Gender Climate Infrastructure Consultant (Type B)

The home-based IOM consultant develops Vanuatu’s capacity for gender-transformative, climate-resilient infrastructure. The assignment reviews policy, produces a training package and gender-gap analysis, delivers stakeholder training and prepares an advocacy brief addressing inclusion and gender-based-violence prevention.

• Review gender, climate, disaster-risk and infrastructure policies
• Consult government and other relevant stakeholders
• Assess capacity gaps and training needs
• Develop a gender-transformative climate-resilient infrastructure training package
• Conduct a gender-gap analysis of infrastructure policies and frameworks
• Deliver participatory training for government and community stakeholders
• Prepare an evidence-based advocacy policy brief
• Facilitate validation and finalise all technical products

• Master degree in gender studies, development studies, climate change, environmental management, disaster risk management, infrastructure planning, sociology, public policy, international development, human rights or a related field
• At least seven years of professional experience in gender equality and violence against women and girls
• Experience integrating gender equality, disability and social inclusion, violence prevention and climate resilience into infrastructure policy or planning
• Experience conducting gender analyses and policy reviews
• Experience developing and delivering capacity-building programmes
• Fluency in written and spoken English

• Experience working in Vanuatu or other Pacific Island countries
• Experience with relevant government agencies
• Prior experience with IOM or another relevant United Nations agency

• Gender analysis
• Climate-resilient infrastructure
• Training-package development
• Capacity needs assessment
• Policy review
• Stakeholder facilitation
• Advocacy writing

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