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Coordinate gender mainstreaming in quality infrastructure.

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Overview

Coordinate gender mainstreaming in quality infrastructure.

You have:

  • Advanced degree in Trade or Gender or related topic is required for this position.
  • Fluency in English and Georgian languages is required for this position.

Contract

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Result of Service

GAP in each QI body adopted and initial implementation started (and some early results and impacts to be positively reported). Report of the national launch event (which will include results of background research on the current national context in these bodies on gender, a summary of the discussions and proposed next steps). Training material, brochures and presentations on the topic of the project and adapted to different types of audiences (technical, decision-makers, users…).

Work Location

Home country (Georgia)

Expected duration

27.1.25 - 26.9.25

Duties and Responsibilities

The incumbent will be the national expert on gender mainstreaming throughout quality infrastructure in Georgia. The contract is to be performed in Tbilisi (the incumbent must be based in Georgia and must be fluent in English and Georgian). She/He will be responsible to: • Act as the focal point to all national QI bodies on questions related to mainstreaming gender throughout the quality infrastructure throughout the duration of the project. This will include: o Establishing gender focal points in each body, o Conceptualizing and rolling out awareness-raising events in each body [adapted to their work and needs], o Conceptualizing and rolling out dissemination events to ensure that the activities of the project are known and adopted by the relevant parties, including by adapting messages to different types of audiences (technical, decision-makers, users…. • Assist with the conceptualization and roll-out of a national launch event. • Develop training material, brochures and presentations on the topic of the project and adapted to different types of audiences (technical, decision-makers, users…). • Guide each QI body to conceptualize, draft, get approved and begin to roll out GAPs which are adapted to their needs and compliant with the principles of the ECE ToS-GRS. This may take the form of a national QI-GAP which federates all QI bodies on this topic, if that is possible within the limited time frame. • Participate in weekly project calls (proposed Tuesday mornings) with the project lead and the two other reference points in the other target countries. Participate in monthly advisory board calls to report on the progress of the project and seek guidance and ideas from the advisory board members (a dozen experts in this field) (proposed on the afternoon of the second Tuesday of each month). • Assist as needed with other activities of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6) and the Economic Cooperation and Trade Division of the UNECE. • Actively participate in meetings of the ToS-GRS and assist with the progression of work within this group (currently on developing a guideline on standards-related gender action plan [GAP]). This will also include a future WP.6 recommendation on the topic.

Qualifications/special skills

Advanced degree in Trade or gender or related topic is required for this position

Languages

English and Georgian languages are required for this position

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

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Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time you successfully engaged stakeholders in a project? This question assesses your ability to work with diverse groups and gain their support for initiatives. Provide a concise example where your engagement led to measurable outcomes.
Describe an event you organized that aimed to raise awareness about a specific issue. The interviewer wants to understand your organizational skills and impact on awareness-raising. Pro members can see the explanation.
How would you approach developing training materials for a mixed audience? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Give an example of a challenging project you managed. What obstacles did you face? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies would you use to ensure gender mainstreaming within quality infrastructure? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
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