB’s performance in advancing gender equality. Serve as focal point for engagement with external agencies on GAD including bilateral and multilateral development agencies, developing member country governments, and women’s NGOs. Work with broad policies and objectives, working directly with clients, with supervision for critical tasks.

Expected Outcomes

a.    Policies, Strategies, and Frameworks

• Contribute to the overarching objective of ADB’s policy on GAD and the ADB-wide Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Operational Plan 2013-2020.
• Contribute to ensuring gender mainstreaming in other sector and thematic policies, strategies, and operational plans of ADB.
• Prepare reports on progress in implementation of the Gender Equality Operational Plan and GAD Policy.
• Contribute to tracking and reporting on gender-related targets in the annual corporate Development Effectiveness Review reports.

b.    Operational Support -

• Provide technical advice to the operations departments (ODs) to integrate gender considerations into their country partnership strategies and programming.
• Lead the preparation of selective country gender assessments as part of the CPS process.
• Provide technical advice to ODs to integrate gender into project designs, including project-specific gender strategies and plans.
• Support ODs in monitoring the implementation of project gender action plans (GAPs) and in tracking gender equality results of projects.
• Carry out selected GAP implementation review missions to elicit good practices and lessons learned from ongoing projects.
• In collaboration with ODs, conceptualize, develop, and implement gender pilot initiatives.
• Conduct staff training and briefing sessions on areas relevant to gender mainstreaming.

c.    Regional Cooperation and Partnerships 

• Build institutional partnerships on GAD and maintain knowledge networks with other agencies and organizations, including bilateral and multilateral development agencies, DMC governments, women’s NGOs.  Coordinate with other international agencies in the preparation of joint reports, workshops, advocacy activities, etc.
• Coordinate partnerships with technical agencies and other external organizations addressing GAD.
• Develop and implement regional technical assistance projects (TAs) on gender issues relevant to regional cooperation and economic integration.

d.    Knowledge Generation and Sharing

• Prepare knowledge products and services on gender issues of importance, such as studies on current and emerging issues, operational tools (sector checklists and toolkits), and good practice project case studies.
• Disseminate ADB gender knowledge by organizing knowledge and learning events, use of media and website, and represent ADB in external events.
• As part of Gender Equity Community of Practice (CoP) Secretariat, contribute to carrying CoP activities such as peer review function and management of CoP committee.
• Keep track of regional trends on emerging issues and key challenges, such as gender-related impacts of climate change, reduction of women’s time poverty through infrastructure development, food security, gender-based violence, and women’s participation in decision-making and voice.
• Contribute in the administration and implementation of the GAD Cooperation Fund, including the provision of advice to regional departments on proposal preparation -           Provide input to other social development areas, and capitalizing on synergies with other teams working on social sectors and social themes

e.    Staff Supervision

• Supervises the work of team members.
• Supervise the performance of reporting staff, providing clear direction and regular monitoring and feedback on performance.
• Ensure the on-going learning and development of reporting staff.

For the complete job posting, including information on educational requirements and desired experience, click here.

Applications must be submitted by April 4, 2013 by 5:00 PM Manila time.

Vacancy: Coordinator for Gender, Poverty and Institutions for CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems

Coordinator – Gender, Poverty and Institutions with the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (CRP5) led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).The position will be based at IWMI headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The vision of the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Water, Land and Ecosystems (CRP5) is “a world in which agriculture thrives amongst vibrant ecosystems, and those engaged in agriculture live in good health, enjoy food and nutritional security, and have access to the inputs and resources they need to continuously improve their livelihoods.” This vision implies a multitude of, as yet, unidentified factors involving gender, poverty and institutions that, if handled correctly, will substantially improve the development impact of research. For this, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) seeks a Coordinator who will ensure specialist input into the Program. The Coordinator, reporting to the Program Director (CRP5), will be responsible for supporting research within the CRP on Water, Land and Ecosystems to ensure that it addresses significant gender, poverty and institutional factors that could improve overall development impact. The Coordinator will ensure that there is a consistent strategy for including research on gender, poverty and institutions within the Strategic Research Portfolios (SRPs) of CRP5, and ensuring that integration of these topics with the biophysical research is carried out where and best appropriate. To do so, the Coordinator will work collaboratively with designated focal persons in the other CGIAR centers that are involved in CRP5. A key feature of the position will be in shaping the strategic research direction to enable SRPs to increase their development impact. The position will be based at the headquarters of IWMI in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The Coordinator will provide thematic guidance to align the different research projects within the CRP, and lead the development of a wider network of research and development partners (e.g., nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)) who can broaden support for gender and development issues within the CRP.

