Job-Specific Information
Under the direct supervision of the Senior Project Manager, the Diversity and Inclusion Senior Associate supports the Project in the following:
a) ensuring the project design and implementation follows a ‘principled’ approach that includes women as service providers and beneficiaries of the project, including working with the implementing partners and relevant project implementing units to ensure community women are meaningfully engaged per the project design;
b) supporting the implementation of project components on any relevant gender and social inclusion aspects and risk mitigation;
c) working with the relevant project implementing units and third party monitoring agents to regularly monitor gender and inclusion indicators per the Operations Manual;
d) developing the Sexual Abuse and Exploitation/Sexual Harrassment (PSEA/SH) Action Plan and supervision to ensure the plan is implemented in accordance with the agreed timeline He/She also provides support on training and awareness, data analytics and monitoring of gender-related policies. The Diversity and Inclusion Senior Associate will be required to travel across all project sites.
2. Summary of Key Functions
Specific responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to:
Project Implementation Support
- Support the project in the implementation of the Gender and Diversity focused guidelines specific to the project and its stakeholders, based on the project’s legal framework, project development objectives and Results Framework indicators, its Operations and Training Manuals.
- Provide support on the design of the project grievance redress mechanism, including in-person, accessible complaint uptake channels for women and girls. Ensure appropriate protocols and mechanisms are in-place for addressing SEA/SH grievances and serve as a permanent member of the grievance redressal committee related to gender-based violence or sexual harassment.
- Assist the project in the implementation and compliance with the Project’s SEA/SH Action Plan, in accordance with the agreed timeline and budget.
- Support all Project components in all aspects of gender equality and social inclusion.
Monitoring and Reporting
- Support the project to collect, compile, analyze and report on the gender-disaggregated data on the inclusion of women, physically or mentally challenged persons, internally displaced person/returnee, very elderly and other most vulnerable groups in the project beneficiary selection and project benefits. Input to implementing partners and third party monitoring agents monitoring protocols and guidelines to ensure that gender and inclusion data is collected and that indicators are appropriately monitored.
- Support the process of assessing community compliance and of monitoring and reporting on continued adherence. Verify implementing partners and third party monitoring agents reports of women’s participation with spot checks in the field.
- Support in ensuring implementing partners hire and retain adequate numbers of female staff and that implementing partners follow the UNCT Mahram policy that accounts for additional costs of women working (transport, Mahram costs, etc.)
- Support in ensure that implementing partners regularly consult with female staff and with community women to understand if they feel safe participating in the project activities and work with the implementing partners to develop strategies that help minimize any risks to women workers and beneficiaries;
- Closely monitor and inform the Snr. PM and project team on policies/procedures/guidelines/laws issued by the de-facto authorities at central and field levels that could impact on the participation of women and other marginalized groups in project activities.
Training and Knowledge Management
- Ensure that the overall training materials of the project are gender-sensitive and contextualized for project coverage areas. Support the project in gender-focused training for the Project Team.
- Provide transactional support in training management and all project personnel in the project’s gender and diversity norms.
- Ensure all project workers have been sensitized to and have signed a code of conduct that prohibits SEA/SH and that communities know how and where to report SEA/SH grievances.
- Support the Project in the promotion, incentivizing and evaluation of the inclusion and participation of women in the communities in project activities, as beneficiaries and workers.
3. Qualifications and Experience
a. Education
- A first-level university degree (e.g. Bachelor) in Sociology, Development Studies, Gender or other social science is required.
- Specific gender-focused training by the UN or international non-governmental (INGOs) organizations is an asset.
- Training in PSEA and demonstration of understanding of the basic tenants of the PSEA framework is an asset.
b. Work Experience
- A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in gender, women’s empowerment and/or diversity management is required.
- Experience working with the UN agencies or other donor agencies, government ministries, and/or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is valued.
C. Language Requirements:
- Excellent knowledge of both written and oral English is required.
- Fluency in Pashto and/or Dari is required.
