Job Title : Senior Gender Mainstreaming Officer
Grade : P4
Division : Gender and Social Affairs
Duty Station : Lusaka
Commencement Date : June/July, 2013
Report To : The Director of Gender and Social Affairs
Key Tasks
Under the direct guidance of the Director of Gender and Social Affairs and overall guidance of the Assistant Secretary General (Programmes), the incumbent of the post will perform the following duties:
- Liaise with staff in the Gender Division and the Secretariat Directorates/Units in mainstreaming gender in all policies, plans and programmes of the Secretariat and COMESA programmes;
- Facilitate and coordinate training on gender mainstreaming and providing on-going support to Directorates, Units and Member States;
- Develop and distribute the Gender Mainstreaming Toolkit to the Directorates, Units, Member States and other key stakeholders;
- Develop strong relations with gender focal points within the Member States and various stakeholders;
- Ensure the generation, collection, analysis and use of gender disaggregated data and information;
- Prepare diagnostic reports, studies and indicators on gender mainstreaming;
- Develop mechanisms to promote equal representation of women and men in decision making in Member States, COMESA Structures, and its institutions at all levels;
- Conduct missions and participate in helping Member States, employers and workers organisations to formulate and implement policies and programmes to promote gender perspective;
- Liaise with national and regional bodies focusing on the situation of women workers and on gender relations at work, as well as with institutions involved in different mainstreaming processes in the region;
- Play a strong advocacy role and disseminate information on gender programmes through publications and press releases. Ensure the Gender website is updated and coordinate the publication of a newsletter on key developments in the region every quarter, and
- Perform any other duties that may be assigned to him/her by the Director of Gender and Social Affairs or the Assistant Secretary General (Programmes) from time to time.
Minimum Qualifications
Masters Degree in the Social Sciences or Gender affairs. A Phd in the relevant field would be an added advantage.
Professional Experience
A minimum of 10 years experience in a similar position. Knowledge of the COMESA region is desirable.
Competencies
- Demonstrated experience in providing technical and leadership skills in Gender Mainstreaming.
- Ability to establish strategic relationships in Gender for programme development.
- Ability to make relevant suggestions on good gender practices.
- Ability to develop training materials, project proposals, policy and procedural matters and present them at high level meetings.
- Ability to take responsibility and supervise others.
- Ability to work independently and to cooperate effectively as part of the team.
- Experience in leading and conducting research on gender and work related issues in the countries of the region.
- Experience in designing and managing public policies for equal opportunities in the workplace, with regard to poverty reduction and job creation.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
WORKING LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Must be fluent in English and/or French and/or Arabic (speaking and writing). A combination of any two or all of these languages will be an added advantage.
ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLICATION
Applicants must be citizens of a COMESA Member country.
FINAL DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS
Applications MUST be submitted
through the Coordinating Ministries of the respective member States on the prescribed COMESA APPLICATION FORM which can be accessed at the following COMESA website:
http://www.comesa.int/, Opportunities, COMESA Job Application Format.
Applications submitted directly to the Secretariat will not be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Accordingly, short-listed candidates by the Coordinating Ministries should reach the address below by Friday, 8th March, 2013:
The Director of Administration
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
COMESA Centre,
Ben Bella Road,
P.O Box 30051,
Lusaka
Zambia