Associate Gender Officer

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Mission and objectives

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Context

Led by UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Sector, the Transforming MEN’talities initiative aims to change mindsets and policies by uplifting promising narratives and practices of positive masculinities and shedding light on how to successfully engage men and boys for gender equality. The specific objectives are: 1) building knowledge and evidence by conducting research on context-nuanced norms of masculinity and mapping existing legal frameworks and policies that successfully engage men and boys for gender equality to inform gender-transformative policy-making, 2) strengthening skills by engaging key stakeholders, especially men and boys, to challenge sexist stereotypes, engage critically with certain norms of masculinities, and build individuals’ social emotional skills, and 3) advocating for change by kick starting national projects, solidifying partnerships and launching media campaigns with role models to shift narratives around gender roles. Within this global initiative, SHS Cairo will work on the project “Transforming MEN’talities: shifting the narrative of masculinities towards gender equality in Egypt”. The project will focus on conducting national research to look into the concept of “masculinities” in the country. The research will examine the existing barriers to positive masculinities, analyses existing national policy frameworks, map local stakeholders, and present context-specific recommendations. The UN Volunteer will support SHS team throughout the project cycle starting from design phase, then implementation and monitoring until the last phase of the project which is closure and evaluation. The UNV will provide insights also on other gender related activities withing SHS as well as the resource mobilization efforts to address different gender related challenges both in Egypt and Sudan.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Social and Human Sciences Programme Specialist, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: 1. Assist in the design process of the project and provide a technical and programmatic support during the implementation phase of the project. 2. Contribute to the coordination efforts with a wide spectrum of national stakeholders including the government, the civil society, academia, and others in order to facilitate data collection and support the related discussions. 3. Provide reports on the implementation of Transforming MEN’talities activities as per the defined reporting timelines. 4. Participate in the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) activities and meetings, mainly those related to the UNCT Women Thematic Group. 5. Support resource mobilization activities for the gender programme as a whole, and the activities on Gender Based Violence and Transforming MEN’talities. 6. Participates in the design of the communications plan for the project 7. As part of SHS team, the UNV will take part in developing, managing and enhancing quality partnerships with national partners, donors and other relevant groups on gender. 8. Performs any other duties as assigned by the office director.