For more information about the post, click here.

To apply for the post, click here. 

Deadline: 26 August 2012.

For information about IWMI visit:  http://www.iwmi.org/
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For information about CRP5 visit: 
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/crp5

Employment: CARE Gender & Livelihoods Advisor

CARE is seeking an experienced Gender and Livelihoods Advisor who will work within CARE USA’s dynamic and cross-cutting Gender and Empowerment unit and with close affiliation with the Food, Livelihoods Justice unit in the Program, Partnership, Learning and Advocacy Division. The division’s mandate is to generate, harvest, cross-fertilize and promote the application of knowledge and learning throughout and beyond CARE. The Gender and Livelihoods Advisor will have two main functions (i) support CARE’s efforts to design, implement, learn from and disseminate information about the issues of gender justice within a livelihoods, nutrition and food security context and (ii) work with the Pathways Women in Agriculture Program in Tanzania, Malawi, Ghana, Mali, India and Bangladesh to promote the empowerment of women in agriculture.

Employment: Gender and Development (CIMMYT)

Here is the new career opportunity for a social scientist interested in gender and development issues in maize and wheat systems in the developing regions. We are looking for an applied social scientist with relevant skills in gender analysis for in-depth understanding of gender and development issues and developing solutions working with a multidisciplinary team of scientists. The main research areas where gender will be a cross-cutting theme include:

•  Analysis of the drivers of change and options for agricultural productivity growth, food security and sustainable intensification in cereal based systems.
• Improving the understanding of farmers’ economic incentives and adoption constraints under different agro-ecological and socioeconomic settings.
• Improving the understanding of intra-household decision making processes and their impacts on the gender-specific welfare of individuals in farming households.
• Analysis of gender-differentiated technology adoption pathways and their impacts on poverty and food security for targeting technology and policy interventions.
• Developing institutional innovations for enhancing gender-equitable access to and use of promising technologies, inputs and output markets for income growth and food security.
• Policy options for supporting the development and diffusion of climate smart and sustainable agriculture for enhancing adaptation and reducing vulnerability to climate change in maize and wheat systems.

The successful candidate will work in any of these areas supporting CRP Maize, CRP Wheat, and other projects (e.g. Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa). Attached is the detailed job advert and appreciate your assistance in sharing this widely within your networks and encouraging potential candidates to apply.

Also available at
http://www.cimmyt.org/en/about-us/job-opportunities

Employment: Center for Women’s Policy Studies

The Center is seeking a TEMPORARY Senior Program Associate to join its staff beginning late February/early March 2012, with the potential to become a permanent position. To learn more about the Center, visit our website at www.centerwomenpolicy.org.

The Senior Program Associate position requires demonstrated experience/expertise on women’s human rights issues from multiethnic feminist perspectives, especially human trafficking as a women’s human rights violation.  Successful candidates will have demonstrated experience in:

• working with policy makers and their staff at the international, federal and/or state level;
• conducting policy research and analysis, including analyses of federal and state legislative and policy proposals;
• preparing reports for widespread dissemination to policy makers (Members of Parliament, Members of Congress and US state legislators);
• coordinating convenings for policy makers;
• maintaining and updating websites; databases; and online communications (Enews, listservs, etc).

Candidates should have at least 3- 5 years relevant experience. A Graduate degree is required.

