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Sr. Gender Specialist - Thailand

Tetra Tech Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Do you want to do meaningful work that improves quality of life? At Tetra Tech, you will work with high-performing teams who are passionate about using their expertise to find solutions to complex problems in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.

Summary

Tetra Tech ES, Inc., a subsidiary of Tetra Tech (Nasdaq: TTEK) is dedicated to improving the energy sector of developing economies. We are recruiting for a Senior Gender Specialist to be based in Bangkok, Thailand to support the implementation of the USAID/ RDMA administered Enhancing Equality in Energy for Southeast Asia Activity over August 2020 to August 2023. The Activity will work to (1) increase diversity of the energy sector workforce; (2) support inclusive workplace environments; and (3) increase promotion and leadership opportunities for women in the energy sector.

The Senior Gender Specialist will be key personnel on the contract and will provide technical leadership and oversight to the gender equality, women’s empowerment, and energy sector coaching activities. The Senior Gender Specialist must be eligible to work in Thailand. Third Country National from Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, the Philippines, or Vietnam willing to relocate unaccompanied to Thailand will also be considered. Tetra Tech values a diverse workplace and strives to achieve gender equality. Qualified women and men are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Chief of Party (COP) and Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) in management and decision-making to ensure gender-related project activities are meeting client and stakeholder expectations.
• Supervise the locally hired change management coaching specialist and collaborate closely with the gender and coaching advisors (STTA), Country Gender Specialists, and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Specialist during implementation.
• Lead the design and execution of activities that help increase the number of women and girls pursuing careers in the energy sector, as well as support the recruitment, retention, promotion, mentorship, and leadership development of women in the sector.
• Provide technical assistance to energy sector employers in integrating gender into HR policies and other business operations.
• Ensure that USAID gender policies, frameworks, and best practices are applied throughout all project activities Create and update knowledge management products on employers’ experiences with gender integration.
• Collaborate with the project team on communication and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) activities.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Required

• Bachelor’s degree in political science, economics, sociology, anthropology, or related social science/humanities discipline.
• 10+ years’ experience in gender analysis, planning, and integrating gender equality and diversity and inclusion into projects in Southeast Asia countries.
• Demonstrated ability to work with organizations to plan for and implement gender equality interventions, coaching, capacity building and training programs that facilitate behavior change among both women and men to create a more gender inclusive environment.
• Ability to identify capacity development needs regarding gender knowledge, attitudes, and practices.
• Ability to facilitate training initiatives to mainstream gender equality to ensure the differential needs, constraints, capacities, and priorities of women and men targeted by the project are understood and addressed.
• Experience developing and implementing a Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Action Plan to prioritize women’s and underrepresented communities’ roles in academia, households, government, and businesses.
• Experience identifying strategic interventions to increase capacity, supply and demand of women by creating an enabling environment for gender equality.
• Ability to mainstream gender into project activities and project management tools, including tracking of gender equality results and data.
• Experience integrating gender into MEL plans to develop a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation framework and gender-specific indicators for the program.
• Experience leveraging consultations with women’s networks and other community stakeholders to incorporate best practices in women’s economic empowerment into an energy sector development program.
• Experience working diplomatically with government, civil society and NGOs, local communities, and private sector organizations in policy development, human resource development, and training programs.
• Experience working with USAID and other large international donors.
• Experience in coordinating with multilateral donor programs in emerging markets.
• Experience holding public meetings and coordinating with local governments, legal experts, developers, the public, and special interest groups to formulate and develop plans for vulnerable populations.
• A proven record of excellent management, strong administrative and organizational skills, strategic thinking and decision-making, leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, including being a strong writer and articulate speaker.
• Excellent leadership skills including strategic thinking, decision-making, oral and written communications, ability to motivate and collaborate with others to achieve team goals.
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Fluency in English (reading, writing and presentation skills).

Valued but Not Required KSA’s

• Experience working with energy sector organizations (public and private) and infrastructure projects.

About Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. We combine the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 400 locations around the world. We are Leading with Science® to provide sustainable and resilient solutions for our clients.

At Tetra Tech, we provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits. Learn more by visiting http://www.tetratech.com/en/benefits.

For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.tetratech.com.

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter on the Careers portion of our website at www.tetratech.com/careers.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Tetra Tech is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We invite resumes from all interested parties including women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.

Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans for available positions.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability - No calls or agencies

Additional Information

Organization: 154 ESI

Apply on-line at: https://tetratech.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/sr-gender-specialist-thailand-18488?et=Pyv1JKwP