Gender & Women Empowerment Adviser, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho
Gender & Women’s Empowerment Adviser
Reporting to: Team Leader
Location: Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Lesotho
Duration:
It is anticipated that this assignment will take a maximum of 60(sixty) working days, in two batches of 30 days.
Background:
GRM is implementing a regional smallholder agricultural development project covering selected areas of Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Lesotho known as the Seed and Markets Project (SAMP). GRM has completed a first phase of the project (SAMP 1) and is now looking to consolidate and expand for SAMP 2. In line with SDC policies on gender equality and women empowerment, SAMP 2 will mainstream gender focus throughout the project. To assist the SAMP team with this, a Gender Advisor is required in order to carry out the following;
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Undertake a gender analysis of the current project in order identify strengths, weaknesses and opportunities to improve women empowerment
- Outline a clear gender policy for SAMP as well as the production of guidelines
- Assist staff to integrate gender analysis and issues of women empowerment into programme design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
- Strengthen the capacity of project stakeholders to systematically apply gender policy and guidelines throughout SAMP
- Assist SAMP to reach project targets related to women empowerment
Profile of Consultant:
The consult should have the following profile:
- Post graduate qualification in sociology/anthropology or a related field
- Extensive and practical knowledge of issues related to gender and women’s empowerment in the context of agriculture in the target countries (Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Lesotho).
- Experience in ‘gender and women’s empowerment’ analysis, project design and implementation
- Proven track record in training project managers in gender and women’s empowerment awareness
- Highly developed written and oral presentational skills
- Ability to travel to rural areas
Should you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Nick Martinez. Nick.martinez@grminternational.com
Applications close on 23 August 2013.