Qualified candidates interested in applying for this position should submit a cover letter, resume and salary requirement by email to abain@centerwomenpolicy.org, or by fax to 202-296-8962, NO LATER THAN JANUARY 31, 2012. Please be sure to include the subject line: Senior Program Associate.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Employment: 2 positions at World Fish

Title: Senior Scientist, Gender
Location: Malaysia
Deadline for applications: vacancy will remain open until position is filled

Title:  Senior Scientist, Innovation Systems and Impact
Location: Malaysia
Deadline for applications:vacancy will remain open until position is filled

The program will be centered on identifying gender-equitable options to maintain or change current household livelihood portfolios, based on an integrated approach to increasing productivity while maintaining the sustainability of aquatic agricultural systems. In addition to mainstreamed gender objectives, the program further organizes a specific gender equity theme. This theme adds to the gender-mainstreaming approach by focusing on three action areas. The first is to change norms, attitudes, beliefs and practices relating to gender roles that constrain equity by educating both women and men. Next is to strengthen the role of women in decision making in many contexts, ranging from households to local government; community organizations; producer, processor and entrepreneur associations; and regional and national governance bodies for fisheries, agriculture and forestry. The final action area emphasizes increasing women‘s access to, ownership of and control over productive resources, especially land, water, technology, finances and services.

If you or the candidate would like more information, please visit www.worldfishcenter.org.

 

Employment: Research Opportunities at ICRISAT

ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. ICRISAT and its partners help empower those living in the semi-arid tropics, especially smallholder farmers, to overcome poverty, hunger, malnutrition and a degraded environment through more efficient and profitable agriculture. ICRISAT is headquartered in Greater Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India and belongs to the Consortium of Centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).

ICRISAT is accepting applications for the following research positions:

Principal Scientist, Empower Women. ICRISAT invites applications for a Principal Scientist to lead a new research initiative to investigate the innovations and approaches to empower women in smallholder households to better participate in agricultural growth. The position will be based at its Headquarters in Patancheru, near Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India or in Africa and will be housed in one of the research programs but will provide support to all the research programs.

Head – Impact Assessment Office. ICRISAT invites applications for the Head of a newly formed Impact Assessment Office to be based at its Headquarters in Patancheru, near Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. The position will  report directly to the Deputy Director General-Research and will lead a team of scientists in strengthening the Institute’s approach to impact assessment.

Employment: Population Council Nairobi Programme Officer

The Population Council’s Poverty, Gender and Youth Program is looking to hire a program officer in their Nairobi office to work with partner organizations to provide technical assistance on designing, implementing and evaluating programs for adolescents girls. The main project will focus on designing programs to provide an immediate response to girls affected by the famine in the refugee camps in northern Kenya. With time the position will include developing longer term camp-based programs for girls, as well as other programs in Kenya, run by the Council or partners.

Employment: Gender Specialist World Fish Center

Key Responsibilities
• Providing leadership for the design, implementation and reporting of the Center’s investment in gender, including issues related to gender equality, empowerment, targeting, and social inclusion;
• Strengthening the capacity of WorldFish and its partners to mainstream gender in our work; and
• Facilitating exchange of knowledge on, and out scaling of, best practice approaches in the areas of gender equality, empowerment and social inclusion, and pro-poor targeting.

Employment: International Livestock Research Institute Gender and Evaluation

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. ILRI is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ILRI has campuses in Kenya (headquarters) and Ethiopia, with other offices located in other regions of Africa (Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam) and East Asia (China).

ILRI seeks to recruit a postdoctoral scientist within its Poverty, Gender and Impact team. The post doctoral scientist will work mainly but not exclusively on 2 projects (i) evaluating the impacts of livestock and aquaculture interventions on poverty and women’s empowerment in Kenya and (ii) Integrated Crop and Livestock Project in Tanzania.

Key responsibilities

• Work on evaluating impacts of crop, livestock and aquaculture interventions on poverty, nutrition and women’s empowerment

o    Develop evaluation framework for multiple crop, livestock and aquaculture interventions and design survey instruments and sampling strategies

o    Implement, supervise and monitor data collection efforts in study countries

o    Use empirical micro-econometric and other methods to analyse the impacts of interventions integrating both household and intra household analysis

o    Work with others in the team to combine quantitative and qualitative analysis to understand impacts especially on women’s empowerment