{"id":5938,"date":"2023-12-06T11:54:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T03:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panap.net\/?p=5938"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:54:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T03:54:41","slug":"job-opportunity-gender-specialist","status":"publish","type":"panap_updates","link":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/updates\/job-opportunity-gender-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Opportunity: Gender Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Job Title<\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gender Specialist \u2013 Programme Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Simpang Ampat, Penang, Malaysia<\/p>\n

Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 December 28, 2023<\/p>\n

Applicants are requested to submit their CV in accordance to the job description and work experience.<\/p>\n

Send Applications to:\u00a0Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific<\/strong>\u00a0by email:\u00a0personnel@panap.net<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Attention to Ms. Rosmah Ismail, Admin and Finance Director)<\/p>\n

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Main duties and responsibilities:<\/strong>
\nThe Gender Specialist advises PANAP\u2019s Project Team, partners and other PANAP staff as well as the Management Committee and the Steering Council, on gender policies and trends and their relevant linkages to PANAP\u2019s objectives, programmes and projects. The Gender Specialist provides analysis and proposals for formulation of strategies to ensure the mainstreaming of gender issues and strengthening of women\u2019s participation in all of PANAP\u2019s programmes and activities. The Gender Specialist works under the guidance and supervision of the Project Manager\/Executive Director.<\/p>\n

Specific Duties and Responsibilities<\/u><\/p>\n

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  1. Mainstreaming of Gender Issues and Perspective <\/u><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    • Work with PANAP partners and the PANAP team to undertake overall gender analysis and assessment including on women\u00b4s and men\u00b4s experience on pesticides, as well as on their knowledge on pesticides and agroecology issues to enable the mainstreaming of gender in the project, specifically the empowerment, participation and leadership of women<\/li>\n
    • Based on the analysis and assessment, suggest adjustments to the project and make recommendations to develop, improve and\/or modify the priorities, objectives, the strategies and work plans of the project to ensure gender sensitivity<\/li>\n
    • Ensure the effective application of the Results Based Approach, establishment of targets, and monitoring achievement of results on gender mainstreaming<\/li>\n
    • Advise on facilitation of knowledge and capacity building on gender issues, including training of staff and partners<\/li>\n
    • Provide policy advocacy and campaign strategies advice to programmes and projects to ensure these are responsive to PANAP\u2019s gender mainstreaming objectives and plans<\/li>\n
    • Attend meetings to advance PANAP\u2019s goals to advance women\u2019s rights and gender mainstreaming (in consultation and agreement with the Project Manager and\/or ED)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      1. Capacity Building of Rural and Indigenous Women <\/u><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        • Organise capacity building workshops on gender mainstreaming and women\u2019s leadership at the regional level.<\/li>\n
        • Assist partners in organising capacity building workshops at the national and\/or local levels<\/li>\n
        • Provide sound contributions on gender mainstreaming and women\u2019s empowerment to PANAP, partners, knowledge networks and communities through identification of best practices and lessons learned<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Strengthening of Advocacy and Campaigns to Advance Women\u2019s Rights<\/u><\/p>\n

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          • Participate in efforts to strengthen the movement of and voices for women\u2019s rights at all levels, including strategy meetings, workshops, conferences, etc.<\/li>\n
          • Support the Asia Rural Women\u2019s Coalition in facilitation of meetings, advocacy and campaigns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Skills and Knowledge Requirements:<\/u><\/p>\n

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            • Demonstrated commitment to the promotion of women\u2019s rights in Asia Pacific;<\/li>\n
            • Experience and knowledge on gender participatory action research with grassroots organisations and their communities;<\/li>\n
            • A degree in social sciences, sciences, human rights or women\u2019s studies is preferred;<\/li>\n
            • In-depth understanding of the political, economic and socio-cultural environments in Asia;<\/li>\n
            • Minimum of five years\u2019 experience in development work and women\u2019s rights at the national or regional level;<\/li>\n
            • Ability to advocate for and provide policy advice on women\u2019s issues<\/li>\n
            • Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management, monitoring and reporting on gender mainstreaming;<\/li>\n
            • Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups and countries;<\/li>\n
            • Excellent command of English, both oral and written presentations;<\/li>\n
            • Demonstrated ability to write campaign materials and briefing papers as well as programme reports and project proposals;<\/li>\n
            • Good interpersonal skills, with ability to network in a multi-cultural environment and to develop strong professional relationships with members and other stakeholders;<\/li>\n
            • Knowledge and familiarity with computer programmes such as word processing, and visual presentations, etc.<\/li>\n
            • Must be able to travel overseas as required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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              Job Title: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gender Specialist \u2013 Programme Officer Location: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Simpang Ampat, Penang, Malaysia Closing Date:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 December 28, 2023 Applicants are requested to submit their CV in accordance to the job description and work experience. Send Applications to:\u00a0Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific\u00a0by email:\u00a0personnel@panap.net\u00a0(Attention to Ms. Rosmah Ismail, Admin and Finance Director) \u00a0 Main duties and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5939,"template":"","update_categories":[112],"class_list":["post-5938","panap_updates","type-panap_updates","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_categories-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panap_updates\/5938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panap_updates"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/panap_updates"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panap_updates\/5938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"update_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update_categories?post=5938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}