Gender and Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

Organizational Setting

For more than four decades, FAO has been working with the Government of the Philippines, civil society, community-based organizations and the private sector to address challenges in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector. Joint efforts have included increasing sustainability in agricultural production, promoting value-adding practices, improving post-harvest management, enhancing productivity and increasing the resilience of agriculture-based livelihoods to natural disasters, climatic hazards and armed conflict.

Reporting Lines

The Gender and Stakeholder Engagement Specialist will report directly to the Lead National Consultant – Natural Resource Management Specialist.

Technical Focus

The Global Environment Facility (GEF8) approved the Expression of Interest (EOI) of the project entitled “Transforming Agricultural Landscapes in Island Ecosystems and Key Biodiversity Areas towards Sustainable Food Systems and Climate Resilient Communities” under the Food Systems Integrated Program (FS-IP). The project aims to improve the ecosystem health and transform food systems to deliver multiple environmental and social benefits through the following components: (i) enhancing the enabling environment for climate-resilient and sustainable food and landscape management systems, including the dynamic conservation of biodiversity for food and agriculture; (ii) enabling integrated landscape management to sustain food systems and deliver GEBs; (iii) strengthening capacities promoting investment in sustainable and climate resilient food production practices, and improved value chains ; and (iv) promoting learning, knowledge management and monitoring and evaluation for sustainable landscapes management and biodiversity conservation.

In preparation for the Project Preparation Grant (PPG) phase, the Food and Agriculture Organization, in collaboration with the Government of the Philippines will develop the full project document in alignment with the national priorities and GEF8 programming directions. Project preparation activities will include desk review as well as multi-stakeholder consultations, with support from the Representation Office, to ensure the involvement of key stakeholders in the project design process and generate commitments both at the national and local levels.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Facilitate the Theory of Change (TOC) elaboration process. • With support and guidance from the Representation Office and Project team, develop a stakeholder engagement plan based on approved concept note, TOC, and taking into account FAO/GEF and Government of the Philippines’ requirements. The stakeholder engagement plan should provide details and responsibilities of different identified stakeholders in each of the project outputs. The plan will also include guidance on how to strengthen existing multi-stakeholder platforms and/or establishing innovative multi-stakeholder platforms in support of project outputs. • Identify and map stakeholders and potential partnerships (including co-financiers, government, private sector, multilateral, bilateral, academia, civil society, local communities, non-government organizations (NGOs), networks, fora); strengths and weaknesses of existing national and state level multi-stakeholder and inter-sectoral platforms; as well as gaps and needs for gender mainstreaming. • With support and guidance from the Representation Office, develop the gender analysis and action plan based on research, stakeholder consultations and an assessment of the national and international best practices. The strategy and recommendations should be innovative, sustainable, replicable and should provide guidance to the project on how to measure changes and impacts. The action plan should also include a brief status of gender and social inclusion in the country and provide recommendations for addressing gender inequalities by (i) identifying the role and contribution of men and women under different project activities; (ii) compiling lessons on gender mainstreaming from similar environment/natural resource management projects; and (iii) develop gender sensitive monitoring and evaluation process by incorporating in the project indicators gender specific qualitative and quantitative outcomes; • Support identification of beneficiaries and other stakeholders, compile sex-disaggregated data and ensure equal representation of male and female beneficiaries. • Develop an analysis of the poverty and rural employment situation. • Define an appropriate grievance mechanism for the project. • Complete and provide relevant baseline data, information, analysis, comments, and supporting materials related to issues of gender necessary to complete the full-sized project document and supporting materials. • Complete and contribute to relevant sections of the project document and supporting materials including, social and environmental assessments, results framework, baseline information, results framework, sections on gender equality, human rights-based approaches (including right to food, decent work accountability to affected population) capacity development, etc. • Complete and submit mission reports covering a brief summary of mission activities and conclusions, key persons/ organizations consulted and recommendations for the finalization of the project documents. • Provide a preliminary outline, proposed methodology, draft and final copies of all expected outputs; and • Carry out other relevant duties within his/her technical competence as requested by FAO.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• Advanced university degree in gender and development and/ or relevant fields. • At least ten (10) years of demonstrated experience in developing gender strategies, implementation, and monitoring in the Philippines for environment and natural resource management projects. • National of the country or a resident with a valid work permit • Working knowledge of English

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus • Teamwork • Communication • Building Effective Relationships • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English