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High Range Mountain Landscape (HRML) in the Western Ghats mountains of peninsular India is a globally significant biodiversity region. Its key attributes are: a) high levels of endemism and biological diversity; b) Important Bird Area; c) presence of globally threatened species of fauna and flora; d) part of one of the five viable breeding centre of tiger in India; e) harbour the largest global population of Nilgiri tahr and a significant population of Grizzled Giant Squirrel (both threatened species); f) catchment of three major river systems of peninsular India; g) strong eco-cultural affinities; and h) support important economic sectors like cardamom, tea and tourism. At present, HRML is a complex mosaic of land uses where conservation, economic production and livelihood requirements assume equal primacy and profoundly influence each other. These contribute to competitive use of natural resources and affecting vital ecological processes.

The rapidly altering developmental context, demographic contours, resource use configurations place a challenge for HRML’s long term ecological sustainability and livelihood security. The existing planning and policy framework, as well as the institutional arrangements in HRML are inadequate to address biodiversity conservation from a landscape perspective.

The project aims to put in place a collaborative governance framework for multiple-use management of HRML. The project will attempt a paradigm shift from current sector-based planning to an approach for integrated multiple-use management of mountain landscapes to deliver global environmental benefits. The project aims to achieve this through the following Outcomes: a) Effective governance framework for multiple-use mountain landscape management in place; b) Multiple-use Mountain landscape management is applied securing the ecological integrity of HRML; and c) Strengthened capacities for community based sustainable use and management of wild resources. The project region covers 3,000 sq. km spread across three districts of Kerala viz. Idukki, Ernakulam and Thrissur in Kerala.

• Preparation of gender action plan that includes gender mainstreaming strategies, stakeholder analysis, gendered monitoring and evaluation plans for the NRM projects specifically in the In-dia High Range Mountain Landscape Project. • Contributing to capacity development of other team members on gender mainstreaming & social inclusion. • Supporting state project teams in developing gendered monitoring and evaluation plans for specific livelihood & conservation activities. • Contribute and guide state project teams in mainstreaming gender concerns in the NRM pro-jects by helping them preparing and implementing state/ project specific gender action plans. • Providing inputs on different project documents that includes periodic project reports, moni-toring & evaluation reports- baseline, midterm and end-term evaluation reports; different pro-ject specific studies for incorporating gender concerns. • Supporting other project team members such as communications in developing and document-ing women centric case studies & developing gender sensitive communication document. • Provide support towards implementation of events and campaigns and contribute to the tasks under the upcoming COPs • Contribute towards furthering the priorities of UNDP and Government of India towards inter-national commitments such as UNFCCC, UNCCD and CBD within the purview of the project • Any other tasks and responsibilities related to the project assigned by Programme Manager, Climate Change, Resilience, Biodiversity and, Chemicals Management, UNDP

• Integrity and professionalism • Accountability: mature and responsible • Commitment to continuous learning • Planning and organizing • Teamwork and respect for diversity • Communication • Flexibility, adaptability, and ability and willingness to operate independently in austere, remote and potentially hazardous environments for protracted periods, involving physical hardship and little comfort, and including possible extensive travel within the area of operations; willingness to transfer to other duty stations within area of operations as may be necessary; • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards the UN core values.

• Excellent analytic and writing skills • Ability to aggregate and synthesize research literature and extract key messages and arguments • Excellent coordination and network skills

New Delhi and the surrounding National Capital Region is a large and bustling metropolis of some 14 million people undergoing rapid changes. The capital city is an administrative, cultural and commercial center with modern amenities and well connected by air. It is a safe place with large expatriate community drawn from embassies, UN agencies, MNCs and foreign businesses. It has short moderate winter and long hot summer.

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