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Gender Specialist

Sudan

  • Organization: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Location: Sudan
  • Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
  • Closing Date: 2024-01-25

IMPORTANT NOTICE\: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device

  • FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture
  • Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
  • Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values
  • FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination　　
  • All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
  • All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality

Organizational Setting

The agriculture sector is a key element in contributing to and rural development in Sudan. The FAO Representation in Sudan provides technical, policy and other capacity development support within the broad context of strengthening national capacity to achieve results in the food security and livelihoods sector. FAO implements its programme in close collaboration with government line ministries, UN partners, international and national NGOs.


Reporting Lines

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative (FAOR) in Sudan, and the direct supervision of the Assistant FAOR for programme, and the technical guidance of the Gender Focal Point in HQ in Rome and in the Regional Office in Cairo, and in close coordination with FAO programme and projects in Sudan; the Gender Specialist will ensure the women rights and the empowerment of women and girls. The incumbent will perform the following tasks\:


Tasks and responsibilities

Act as the gender focal point for FAO Sudan and perform the following tasks\:
• Support mainstreaming gender aspects in design and implementation FAO Sudan programme and projects.
• Take the lead in conducting gender-based analysis, and contribute to the other technical analyses (economic, policy, social) required for FAO projects’ design and implementation.
• Liaise with FAO HQ and Regional Office Gender focal points to mainstream FAO’ gender standard documents into FAO Sudan programme and projects as necessary.
• Provide trainings to strengthen the capacities of FAO Sudan and its partners from government staff, Food Security and Livelihoods sector members and relevant stakeholders in Gender Equality Analysis with sex and age disaggregated data.
• Supervise awareness raising sessions on gender equality and women empowerment for targeted communities, government staff and FSL partners and provide the necessary technical guidance.
• Identify key stakeholders to support women’s rights and gender equality issues in agriculture, livestock, environment, and Natural Resources Sectors
• Integrate the key findings of the gender-based analysis in the activities of the FAO country projects.
• In collaboration with M&E experts provide inputs into defining, collecting, and analysing sex-age disaggregated data.
• Provide inputs on gender related issues to FAO country project reports.
• Perform other relevant duties.


CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING


Minimum Requirements

• Minimum M.SC. Degree in sociology or other related social science.
• At least 5 years working experience
• Working knowledge (Level C) of English and Arabic
• National of Sudan


FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)
  • Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
  • Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http\://www.whed.net/
  • For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website\: http\://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
  • Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.

FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.

HOW TO APPLY

• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
• Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

If you need help or have queries, please create a one-time registration with FAO’s client support team for further assistance\: https\://fao.service-now.com/csp

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