Gender Assistant - Agriculture

2022-10-04
Job Information:
Job Title: Gender Assistant
Vacancy No: JACK-FAO-2022-010
City: With travel to the districts
Job Location: Helmand
No of Jobs: 1
Contract Duration: Project Based
Related Office: Agriculture
Post Start and Close Date: 2022-10-04 - 2022-10-08
Employment Type: Full Time
Gender: Female
Job Purpose:
Gender Assistant - Helmand
Job Responsibilities:
  • Provide information to the project Focal Point to ensure gender equity and equality in the project are assured.
  • Establish and maintain close relations with female beneficiaries to ensure that they received their rights without discrimination
  • In close collaboration with the Project Focal Point and district staff to identify the most vulnerable and eligible female beneficiaries at the local level.
  • Active participation during surveys in project areas
  • Conducting training and workshops to the female staff and project about gender equity and equality
  • Ensure that the project staff kept a fair balance during the beneficiaries' survey
  • Providing weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to Project Focal point  regarding gender issues in the project
  • Encourage and assist female beneficiaries of the project in how to get benefit from the project assistance
  • Ensure that there is no gender discrimination in beneficiaries' selection process, working environment
  • Develop a gender-sensitive environment so that gender equality, is eventually achieved
  • Monitor type and number of grievances, especially submitted by women
  • Solve day-to-day problems of female staff and beneficiaries about gender perspective, which includes working environment, selection of the project beneficiaries
  • Perform any other tasks assigned by the project Focal Point
Job Requirements:
  • bachelor’s degree is preferred.
  • two (2) years of experience in planning and delivering gender equity and equality training and workshop
  • Computer Microsoft Office completion program including (WORD, EXEL and POWERPOINT).
  • Proven leadership and interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-agency environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and both national languages (Dari and Pashto) languages are essential
  • Good organizational and communication skills.
  • Afghan National.
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