DEVELOPMENT OF THE GENDER AND SOCIAL INCLUSION STRATEGY FOR NATIONAL SYSTEM OF CONSERVATION AREAS

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Background

National Administration for Conservation Areas is the management entity of the Conservation Areas in Mozambique, created by the Government in 2011, with a Vision of being the entity for reference in the Management of Biodiversity and sustainable Development of the Conservation Areas. Conservation Areas in Mozambique are 18.57 million Acres, that makes 25% of the national territory, which are divided by 7 National Parks, 9 National Reserves, 20 Hunting concessions, 3 community conservancies and 50 Game Farms.

The conservation Sector in Mozambique has always considered sector mainly male, being this a changing tendency. With the growing number of women working in this sector, there is an emergent need to develop a Strategy or even a Policy for Gender Equity in the Conservation Areas. ANAC is an institution that values Gender Equity and would like to develop a Gender Strategy that will be as the guidelines for the management of Human Resources in order to attain the global strategy for the Institution.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assess and analyze the current system of gender integration with special focus on legal instruments endorsed to improve and strengthen inclusion of Women in the SNAC; 2. Describe and characterize the current gender integration model, by doing a SWOT Analysis; 3. Propose concrete measures to enhance the mechanism of Gender Integration in the conservation sector; 4. Design a Conservation national strategy for the Gender Equity Policy and Strategy, that should be harmonized with the regional Gender strategies for Conservation; 5. Plan and Facilitate a Workshop to present, consolidate and validate the Gender Equity Policy and Strategy for Conservation

Competencies

Functional

• Demonstrated ability to successfully engage with a diversity of stakeholders.
• Able to communicate effectively to a varied audience in a simple and concise manner.
• Capable of working in a high- pressure environment and managing multiple tasks while meeting strict deadlines with focus on quality results.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Exercises the highest level of responsibility and be able to handle confidential and politically sensitive issues in a responsible and mature manner.

Corporate

• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards.
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP.
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability, treating all people fairly without favouritism.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• A minimum of a master’s in social sciences, Political Sciences and/ or Economical Development of Natural Resources, or similar degree with a strong understanding of Gender Issues.

Experience:

• At least 5 years’ experience in designing, analysis and evaluation of Gender and Social Inclusion Strategies as well as Action Plans and research in the social economic field, with a focus on works related to Gender Equity and Social Inclusion for Conservation Areas.

Languages:

• Proficiency in written and spoken English;
• Proficiency in spoken Portuguese.