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Gender Consultant

FORUM-ASIA is hiring a Consultant to review and revise as necessary, and finalise FORUM-ASIA’s Gender Policy and the Policy on Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment at Work Place in consultation with the staff, GMWG, Programmes, and senior leadership of the organisation.

Description of tasks and deliverables 

The consultant is to undertake the following tasks:

• Assess the current conditions of gender mainstreaming in the organisation to understand commitments, capacities and gaps by:

1. Reviewing all relevant documents including but not limited to the Gender Policy and the Policy on Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment at Work Place, Gender training reports, donors’ evaluations, staff rules and regulations, organisational proceedings notes, and assessing FORUM-ASIA’s existing organisational capacity and gaps;

2. Following-up via email correspondence and interviews with the respective internal units, Senior Management Team, the Management Team , GMWG, and Executive Committee (EC) of FORUM-ASIA;

• Revise Gender Policy and the Policy on Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment at Work Place

• Design, develop and implement a robust gender integration plan across the organisation in collaboration with GMWG and FORUM-ASIA Secretariat.

Provide capacity building, guidance and mentorship support to the Secretariat staff and EC members.

Qualifications and requirements

• Master’s degree or higher in the field of gender/women’s studies, human rights, organisational development with a focus on gender, or other relevant discipline.

• 5-7 years of direct experience in gender and women’s empowerment, gender analysis at programme/project level, and implementing gender initiatives and strategies in Asia (at regional and/or international context).

• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding on the cultural and social norms and diversity in Asia.

• Capacity building and mentorship expertise in gender integration in programme planning and implementation, and sensitising participants/stakeholders on gender issues.

• Experience in research and policy-level analysis.

• Experience in design, monitoring, and evaluation of gender projects.

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Interested applicants are requested to fill in the Job Application Form and return it by email together with a cover letter, CV, and a writing sample related to gender, to applications@forum-asia.org before 26 October 2020, midnight Bangkok Time (UTC+7), stating “Gender Consultant Application Name” in the subject line. Please note that late applications will not be considered.

Only short-listed candidates will be invited to an interview in the first week of November, 2020.