Associate Gender Officer

Volunteering Communications & PR

Overview

Assist in transforming masculinities for gender equality in Egypt

You have:

• Proven research experience related to gender equality and gender-based violence.
• Experience in project management and implementation related to gender programs.
• Excellent communication skills for stakeholder engagement and reporting.
• Ability to coordinate with national stakeholders and facilitate discussions.
• Demonstrated interest in working with youth and women’s empowerment programs.
• Previous volunteering experience or exposure to different cultures.

Contract

This is a UNV International Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Youth contracts.

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.

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.

☒ Accountability; ☒ Commitment and Motivation; ☒ Communication; ☒ Creativity; ☒ Planning and Organizing; ☒ Professionalism; ☒ Respect for Diversity; ☒ Working in Teams.

or demonstrated interest in research, related to the agency’s mandate, communications, and reporting, mainly in the following thematic areas: • Gender and Gender Based Violence; • Youth and women empowerment.

Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.

Cairo is a Security Level 3 (Moderate) and category “A” Duty station. Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is among the largest cities not only in Africa and the Middle East, but also globally (the 17 largest city across the world). It is also one of the most densely populated cities worldwide with a population in excess of 19 million people. The weather in Cairo is mostly warm or hot with cool nights: a very hot summer from May to October, and a mild winter from November to April. The city is very dry, with an average of about one centimeter of rain per year, but can have high humidity levels during the summer months. Cairo occasionally experiences dust storms brought by the sirocco hot winds characteristic of the country’s climate in April. Cairo (and Egypt) has long been a centre of the region’s political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers a good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centres, banks, medical services, cultural events, etc.

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